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Council introduces rezoning application and regional drug‑task‑force MOU

St. Charles County Council · August 11, 2026

Summary

Council introduced Bill 5,518 to rezone acreage from agricultural to single‑family residential (RZ26‑04) and Bill 5,519 to authorize a memorandum of understanding between the county regional drug task force and the DEA St. Louis Field Division for reimbursement of equipment expenses related to fentanyl and methamphetamine investigations; both items were scheduled for vote in two weeks.

The council introduced two bills for future consideration. Bill 5,518 (sponsored by Matt Swanson) would rezone land per application RZ26‑04, changing two lots to single‑family residential (both over three acres) while leaving 12.29 acres in agricultural zoning. Council members clarified the lot sizes during introduction and recorded no resident objections on the floor.

Bill 5,519 (sponsored by Mike Elam) would authorize the county executive to enter a memorandum of understanding between the St. Charles County Regional Drug Task Force and the DEA St. Louis Field Division concerning reimbursement for certain law enforcement equipment expenses incurred in joint investigations targeting fentanyl and methamphetamine. Both bills were placed on the calendar for a vote in two weeks.

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