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Public advocate criticizes commission transparency, raises tree‑removal and stormwater concerns over North Main Street stockpile
Summary
During public comment Arnie Dinoff urged the commission to post and approve meeting minutes online, cited alleged violations of 'chapter 89' and warned of legal action; he also urged scrutiny of a proposed grading/stockpile at North Main Street and Asher Place Drive, alleging potential tree removal and erosion risks.
At the June 4 meeting, public advocate Arnie Dinoff used his allotted time to press the Planning and Zoning Commission on transparency and environmental protections.
Dinoff said he could not find posted meeting minutes for the planning commission and asserted that the failure to approve and publish minutes violated "chapter 89" and other governing rules for political subdivisions. He said that if the body did not act to be transparent to the city’s roughly 102,000 residents he would consider involving the Missouri Attorney General and might file a civil action in the 11th Judicial Circuit Court of Saint Charles County.
Dinoff also urged commissioners to scrutinize a proposed site-grading and stockpile plan at North Main Street and Asher Place Drive, saying trees on a neighboring lot could be removed and expressing concerns about erosion, stormwater management and compliance with Department of Natural Resources and county codes. He noted the applicant for that item did not appear at the May hearing and asked commissioners to press the applicant with questions.
Commission time limits ended Dinoff's remarks. The commission later removed the grading/stockpile item from the table and the chair announced the applicant had requested withdrawal; no substantive discussion or staff response resolving Dinoff’s transparency allegations is recorded in the transcript.
Separately, former commissioner Doug Link offered brief public remarks thanking staff and commissioners for his service from 2022 until April of this year.
