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St. Charles County council approves Trailside Farms plat and creates CID to fund amenities
Summary
The County Council approved the preliminary plat for Mencher/Trailside Farms (Bill 5464) and created the Trailside Farm Community Improvement District (Bill 5465) to finance lakes, trails, playgrounds, a memorial and road improvements; the measures passed after public debate about traffic, density and emergency access.
St. Charles County Council voted to approve the preliminary plat and final development plan for Mencher (Trailside) Farms and to create the Trailside Farm Community Improvement District, measures supporters say will fund on-site amenities and road improvements.
The council passed Bill 5464, the plat and development plan, on a 6–1 roll call after staff confirmed the underlying PUD zoning was approved in 2010 and the current submittal meets administrative plat requirements. County planner Robert Meyer told the council the proposal includes about 470 dwellings on 236 acres, nearly 60 acres of common ground…
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