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St. Louis voters will select representatives for the Board of Aldermen鈥檚 seven odd-numbered wards.

St. Louis had $300 million and 16,000 ideas from the public on how to spend it at the beginning of this legislative session. A year later, the Board of Aldermen has made no progress.

After a little more than two hours of discussion, members did not agree to perfect any bill, instead moving proposals to the board鈥檚 informal calendar.

The Board of Aldermen was preparing to question Ward 7 Alderwoman Alisha Sonnier, one of the bill鈥檚 sponsors, when Green gaveled the meeting into a recess, a move some members later questioned as possibly not being in accordance with the rules of the body.

Members of the board鈥檚 Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Committee voted 5-2, with Anne Schweitzer and Michael Browning voting no.

This compromise bridges the remaining gaps between Ward 7 Alderwoman Alisha Sonnier鈥檚 proposed Transform STL Act and Ward 13 Alderwoman Pamela Boyd鈥檚 alternative.

The separate proposals by Ward 7 Alderwoman Alisha Sonnier and Ward 13 Alderwoman Pamela Boyd have some similarities but also have differences that need to be resolved.

Over the course of nearly seven-hour committee hearing, members of the Board of Aldermen discussed two visions for the money that are 鈥渃oming closer together.鈥�

Updated 4:57 p.m. May 29 with comment from Pam Boyd, D-27th ward 鈥� A plan to implement the voter mandate to reduce the number of wards in St. Louis is鈥�

The St. Louis Board of Aldermen is forming a Ward Reduction Advisory Committee to get public input as to what going from 28 to 14 wards would mean for the鈥�