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Council approves comprehensive engineering study to fix driving-range erosion
Summary
Council approved a proposal from Horner & Shiffrin to conduct a holistic engineering and design review to address persistent erosion at the municipal golf course driving range after the city’s owner’s representative described prior unplanned dirt relocation that worsened conditions and caused a permit violation.
University City’s City Council on Feb. 9 approved an engineering and design proposal aimed at repairing persistent erosion at the municipal golf course driving range.
City Manager Miss Sharp introduced the item and asked David Lowell, the city’s owner’s representative from Navigate, to summarize the problem. Lowell said the driving-range area had suffered deterioration from erosion, that prior repairs had been temporary and that stockpiling and spreading dirt from another development (the Market at Olive) had been done without a plan, which exacerbated conditions. Lowell said that the disturbed area increased beyond the original stockpile plan and produced a violation.
The proposed agreement with Horner & Shiffrin would take a holistic approach to assess and design repairs to keep the driving range open long term rather than applying recurring short-term fixes. Council member Brenner moved approval, seconded by Council member Clay; the motion passed by voice vote.
Next steps: Horner & Shiffrin will perform the engineering and design work and report findings and recommendations back to the city; staff will use that report to guide construction or corrective measures to prevent repeated closures.
