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Petition is addressed to: Residents of St. Charles County Missouri and adjacent municipalities, particularly O'Fallon and Lake St. Louis
St. Charles County, Missouri and the City of O'Fallon, Missouri are proposing to extend Lake St. Louis Boulevard from Paul Renaud Blvd to Route DD. "Citizens for Smart Growth in St. Charles County LLC" is opposed to the extension as it will adversely impact the quality of life of local residents, irreversibly damage natural and historic areas, and provide only limited positive impact on local traffic. We ask you to join us in our opposition to this ill-conceived proposal.
Reason
The proposed roadway would connect the existing Lake St. Louis Blvd. to Highway DD at the southern project terminus to provide a north-south connector route within a predominately residential area. The roadway will be in close proximity to existing residences and bring noise, light, and pollution to a rural area. The roadway extension will require a total of three separate crossings of the unnamed tributary to Dardenne Creek and 2 wetland impact areas. The extension will disturb a historic property consisting of features that represent ruins of a 19th century log cabin of the Hopewell African American Community. The site is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The extension will also remove 8.5 acres of forested areas that are suitable summer habitat for two endangered bat species, Indiana bat (Myotis sodalis) and northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis), and the proposed endangered, tri-colored bat (Perimyotis subflavus).
The 2019 traffic study conducted to investigate the benefits and final design of this proposal did not consider any "no extension options" to improve flow at the Diehr Road/Hwy DD intersection. Its growth projections are somewhat dated as much of the area that will feed these roads has been developed. Most importantly, as most commuters are traveling to/from their residence to I-64, this proposal does nothing to benefit their overall commute to St. Louis County as the extension simply adds another route to the congested I-64. In short, this proposal offers little real benefit and a lot of adverse impacts. It's another example of ill-conceived development by the City of O'Fallon and St. Charles County.
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Petition details
Petition started:
01/25/2025
Petition ends:
07/25/2025
Region:
St. Charles County
Topic:
Traffic & transportation
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"Citizens for Smart Growth in St. Charles County LLC" has submitted the subject petition, consisting of 437 signatures and associated comments to; (1) the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, (2) the Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources, (3) St. Charles County Council, Development Director, Planning and Zoning Commission, and Roads & Traffic Department, and (4) City of O'Fallon Mayor, City Council, Planning and Zoning Commission, and Public Works Advisory Committee. We also requested a public hearing from the Corps of Engineers and are awaiting their response.
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This project will damage natural and historic areas and decrease the overall quality of life in the area.
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The unchecked and invasive spread of developer-led suburban sprawl is a disgrace. The values, serenity, and beauty of rural St. Charles county deserves to be preserved. We have enough "custom" homes on postage stamp-sized lots. Go build somewhere else.