Approximately 55 interested and concerned St.
Louis County residents—and even at least one from Illinois—attended an
informational meeting Saturday at Greensfelder Park in Wildwood regarding a proposed treetop
park being considered to be erected there.
Reactions from attendees Saturday were intense
and aimed at the lack of public notification and engagement about what they
perceived to be a "game-changer" regarding a more remote public park
traditionally focused on equestrian, bicycling and hiking use. St. Louis County
Parks Acting Director Tom Ott promised Saturday that communications would
improve. In fact, a signup list was provided to ensure county employees could
notify directly those interested in future meetings about the topic. County
staffers answered a variety of questions Saturday, and took time to show
attendees the actual ravine proposed to be where the treetop park would go.
To the surprise of most Wildwood residents on
Wednesday morning, however, the contract the county would enter into with the
private company, GoApe!, that would build the proposed treetop park was discovered to be on the agenda of the St. Louis County Council meeting
held last night. That act alone prompted a flurry of emails, phone
calls and Facebook conversations about what some residents are calling
"secretive" and "non-inclusive" county activities on
Wednesday.
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