Aldermen to Hear First Reading of De-Annexation Bill

Four homeowners in the Meadow Brook Subdivision no longer wish to be part of the City of Wentzville, and the Wentzville Board of Aldermen will hear the first reading of a bill allowing the de-annexation of the four tracts at Wednesday night's meeting.

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The board voted at its March 13 meeting to go forward with the de-annexation, but it was not a unanimous decision. Alderman Rick Stokes and Alderman Mike Hays each voted no; and with Alderman Forrest Gossett's absence, yes votes from Alderman Cheryl Kross, Alderman Sonya Shryock and Alderman Chris Gard decided the issue.

Stokes mentioned the board's desire to move forward with a campaign to annex "doughnut holes" of unincorporated property into the City of Wentzville, and said that this would be a precedent sending the wrong message.

Gard expressed the same concern, though he wound up voting in favor of the bill.

Kross championed the homeowners, who are part of her ward.

"I don’t believe it’s should be the city’s goal to grow the city," she said.