heavy environmental impact of the acreage where which this roadway is planned. The planned area is special and more than just a few acres of woodland. This particular area contains a protected wetland where a natural spring can be found. The protected area is home to 3 species of bat, 2 of which are endangered, who help control the mosquito population in the area and who call the trees home. The low-lying wetland area is a natural point of collection for storm runoff and has proven itself during many Spring and Summer storms, including the torrential storm that dropped 10 inches of rain in one weekend in July 2022. The introduction of so much paved surface will negatively impact the ability of this area to control runoff and will increase flood probability to the homes in the area.
Building a roadway through this area will inevitably bring a level of pollution that will destroy the habitat around the roadway, despite any measures take to mitigate impact during construction. Petroleum spillage and byproducts will runoff the roadway during storms and collect in the protested area. Air pollution from the roadway will affect the endangered species in the area, and trash/litter will inevitably become a reality and will collect among the trees, bushes, grasses, and in the spring itself. This greenspace will be completely destroyed.
Additionally, the project will destroy a historical site. A cabin built by a group of African-American settlers who first built in the area. The Hopewell site property owners are working to add the site to the National Historic Places registry to protect it. Additionally, these property owners do not wish to have their property converted into a roadway but will eventually lose it due to the use of eminent domain as a result of these plans.
This area is a habitat to so much wildlife which successfully co-exists with the surrounding neighborhoods. Once this habitat is lost, this wildlife will spill out into the surrounding areas, causing additional traffic accidents, pushing predators such as coyote and bobcat into neighborhoods with small children and pets, and displacing many species of snakes
This area is so special and beautiful that the Preston Woods subdivision chose the area to build a nature trail that meanders through part of the area. There is such precious little greenspace in O’Fallon, MO that many in the area treat this area as a park, not simply a walking path. This area is loved by its neighbors and we take care of it.
heavy environmental impact of the acreage where which this roadway is planned. The planned area is special and more than just a few acres of woodland. This particular area contains a protected wetland where a natural spring can be found. The protected area is home to 3 species of bat, 2 of which are endangered, who help control the mosquito population in the area and who call the trees home. The low-lying wetland area is a natural point of collection for storm runoff and has proven itself during many Spring and Summer storms, including the torrential storm that dropped 10 inches of rain in one weekend in July 2022. The introduction of so much paved surface will negatively impact the ability of this area to control runoff and will increase flood probability to the homes in the area.
Building a roadway through this area will inevitably bring a level of pollution that will destroy the habitat around the roadway, despite any measures take to mitigate impact during construction. Petroleum spillage and byproducts will runoff the roadway during storms and collect in the protested area. Air pollution from the roadway will affect the endangered species in the area, and trash/litter will inevitably become a reality and will collect among the trees, bushes, grasses, and in the spring itself. This greenspace will be completely destroyed.
Additionally, the project will destroy a historical site. A cabin built by a group of African-American settlers who first built in the area. The Hopewell site property owners are working to add the site to the National Historic Places registry to protect it. Additionally, these property owners do not wish to have their property converted into a roadway but will eventually lose it due to the use of eminent domain as a result of these plans.
This area is a habitat to so much wildlife which successfully co-exists with the surrounding neighborhoods. Once this habitat is lost, this wildlife will spill out into the surrounding areas, causing additional traffic accidents, pushing predators such as coyote and bobcat into neighborhoods with small children and pets, and displacing many species of snakes
This area is so special and beautiful that the Preston Woods subdivision chose the area to build a nature trail that meanders through part of the area. There is such precious little greenspace in O’Fallon, MO that many in the area treat this area as a park, not simply a walking path. This area is loved by its neighbors and we take care of it.