A Dallas-based developer’s plan to stack three taxing districts on its Downtown West redevelopment of the Jefferson Arms building moved forward Thursday, putting it on track to boast the highest sales tax rate in the city.

St. Louis City Port Authority commissioners approved the measure to create a port improvement district for the hotel at a meeting Thursday morning.

Alterra Worldwide seeks approval for three taxing districts that would each add a 1% sales tax to purchases made at the development. The proposed taxing districts include a port improvement taxing district, a community improvement district and a transportation development district.

Previously, members of the commission expressed trepidation over creating a port improvement district on behalf of the nearly completed Alter

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