Residents press City of Saint Ann over truck-training operations; developer offers berm, trees and route changes

Residents told the Board of Aldermen of the City of Saint Ann on Feb. 3 that nighttime activity tied to a truck-driving training tenant at a commercial site has produced persistent noise, visible parked trailers and truck movements through nearby residential streets.

At the heart of the concern was whether the tenant’s operations match the special-use permit conditions and whether trucks are using Saint Ann residential streets. A resident told the board, “That’s an industrial use and should not be next to residential,” and later said neighbors have gathered a petition of about 65 signatures asking the city to act.

The dispute drew developer Paul David Garner, the tenant’s representatives and the site civil engineer to the meeting to respond. Garner identified himself as the developer and said the operation typically shuts down about 1:30 a.m. and “everything shut down about 01:30,…