{"id":16155,"date":"2016-07-26T13:16:30","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T19:16:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=16155"},"modified":"2016-07-26T13:16:30","modified_gmt":"2016-07-26T19:16:30","slug":"florissant-city-council-meeting-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=16155","title":{"rendered":"Florissant City Council meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

City Pit Bull Ban Still Protested;<\/h1>\n

Wal-Mart has Parking Lot Problem<\/h1>\n

By Carol Arnett<\/h2>\n

The Florissant City Council once again heard from several people who would like to see the city council overturn the city\u2019s ban on pit bulls. The breed specific legislation (BSL) has been criticized for punishing all pit bulls.<\/p>\n

The city has legislation regarding dangerous dogs, and protesters urged the council to use that legislation to deal with dogs who have caused problems. Advocates against BSL have spoken at the last few council meetings, urging the council to look into the legislation.<\/p>\n

The council also held a public hearing about the new Wal-Mart. Raymond Frankenberg II, an engineer on the project, spoke to the council. He told the council that a portion of the parking lot is moving. The area would be to the right as someone exited the store, at the corner of the lot farthest from the store. The parking lot as well as the ground beyond it is moving.<\/p>\n

Four acres are moving, Frankenberg said. They are moving in the direction of Coldwater Creek. He said that there is a layer of soft grey clay which is very soft about 80 feet down. When it rains, a lot, \u201cit liquefies, if you will.\u201d In very dry periods, he said, the movement almost stops.<\/p>\n

Two geotechnical firms are working on a solution. The have been monitoring the movement.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 The solution, Frankenberg said, was to take weight off the area. The company plans to haul off approximately 35,000 cubic years of material. This will take between seven and 15 weeks, Frankenburg said. \u201cOnce we\u2019ve unloaded the first 12,000 yards of material, should see movement stop,\u201d he said<\/h4>\n

A portion of the parking lot will be closed as the material is unloaded. The trucks moving the material will work from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. six days a week, Frankenburg said.<\/p>\n

Councilman Joe Eagan noted that when the store closed a portion of the parking lot, they reduced the number of spots to less than the number called for in the original plan.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re operating the business out of ordinance,\u201d Eagan said. He added that it should not be a surprise that the land was moving. \u201cBuilding a building on a creek is a bad idea. I can\u2019t believe people smarter than me did not know that,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Councilman Tim Jones said that he thought Wal-Mart was not fixing all the problems. \u201cYou guys are going to be coming up to us after this,\u201d he said, with more problems. He spoke about residents nearby who were affected. Wal-Mart bought one home in the area because of damage to the yard.<\/p>\n

\u201dWhat you did to those residents is terrible,\u201d Jones said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m a heavy equipment operator by trade. There\u2019s no way that wouldn\u2019t affect her yard. There\u2019s a bunch of problems there and you are dealing with them piece meal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Eagan added that he would like to change the hours that trucks can be working in the area. \u201cWe made those people\u2019s lives hell up there during construction. Could we start at 8 instead of 7 and let them sleep?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 In other matters ,<\/strong> the council<\/p>\n