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