By Antonio D. French
Filed Thursday, March 2 at 5:25 PM
In his column today, Post-Dispatch columnist Sylvester Brown explores the ever-straining relationship between Mayor Francis Slay and Fire Chief Sherman George.
From the column: Consider the $265 million Renaissance Grand Hotel project in 2002. The hotel officially opened Feb. 15, 2003, a month before receiving the Fire Department's approval. While reviewing files on the project at the Fire Department, I found a letter that Deputy Chief Charles E. Coyle sent to then Building Commissioner Ron Smith. Coyle questioned the legitimacy of the permit, issued Dec. 27, 2002.
Brown also writes: Last month, organizers of the "Mardi Krawl" applied for a "one-night" permit to hold a party Feb. 23 inside St. Louis Centre. On Feb. 16, the building division denied the permit and cited the address, listed at 515 North Sixth Street, for "life threatening" violations.
Yet, the day before the event, the organizers were given a permit anyway.
"The occupancy application at 515 North Sixth for Mardi Krawl One Night event has been issued per directive from Sam Simon . . ." read a note inside the fire department's folder.
Click here to read Brown's entire column.
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