Councilman Baker moved on Dec. 1 to remove Lake Saint Louis Boulevard funding from the 2026 TIP and place the money elsewhere; the council approved removal of the Lake Saint Louis Boulevard appropriation from the plan but did not immediately reallocate the dollars. Baker later proposed a two‑part amendment to use the savings to pay for an engineering study ($100,000) and construction ($~550,000) of a sound wall on Millwood Court. The proposal drew contention about scope, precedent and jurisdictional authority.

Councilwoman York and others warned that starting a county‑funded sound‑wall program could open requests across many corridors and impose significant long‑term obligations. “If we start here, we’re opening a can of worms,” York said, noting county staff had told the council MoDOT had identified many other locations that could qualify under the same metric. County staff confirmed some sites measured noise levels that would meet thresholds used by MoDOT.

Council members also discussed moving the Lake Saint Louis Boulevard funds to Highway Inn (a major corridor project described by staff as a multi‑year, multi‑million‑dollar undertaking). A motion to shift the funds to Highway Inn was made and seconded, but failed on roll call; the chair announced that the motion did not receive sufficient affirmative votes and the allocation remained unassigned in the TIP. The County Executive and staff provided decibel readings taken that day to illustrate local variation in noise levels; those readings were cited during the debate but council members disagreed about policy implications and equity of selecting one site over others.

Councilmembers emphasized competing priorities: safety‑focused needs in some districts (including recent traffic fatalities highlighted by one member) versus quality‑of‑life noise mitigation in others. The council agreed to discuss the issue further at a work session and during the Dec. 15 meeting but left the funds in the TIP unallocated pending further study and discussion.

Outcome: the initial removal of Lake Saint Louis Boulevard funding from the 2026 TIP was recorded; a later motion to move those funds to Highway Inn failed on roll call.