Should Creve Coeur Provide Wi-Fi On Olive?
The city has been reaching out to technology firms to look at ways to foster growth and organization in Creve Coeur.
In 2011, Creve Coeur resident Joe Ashkar moved his Information Technology firm GoINET's corporate headquarters out of a location in the city of St. Louis. While his company's data center remains downtown, that location was no longer convenient for his firm's employees, some who live in St. Charles and would commute downtown, only to service clients in Clayton, Creve Coeur and elsewhere. "We need our office to be a little more strategic," Ashkar said on the decision to move to office space on Olive Boulevard near Spoede Road. The city of Creve Coeur is home to dozens of technology firms, many of whom don't know their cohorts in other companies are in town, according to one City Council member. Ward 4's Scott Saunders updated the Council …
flyoverland
4:17 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Not only that, but a one size fits all wifi system will not suit any particular user. Is this proposed to be free? Would we charge for it? Do we charge by bandwidth used? It isn't like you can't get internet access in Creve Coeur. Anyone can get all the internet service they want. Why would we want to compete with the private sector. Seems like a solution in search of a problem. Dave is right. … more ›