Chesterfield Must Pay $2M to Convenience Store Developer
Date Posted: October 31, 2023
Posted In: Discussion, News,
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Chesterfield must pay a developer of a proposed convenience store-car wash project $2 million after losing a years-long squabble over left turns, a St. Louis County Circuit Court jury has decided.
The jury verdict, announced Friday, followed a court fight that dragged on for more than six years, spurred by a dispute over traffic restrictions imposed by the city at the site, near the intersection of Chesterfield Airport Road and Olive Street Road.
Brad Goss, an attorney for Energy Marketing 709 LLC, said the ruling means that his client can go ahead with longstanding plans for an expanded gas station-convenience store, car wash and retail building at the 5.2-acre site.
City officials did not immediately respond Monday to a request for comment.
The triangular site, commonly known as the Wedge property, now houses a smaller gas station and convenience store.
The lawsuit, filed in 2017, stemmed from the City Council’s insistence on barring left turns out of the development to Chesterfield Airport Road at its easternmost access point.