Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in Creve Coeur public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
50 issues
Life Time Fitness expansion at 12691 Conway Road
The November 2 Planning and Zoning Commission will take up a conditional use permit amendment and parking text amendment for Life Time Fitness. No vote will happen that night — with overflow seating and a Zoom broadcast planned due to expected public interest.
Reduced parking requirements for fitness centers
A code change would cut required parking for fitness and recreation centers citywide — requested because of the Lifetime Fitness expansion. It was pushed to November 2 so all Lifetime items can be heard together, with heavy public interest expected.
Planning & Zoning Commission Meeting
Creve Coeur’s Planning & Zoning Commission meets Monday, Nov. 2 at 6 p.m. You can show up at the Government Center or watch the livestream. If neighborhood development and zoning decisions matter to you, this is your chance to see what’s being discussed.
Plein Air Art Event 2026 recap
The Committee reviewed the September plein air painting event after the fact. These free community art events rely on resident volunteers and showcase local artists.
Sculpture on the Move 2027
Initial planning for next year's rotating public sculpture exhibition. The program places temporary sculptures around the city for residents to enjoy.
Olive/Graeser TDD Debt
The city bought a $1.3 million TDD note back in 2012 to help pay for the Olive/Graeser road realignment, and it's paid off by a 1% sales tax in that shopping district until 2050. Members have questioned whether the city should pay down principal faster or find ways to grow revenue in the district.
First Quarter FY2027 Financial Results
The new voter-approved use tax is beating expectations — more than half of the year's budgeted $600,000 came in during the first three months. The city is running a $380,000 surplus so far, though capital projects carried over from last year pushed the Capital Fund deficit to $4.8 million.
Olia Village Lots 2 and 3 site plans
The council approved site plans for a two-story retail/office building with a parking garage and a one-story commercial building with a drive-through in the Olia Village mixed-use development on Olive Boulevard. Lease negotiations with two restaurant tenants are underway.
2027 Municipal Election
Ordinance 6006 sets the April 6, 2027 election for mayor and all four ward council seats.
Temporary City Hall and Court Relocation
If Proposition G passes November 3, city staff will move to 11330 Olive Boulevard and Municipal Court will operate in Olivette for about two years during Government Center construction. The ~$1.2 million cost would come from operating savings, keeping bond money as a construction contingency.
Olia Village buffer landscaping and retaining wall
The big wall near homes is finished, and the developer is working with neighbors to rip out invasive honeysuckle and plant native meadow grasses, plus add a berm and evergreens. Residents mainly care about screening on top of the wall.
Domestic Violence Shelter Funding
Creve Coeur is opening up grant money from its Domestic Violence Shelter Fund, and shelters have until Nov. 9 to apply. It’s a direct way local public-safety dollars can support domestic violence services—so if you care where city money goes, this one’s worth watching.
New Ballas Road Phase 4
Final approval of the MoDOT agreement locks in federal grant money for the last phase of New Ballas Road improvements between Olive Boulevard and Magna Carta Drive, likely built around 2030.
Urban SDK traffic data renewal
The police department wants to keep its $21,000 traffic-data platform, which pinpoints speeding corridors and answers resident speeding complaints instantly instead of after weeks of roadside counters. Officials stressed the vehicle telematics data is anonymous and not tied to individuals.
Cell tower at Missouri Baptist University
A 100-foot monopole is proposed next to the MBU football field to fix a serious cellular gap affecting campus security. Neighboring Town and Country, CBC High School and some residents object; both items got first readings and come back for final votes.
Sewer lateral reimbursement policy review
Sewer lateral repair costs have outpaced the fund for several years. Staff and the Finance Committee will study whether to trim the reimbursement rate back from 70% to 50% — a change that could affect what homeowners get back on repairs.
Ballot coordination with school districts
Council Member Newman flagged that some residents didn't realize Parkway's Proposition P would share the November ballot with the city's Proposition G. He wants better communication with school districts before the city places its own measures on future ballots.
Roadway striping and school-zone safety
Council Member Newman asked about complaints on the new striping between Highway 40 and Olive Boulevard. The city hasn't gotten complaints, and since MoDOT runs the project, concerns get referred there.
Olia Village commercial build-out
Two more buildings are coming to the Olia Village development along Olive — a one-story commercial building and a two-story office/retail building with parking garage. Schnucks reportedly won't relocate until both are built.
2026 Microsurfacing Street Maintenance
About $180,000 of preventive street sealing this fall for neighborhoods off Olive between Mosley and Brazier and along Graeser Road, applied to streets still in good shape to keep them that way.
2026 Property Tax Levy
The council set the city's 2026 property tax rates on a substitute bill, with the commercial rate nudged up a penny to $0.078 per $100 after the county finalized assessed valuations.
Police radio replacement
Eight aging 2015 police radios are being replaced for about $46,000 — the county requires Motorola as the sole vendor so all regional responders stay interoperable.
City employee insurance renewal
New deals with Mutual of Omaha and Delta Dental cut life/disability rates and cap the dental increase at 3.63% instead of 30.8%, saving the city roughly $9,000 a year and winning back a provider network employees wanted.
Major commercial development pipeline
Three applications are pending, including a new natatorium at Chaminade and the final plat for Olia Village Lot 16. A developer is also circling the torn-down bank building on the Wolf property with a possible restaurant/retail concept, though nothing firm yet.
Regional dispatch expansion
Adding Maryland Heights police to the dispatch consortium is estimated to save Creve Coeur roughly $187,000 with no quality-of-service loss, per the police chief.
Lindbergh/Old Olive intersection improvement
The long-running intersection improvement hit buried utilities and a bankrupt sewer contractor, adding $153,234 to the contract — but grants cover about 84%, so the city pays only about $24,000.
Police cooperation with ICE
Residents asked the council to commit never to sign a 287(g) agreement with ICE, to cooperate no more than legally required, and to publicly report every ICE contact. Chief Hartman says state law requires cooperation and bars sanctuary policies; the council agreed to keep studying possible ordinances, resolutions, or a community task force.
Office-to-hotel conversion at 717 Office Parkway
Bamboo Equity Partners wants to convert a vacant office building into a 149-room hotel with a restaurant. It's a conditional use in the Planned Office district, so the commission would only recommend it before a City Council vote.
Chaminade natatorium and classroom building
Chaminade College Prep wants to add a new natatorium and classroom space at its 425 S. Lindbergh campus. Because the campus sits in a single-family residential zone, it needs a conditional use permit amendment, which the City Council would only approve after this commission recommends.
Bayer East Comprehensive Plan Update
The Bayer East plan heads to a public hearing March 2. Graeser Station revisions — fewer units, more parking, a tiered retaining wall, and no dog park — go to the Planning and Zoning Commission March 16 before final council review.
Ballot Proposition Renaming
Creve Coeur has rebranded its Government Center bond proposition as “Prop. G” for voters. The change is just a ballot name, so it doesn’t alter what the bond would fund or cost. It matters mainly because Prop. G is the label you’ll need to recognize when you vote.
Ice rink mold remediation
A failed dehumidifier motor during July's heat caused mold on roughly 20% of the Dielman Ice Rink's wood ceiling. SERVPRO will remediate for about $153,600 (insurance-covered, $5,000 deductible), with the rink closed about a week before hockey season ramps up.
MSD sewer reimbursement for Malcolm Terrace bridge project
The city finalized a deal where MSD reimburses it for relaying sanitary sewer ahead of removing the aging Malcolm Terrace Park bridge. Final passage as Ordinance No. 5996.
bond issue ballot measure (Proposition G)
The $24 million bond question for a new Government Center stays on the November ballot but is now 'Proposition G' because St. Louis County's 'Proposition S' (senior services) will appear too. Renderings and floor plans should hit the city website by end of August.
New Ballas Road Phase 4 improvements
The city is chasing federal money for the final phase of the New Ballas Road overhaul — resurfacing and curb work — with construction anticipated around 2030.
Stormwater cost-share Round Four funding
Two neighborhood drainage projects — a Wing Gate Lane rain garden and a four-home Wedgewood Lane drainage fix — get about $20,800 in city reimbursements. Staff plans a work session review of the four-year-old program before the next capital plan.
NAICS 2022 zoning code update
The city's business-use tables jump from the 2012 to the 2022 NAICS edition, with small restaurants, banking, service businesses and a new ag-tech incubator use added in various districts. Small eateries become permitted rather than conditional — trading commission discretion for a faster process.
Bayer East campus redevelopment on the horizon
The 151-acre Bayer campus is being re-platted so CV Acquisitions can buy three of four lots — an early step toward redevelopment of one of the city's biggest sites. Actual development plans and a possible resubdivision will come back to the commission later.
The Vale at Olia Village — 67 townhomes
67 attached townhomes on Lot 16 move toward final approval. Neighbors will see construction of retaining walls up to 11 feet tall, private streets, and only about 14 on-street guest parking spaces — a known limitation. The City Council takes the final plat up Monday.
New Government Center design advances
The council approved $243,500 for schematic design — the next step after the conceptual floor plan — so construction documents can start right away if the November bond vote passes. Exterior renderings, town halls, mailers, and yard signs are rolling out this fall to educate voters.
Malcolm Terrace Park bridge removal and sewer work
The city plans to remove a failing bridge at Malcolm Terrace Park, and MSD will reimburse the city up to $80,000 to replace an old sewer line under it at the same time — avoiding risk and extra cost. Final vote comes next meeting.
Winter road salt supply and pricing
Salt costs about 10% more this year, and Saunders flagged that Canadian tariffs could push prices even higher. Staff will monitor usage and pricing and may pre-order more salt if storage allows.
East Olive Corridor zoning code updates
The city approves fences case by case with no single style standard, producing what one commissioner called a "hodgepodge" around town. Staff will draft criteria — possibly via a work session — to guide decisions and help the public know what's expected.
Free leaf and wood chip hauling contract
Two contractors offered to haul the city's leaves and wood chips for free because they resell the material. A coin toss picked Kurtz Nursery for the three-year contract — saving taxpayers the cost the city paid under the last contract.
Public Works equipment replacements
The public works fleet gets a $111,006 replacement vacuum to keep the annual leaf pickup program running.
Four new hybrid police patrol vehicles
The Police Department replaces four patrol SUVs with 2027 Ford hybrids for $181,507 — about $13,000 under what was budgeted — as part of its annual fleet rotation plan.
Street tree planting and cost-share program
The city renewed its tree planting contract — residents can get a street tree planted at half price ($430-$445 per tree, split 50/50). Participation jumped to 105 trees last year, and the city arborist will help residents pick the right species.
FY 2027 budget correction
The published FY 2027 budget detail pages had a $140,000 discrepancy with the summary figures — good news, the city had $140,000 more than the pages showed. Corrections are coming.
Dielmann Recreation Complex renovation
The concession stand and pro shop at Dielmann Rec Complex are getting a $397,597 facelift. Work happens January through March 2027, so expect a better concessions experience next year.
Part-time Special Projects Manager position
The council created a part-time Special Projects Manager job in Administrative Services — $35/hour, capped at 16 hours a week, roughly $29,000 a year.