Big Muddy Speaker Series

Presented by Joe Brazil, business owner and St. Charles County Councilperson

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

6. p.m. Social Hour at Big A’s Restaurant
7:00 p.m. Presentation

NOTE – The St. Charles Speaker Series is now changing to 7:00 p.m. 

At Big A’s Restaurant (in the back room)
308 N Main St. –  St Charles, MO
(directions below)

Presentation is FREE and open to the public!

Just as the St. Louis area public was considering lessons learned from the flooding this winter, the St. Charles County Council passed a resolution stating their opposition to an 1,800 acre development in the Maryland Heights floodplain across the river.

This map, showing the proposed development in Maryland Heights across the river from St. Charles City.
This map was published by St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

It didn’t hurt that the developer bankrolling the project was Stan Kroenke, the billionaire that had just pulled the Rams out of St. Louis and that he was requesting millions in tax deferments through a TIF to help fund the development. But it also seemed that perhaps the lessons of decades of worsening flooding was making its mark in policies regarding floodplain development.

“The St. Charles County Council hereby opposes any proposal to develop in flood-prone areas or continuing a pattern of development that can be expected to divert flood water onto other areas, which includes the present proposal for redevelopment of the Maryland Park Lake District in the city of Maryland Heights,” the resolution states.

Councilman Joe Brazil initiated the petition and will be joining the Big Muddy Speaker Series to discuss this and other issues facing the Missouri River and its floodplain.

Brazil is a Councilman for District 2 in St. Charles County, representing the wine country region along the Missouri River. He is the owner of several businesses supporting Missouri River tourism, include Missouri River Excursions raft and kayak trips and the Trail Smokehouse serving Katy Trail users. 

Directions

To Big A’s on the Riverfront, our host for the Speaker Series.

To get there from I-70

• Take I-70 to exit 229B – the 5th St. Exit
• Merge onto 5th St. headed north toward St. Charles.
• After about 1 mile, turn right on Monroe St.
• Turn left onto N. Main St.
• Big A’s will be on your right (308 N. Main St.) Additional parking is available in the rear.
• View on Google Maps.