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May 1, 2024
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On April 18, Parkway South students flooded the city of Manchester,
performing service projects during the school day as part of the inaugural
Day of Service initiative. Above, students wash cars in Schroeder
Park as one of the activities giving back to the community.
(Tracey Bruce photo)
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CHESTERFIELD
City secures grant to complete
Pathway on the Parkway
Chesterfield was successful in obtaining
a reimbursement grant for the construction
of the Pathway on the Parkway project.
The city was awarded a Transportation
Alternatives Program (TAP) grant in an
amount of $1.832 million in federal funding
for the construction of the pathway from
Clarkson Road to Chesterfield Pines Lane.
Once complete, the project will fill the
last remaining gap in the overall Pathway on
the Parkway loop and provide a continuous
pedestrian route on Schoettler Road from
Clayton Road to Chesterfield Parkway.
The project will include the construction
of 3,500 feet of six-foot sidewalk on the
south side of Chesterfield Parkway East from
Clarkson Road to Schoettler Spur Road and
600 feet of five-foot sidewalk on the west
side of Schoettler Road from Schoettler Spur
Road to Chesterfield Pines Lane.
It will also include the conversion of
the northern lane of Schoettler Spur Road
from one-way vehicular traffic to two-way
pedestrian/bicycle traffic.
All sections of the project will be constructed
to current Americans with Disabilities
Act design standards.
The total estimated project cost is $2.29
million, of which the TAP grant will fund
80% ($1.83 million), with the remaining
20% ($458,000) funded locally.
For years the city of Chesterfield has pursued
a grant to construct the final phase of
the Pathway on the Parkway project, said
James Eckrich, director of public works.
After several failed attempts to secure a
grant, the most recent TAP application was
successful, he said.
In order to officially obligate the federal
funding for this project the city needs to
enter into a program agreement with the
Missouri Highways and Transportation
Commission (MoDOT).
Once the program agreement is approved,
the city will issue a Request for Proposals
(RFP) for engineering design services later
this year and enter into a contract in early
2025, Eckrich said.
At the meeting on April 16, the Chesterfield
City Council held a first reading on
the agreement with MoDOT for the construction
of the project. A final vote will be
taken at the next regular meeting.
MANCHESTER
Manchester police officers
honored for exemplary work
Several Manchester police officers were
recognized for exemplary work at the April
15 Board of Aldermen meeting. Sgt. Nikki
Priest, Det. Jeff Lang and officers Josh
Cockrell, Jim Logan and Coty West were
all presented with letters of commendation
by Police Chief Scott Will and the board.
Will spoke about Lang’s extensive
efforts to combat the sexual exploitation of
minors, resulting in a suspect being identified
and arrested by the FBI in New York
state.
“Moreover, your efforts likely resulted in
saving an untold number of young children
from being victimized by this man,” Will
said, adding that the suspect is facing 20
to 30 years in prison. “Your participation
in the system reflects favorably upon your
efficiency, of your department and upon
your ability as a police officer. I extend my
sincere thanks for a job well done.”
Priest and fellow officers West, Cockrell
and Logan were recognized for handling
a potentially dangerous situation with
empathy and grace. On March 4, officers
responded to a late-night 911 distress call,
where a woman claimed that she was going
to take her life. The call was traced to the
cemetery adjacent to St. John’s Church,
where Priest, West, Cockrell and Logan
initiated a search for the woman. As the
search continued, the woman emerged
from behind a tree with a handgun pointed
to her head, Will explained.
“I’m sure most people know that sometimes
we have this phenomenon called
suicide by cop,” Will said. “So it’s a very
dangerous situation. Despite the potential
for the situation to escalate into a suicideby-cop
scenario, you and your fellow officers
continuously (helped) while engaging
in a dialogue with the female.”
Priest was awarded with the Meritorious
Service Award, presented to officers whose
actions speak of personal bravery, or coordinating
an investigation leading to arrest,
Will explained.
“In spite of her initial resistance to let go
of the firearm and insistence on self-harm,
you composed an empathetic approach,
effectively de-escalating the tension resulting
in the woman ultimately surrendering
the weapon, demonstrating true compassion
for those in desperate need of help,”
Will said.
WILDWOOD
Village Green in Wildwood
gets final approval
A final vote was taken on the bid to construct
Phase 1 of the Village Green project
on the west side of Wildwood City Hall.
Bombshell Construction Services LLC
will be paid $1.9 million for phase one,
which will include access and utility installations,
the performance stage and oval,
plus the Essen Log Cabin and Mayors’
Grove.
However, at the City Council meeting
on April 8, Lisa Johnson, an attorney representing
the Latitude N38 project, said
that the Village Green plan shows that it is
using Crestview Drive as a walkway in its
project and is subject to easements from all
the owners.
TB Realty and Development and Benton
Homebuilders have proposed Lattitude
N38 for 57 rental homes at the southeast
corner of Eatherton Road and Crestview
Drive.
The developers of the N38 project own
property adjacent to the Village Green site,
south of Crestview Drive. Johnson says
the N38 plan would use up to 15% of their
property, which includes up to Crestview
Drive, to support that access way along
that drive.
But the city’s plans for Village Green
includes a walkway portion of Crestview
Drive, part of which is a private drive that
is subject to an easement, Johnson said.
“It’s a private drive that is owned by all
of the owners adjacent to a fronting on
Crestview Drive and the permission of
those owners would be required for any
use of Crestview Drive that is not strictly
private ingress and egress use of that drive-