Organizations Filed Purposes:
GREAT RIVERS HABITAT ALLIANCE (GRHA) WAS FOUNDED IN 2000 IN ORDER TO DIRECTLY COMBAT THE GROWING CONSUMPTION OF THE 100-YEAR CONFLUENCE FLOODPLAIN THROUGH COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. PRIMARILY COMPRISED OF ST. CHARLES COUNTY FLOODPLAIN LAND OWNERS, GRHA TACKLES THE POLICIES PERMITTING WHOLESALE FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT AND ENCOURAGES THOUGHTFUL ALTERNATIVES.
TIGHTER FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT RULES: GREAT RIVERS HABITAT ALLIANCE HELPED PROPOSE AND STRONGLY SUPPORTED THE JEFFERSON COUNTY (MO.) ORDINANCE ENACTED IN MAY 2019 WHERE JEFFERSON COUNTY BECAME THE FIRST LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN MISSOURI TO INSTITUTE TIGHTER FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL. ENCOURAGING OTHER CITIES AND COUNTIES TO IMPLEMENT THIS SAME CHANGE IS ONE OF OUR HIGHEST PRIORITIES. THE SECOND HALF OF 2019 WAS DEDICATED TO OPPOSING THE MARYLAND HEIGHTS TAX INCREMENT FINANCING (TIF) FLOODPLAIN PLAN. WE LED THE EFFORT TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ABOUT THE HARMS OF THIS PROPOSAL. IN VERY EARLY 2020, THE PLAN WAS VOTED DOWN BY THE TIF COMMISSION. PUBLIC AWARENESS: GRHA HAS ELEVATED FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENT AS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE AMONG THE VOTING PUBLIC AND ONE THAT PLAYS HEAVILY DURING LOCAL ELECTIONS. BEFORE GRHA, MOST VOTERS WERE UNAWARE HOW TAXES WERE FUNDING LARGE-SCALE FLOODPLAIN DEVELOPMENTS. THIS AWARENESS HAS HELPED IMMEASURABLY TO ENCOURAGE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PRACTICES. MEDIA COVERAGE: GRHA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DAVID STOKES, HAS BECOME ONE OF THE MOST FREQUENTLY CITED COMMENTATORS ON FLOODPLAIN ISSUES IN THE MIDWEST. DURING THE FLOOD OF 2019, DAVID WAS A MAJOR SOURCE FOR NUMEROUS ARTICLES ON THE DISASTER AND WAS QUOTED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, ST. LOUIS BUSINESS-JOURNAL, AND MANY OTHER PAPERS. DAVID ALSO REGULARLY APPEARS ON THE RADIO ON KMOX, KTRS, AND NPR IN ST. LOUIS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| David C Stokes | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $91,769 |
| Nancy Ylvisaker | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Patrick Wittenbrink | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Philip Vongontard | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Richard Holton Sr | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Andy Spann | CHAIRMAN | 1 | $0 |
| Bob Sivewright | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Tim Sheahan | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Henry Schwetye | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jason Schnuck | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Doug Sansone | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Lawrence Niemann | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Merlotti | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ryan Mccarty | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Richard Holton Jr | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| James T Blair Iv | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Adolphus A Busch Iv | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Don C Musick Iii | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Chris Hyams | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Charlie Hager | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| John Davis | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Paul Dalba | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Jason Cleveland | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| David Bub | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
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