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8 I NEWS I February 21, 2024 WEST NEWSMAGAZINE NEWS BRIEFS @WESTNEWSMAG WESTNEWSMAGAZINE.COM LIKE US ON Facebook.com/westnewsmagazine CREVE COEUR New residential for 39 North moves one step closer Olia Village’s final plat plan was introduced and unanimously approved at the Feb. 12 Creve Coeur City Council meeting. The plat, on a segment of the former Bayer West campus at 10300 Olive Blvd., is set to be subdivided into 17 individual residential lots with shared common ground. It encompasses some 95.8 acres in the planned mixed-use development aimed at attracting professionals with connections to the 39 North ag-tech district. The council adopted the governing ordinance, the rezoning and site concept plan for this development with an amended ordinance back in November 2023. However, as part of the ordinance, there’s a requirement that the applicant submit a final plat for review and approval by P&Z, explained Jason Jaggi, Creve Coeur’s director of community development. Then, the council is to develop a record plat for recording by St. Louis County that follows the concept plan that was approved. “That’s what this does,” Jaggi said of the bill before the council on Feb. 12. “It shows the 17-site concept plan and also the streets within this subdivision, both those that will be privately maintained and ones to be publicly maintained by the city per completion. Also, common ground is in the document as well as easement.” Jaggi added that also required in the amended ordinance were some subdivision indentures that would help oversee some of the property’s future maintenance. He noted that an owners association would take care of the common ground, sidewalks, trails, stormwater facilities, leaves, street lighting and Main Street improvements and maintenance, which will be funded as a private street. Walking trails within the subdivision will be privately maintained but are intended to be open to the public for daytime hours just like the Creve Coeur parks. Hibler Road improvements A solution to heavy rains limiting access to Hibler Road through the area east of North Mason Road to the east of Falaise Drive is on the horizon. At its Feb. 12 meeting, the Creve Coeur City Council approved the Hibler Road Drainage Improvements Project with a construction contract going to Plattin HELPING VETS: On Feb. 8, members of the Eureka Knights of Columbus delivered a $1,000 donation to the St. Louis VFW Veterans Service Office, which helps all honorably discharged veterans to receive their VA benefits. Veterans Service Offices are supported by the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), American Legion, Disabled American Veterans (DAV), and donations from private individuals and organizations. Learn more by calling (314) 253-4470. Creek Excavating, LLC, dba PCX Construction, LLC. The work is mostly storm sewer drainage plus curb and gutters primarily along the north side of Hibler from Mason to Falaise. The total cost is not to exceed $481,489 with funding coming from the Parks and Stormwater Fund. “Currently, the stormwater runoff runs across the road and there have been erosion problems out there, plus the road’s not safe during icy conditions,” said City Engineer Steven Berecz. On Jan. 16, the city got six bids ranging from $481,000 to $784,000. All were at least $140,000 over the budgeted amount. “But they were bid at a very good time for the project,” Berecz said. “The staff doesn’t believe there would be any gain either timewise and/or monetarily wise to rebid the project. I feel if we did rebid it, the cost would be a lot higher, in my experience. If the staff agrees to this, the work would start in March and probably be done in June.” According to city documents, residents have complained about street flooding and ponding on Hibler Road for at least five years. That’s because, in addition to inadequate swales, the roadway does not have a proper crown, allowing stormwater to flow freely from north to south, which in turn destroys swales on the south side of the roadway. Thus, the Hibler Road swales fail to channel stormwater into nearby creeks. Stormwater also often freezes in winter, creating dangerous driving conditions and a threat to public safety. Finally, the situation has led to the deterioration of roadway pavement. “I’m sure you folks will take care of this, but stormwater is a big problem there with water coming down from the north part of Falaise across Hibler and coming east on Hibler throughout that area,” council member Joe Martinich (Ward 2) said. “I hope this work keeps from the water flooding those yards.” “That is the main genesis of the problem and that will be remedied,” replied Berecz. Per document details, the project will reestablish roadway swales and install new stormwater pipes and inlets, curbing and outfalls to creeks. It will include the re-establishment of a roadway swale that will further improve stormwater management and public safety along the roadway. After the stormwater work is complete, the roadway will be resurfaced. MANCHESTER Local Walgreens to close According to the St. Louis Business Journal, the Walgreens store located at 14529 Manchester Road will close on Feb. 28. The corporate decision to close the location is based on the company’s plan to create “the right network of stores in the right locations.” Other nearby Walgreens locations include 15253 Manchester, 13992 Manchester, 1205 Sulphur Spring Road and 1391 Big Bend Road, all within 2.5 miles of the Manchester location. Alderman Nolte resigns It was a bittersweet evening at the Feb. 5 Manchester Board of Aldermen meeting as city officials bid farewell to Alderman Nelson Nolte (Ward 1), who relocating to the city of Clarkson Valley. Nolte first joined the city of Manchester as a member of the Planning and Zoning Committee in 2015 and later became the committee’s liaison to the Board of Alder-
FACEBOOK.COM/WESTNEWSMAGAZINE WESTNEWSMAGAZINE.COM February 21, 2024 WEST NEWSMAGAZINE I NEWS I 9 men. Two years later, Nolte was elected alderman. “I just wanted to be involved in some public service toward the city, or something, but now my time is done. It’s someone else’s turn,” Nolte said. Streeter will take Nolte’s place until the April 2024 election. Since no one filed for Notle’s seat, the winner will be determined by write-in ballot. Mayor Mike Clement described Streeter as having a “very strong sense of community and helping others.” “We have had food drives in Manchester, and he would go to Dierbergs, he would go to Costco, he would go to Walmart, and ask them for food, gifts, contributions, and he was successful. So some of those early food drives that we hosted, which were really special and meaningful, they were more impactful because of what Adam did,” Clement said. Streeter, a lifelong Manchester resident, was appointed to the Planning and Zoning Commission in 2022. He currently works for Anheuser Busch InBev as the director of its NAZ TechOps-Network. As such, he needs his employer’s approval before he can take the oath of office. apprentices donated nearly 400 hours to Castlewood and Cuivre River State Park in St. Charles County in February, wrapping up the USA’s first two Work Boots on the Ground infrastructure projects of the year. WILDWOOD Charter settlement will fund internet expansion The Wildwood City Council has finally made a decision on where to spend the more than $1 million class action settlement funds from Charter Communications Operating, LLC. It will go toward internet expansion. The settlement amount was a result of Charter underpaying business taxes. Council members had a number of ideas as to where to spend the windfall that included providing trash service rebates, maintenance for the parks, improvements to city hall and addressing erosion issues. However, council member Lauren Edens (Ward 2) was adamant that the funds be used for internet expansion Phase 2 as her ward still has a number of unserved and underserved internet users. Spectrum is in the process of installing broadband infrastructure to serve over Freezing weather is here! 2,000 households and businesses in the city. There are still an estimated 500 to 750 that need service. Wildwood received the $1.01 million last year and set up an ad hoc committee to explore the optimal allocation of funds. At its meeting in January, the committee recommended the appropriation of settlement funds to go toward Phase 2 of the Internet Access Project. A resolution appropriating the funds for that purpose was approved at the Feb. 12 city council meeting. Afterward, Edens thanked the council for approving it. Phase 2 will begin after the completion of Phase 1. BALLWIN Castlewood State Park gets local love Volunteers from Operative Plasterers’ and Cement Masons’ International Association Local 527 recently completed a Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA) Work Boots on the Ground conservation project in Castlewood State Park. Apprentices from Local 527 worked alongside instructors and a volunteer from Blue Line Lawncare & Landscaping to pour a 40-by-30-foot concrete slab and sidewalk for an event space by the Meramec River. “It’s awesome for our folks to apply their training to real-world projects,” Local 527 Coordinator/Instructor Scott Downs said. “When we train in the classroom, we pour concrete, break it up, and throw it away. But to do a project like this in the community is rewarding. It gets us out of the classroom, into the field, and into the weather. Students can go back to these places 20 years later and show their kids what they did.” “Being a short drive from St. Louis with access to the Meramec River, Castlewood State Park gets more than a million visitors per year,” said USA Conservation Programs Manager Sam Phipps. “This project will benefit a lot of people attending events at the park each year, and we are grateful to the volunteers who used their time and skills to benefit the local community and visitors to the area.” In total, Local 527 instructors and Slips and falls affect us all. Frost, ice and snow are particularly dangerous for our seniors. If you slip, give us a call! 95% of our rehab residents return to home. EXPERTS IN DEMENTIA CARE gardenviewcarecenter.com 636-537-3333 | CHESTERFIELD 636-861-0500 | DOUGHERTY FERRY 636-240-2840 | O’FALLON
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