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Fenton committee hears park maintenance updates; invasive-species outreach and a code amendment are headed to the Board
Summary
Members reported progress on Bud Weil playground and restroom renovations, maintenance needs at Meramec Greenway and Fabick Nature Preserve, overgrowth at Westside Park and graffiti at Olde Towne Plaza Park. City staff and the aldermanic liaison said invasive-species outreach and a proposed code amendment will be considered by the Board on June 11.
Committee members provided brief reports on parks across Fenton at the June 1 meeting, noting maintenance needs and ongoing projects.
Kathy Steis said Bud Weil and the Bud Weil Annex look good and that new playground work and restroom renovations are progressing. Gary Johnson reported mowing and a concrete-repair contract at Meramec Greenway and recommended an additional trash can near a low-lying blacktop area. Mike Abbott said lotus in Fabick Nature Preserve is being treated, but that someone had dumped concrete blocks in the parking lot and that there are ruts in the gravel and no signage marking the accessible parking spot.
Jay Arons and Nikki Finkbiner discussed Westside Park's bridge overgrowth; Finkbiner said invasive-species removal is scheduled and that the floating wetland recently installed may need to be moved to Preslar Lake to allow a shock treatment of Westside Lake. Mary Heinemann said Fenton City Park is busy and noted bench-pad work and purple martin-house maintenance. Thomas Byron said landscaping at Heroes Memorial is budgeted and reported missing outlet covers, a missing sign and graffiti at Olde Towne Plaza Park; he also noted unhoused persons camping near the shelter.
Alderwoman Robin Huels said Great Rivers Greenway held an open house on a proposed Unger Park'Kirkwood bridge; she emphasized the City is not a project partner and that the Board does not want a Cassens Connection associated with that project. Huels said Missouri Native Stewardship will present information on invasive-species removal at the June 11 Board committee meeting. City Administrator Nikki Finkbiner said a bill is being proposed to amend the Code to adopt invasive-species regulations and to clarify rules on shrubs, bushes and overgrown vegetation in rights-of-way.
The Committee set its next meeting for July 6, 2026 and adjourned at 7:28 p.m.
