WOW I had not read the fine print that they also wanted to divert the sales tax from the convenience store toward a better onramp to serve their customers. JFC.quincunx wrote: ↑Dec 14, 2022"Even if this zoning change is endorsed by the Planning Commission there are many more steps and opportunities to express opposition and block this mistake. The zoning change requires a board bill. The two-family is not within the Midtown Redevelopment Corporation Chapter 353 area, so the demolition (a demo permit application was submitted Dec 9, 2021) would be considered by the Cultural Resources Office and, presuming it denied, if appealed, the Preservation Board would consider it. The vacation of McRee Ave requires a board bill. QT plans to seek a CID to pay for moving the highway onramp to the east so that shoppers would py for it (note the CID sales tax wouldn’t apply to gas). A CID requires a board bill. If any zoning variances are required, the Board of Adjustment would consider them. This is but the first battle to prevent a poor low-productivity land use here in a city desperate for residents, tax base, and economic activity, not more wealth-shredding gas stations, and protect surroundings from blight, pollution, carcinogens, crime, car traffic, crashes and noise."GoHarvOrGoHome wrote: ↑Dec 14, 2022If the zoning change is denied what are the chances they would just build without the zoned lot in question? Considering it's a pretty small portion of the building area, they could probably still make it work. Are there any other roadblocks along the way? Or was it just the rezoning?
https://nextstl.com/2022/12/grand-and-l ... ommission/
Breaking QT withdrew their petition to rezone 3616 McRee to facilitate the not-so-grand gas station! Way to go everyone! 
It’s the small things. Makes the time I took to write the email feel a little more worth it!quincunx wrote:
No, they still own the land. We must stay vigilant and hold the line.TexanStLouisan wrote: ↑Dec 15, 2022Does this mean the Qt on grand is dead? Or is something else needed for that to be confirmed?
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hot damn!quincunx wrote: ↑Dec 15, 2022If i heard correctly there were 2 for and 101 against written comments.
The rationale is money. And remember, this is an institution with a very poor record on urban design, including threatening to move the hospital out to the county if the city didn't approve the demolition of the Pevely building. The city never should have given it Chapter 353 development rights, but it is what it is. As for whether it still supports a QT at that location, it may hope that QT backs off but as it sold the property to QT it has to be supportive of QT's plans. Ultimately, I wouldn't be surprised if QT goes down the litigation route as it has elsewhere if it really is determined to open there but is denied. Anyway, it's SLU that is the true baddy here.stlgasm wrote: ↑Dec 15, 2022I can't understand the rationale behind Midtown Redevelopment Corporation's support for this project. Granted, the letter of support submitted by the applicant was from 2020, but it seems completely antithetical to their goals and vision for area. Has anyone talked to Brooks Goedeker for an explanation? And more importantly, does STLMRC still support the QT in this location?
This is excellent!quincunx wrote: ↑Dec 14, 2022
ugh, the idea that slu will build a huge grassy field for every sport team is a little nuts right? There is a big grassy field in the center of the track and two for the soccer teams on the north side of 40. No one can share?quincunx wrote: ↑Mar 16, 2024$2.3M building permit issued for a SLU field hockey field at 3300 Chouteau
I don’t have an issue with them building a field hockey field in itself and it’s nice to see the investment in the program. There are field hockey field designs that are super compact, hug the sidewalks around them, and are at or slightly below street level. They fit in really nicely within the urban fabric around them. I think that would be a decent addition to the neighborhood. This is SLU though, so I don’t expect that’s what we’ll get.STLEnginerd wrote:ugh, the idea that slu will build a huge grassy field for every sport team is a little nuts right? There is a big grassy field in the center of the track and two for the soccer teams on the north side of 40. No one can share?quincunx wrote: ↑Mar 16, 2024$2.3M building permit issued for a SLU field hockey field at 3300 Chouteau
Well i don't mind that they have field hockey or that they are improving their field spaces. I dislike that they are allocating an empty lot along Chouteau immediately across from the new Top Golf, that should be earmarked for future low-rise residential development. And i don't see why the cant use the grassy space in the middle of the SLU Medical Campus Stadium.Debaliviere91 wrote: ↑Mar 18, 2024I don’t have an issue with them building a field hockey field in itself and it’s nice to see the investment in the program. There are field hockey field designs that are super compact, hug the sidewalks around them, and are at or slightly below street level. They fit in really nicely within the urban fabric around them. I think that would be a decent addition to the neighborhood. This is SLU though, so I don’t expect that’s what we’ll get.STLEnginerd wrote:ugh, the idea that slu will build a huge grassy field for every sport team is a little nuts right? There is a big grassy field in the center of the track and two for the soccer teams on the north side of 40. No one can share?quincunx wrote: ↑Mar 16, 2024$2.3M building permit issued for a SLU field hockey field at 3300 Chouteau
