Residents and business owners in the impact zone of the May 16 tornado, as well as community members who serve those in that area, can apply to serve on a recovery advisory committee recently announced by St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer.
The application for the Resident and Community Recovery Advisory Committee online and will be open until 5 p.m. Wednesday Sept. 10.
Spencer also announced a second committee of local civic leaders. Both will advise her and the newly established Recovery Office on the city’s recovery vision and priorities.
“One thing that’s clear to me from being in our hardest-hit neighborhoods, talking with residents, listening to frontline organizations, and learning from national recovery experts is that St. Louis’ recovery depends on collaboration,” Spencer said.
“The people whose lives were abruptly changed on May 16, and the people who have stepped up to serve ever since, will play vital roles in helping us put St. Louisans’ needs and wishes into action.”
The other committee, the Civic Leaders Recovery Advisory Committee, includes more than 30 community leaders.
They include Michael P. McMillan, president and CEO of the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis; Michelle D. Tucker, president and CEO of the United Way of Greater St. Louis; Dr. Dwayne Proctor, president and CEO of the Missouri Foundation for Health; and Jason Q. Purnell, president of the James S. McDonnell Foundation.
The Recovery Office will form additional working groups and host neighborhood ward meetings to ensure broad engagement with the community at the center of the recovery.