Thought many of you might be interested in what's being proposed near the Confluence...we have paddled just above that stretch multiple times this year...It would dramatically change the face of the riverfront in that area. See below for more details...
Ben
Help us Oppose the Riverview Casino Project!
The Riverview Casino project is a proposed development on 376.8 acres of the Confluence floodplain in North Saint Louis County--it is planned to include a casino, hotel, restaurants, retail shops, a golf course, and an 8,000 car parking lot. The proposed project area is just south of Columbia Bottom Conservation Area along the Mississippi River in some of the most beautiful natural area in St. Louis County. The site is a winter home to eagles and on the flight path for migratory birds. The project's developer, North County LLC, needs the project area's zoning to be changed to commercial before they can begin to build. In September, the St. Louis County Planning & Zoning Commission approved the change in zoning from agricultural to commercial. Tomorrow, October 13, 2009, their recommendation goes to the St. Louis County Council for consideration of the zoning change.
Please help us in opposing the Riverview Casino complex. Come early and get your "CasiNO" buttons and join our silent protest tomorrow at the St. Louis County Council meeting, which will be held at the St. Louis County Council Chamber, Administration Building, 41 S. Central Avenue. Clayton, MO 63105. The County Council meeting will start at 6:00 pm, Tuesday, October 13, 2009-please come out and join us to show your opposition to this ill-conceived project. If you cannot attend the October 13 meeting, we will keep you informed of other meetings in the future.
Additionally, the County Council has a few weeks to consider whether or not to approve this zoning change, so please contact your County Council Representative over the next week to let them know you oppose the Riverview Casino project because it will destroy valuable habitat area for migratory birds and other species, cause increased flooding in St. Louis County, and because we do not need yet another casino in the area. Click here for a list of Council members and their districts to determine who your Council Representative is (located on the right side of the County Council website). For more information on the opposition to the casino, click here.
Ben
Help us Oppose the Riverview Casino Project!
The Riverview Casino project is a proposed development on 376.8 acres of the Confluence floodplain in North Saint Louis County--it is planned to include a casino, hotel, restaurants, retail shops, a golf course, and an 8,000 car parking lot. The proposed project area is just south of Columbia Bottom Conservation Area along the Mississippi River in some of the most beautiful natural area in St. Louis County. The site is a winter home to eagles and on the flight path for migratory birds. The project's developer, North County LLC, needs the project area's zoning to be changed to commercial before they can begin to build. In September, the St. Louis County Planning & Zoning Commission approved the change in zoning from agricultural to commercial. Tomorrow, October 13, 2009, their recommendation goes to the St. Louis County Council for consideration of the zoning change.
Please help us in opposing the Riverview Casino complex. Come early and get your "CasiNO" buttons and join our silent protest tomorrow at the St. Louis County Council meeting, which will be held at the St. Louis County Council Chamber, Administration Building, 41 S. Central Avenue. Clayton, MO 63105. The County Council meeting will start at 6:00 pm, Tuesday, October 13, 2009-please come out and join us to show your opposition to this ill-conceived project. If you cannot attend the October 13 meeting, we will keep you informed of other meetings in the future.
Additionally, the County Council has a few weeks to consider whether or not to approve this zoning change, so please contact your County Council Representative over the next week to let them know you oppose the Riverview Casino project because it will destroy valuable habitat area for migratory birds and other species, cause increased flooding in St. Louis County, and because we do not need yet another casino in the area. Click here for a list of Council members and their districts to determine who your Council Representative is (located on the right side of the County Council website). For more information on the opposition to the casino, click here.
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