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Council delays no-parking ordinance near Saint Charles Convention Center after residents object
Summary
After extended public comment from neighborhood residents about event parking at the Saint Charles Convention Center, the St. Charles County Council agreed to table a proposed no-parking ordinance and asked staff and police to develop an enforceable, event-focused approach.
The St. Charles County Council on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, temporarily tabled a proposed traffic regulation that would create no-parking zones near the Saint Charles Convention Center after residents said the measure would unfairly restrict neighborhood parking and would not solve event-related crowding.
Residents from neighborhoods adjacent to the convention center gave more than an hour of public testimony urging the council to adopt a solution that protects emergency access while preserving neighborhood parking. “If this is the only thing I feel like it is not enough,” resident Gina Orr said, describing a petition she delivered that she said carried “over 50 residents”' signatures asking for enforcement against convention parking.
Why it matters: neighbors said repeated large events have blocked driveways, left streets too narrow for emergency vehicles and…
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