Wright City

Wright City board postpones decisions on new park, development

By Jack Underwood, Staff Writer
Posted 1/16/25

The Wright City Board of Aldermen postponed multiple decisions at their Jan. 9 meeting.

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Wright City board postpones decisions on new park, development

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The Wright City Board of Aldermen postponed votes on two measures during their Jan. 9 meeting citing a need for more information. 

The first of those two measures was approving invoices for additional survey work on the 62-acre park the city is building on Westwoods Road. 

The second was an ordinance approving a record plat for the proposed Peruque Creek Manor subdivision which the board also postponed. 

“Bill 25-24 is being postponed to our next meeting, we need to finalize some details with the developer,” said Mayor Michelle Heiliger. 

The proposed  development will include over 200 homes in its current form and is located west of Roelker Road just south of Appaloosa Way. 

Board members were confused about the invoice for the topographic survey at the park because they were under the impression the city still had an $11,000 credit with Bax Engineering, who the city had contracted with for the survey. 

This was the second survey performed by Bax Engineering at the park and they said it was necessary “to revise road entry elevations due to placement of additional rock base,” according to the invoice. 

Last year the city received approval for a $490,000 grant from the Land, Water and Conservation Fund to build a skatepark at the park. The city plans to meet with the public to discuss what form the skatepark will take before a final design is approved. 

In the meantime, the city contracted with Karrenbrock Construction to conduct some of the necessary concrete work at the park and they are expected to break ground some time this spring. 

The park is also anticipated to include three full-sized baseball fields and one T-ball field along with parking, concessions, bathrooms and a batting cage, according to previous Record reporting. 

Heiliger was concerned the city might have been billed twice for the work since they believed the cost was applied to the credit but the invoice was calling for another payment of $5,141.50. 

“If we had an $11,000 credit, we had $9,000 in additional services, why do we have a bill for $5,150?” asked Alderman Karey Owens. 

City building official Mark Strutmen was unsure of the discrepancy and told the board he would get back with Bax Engineering to resolve the questions so they could revisit the invoice at their next meeting.

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