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City moves to implement new comprehensive plan; Memorial Park open house Oct. 29 and Shady Creek Greenway outreach Oct. 25
Summary
City staff told the BDC the comprehensive plan has been adopted and implementation will start immediately, including a process to route zoning changes affecting business districts through the BDC for comment. Staff also announced a Memorial Park open house Oct. 29, a Shady Creek Greenway open house Oct. 25 and progress on the Oxford Bend Park in a
City staff informed the Business District Council on Oct. 15 that the Webster Groves comprehensive plan has been adopted and that implementation steps begin immediately.
Staff said the city has instituted a process to route proposals that may affect business districts to the BDC before formal zoning action, giving local business stakeholders an opportunity for early input.
Staff highlighted several upcoming open houses and projects: a Memorial Park master-plan open house (including skate-park and performance-park input) is scheduled for Oct. 29 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Recreation Center; a Shady Creek Greenway open house will be held Oct. 25 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.; and a naming ceremony for a sculpture garden honoring Mayor Jerry Welch will take place on "Make a Difference Day" at 3 p.m. Staff also reported that work to convert the former McDonald’s site near Big Bend and Maplewood into Oxford Bend Park, a partnership with Great Rivers Greenway, should begin in the next few weeks with anticipated completion in spring.
Staff said MSD utility work will remove some medians and that Great Rivers Greenway accelerated its trail schedule to align with MSD’s project; the city noted medians likely will not be reinstalled in constrained areas and sidewalk and trail reconfiguration is planned.
Next steps: the BDC will receive notices and opportunities for input on zoning or business-district implications as implementation proceeds; staff encouraged members to attend the open houses and to provide stakeholder feedback.
