{"id":12924,"date":"2014-07-02T13:10:04","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T19:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=12924"},"modified":"2014-07-02T13:10:04","modified_gmt":"2014-07-02T19:10:04","slug":"solution-outlined-for-sunset-park-trail-city-hears-culvers-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=12924","title":{"rendered":"Solution Outlined For Sunset Park Trail; City Hears Culver\u2019s Details"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Carol Arnett<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Florissant City Council heard about problems with the Sunset Park Trail at their last executive session. In addition to explaining the problem, City Engineer Tim Barrett outlined the solution.<\/p>\n

Great Rivers Greenway, Barrett said, is willing to spend $300,000 to repair the trail. In exchange, Great Rivers Greenway would like to city to deal with some erosion problems near the nature lodge. If these issues are not fixed, they may cause more problems with the trail.<\/p>\n

Barrett said the estimate for the repairs the city would make is $55,000 ($15,000 for design and $40,000 for the work). Great Rivers Greenway would like to make their repairs in August.<\/p>\n

Councilman Joe Eagan said he had walked the trail recently. \u201cWe need to fix this or the problem will get worse,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Councilman Tim Jones agreed. He suggested that Barrett talk directly with the contractor that Great Rivers Greenway was using to see if they could do all the work at once, and possible get a break on the cost.<\/p>\n

Barrett said he would talk further with Great Rivers Greenway and report back to the council.<\/p>\n

The owners of Culver\u2019s Restaurant<\/strong> presented their plan for a Florissant location to the city council at the council\u2019s meeting last week. Groundbreaking is expected this month.<\/p>\n

S and H Foods wants to put the restaurant at the corner of Lindbergh and St. Ferdinand St. This site was formerly a car dealership. The restaurant would use what used to be part of the parking lot of the car dealer, but the not the entire site.<\/p>\n

Jay Campbell, speaking for the owners, said that S and H was owned by husband and wife Gary and Jill Beres, and this would be their fifth Culver\u2019s location. They currently own two in Wisconsin and two in Missouri.<\/p>\n

The restaurant wuld be open from 10 a.m. \u2013 10:30 p.m. It would have 95 inside seats and 65 outside seats. It would also have a drive-through and 65 parking spots.<\/p>\n

Councilman Gerard Henke represents Ward 6, where the restaurant would be located. He called it a \u201cperfect fit for the lot,\u201d and added, \u201cpeople couldn\u2019t be more excited about this.\u201d<\/p>\n

The council held a first reading on the bill that would authorize the project. They are scheduled to hold a second reading and vote at next council meeting on July 14.<\/p>\n

In other action,<\/strong> the council:<\/p>\n