I'll check back with the city next week to see if this is still on Tuesday's
agenda. Both Paul Langdon & Mitch Bair can be reached at 314-291-6550. I
was told that Chris Ludwig at the County Parks Department would be the best
contact for information on the mitigation plan. The main number for Parks
is (314) 615-7840.

Amy Klarer
Maryland Heights


----- Original Message -----
From: "Yvonne Homeyer" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 8:11 AM
Subject: Re: LCCL zoning - Metro Strikers @ 2155 Creve Coeur Mill


> Amy, thanks for taking the time to get this information. do you have phone
> numbers for Paul Langdon and Mitch Bair? Canhou keep us posted as to the
> status of the hearing on Sept. 12?
>
> St. Louis County Parks Dept. created a stakeholders' committee several
> years
> ago, composed of representatives from all the nature and conservation
> organizations in the St. Louis area, to share information concerning the
> future plans for Little Creve Coeur Lake. This land was acquired by the
> County, with use of federal funds, as mitigation for the Page Avenue
> highway/bridge. It does not sound as if the County contacted any of these
> organizations concerning the proposed change in use for the driving range.
> The stakeholders' committee needs to be resurrected so that the County can
> get everyone's input, as they promised to do several years ago. Does
> anyone
> know who in the County is in charge of the mitigation project at the
> present
> time?
>
> Yvonne Homeyer
> Webster Groves Nature Study Society
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Amy Klarer" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 6:27 PM
> Subject: LCCL zoning - Metro Strikers @ 2155 Creve Coeur Mill
>
>
>> I sat down with Paul Langdon, the Zoning Administrator of Maryland
> Heights
>> today and he provided me with a copy of Metro Striker's conditional use
>> permit (CUP) application and the city's initial response as well as a
>> copy
>> of the conceptual site plan. (FYI, Mitch Bair is the project manager and
>> should be the primary contact.)
>>
>> If you would like to see the application, I can email it.
>>
>> To summarize:
>> When Seeger declined to renew the lease, the county's plan was to return
> the
>> site to its naturalized status, until Metro Strikers (MS) approached
>> them.
>> MS's contention is that their intended use of the site is no different
> that
>> the use as a driving range. The County agreed to a 20-year lease with
>> MS.
>>
>> The application to MD Hts suggests that the intended use is as a soccer
>> training facility only and that it will not be used for regular games.
> The
>> existing clubhouse would be utilized and they would pave an area for
> parking
>> (206 spaces).
>>
>> That's all good & fine, but they also plan to host tournaments at the
>> site
>> once it is fully matured. Other phases of the ongoing development
>> include
>> constructing three additional buildings with 3600 sq. ft. each.
>>
>> MS has entered into an agreement with the Creve Coeur Lake House to
>> handle
>> concession needs. Will they establish a concession area on site or will
>> there be little ones crossing the street to use the existing facilities?
>> According to the City Planner, concessions would not be allowed on-site
> with
>> a CUP, so that issue may result in a postponement of the hearing next
>> Tuesday. I'd call beforehand to make sure it hasn't been postponed, if
> you
>> plan to go.
>>
>> From what I've read, I see this as a more intense use than a driving
> range,
>> and it could develop into much more over time. (I would like to see a
> copy
>> of the lease with the county.) But that's just my two cents.
>>
>> Interesting observation ............. pull up the trail map of Creve
>> Coeur
>> Lake on-line at the county's website and it already shows Metro Strikers
> as
>> the user of the site. Presumptuous?
>>
>> Amy Klarer
>> Maryland Heights
>>
>>
>>
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "finaldraft" <[log in to unmask]>
>> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 4:52 PM
>> > Subject: LCCL zoning
>> >
>> >
>> >>I called the Maryland Heights Planning Department to ask about the
>> >>postings
>> >>at Little Creve Coeur Lake.
>> >> The Metro Strikers Soccer Club has received permission from St. Louis
>> >> County to assume the lease for the driving range. Because the land is
>> >> within Maryland Heights, the city planning department has
>> >> jurisdiction,
>> >> even though St. Louis County owns the property.
>> >> The hearing on the zoning will be Tuesday, Sept. 12. For more
>> >> information, call Mitch Bauer at the Maryland Heights Planning Dept.
>> >>
>> >> Jack Cowan
>> >> South St. Louis
>> >>
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