FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 7, 2005

Contact: Matt Brandmeyer

(314) 872-2504

City to Hold Five-Year CIP Public Hearing on Monday

CREVE COEUR –Monday, December 12, the Creve Coeur City Council will hold a public hearing on the proposed five-year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for 2007-2011. The annual Street Repair Program represents the largest portion of CIP expenditures.

Additions to the five-year plan including the following:

Parks – Millennium Park phase 3, including a water feature and additional playground equipment (contingent upon obtaining a grant). A dog park, at a location to be determined, is also included in the plan.

Stormwater - $40,000 per year for small to medium stormwater projects, as identified by the city’s Stormwater Committee.

Sidewalk Projects – Mason Manor,, and N. New Ballas (west side).

CIP Expenditures are as follows:

FY07 $2.6 million

FY08 $1.7 million

FY09 $2.6 million

FY10 $2.5 million

FY11 $2.1 million

The CIP continues to be supported by a ½ cent capital improvement sales tax, adopted in 1997.

For more information on the CIP, residents are invited to call Matt Brandmeyer, director of planning, at 872-2504 or visit www.creve-coeur.org/.

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