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Council continues vote on Covenant Seminary annexation after neighbors press for arborist study and stronger protections
Summary
Creve Coeur council continued final action on Amended Bill 6122 (annexation of seminary-owned property) after residents raised tree-preservation and flooding concerns; the developer offered concessions (increased buffer, plantings, conservation easement and an increased payment offer up to $10,000) and the council asked for an independent arborist report before reconvening.
Creve Coeur city council deferred final action on Amended Bill 6122, a proposed municipal-boundary adjustment to annex property owned by Covenant Theological Seminary, after multiple residents and the developer negotiated changes and asked for an independent arborist assessment.
Tom Gibbs, president of Covenant Theological Seminary, told the council the seminary no longer needs the roughly half-acre parcel and that a sale and annexation could be mutually beneficial to the institution and neighboring Balcon Estates. Nearby residents — including Maureen Strassheim and Becky Gieseking — said they are not opposed to development in principle but pressed the council and developer for…
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