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Resident asks council for help after mixed messages from staff on garden high tunnel permit

Creve Coeur City Council · July 28, 2025
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Summary

Longtime Creve Coeur resident Kelly Hackman told council he received inconsistent guidance from building and zoning staff about installing a high tunnel for a 1,700 sq ft garden and said $3,500 in NRCS reimbursement is at risk; he asked council to consider resolving the dispute or allowing his installation as a trial case.

Kelly Hackman, a Creve Coeur resident who said his family has lived in the city since 1858, used his three minutes of public comment to describe a permitting dispute over a USDA NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service) cost-share high tunnel he ordered for his garden.

Hackman said he completed NRCS eligibility steps and signed a five-year agreement for a…

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