Welcome Friends and Supporters of the 9th Ward!

We need a real plan for the community and it is going to take all of us to develop a long-term vision and plan of how to get there. We need to consider new ideas, commit to empowering the voices of the residents and the energy to make it happen. We need a vision for a more regional & city-wide approach to leadership. I am convinced with neighborhood support and engagement that WE have great opportunities ahead of us and the collective concern and engaged passion that drives us all to seek better, stronger communities.

While we all want to see our neighborhood and those around us in better shape we also need to be supportive of the process toward a more steamlined and effective city government.

It is my commitment to channel my energy and passion toward helping shape the goals for the 9th Ward and the City of St. Louis at-large. Change and new energy is going to have to come from all those commited to a stronger 9th Ward.

I have started a list of several goals on this site that need to be better focused and sharpened and let’s start the process. While there may be a desire for change, and the rebel within me wants to fight the system…I have to believe that we can effect greater change working within the system – albeit slowly.

I will be working over the next couple of months to organize leaders in the 9th Ward to be part of the process for developing a vision of the ward and I welcome your help and support.

Happy New Year and let’s ALL commit to get off the sidelines in 2009!

Jay Swoboda
2727 Wyoming Street
314.662.0392 (cell)
314.762.9245 (home)
314.231.0400 ext. 4 (office)
jay@ecourbanhomes.com