Sounds like the proposal for a vacant building registry in St. Louis (which we wrote about Sunday) is starting to move forward.

The measure, which had been referred to the Board of Aldermen’s Public Safety subcommittee, has been moved to its Neighborhood Development board. And a hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday at 1 p.m. in City Hall’s Kennedy Room (that’s room 208).

For a recap, this bill would require owners of all long-term vacant properties in St. Louis to register with the city, providing local contact info and paying an annual fee ($50 the first year, $150 the second, $250 a year after that). It’s designed to help the city get a better handle on its thousands and thousands of vacants, and to encourage their owners to do something with them. Many cities have adopted similar measures as the foreclosures have spread around the country.

The bill has also picked up three more co-sponsors since last we checked on Friday, giving it the stated support of 12 members of the 29-member Board of Aldermen. Opposition has been quiet, but there’s rumblings that some developers and real estate agents aren’t wild about the idea. Will be very interesting to see what, if any, critics show up on Wednesday.

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