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Council hears proposal to raise 42-acre Ferguson Lane tract with clean fill; review tabled
Summary
Owners and operators told council a plan to elevate a 42-acre tract on Ferguson Lane with clean fill would reduce flooding and illegal dumping; staff detailed conditions (floodplain permits, phasing, truck wash). Council took testimony and later tabled the related ordinance for additional review.
The Bridgeton City Council heard detailed testimony on Nov. 5 about application 25PZ-16, a request to allow a clean‑fill operation to elevate two parcels on Ferguson Lane to the 500‑year floodplain level.
Planning and zoning officer Zach Greitens said the planning commission recommended approval with conditions after an Oct. 13 hearing. Greitens listed required permits and conditions: a floodplain development permit, annual site‑disturbance renewals, documentation from MSD and other agencies, phased grading and a truck‑wash installation to limit dirt track‑out, plus signage and roadway‑repair provisions tied to permits. He said the staff and planning commission had discussed phasing and timing and that the applicant had requested modifications to staff’s proposed timing and order of phases.
The applicants — Rhona Pullman and her brother (owners of the 42‑acre Dollars and Cents LLC property) and representatives from Ferguson 370 Crossing (the contracted operator) — described the proposal as a way to elevate marginal farmland above flood levels and make it suitable for future commercial development. Pullman said elevating the tract would reduce vandalism, illegal dumping and crop losses and align with the city’s comprehensive plan.
Janet Orff of Ferguson 370 Crossing told the council the operator’s existing site averages about 250 truck visits per day and that the company expects most traffic would be redirected from its nearby campus to the new site. Engineer Ty Grambling (Stock and Associates) described grading and drainage controls: average fill of roughly 15 feet above existing grade, perimeter drainage swales sized for the 100‑year flood event, erosion‑control measures and MSD plan approvals in process. Grambling estimated the fill work could take on the order of three years.
Council members asked staff and applicants for clarification about ownership (Greitens identified Dollars and Cents LLC as the owner), truck volumes and the proposed phasing. No members of the public spoke in opposition at the hearing.
After presentations and questions, the council later took a procedural action to table the ordinance (Bill 65‑15) tied to 25PZ‑16 to a future meeting for further consideration and record review.
The hearing record includes staff exhibits, the planning‑commission report and the applicant’s traffic and engineering materials. Next steps include additional staff follow‑up and the council’s reconsideration of the ordinance once outstanding items are addressed.
