Hypocrisy in north St. Louis

This from the Post-Dispatch regarding Bob Cassilly's Cementland (a 54 acre 'amusement park' in an old cement plant's grounds in north St. Louis):

Cassilly has floated vague ideas for the site for years, but was forced to reveal his plans a month ago after St. Louis and the village of Riverview ordered Cassilly to stop work on the property. The site straddles both cities, but to no one's surprise, Cassilly never obtained permits from either. Meanwhile, his crew built a large castle on the property where Cassilly's children would play during visits.

[Emphasis mine]

Isn't it funny how someone else's acres of ordinance-breaking demolition by neglect gets a free pass from the city; but a man who is engaging in some real and creative economic development for the city is caught sans permit pretty handily?


Hmm...