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Ladue council adopts resolution to acquire flood-damaged home at 26 Foxboro Road
Summary
On Aug. 13, 2024, the Ladue City Council approved Resolution No. 2024-42 authorizing a voluntary acquisition offer for 26 Foxboro Road under the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA FY22) buyout program; staff said each property requires a separate resolution and more buyouts may appear on the September agenda.
The Ladue City Council on Aug. 13 approved Resolution No. 2024-42 authorizing the mayor to execute a voluntary acquisition offer to purchase the flood-damaged residence at 26 Foxboro Road as part of the Flood Mitigation Assistance FY22 buyout program.
The measure, introduced during new business at the 8:00 a.m. Zoom meeting, moved forward after Council Member Patrick Hensley made the motion to adopt and Council Member William Brennan seconded. The motion passed, and the minutes record the resolution as approved.
Why it matters: the resolution accepts a buyout offer under the FMA FY22 flood mitigation assistance program for a property on Foxboro Road. That program and this resolution are intended to remove a flood-damaged residence from the floodplain through voluntary acquisition (the transcript identifies the program as “FMA FY22”).
Council Member Patrick Hensley asked whether future property acquisitions on Foxboro Road would follow the same process. Ms. Lamitola, the city's director of public works, replied that "each property requires a separate resolution," and that she expects "one or more resolutions, related to the purchase of homes on Foxboro Road" to appear on the September City Council agenda.
The action recorded in the minutes applies to 26 Foxboro Road specifically; the transcript does not provide additional details on the purchase price, closing timeline, or financing breakdown. The minutes list the council members present at the meeting as Mayor Nancy Spewak and council members William Brennan, Harold Burroughs, John Fox, Patrick Hensley and John Howell.
The brief meeting concluded with a unanimous adjournment at 8:04 a.m. The minutes include an attestation and approval date of Aug. 19, 2024.
