Florissant residents denounce parkland swap with developer
"It wouldn’t have mattered if any of us were there, they knew they were voting for it before one person even entered that chamber," said Kathy Wilson, who lives nearby.
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"It wouldn’t have mattered if any of us were there, they knew they were voting for it before one person even entered that chamber," said Kathy Wilson, who lives nearby.
The swap, negotiated by Mayor Tim Lowery’s administration, would give McBride Homes 32 acres of undeveloped field and trees in Koch Park to build 108 new two-story houses there.
"It wouldn’t have mattered if any of us were there, they knew they were voting for it before one person even entered that chamber," said Kathy Wilson, who lives nearby.
Lawmakers in Florissant plan to trade a chunk of park land to a major housing developer in exchange for hiking terrain along the Missouri River. But the plan has divided
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