ARNOLD, Mo. — Arnold residents continue to seek answers about an abandoned road project and want assurances that it will never be revived.
About 100 people attended the Sept. 5 Arnold City Council meeting, many still upset about how a proposed 2-mile, two-lane road was announced to the public.
Editor's note: The above video aired on Aug. 26, 2024.
Mayor Ron Counts told the audience he will arrange a meeting with a group of residents so Arnold officials can explain how the proposed project was developed and why plans were not publicly announced sooner.
Arnold officials announced the project Aug. 8 in the Arnold-Imperial Leader. The plan, which included acquiring 38 homes, multiple businesses and a portion of the Water Tower Place Shopping Center, sparked outrage.
The shopping center owners filed a lawsuit to stop the project. In addition, residents began collecting signatures seeking recall elections for all the city’s elected officials, and more than 5,000 people signed a change.org petition to stop the project.
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