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Creve Coeur council rejects temporary eminent‑domain easements for Fernview sidewalks after resident pushback
Summary
After lengthy public comment from Fernview Drive residents who said sidewalks would shrink yards and lower property values, the Creve Coeur City Council voted 3–4 against an ordinance authorizing temporary construction easements needed to build a permanent sidewalk alignment on Fernview Drive.
A divided Creve Coeur City Council on a 3–4 roll call vote rejected an ordinance that would have authorized the city to use eminent domain to obtain temporary construction easements for the Fernview Drive sidewalk project.
The item before the council (Bill 6185) would have allowed staff to secure temporary working easements from affected property owners so contractors could construct a five‑foot sidewalk whose permanent footprint would lie in the existing city right‑of‑way. Multiple residents who live on Fernview Drive told the council they oppose the project, saying they received little advance notice, worry the permanent sidewalk will reduce lawn size and driveway capacity, and fear mature trees will be removed.
"We do not want the…
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