ST. LOUIS ICE CENTER PROJECT FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT APPENDICES Maryland Heights, St

ST. LOUIS ICE CENTER PROJECT FINAL ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT APPENDICES Maryland Heights, St. Louis County, Missouri

Lead Agency: US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Omaha, Nebraska State LWCF Agency: Missouri Department of Natural Resources – LWCF Management Section Jefferson City, Missouri

August 2017

To request further information, contact: Janet Wilding St. Louis Economic Development Partnership 7733 Forsyth Blvd. Suite 2300 St. Louis, MO 63105 Phone: 314-615-7663 E-mail: [email protected] This page intentionally left blank

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LWCF Proposal Description and Environmental Screening Form

The purpose of this Proposal Description and Environmental Screening Form (PD/ESF) is to provide descriptive and environmental information about a variety of Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) state assistance proposals submitted for National Park Service (NPS) review and decision. The completed PD/ESF becomes part of the “federal administrative record” in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and its implementing regulations. The PD portion of the form captures administrative and descriptive details enabling the NPS to understand the proposal. The ESF portion is designed for States and/or project sponsors to use while the LWCF proposal is under development. Upon completion, the ESF will indicate the resources that could be impacted by the proposal enabling States and/or project sponsors to more accurately follow an appropriate pathway for NEPA analysis: 1) a recommendation for a Categorical Exclusion (CE), 2) production of an Environmental Assessment (EA), or 3) production of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The ESF should also be used to document any previously conducted yet still viable environmental analysis if used for this federal proposal. The completed PD/ESF must be submitted as part of the State’s LWCF proposal to NPS.

Except for the proposals listed below, the PD/ESF must be completed, including the appropriate NEPA document, signed by the State, and submitted with each new federal application for LWCF assistance and amendments for: scope changes that alter or add facilities and/or acres; conversions; public facility exceptions; sheltering outdoor facilities; and changing the original intended use of an area from that which was approved in an earlier LWCF agreement. Consult the LWCF Program Manual (www.nps.gov/lwcf) for detailed guidance for your type of proposal and on how to comply with NEPA.

For the following types of proposals only this Cover Page is required because these types of proposals are administrative in nature and are categorically excluded from further NEPA environmental analysis. NPS will complete the NEPA CE Form. Simply check the applicable box below, and complete and submit only this Cover Page to NPS along with the other items required for your type of proposal as instructed in the LWCF Program Manual. □ SCORP planning proposal □ Time extension with no change in project scope or with a reduction in project scope □ To delete work and no other work is added back into the project scope □ To change project cost with no change in project scope or with a reduction in project scope □ To make an administrative change that does not change project scope

Name of LWCF Proposal: St. Louis Ice Center Date Submitted to NPS: August 2017

Prior LWCF Project Number(s): 29-00292; 29-00478; 29-01146B

Local or State Project Sponsoring Agency: St. Louis County

Local or State Sponsor Contact: Name/Title: Sheila Sweeney, Chief Executive Officer (St. Louis Economic Development Partnership)

Office/Address: 7733 Forsyth Blvd. Suite 2300, St. Louis, MO 63105

Phone/Fax: 314-615-7664 Email: [email protected]

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information collection is authorized by the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-4 et seq.). Your response is required to obtain or retain a benefit. We use this information to obtain descriptive and environmental information about the proposal. Completion times vary widely depending on the use of the form, from approximately 30 minutes to complete the cover page only to 500 hours for a difficult conversion of use. We estimate that the average completion time for this form is 8 hours for an application, 2 hours for an amendment, and 112 hours for a conversion of use, including the time necessary to review instructions gather data and review the form. You may send comments on the burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, National Park Service, 1849 C Street, NW. (2601), Washington, DC 20240. We may not collect or sponsor and you are not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.

STEP 3C: PROPOSAL FOR A PUBLIC FACILITY IN A SECTION 6(F) AREA 1. Describe the purpose and all proposed uses of the public facility such as types of programming, recreation activities, and special events including intended users of the new facility and any agency, organization, or other party to occupy the facility. Describe the interior and exterior of the facility, such as office space, meeting rooms, food/beverage area, residential/lodging area, classrooms, gyms, etc. Explain how the facility will be compatible with the outdoor recreation area. Explain how the facility and associated uses will significantly support and enhance existing and planned outdoor recreation resources and uses of the site, and how outdoor recreation use will remain the primary function of the site. (The public’s outdoor recreation use must continue to be greater than that expected for any indoor use, unless the site is a single facility, such as a swimming pool, which virtually occupies the entire site.) The St. Louis Ice Center (SLIC) is an ice sport public facility to be constructed in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park that will offer new outdoor recreational opportunities not currently offered within the Park. The SLIC will fulfill an immediate need for ice skating facilities within St. Louis County and the surrounding area. In addition to helping grow the game of ice hockey the public facility will offer other outdoor recreation such as figure skating, speed skating, ice dancing, synchronized skating and more. Additionally, during the off-season the facility will offer indoor field hockey, floor hockey, indoor lacrosse, indoor soccer and in-line skating. All of these uses are under-served in the community as there are not enough facilities to handle current demand, let alone future growth of outdoor recreational activities such as these. The public facility will consist of four sheets of ice, three indoor and one outdoor. The event center ice sheet will have a 3,200 seating capacity, a training center ice sheet will have a 700 seating capacity, and the two other sheets will have a 200 to 400 seating capacity. Also included in the facility are a restaurant area that overlooks two of the ice sheets serving as a community gathering space, locker rooms, a pro shop, training facilities, injury rehabilitation facilities, public restrooms, concession areas, mechanical/storage rooms, a kitchen, a hospitality room and office space for facility management. The facility will have 298,000 square feet of floor space within a building footprint of 251,000 square feet. See Attachment A – Site Development Plan. The exterior of the building will consist of reinforced load bearing tilt-up concrete for the rink portion. The lower portions of the building will consist of shorter concrete walls (tilt or concrete masonry unit). The roof will be mechanically fastened and consist of a white thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) roof system with two layers of insulation. Other building finishes consist of canopy roofing, prefinished sheet metal gutters and downspouts and prefinished sheet metal fascia. The parking pavement will consist of 3 inches of asphalt over 8 inches of stone base for 836 parking spots and 4 inches of asphalt over 10 inches of stone base for drive lanes. The facility is proposed on a 40-acre site within Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park, which contains 2,114 acres. This park already has outdoor athletic fields, more than 17 miles of trails, a 320 acre lake, a restaurant, disc golf course, a corporate picnic site, a tree top adventure course and numerous picnic sites, shelters and playgrounds. A multi-purpose ice sports public facility will enhance the many outdoor program offerings already established in this large regional park. The public facility will offer year-round ice sport use, especially during inclement weather and during the area’s challenging summer temperatures and humidity. This public facility will enhance the many outdoor recreation opportunities already established in this park such as:

 The parking lot will serve as a trail head for the new Fee Fee Greenway Trail being established by Great Rivers Greenway (GRG). It is currently under construction and will lie just to the east and south of the proposed SLIC. There will be designated parking at the SLIC for trail users to help promote trail usage.  Hockey tournaments, figure skating, and other ice sport events will bring people to the Park from a broader region around St. Louis. Participant families and fans would use the outdoor recreational resources available near SLIC including Creve Coeur Lake, picnic sites, the Fee Fee Greenway Trail, and the adjacent disc golf course. Teams would also take advantage of the outdoor activities between games and during other down times. Current construction plans call for a 1km walking/biking trail to encircle the facility and tie directly into the Fee Fee Greenway Trail.  Currently, the disc golf course to the south of the proposed project site is being partially relocated and renovated due to the construction of the Fee Fee Greenway Trail. The users of the disc golf course have written letters of support for SLIC because the proposed parking lot would support their course and the improvements required to the course as part of their relocation will drive greater participation in this sport.

The SLIC will create a net gain in outdoor recreation benefits in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park by offering new outdoor recreational opportunities that currently do not exist within the park and by providing those opportunities in an area of the park that is basically unused for outdoor recreation. The new outdoor recreational opportunities include ice hockey, figure skating, synchronized skating, skating lessons, in-line skating, floor hockey, field hockey, and other outdoor recreational opportunities. In addition, an indoor rink will be used to accommodate recreational activities other than ice sports during the summer months. Currently, the proposed site for SLIC offers very little opportunity for outdoor recreation. It is a mowed field located just south of an active railroad line. In the middle of the site is a maintenance shed and a gravel road that connects the shed to Marine Drive. A small portion of the site is currently used as a disc golf course; however, as noted above, that activity is being relocated as a result of the construction of the Fee Fee Greenway Trail. The SLIC facility will include an outdoor skating sheet. During months when the weather is too warm to support ice, the outdoor rink will be used for floor hockey, field hockey, lacrosse, in-line skating or such along with playing host to summer camp activities that are currently offered in the park, but don’t have protected space. It will also host public monthly outdoor music concerts throughout the summer and the parking lot will be used for outdoor activities, including farmer’s markets and food truck events sponsored by St. Louis County Parks and a municipality. The SLIC will also encourage people to take advantage of outdoor recreational opportunities year-round, especially during the colder winter months when park usage is lower than in the warmer months of the year. Ice sports are considered outdoor recreational activities under the LWCF program but the climate of the St. Louis region and the accompanying winter rains will not support outdoor rinks for the length of the hockey season. Therefore, indoor rinks are necessary in the St. Louis region to support the year- round demands of ice sport enthusiasts. 2. Indicate the exact location of the proposed public facility and associated activities on the site’s Section 6(f) map. Explain the design and location alternatives considered for the public facility and why they were not pursued. See Attachment B – Project Location. Five possible locations were analyzed for the SLIC. The site chosen for the project is located at: 13750 Marine Ave., just east of Hwy 141. The other locations that were analyzed include: St. Louis County Park ground located along the Page Extension Freeway, just west of the 141 Highway, along River Valley Road (Levee site); the Golfport site located at 3250 Creve 3

Coeur Mill Road; the Sportport site located at 12525 Sportport Road; and the Queeny Park site at 550 Weidman Road and 1675 South Mason Road. The challenges for the Levee site include the fact that the property is located directly adjacent to the levee. This poses a number of significant problems including the existence of an under-seepage berm that restricts subsurface penetrations on site; storm water quantity and quality engineering requirements is considerably restricted due to the under-seepage berm; the levee district may require all subsurface construction to be a specific distance from the toe of the levee, which would leave little or no room for the development; consultation with the Corp of Engineers would be required due to potential wetland impacts and proximity of the site to the Missouri River. This location is not recommended for necessary utility connections; sanitary and water connections would have to extend great distances to accommodate these needs; soils in this area tend to be highly plastic, silt and silty clays; and access to this location is poor because it is off of a two-lane road. The challenges for the Golfport site include the site being privately owned and currently zoned Non- Urban, which would require the site to be rezoned; the site currently sits at an existing grade of 440’ which would require five to seven feet of fill to bring elevation up to an appropriate level and to accommodate for storm detention requirements; storm quantity requirements may require the construction of a significant detention basin or design an underground detention system; there are Ameren UE overhead lines on the property and they have a very wide easement of 275 feet and the soils in this area tend to be highly plastic, silt and silty clays. Additionally, inquiries were made to the current land owner about a purchase of the property, but the Foundation was unable to agree to terms with the land owner. The challenges for the Sportport site include the site being owned by the City of Maryland Heights but privately controlled by an individual tenant and the soils in this area tend to be highly plastic silt and silty clays. Inquiries were made by the Foundation to the tenant controlling the site about use of some of the property; however, the Foundation was unable to agree to terms with this tenant, making it economically infeasible. The Queeny Park site has its own set of challenges. Most notably, this site would result in poor traffic flow and circulation. The site is served by Weidman and Mason Roads with the nearest four lane road being Manchester Road, approximately 0.65 miles south of Queeny Park. To facilitate improved traffic flow, lane widening along either Weidman or Mason Road would likely be necessary and would add substantive project cost. The Foundation was not able to locate an area of land large enough to meet the minimum 40-acre size requirement within Queeny Park. Queeny Park has rolling topography and suitable land for development is not as abundant as at the previous sites mentioned. The internal traffic circulation would be poor and would likely have adverse impacts on the park experience of park users. 3. Explain who will own and/or operate and maintain the facility? Attach any 3rd party leases and operation and management agreements. When will the facility be open to the public? Will the facility ever be used for private functions and closed to the public? Explain any user or other fees that will be instituted, including the fee structure. St. Louis County will retain ownership of the property, will own the proposed public facility, and will enter into a lease agreement with the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation (the Foundation) to operate the facility. The Foundation plans to engage a locally-owned rink management company to manage the internal programming, operations and maintenance of the SLIC. This operator has extensive background in managing recreational ice sports facilities in St. Louis and other markets and has years of best practices experience managing and operating ice rinks in our challenging climate with wide temperature and humidity level swings. The lease and management agreements have not yet been drafted. Any such agreement will clearly indicate that the leased/concessioned area is to be operated by the lessee/concessionaire for public outdoor recreation purposes in compliance with provisions of the Land and Water Conservation Fund 4

(LWCF) Act and implementing guidelines, including but not limited to: (1) the area will be identified as publicly owned and operated as a public outdoor recreation facility in all signs, literature and advertising, and is operated by a lessee as identified in the public information to eliminate the perception that the area is private; (2) all fees charged by the lessee/concessionaire to the public must be competitive with similar private facilities; and (3) compliance with all Civil Rights and accessibility legislation is required and compliance will be indicated by signs posted in visible public areas and statements in public brochures. The lease and management agreements will reserve the right to periodically review the performance of the lessee/concessionaire and terminate the agreement if its terms and the provisions of the grant agreement, including maintenance, public use and accessibility, are not met. As a publicly financed project, the plan is to have SLIC be managed by the Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization. Once the initial agreement has expired, the facility will revert back to the public, under the ownership of St. Louis County. The Ice Center will be used predominately for outdoor recreation activities open to the general public. The facility will be open year round for the following types of activities: public skate, stick and puck, learn- to-skate, learn-to-play, adult and youth leagues, summer camps, hockey practice and games, tournaments, figure skating, indoor field hockey, floor hockey, in-line skating and many other recreational activities that would be well served by having a covered area in which to play. Twenty-five percent of the ice time will be dedicated to public skating sessions, freestyle skating, skating lessons, open stick and puck sessions, and dry floor. An additional thirty-seven percent of the time will be devoted to camps and clinics, as well as youth, high school, and adult hockey leagues. Ice time will also be reserved for hockey for people with disabilities, figure skating, and synchronized skating. In exchange for their contribution to the facility, the Blues will use two percent of the ice time. They will skate on weekdays from 10 am to 12 pm when no one would otherwise be using the facility due to work and school schedules. Their practices will be open to the public so anyone can come and watch. Moreover, they will only occupy one rink, leaving the other three rinks available for public use. College teams and an amateur hockey team will also use the rink, but again the majority of their ice time will be on weekdays before 3 pm when demand for the ice is lowest and the other rinks are available. The Ice Center will charge reasonable fees and will not require memberships so that it remains accessible to the public.

See Attachment C - Proposed Ice Usage Breakdown for further details.

STEP 5: SUMMARY OF PREVIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW 1. Date of environmental review(s), purpose for the environmental review(s) and for whom they were conducted. Over the past 20 years a number of environmental reviews have been conducted for various transportation projects at Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. The dates, projects, and the agency or organization conducting the reviews are listed below:  1995. Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Page Avenue Extension.  2001. In-house Environmental Assessment of Spoil Pit Development, Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. Saint Louis County Department of Parks & Recreation.  2001. In-house Environmental Assessment of Proposed Concrete Batch Plant, Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. Saint Louis County Department of Parks & Recreation.  2002. Howard Bend Environmental impact Statement Draft Purpose and Need. Prepared for US Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District. Prepared by MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc. Under contract with the Howard Bend Levee District.  2003. Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park Master Plan. Developed by Parsons-Brinkerhoff for Saint Louis County Department of Parks & Recreation.  2004. Environmental Assessment for Requesting Conversion Transfer of 4(f) and 6(f) Lands. Conducted by Saint Louis County Department of Parks & Recreation.  2005 Howard Bend Floodplain Final Environmental Impact Statement.  2006. Environmental Assessment for Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park Requesting Conversion Transfer of 6(f) Lands. In-house Saint Louis County Department of Parks & Recreation.  2007. Howard Bend Land Use Plan Implementation Program.  2008. Maryland Heights Expressway EIS.  2010. Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park-LWCF 6(f) Conversion for Page-Olive Connector/Creve Coeur Mill Road Realignment (LWCF Project 29-00292. Saint Louis County Department of Parks & Recreation.  2010. Olive & 141 Connector EA prepared by MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Inc..  2013. McKelvey Woods Trail Wetland Delineation Phase II. Conducted for the US. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District by Burn & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. Under contract with the City of Maryland Heights. (Note: this trail is part of GRG’s Fee Fee Greenway).  2015. Comprehensive Plan and Updates. City of Maryland Heights.  2015. St. Louis Ice Center Study. Created by Generator Studio, ARCO Construction, Castle Construction, Canlan Ice Sports, and Double Eagle Sports, LLC.  2017. Waters of the United States Delineation, St. Louis Ice Center. Conducted for ARCO Construction Company by Geotechnology, Inc.  2017. Stormwater Management Facilities Report: Detention Volume – Howard Bend Levee District. Conducted for ARCO Construction Company by Stock & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc.  2017. Traffic Impact Study by Crawford Bunte Brammeier Transportation Engineers and Planners.  2017. Evaluation of Project Area for Potentially Suitable Bat Habitat by Amec Foster Wheeler.  2017. Phase I Cultural Resource Survey by Amec Foster Wheeler.

2. Description of the proposed action and alternatives. Saint Louis County Department of Parks and Recreation (SLCDPR) is requesting permission for a public facility to be constructed and operated on Section 6(f) land at Creve Coeur Lake Memorial County Park. The proposal would consist of a public recreational facility with four sheets of ice designed to support numerous recreational activities. Proposed activities would include but not be limited to: public ice skating, public learn-to-skate and learn-to-play programs, figure skating, in-line skating, field hockey, floor hockey and all levels of developmental hockey. As envisioned, the facility would attract local, regional and national events ranging from disabled or sled hockey, special needs hockey, U.S. National Figure Skating Championships and so forth. These events could be held due to the number of ice sheets and the total seating capacity of over 4,000 spectators. Office space, concessions, a restaurant, training facilities, rehabilitation areas and a pro-shop would be included in the SLIC. The cost to construct the SLIC is estimated to be in excess of $55 million. Approximately 60% of the the project’s financing will come via Industrial Revenue Bonds with limited backing from St. Louis County. The remaining 40% of the financial requirements are secured via private donations and the project is fully funded. A not-for- profit 501(c)(3), governed by a Board of Directors, will steward operations of the facility with day-to-day activities executed by the aforementioned rink management firm. Five sites were reviewed as possible locations for the proposed development as identified in the SLIC study, of which four were in the City of Maryland Heights. The five locations were:  County Park land located at 13750 Marine Avenue, just east of Highway 141;  County Park land located along the Page Extension Freeway, just west of Highway 141 along River Valley Road;  Golfsport site located at 3250 Creve Coeur Mill Road;  Sportport site located at 12525 Sportport Road; and  Queeny Park site located at 550 Weidman Road and 1675 South Mason Road.

Some of the criteria used to determine site location included:  The use of public land as compared to purchasing private property;  Existing transportation amenities;  Existing utilities or nearby connections;  Existing location in reference to the Howard Bend Levee District and the levee itself;  The existing possibility of wetlands;  Flooding and flood water considerations;  Stormwater management strategies;  Sub-surface ground saturation and ground water movement; and  Cost to construct based on engineering, grading and ground work needs. Based on the findings it was determined by the developers that the Marine Avenue site was the preferable site. The other sites would have provided significant constraints relative to topography, construction costs and traffic challenges, which would have restricted the ice rink development. 3. Who was involved in identifying resource impact issues and developing the proposal including the interested and affected public, government agencies and Indian tribes. The SLIC study was developed by Generator Studio, ARCO Construction, Castle Construction, and St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation. The LWCF Proposal Description and Environmental Screening Form was completed by St. Louis Economic Development Partnership. An informational public meeting was held in January 2017 (see item 7 below).

4. Environmental resources analyzed and determination of impacts for proposed actions and alternatives. See above number 2. 5. Any mitigation measures to be part of the proposed action. Initial studies of the proposed project indicate the following mitigation measures:  Possible wetland mitigation (pending review of a wetlands delineation report by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers);  Bio-swales to collect and move stormwater runoff;  Detention basins to detain runoff;  The possibility of using porous pavement;  The possibility of installation of rain gardens throughout the parking areas; and  The use of BMP as part of the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan. The proposed site consists of approximately 40 acres. 6. Intergovernmental Review Process. Was this proposal reviewed by the appropriate State, metropolitan, regional and local agencies, and if so, attach any information and comments received about this proposal. Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Land Water Conservation Fund Management Section. Missouri State Historic Preservation Office. 7. Public comment periods (how long, when in the process, who was invited to comment) and agency response. The St. Louis County Department of Planning held an informational public meeting on January 25, 2017 regarding the proposed development. Notification of the meeting included postcards mailed to nearby property owners, park signage, a County website notice, email notification sent to County website subscribers as well as open space organizations. Presentations were given by the SLCDPR, the Partnership, and the Foundation prior to opening up the meeting for public comments. A total of 42 individuals provided comments during the meeting: 25 spoke in favor of the development, and 17 spoke in opposition. Representatives from regulatory agencies and other interested agencies were not in attendance at this meeting. The Draft EA was issued for public comment on June 22, 2017 for a 30-day comment period that closed on July 22, 2017. The Draft EA was made available at www.stlpartnership.com/icecenter. Printed copies were also made available from the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership for a printing cost of $30.00. Over 2,700 comments were received with approximately 78 percent in favor of the project and 22 percent against. 8. Any formal decision and supporting reasons regarding degree of potential impacts to the human environment. N/A 9. Was the proposed LWCF federal action and/or any other federal actions analyzed/reviewed in any of the previous environmental reviews? What was analyzed and what impacts were identified? Provide specific environmental review document references. Most of the above mentioned environmental documents (see Item 1 above) do not take into account the specific location of the proposed project area (except the McKelvey Woods Trail Wetland Delineation Phase II). Most of the studies listed in Item 1 refer to Page Avenue, Howard Bend Levee District, Maryland Heights Expressway and the Olive-Highway 141 Connector. Most of the reference to environmental studies and reviews, listed above, is in reference to the many highway projects that have occurred in and around Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. The location of the proposed project was included in several recent reviews involving bat roost tree habitat, cultural resources, floodplains, and traffic flow and circulation. 8

STEP 6: ENVIRONMENTAL SCREENING FORM (ESF)

Part A. Environmental Resources

No/Negligible A. ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES Not More Data Needed Impacts- Impacts Indicate potential for adverse impacts. Use a Applicable- Minor to Determine Exists but no or Exceed Minor separate sheet to clarify responses per Resource does Impacts Degree of Impact negligible EA/EIS required instructions for Part A on page 9. not exist EA/EIS required impacts 1. Geological resources: soils, bedrock, X slopes, streambeds, landforms, etc. 2. Air quality X 3. Sound (noise impacts) X 4. Water quality/quantity X 5. Stream flow characteristics X 6. Marine/estuarine X 7. Floodplains/wetlands X 8. Land use/ownership patterns; X property values; community livability 9. Circulation, transportation X 10. Plant/animal/fish species of special concern and habitat; state/ X federal listed or proposed for listing 11. Unique ecosystems, such as biosphere reserves, World Heritage X sites, old growth forests, etc. 12. Unique or important wildlife/ wildlife X habitat 13. Unique or important fish/habitat X 14. Introduce or promote invasive X species (plant or animal) 15. Recreation resources, land, parks, open space, conservation areas, rec. trails, facilities, services, opportunities, X public access, etc. Most conversions exceed minor impacts. See Step 3.B 16. Accessibility for populations with X disabilities 17. Overall aesthetics, special X characteristics/features 18. Historical/cultural resources, including landscapes, ethnographic, X archeological, structures, etc. Attach SHPO/THPO determination. 19. Socioeconomics, including employment, occupation, income X changes, tax base, infrastructure 20. Minority and low-income X populations 21. Energy resources (geothermal, X fossil fuels, etc.) 22. Other agency or tribal land use X plans or policies 23. Land/structures with history of contamination/hazardous materials X even if remediated 24. Other important environmental resources to address. X

Part A. Environmental Resources Explanations 1. Geologic resources, soils, bedrock, slopes, streambeds, landforms, etc. The proposed action to develop the SLIC will impact the soils and landforms of the 6(f) property in question. The proposed development is located in the Missouri River floodplain and is within the 100- year flood of Creve Coeur Lake and Creve Coeur Creek. Alluvial deposits within the project area are at a depth of greater than 60 feet. The water table is at a depth of two to four feet most of the year according to the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) (formerly known as the Soil Conservation Service) Soil Survey of St. Louis County and St. Louis City, 1979. The ground is relatively flat with a slight decrease in elevation along the eastern and northern portions of the project area. The soils located on the site are identified as Peers, silty clay loam by the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS). This soil is identified as a hydric soil in St. Louis County. As described the soil is located on nearly flat ground and is somewhat poorly drained. Permeability is moderate, and surface runoff is slow. The project site is located at a grade elevation of 448 feet. The 100-year flood elevation of Creve Coeur Lake and Creve Coeur Creek is 450 feet. The entire project site is considered a FIRM (Flood Insurance Rate Map) Zone AE, meaning it has a probability of flooding in any given year of 1%. This is considered a high risk of flooding under the National Flood Insurance Program. The entire project area and portions of roadways leading to the site were inundated in July 2015, January 2016 and again in May 2017 after substantial amounts of rainfall. To reduce the risk of flooding most of the project site will be elevated with two to five feet of fill. This will raise the elevation to at least one foot above the 100-year flood elevation. Fill will be obtained from the onsite constructed retention basins. An estimated 195,000 cubic yards of fill will be used from the project site. Constructed retention basins will provide compensatory storage to offset the volume of water displaced by filling. Checking historical aerial photos revealed the project area has been cleared of woody vegetation since at least 1937 and has been in some form of agriculture since that time. Recent Park Department management has been the seasonal mowing of the site to maintain it as an open field. Surface bedrock, slopes, streambeds or landforms do not exist on the proposed project site. 2. Air Quality. The development of the SLIC will have a negative impact on the air quality of the immediate area. With the development of the proposed SLIC, more vehicles will be traveling the roadways thus increasing emissions and lowering air quality. According to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) the air quality in the metro area has improved since 2000 but work still needs to be done to reduce ozone. In July 2012, USEPA designated the metro-St. Louis area as a marginal non-attainment area for ozone. The area had until December 2015 to attain the 2008 ozone standard but this will not be determined until 2017. Ozone is created by chemical reactions between oxides of nitrogen and volatile organic compounds in the presence of sunlight. Emissions from motor vehicle exhaust, gasoline vapors along with some other sources are the major contributors to ozone. Breathing ozone can trigger a variety of health problems and can have harmful effects on sensitive vegetation and ecosystems. According to the proposed ice center plan the facility will have parking available for 1,037 vehicles plus an adjacent 268 existing spots. The spectator seating attendance for the four ice rinks is a combined at over 4,000 people. If at maximum capacity three spectators would travel together to the facility in one vehicle this would represent slightly over 1,367 vehicles on the nearby roadway traveling to the facility. This number would represent a maximum attendance for each of the four ice rinks and is expected to occur less than eight to ten times annually based upon event scheduling and forecasted attendance. It is unknown at this time how many vehicles will be traveling the roadways to access the facility in any given day; however, a traffic study is currently underway to assess impacts. The operation of the vehicles to attend activities at the ice center would increase vehicle emissions and reduce air quality. The potential impact of increased vehicle traffic will be mitigated due to the location of the SLIC at the edge of the Park at a main Park entrance. 10

In addition, air quality will decrease during the construction of the facility as a result of grading and construction activity. 3. Sound (noise impacts). Noise levels will temporarily increase as a result of the proposed ice center being constructed. The temporary and short-term increase in noise generated as a result of the construction of the new facility will impact the surrounding passive park land. Other noise generated by the ice facility will be long term such as: vehicle noise on the park roads leading to the facility, and the operation of the facility itself. The increases in noise as a result of the proposed project can be attributed to:  Project site grading with heavy equipment during construction;  Overall construction of the facility, parking lots, building, etc;  Operation of the ice facility with compressors, and other equipment could increase the outside noise level around the facility; and  Road noise will increase as more vehicles will be out on the roadways traveling to the ice center. The nearby receptors that could be impacted by these activities include:  A residential house at 3404 Creve Coeur Mill Road, approximately 480 feet northwest of the project site that fronts Route 141 near the southeast quadrant of the Route 141 and Marine Avenue intersection.  A pavilion (Tremayne Shelter) near Creve Coeur Lake on the west side of Marine Avenue approximately 510 feet west of the project site.  Creve Coeur Disc Golf Course to the south of the project site.

At the residence, construction noise would attenuate to 65.3 dBA at the receptor. This would not exceed HUD noise guidelines, but would exceed the USEPA guideline of 55 dBA. However, construction-related noise impacts would be intermittent and temporary and would occur during daytime hours. Given the temporary and intermittent nature of this construction noise, and the fact that the house is located within noise effects of Route 141, construction noise impacts are expected to be minor.

The Tremayne Shelter in the Park is 510 feet to the west and based on straight line noise attenuation, construction noise would attenuate to 64.8 dBA at this receptor. This would not exceed HUD noise guidelines, but would exceed the USEPA guideline. However, as stated above, these impacts would be intermittent, temporary and during weekday daytime hours.

The Creve Coeur Disc Golf Course is adjacent to the project site to the south. Several of the holes on the course are being relocated as part of this project and the course would be closed during the grading operations on site; therefore, the disc golf course would not be affected by the construction noise of earth moving equipment.

There is also the potential for indirect noise impacts associated with an increase in construction related traffic and the transport of construction equipment to site. Noise impacts from construction related traffic are expected to be minor as construction-related traffic would utilize major arterial roadways as much as possible and likely would not have a noticeable increase on traffic volume and consequently traffic noise in the vicinity of those major roadways.

Operational noise from heating and cooling equipment on the north side of the SLIC could be expected to create a noise level of approximately 75 dBA at 50 feet. Based on straight-line attenuation, the noise from this equipment would attenuate to approximately 51 dBA at the residence. Therefore, there would be no operational noise impact at the residence. the nearest noise-producing mechanical equipment to the Tremayne Shelter would be a ground-mounted outdoor condenser on the west side of the building. This evaporative condenser operating at full fan speed could be expected to create a noise level as high as 87.5 dBA at 50 feet. Based on straight-line attenuation, the noise from this equipment would attenuate to approximately 62.3 dBA at the shelter,

which would be below the HUD guideline of 65 dBA, but it would still be above the USEPA suggested guideline of 55 dBA. However, objects in the field and topography would cause further noise attenuation. It is not expected that this condenser would cause disruption of the use of the shelter. This condition could be further mitigated by providing a barrier wall around the condenser unit to provide a break in the noise path to the shelter.

The Creve Coeur Disc Golf Course would not be in the path of noise created by the ground-mounted condenser on the west side of the building. The roof-mounted condenser on the north side of the building is further from the disc golf course than it is from the residence. Therefore, there are no operational noise impacts on the disc golf course.

Noise impacts from traffic related to the operation of the SLIC would not exceed FHWA noise abatement criteria.

4. Water quality/quantity. The proposed ice center development and parking areas will cover most of the 40 acre site. Much of this acreage will consist of impervious materials roadways, parking lots, roofs, etc. The remaining acreage represents lawn, retention basins, and bio-retention. The development of the proposed project with its parking for over 1,000 vehicles could impact the quality and quantity of runoff. Oils, vehicle fluids, salts, and trash could impact the quality of water leaving the development site as runoff or being detained on site. Based on information provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), a one-inch rain storm will generate 27,154 gallons of runoff on one acre of impermeable surface. Considering the size of the proposed development, a one-inch rain event would generate approximately 651,696 gallons of runoff (or, roughly the volume of an Olympic-sized pool). Retention basins located in low permeable soils with a high water table will hold water for a considerable amount of time. Bio-retention is a depressed landscape feature which stores, filters, and infiltrates stormwater runoff. Bio-retention is an attractive Best Management Practice (BMP) on many developments because it can be tucked into greenspace such as curb islands, landscaping and planter boxes. The project site currently slopes to the north and east. The proposed ice center development will be divided into multiple sub-basin watersheds: each tributary to a bio-retention basin, and then to retention lakes. To manage runoff, three constructed retention basins will provide compensatory water storage to offset the volume of water displaced by filling. The main retention lake will be interconnected to a secondary “finger lake” immediately west of Marine Avenue. From the second retention lake, an enclosed storm sewer discharge pipe will convey runoff to Creve Coeur Creek. Upstream of the on-site retention lake, bio-retention basins will be utilized to provide water quality treatment and volume reduction for proposed impervious surfaces. The site will be designed such that parking lots will sheet flow into bio-retention basins along their perimeter, and roof drains will “bubble up” into bio-retention basins. Private sewers will then convey stormwater from the bio-retention basins to the on-site retention lakes for storage. 5. Stream flow characteristics. Runoff generated on the site currently moves to the north and east of the project area to a detention basin. The runoff then discharges to a wooded wetland that begins on the project area and extends into adjoining properties. Off-site runoff moves into a drainage moving to the east and eventually entering Fee Fee Creek. Surface flowing streams do not exist on the project site. As previously stated, the proposed ice center development will be divided into multiple sub-basin watersheds: each tributary to a bio-retention basin, and then to retention lakes. 6. Marine/estuarine. Marine or estuarine habitats do not exist on or in the vicinity of the project site.

7. Floodplain/wetlands. The project site is located within the Missouri River floodplain. The Howard Bend 500-year levee protects the area from Missouri River floodwaters. However, the site is within the 100-year flood of Creve Coeur Lake and Creve Coeur Creek. The area recently experienced two greater than 100-year floods in July 2015, January 2016 and again in May 2017. The project site and roads leading to the site were inundated. To counter the occurrence of the proposed project being within the 100-year flood zone the site will be raised with two to five feet of fill. This action will bring the project area one foot above the 100- year flood. Roadways leading to the development will be inundated and impassible in a 100 year flood. No actions have been recommended to raise the elevations of any of the roadways serving the immediate project area. The City of Maryland Heights is an approved municipality to administer the Federal Flood Insurance Program per FEMA. As such, Maryland Heights has ordinances in place under which to review and administer any proposed development within the regulatory floodplain as defined by FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps. Specifically, floodplain permits and flood studies are required for any changes via the removal or filling of earth within the designated floodplain. Development within the floodplain must demonstrate a no “net rise” to the stream or river floodway conveyance area, if applicable. A stormwater management study was conducted by Stock & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc. in March 2017 for the proposed ice center development. In a letter dated March 28, 2017 from Horner & Shifrin, the Howard Bend Levee District has granted approval of the project hydraulics as it relates to compensatory storage and compliance with the stormwater master plan. Information regarding the proposed stormwater management features of the project site is included in Item 4 above. The 2013 McKelvey Woods Trail Wetland Delineation Phase II report identified two wetlands within the project area. This trail is part of GRG’s Fee Fee Greenway. The delineation was conducted for the US. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District by Burn & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. The work was carried out under contract with the City of Maryland Heights and the Great Rivers Greenway. This trail is part of GRG’s Fee Fee Greenway and traverses a portion of the project area. The wetland delineation was only carried out along the course of the proposed trail and not the entirety of the proposed project site. Other wetlands exist in the northeast corner of the property but are outside of the developed area. In January 2017, Geotechnology completed a Waters of the United States (WOUS) delineation of the proposed development site for ARCO Construction Company. WOUS may include lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, and similar waters that possess a connection to traditional navigable waters. The US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) National Wetland Inventory (NWI) was reviewed to obtain information pertaining to NWI-mapped wetlands and waterbodies in the project area. NWI-mapped wetlands do not appear in the project area. The closest NWI-mapped wetlands are west adjacent to Creve Coeur Lake and Creve Coeur Creek and east adjacent to a tributary of Louisville Creek. See Attachment D – Wetlands for more details. During the delineation, Geotechnology identified a 0.13-acre forested wetland on the eastern side of the project area. The forested wetland exists within a depression of a drainage area that discharges to a stream system that is present on the east adjoining property. Streams were not identified. Although two emergent wetlands were identified on the western portion of the site, the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has verified that these wetlands are not considered jurisdictional wetlands due to their recent development. The facility development plan does not impact the 0.13-acre forested wetland or the 0.11-acre emergent wetland (identified in the 2013 Phase II delineation report); therefore, a Section 404 permit will not be required. As a result, the USACE prepared a “No Permit Required” letter, which can be found in Appendix I or the St. Louis Ice Center Draft Environmental Assessment.

8. Land use/ownership patterns; property values; community livability. Presently the project site is maintained as a mowed field with a small storage shed and a gravel drive connecting the shed to Marine Avenue and does not exhibit active recreational use. The open field is mowed seasonally to restrict woody growth. The site is used on an occasion for special event parking. The Fee Fee Greenway Trail, which is currently under construction, will pass through the project site and will connect residential areas to the east to Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. This multi-use asphalt trail is the only other planned action proposed on the project site and will be tied into the SLIC with an asphalt path so as to allow Fee Fee Greenway Trail users access to restrooms and concessions which are not readily available. Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park offers a variety of recreational activities and diversity of land uses. Listed below are some, but not all, of the activities and land uses that can be found in the park:  The Quarry at Crystal Springs 18-hole golf course and a driving range;  Soccer fields and ballfields;  Biking and pedestrian trails;  Boat rentals for the lake;  Bike rentals for the trails;  Fishing;  Picnic sites and shelters;  Go Ape Zip Line and Treetop Adventure;  Boating, rowing, sailing and windsurfing;  Passive areas;  Natural areas;  Wetlands, woodlands and prairie areas; and  A 300-acre natural lake (an old oxbow of the Missouri River). All of the above activities and land uses make up the 2,100 acre park. The proposed development would not impact any of the above-mentioned recreational activities. The listed recreational facilities would benefit from the proposed development, attracting additional attendances and usage as a result of SLIC. The proposed development will occur on a 40-acre site that is part of Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. The site is in the north central portion of the park adjacent to Marine Avenue. The site is seasonally mowed by staff of SLCDPR to maintain its openness. Land use outside of the project area and the park would include residential areas in the higher elevation upland areas. While agriculture is the primary land use within the Missouri River floodplain, nearby private development proposals hope to develop over 1,500 acres in the immediate area next to Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. The developments may include residential, commercial and light industrial. Land ownership would remain with SLCDPR. The property would be leased to a not-for-profit organization, which would oversee the construction and be responsible for the operation of the SLIC. No private residential or industrial sites exist near the proposed project site. Some commercial sites including the golf course, bike rental, soccer fields and a commercial nursery are located in the vicinity of the proposed project. The project is not expected to have an impact on the property values of the surrounding private properties. 9. Circulation, transportation. The proposed SLIC project is located approximately 940 feet south of Highway 141 (aka the Maryland Heights Expressway). This highway forms a major connection with I-64 to the south and I-70 to the north, both of which are major interstates linking St. Louis and St. Charles counties. In addition, Highway 364 (Page Avenue) provides a crucial link between I-270 and Highway 141 as well as a link between St. Louis and St. Charles Counties. These roadways increase the service area of the ice facility and provide improved access. The proposed SLIC will also be served by two secondary roads leading to the site, 14

Dorsett Road and Marine Avenue. Both of these roads are two lane roads and serve the east side of Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park and the proposed ice center. Currently, there are no known traffic improvements planned or proposed for Marine Avenue. Traffic would increase within Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park as a result of the proposed ice center; however, most of the traffic to and from the public facility is expected to enter and leave the Park at the adjacent entrance at the intersection of Marine Avenue and Highway 141. Listed below are average weekday traffic counts for 2015 at various locations in and around Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park as provided by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and St. Louis County Department of Transportation (SLCDOT): LOCATION Average Weekday Traffic (AWT) Marine Ave. south of Highway 141 (at project site) 5,670 Highway 141 south of Highway 364 (Page Ave.) 28,243 Highway 141 between I-70 and Highway 364 40,306 Marine Ave. north of Dorsett Rd. 8,130 Dorsett Rd. east of Marine Ave. 5,440 Marine Ave. south of Dorsett Rd. 6,100 Creve Coeur Mill Road between Hwy. 141 and Hwy. 364 5,780 A traffic study was conducted for the proposed ice center development. There is a need to provide separate left-turn lanes at each of the proposed entrances. Based on the distance between the entrances, a three-lane cross section is recommended along Marine Avenue (one lane in each direction plus a two-way left-turn lane) between the proposed south entrance and the proposed north entrance. Traffic volumes simulating operating conditions for the proposed SLIC were developed using current (2017) volumes. All intersections listed above are expected to operate at acceptable levels of service (LOS D or better) during both the weekday PM peak hour and the Saturday evening event peak hour, except the westbound approach of Creve Coeur Mill Road North during the weekday PM peak hour. This approach could be improved by lane reassignment re-striping at the intersection, which could improve the level of service to LOS C during the PM peak hour. This westbound approach is an existing condition and the additional traffic from the proposed SLIC is not expected to have an impact on the westbound approach during the PM peak hour.

Traffic volumes simulating future (2037) operating conditions for the proposed SLIC were developed at the intersections listed above. All intersections off of Marine Avenue to the proposed SLIC will operate at overall acceptable levels (LOS D or better) during the weekday PM and Saturday evening event peak hours. The westbound approach of Creve Coeur Mill Road North at Route 141 could be re-striped to allow for two westbound left-turn lanes to improve the operation of that approach. As with the 2017 conditions, minor signal timing adjustments could also be made for the 2037 conditions to provide additional southbound left-turn green time to minimize the southbound left-turn delays and queues, while still providing desirable levels for northbound Route 141.

10. Plant/animal/fish species of special concern and habitat, state/federal listed or proposed for listing. Most of the proposed site consists of old field herbaceous growth. The site has been open and used for various agriculture practices since at least 1937. Current management over the past few years has been a seasonal mowing to keep woody growth from invading the site. Some of the old field herbaceous species would include but not be limited to the following species: Johnson grass, Virginia wild rye, goldenrod,, fescue, fleabane, blackberry, poison ivy, thistle, vetch, white sweet clover, white woodland aster, chicory, ragweed, red clover, as well as other species. The boundary of the project site on the north, east and south is lined with woody vegetation as a combination of trees and shrub species. The woody corridor is made up of a combination of mature and immature species. Some of the woody species found along the project site boundary would include but not be limited to the following species: silver maple, box elder, elderberry, honey locust, hackberry, black 15

walnut, white ash, Kentucky coffee tree and basswood. Other species growing in the corridor include bush honeysuckle, autumn olive and Siberian elm. The wooded corridor provides a travel lane for more mobile wildlife to reach other portions of the park. Two wetlands as identified in the McKelvey Woods Trail Wetland Delineation Phase II study exist on the proposed site. This trail is part of GRG’s Fee Fee Greenway. Only the proposed trail route was delineated and not the entire project area for wetlands. One of the wetlands is along the south east corner of the project area the other wetland is located on the central portion of the eastern boundary. Both sites are highly degraded as a result of seasonally mowing. The floristic display is not very well developed. The forested wetland exists within a depression of a drainage area that discharges to a stream system that is present on the east adjoining property. The forested wetland is dominated by box elder (Acer negundo) and American elm (Ulmus americana) trees. Hydric soils and wetland hydrology were observed within the wetland. The surrounding forested riparian corridor is dominated by box elder, American elm, silver maple (Acer saccharinum), honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos), and bush honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii). Generally, trees within this area are relatively young with the majority under 8 inches diameter at breast height (dbh). However, a few, mature cottonwood (Populus deltoides) species are present. Some of the herbaceous species found in the wetlands include the following species: narrow leaved cattails, sedges, bulrush and other species. Ponded water was observed in the vicinity of the emergent wetlands in the western portion of the site in December 2016 (following a precipitation event). It should be noted that the eastern quarter of the proposed site is lower in elevation and shows a greater concentration of bulrush and sedge species. Evidence does exist of surface water pooling across the proposed site. The project area represents beneficial wildlife habitat for many common species of wildlife found in the park and the surrounding area. The site could provide some valuable forage habitat for bats. As part of the Fee Fee Greenway Trail proposal a bat roosting survey was conducted along the route of the trail which traverses the project area. The area where the trail traverses the proposed development does not have any trees growing along the trail route. However, good bat roosting trees do exist adjacent to the development. Indiana bats and Northern Long Eared bats both are federally and state endangered species and both occupy select trees during the summer months. Trees with flakey bark or trees will hollow cavities or old mature trees would be beneficial to both species of bats. Both species would utilize the field and wetlands as hunting areas for insects. Because of the relative small size of the project area and the lack of quality habitat other federally and state endangered species would not be found on the project area. No known plants or fish species exist on the project site that would be considered of special concern. 11. Unique ecosystems, such as biosphere reserves, World Heritage sites, old growth forests, etc. No unique habitats exist on the project site. The site consists of an old field community primarily with herbaceous vegetation with minimal plant development and diversity. Two degraded wetlands are found on the site. But they support minimal plant diversity and lack a constant hydrology. The entire site is mowed seasonally to reduce woody growth. 12. Unique or important wildlife/wildlife habitat. As previously mentioned (see item 10 above) the Indiana bat and the Northern Long Eared bat, both federally and state endangered species may occupy some of the surrounding trees and utilize some of the open field to forage for insects. A habitat evaluation was conducted in the spring of 2017, which determined that the project area is not an important habitat for the two endangered species. The proposed development site contains two small emergent wetland habitats in the western portion of the proposed site, a forested wetland in the eastern portion of the proposed site, and an emergent wetland in the eastern portion of the proposed site as identified in the referenced wetland delineation reports. The closest NWI-mapped wetlands are west adjacent to Creve Coeur Lake and Creve Coeur Creek and east adjacent to a tributary of Louisville Creek. Ponded water was observed in the area of the two non- jurisdictional wetlands during the December 2016 site visit. The project area is utilized by a host of wildlife but these species would not be classified as unique or important wildlife with the exception of the two endangered bat species. The older field habitat of the project area represents a habitat that is not very common in the 2,100 acre park. 16

13. Unique or important fish/habitat. No permanent water is found on the project site so fish and their habitat do not exist on site. 14. Introduce or promote invasive species (plant or animal). The following invasive species can be found in the project area: Johnson grass, white and yellow sweet clover, fescue, thistle, red clover, Korean clover, crown vetch, callery pear and other species as well. The proposed ice facility would encompass the 40 acre site. The proposed development should not introduce nor promote invasive species. Landscape plans can be reviewed for possible threats to native landscapes. 15. Recreation resources, land, parks, open space, conservation areas, recreation trails, facilities, services, opportunities, public access, etc. The proposed ice center will provide a recreational opportunity that does not exist in the St. Louis area. The four ice rinks will allow for tournament opportunities that do not exist in the area today. The ice center will not take away or have a direct negative impact on recreational resources that are found in the park or the immediate surrounding area. The proposed facility will occupy a site that currently supports very little use. Any potential impact on open space within the Park is mitigated by the location of the facility at the edge of the park along a neighboring railroad line. The development will provide ice skating and other recreational opportunities for the general public, especially during winter months when outdoor activities can be limited by challenging weather. The SLIC would create a net gain in outdoor recreation benefits in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park by offering additional outdoor recreational opportunities that currently do not exist within the park and by providing those opportunities in an area of the park that is basically unused for outdoor recreation. SLIC will provide new outdoor recreational opportunities including ice hockey, figure skating, synchronized skating, skating lessons, in-line skating, floor hockey, field hockey, and other outdoor recreational opportunities via use of an outdoor rink that is part of the project. Currently, the proposed site for the public facility offers very little opportunity for outdoor recreation. It is a mowed pasture field located just south of an active railroad line. In the middle of the site is a maintenance shed and a gravel road that connects the shed to Marine Drive. A small portion of the site is currently used as a disc golf course; however, as noted above, that activity will be relocated as a result of the construction of the Fee Fee Greenway Trail. As noted above, SLIC will include an outdoor skating sheet and an outdoor athletic area. During months when the weather is too warm to support ice, the outdoor rink will be used for floor hockey, field hockey, lacrosse, in-line skating or such along with playing host to summer camp activities that are currently offered in the park, but don’t have protected space. It would also host a local municipality’s monthly outdoor music concerts throughout the summer and the parking lot would be used for outdoor activities, including farmer’s markets and food truck events sponsored by St. Louis County Parks and a municipality. SLIC would also encourage people to take advantage of outdoor recreational opportunities year-round, especially during the colder winter months when park usage is lower than in the warmer months of the year. Ice sports are considered outdoor recreational activities under the LWCF program but the climate of the St. Louis region will not support outdoor rinks for the length of the ice hockey and ice sport seasons. Therefore, indoor rinks are necessary in the St. Louis region to support year-round recreation. 16. Accessibility for populations with disabilities. The proposed St. Louis Ice Center will be constructed to meet ADA specifications. The conceptual plans identify handicapped parking spaces and facilities of benefit inside the ice rinks. Additionally, two of the rinks are being equipped with special dasher board and ice entry systems that will allow for the disabled,

such as sled hockey players, to have ADA-type access to the ice as well as being accommodating to those hockey players and ice skaters with special needs (see http://www.gatewaylocomotives.org/). 17. Overall aesthetics, special characteristics/features. See Attachment E – Project Rendering for more details. The visual landscape of an area is formed by physical, biological and man-made features that combine to influence both landscape identifiability and uniqueness. Scenic resources within a landscape are evaluated based on a number of factors that include scenic attractiveness, integrity and visibility. Scenic attractiveness is a measure of scenic quality based on human perceptions of intrinsic beauty as expressed in the forms, colors, textures and visual composition of each landscape. Scenic integrity is a measure of scenic importance based on the degree of visual unity and wholeness of the natural landscape character. The varied combinations of natural features and human alterations both shape landscape character and help define their scenic importance. The subjective perceptions of a landscape’s aesthetic quality and sense of place is dependent on where and how it is viewed. Scenic visibility of a landscape may be described in terms of three distance contexts: (1) foreground, (2) middleground and (3) background. In the foreground, an area within 0.5 mile of the observer, individual details of specific objects are important and easily distinguished. In the middleground, from 0.5 to 4 miles from the observer, object characteristics are distinguishable but their details are weak and tend to merge into larger patterns. In the distant part of the landscape, the background, details and colors of objects are not normally discernible unless they are especially large, standing alone, or have a substantial color contrast. In this assessment, the background is measured as 4 to 10 miles from the observer. Visual and aesthetic impacts associated with a particular action may occur as a result of the introduction of a feature that is not consistent with the existing viewshed. Consequently, the character of an existing site is an important factor in evaluating potential visual impacts. The location of the proposed project is in a portion of Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park that is not used for recreation. Presently the proposed site consists of an old field that is seasonally mowed for maintenance. In the middle of the site is a maintenance shed and a gravel road that connects the shed to Marine Drive. No active recreational opportunities exist at this old field. The site may be used by the occasional birder or botanist or other form of nature study but this is unconfirmed and there are multiple other areas in the park that support these passive recreation activities. The topography around the proposed site is relatively flat and consists of a mixture of open space (grass areas) and trees. Existing scenic attractiveness is minimal and scenic integrity of the site is low. The building would be one story with a mezzanine, with a maximum height of the parapet roof of roughly 50 feet from the ground. The exterior of the building would be concrete and glass with a varied roof line. Other building finishes would consist of canopy roofing over the outdoor rink. An asphalt parking lot with spaces for 1,037 cars would be located on the proposed site. Additional parking may be provided west of Marine Avenue adjacent to an existing parking area. The grounds around the facility would include maintained lawn and landscaped areas consisting of a variety of trees, shrubs, and herbaceous planting. Currently, the 40-acre site is located at the northern edge of the park and is bounded by: Marine Avenue and an existing parking lot on the west; the Southern Pacific Railroad on the north; Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park and a golf driving range to the south; and a tributary to Creve Coeur Creek to the east. The proposed building would present a visual contrast to the existing undeveloped landscape. There would be a moderate visual change in the landscape at the foreground viewing distance due to the change from the natural landscape. The greatest impact would be experienced by users of the Fee Fee Greenway Trail as the building and parking area could decrease the aesthetic quality of this short portion of the trail. However, the trail would also encourage access to the public facility as there will be an asphalt connector to the trail and bike parking outside the SLIC. In more distant views, the facility would likely merge with the existing roadways and surrounding development which would minimize visual intrusions.

Photos of the existing project site can be found in Attachment F – Existing Project Site Photos. 18. Historical/cultural resources, including landscapes, ethnographic, archeological, structures, etc. A cultural resources survey was conducted in April and May 2017. The survey concluded that the project site is not eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places due to a lack of potential for intact, subsurface material. No further archeological work is needed. The SHPO concurred with this finding in a letter dated June 20, 2017. 19. Socioeconomics, including employment, occupation, income changes, tax base, infrastructure. The St. Louis Ice Center will be operated by a not-for-profit organization, thus, the facility will not generate tax revenues. The exception to this would be any merchandise or food sold would have to pay sales taxes. As stated in the St. Louis Ice Center Development Plan the development will have the following economic benefits:  970 one-year construction jobs.  $29.1 million in new labor income.  $34 million in value added to St. Louis County’s economy.  The ice complex when it is fully up and running will create 156 jobs, nearly $7 million in labor income and nearly $22 million in value added to the county’s economy annually. The 156 jobs created in the local economy will cover the gamut of jobs both full-time and part-time; professional and non-professional. Some of the positions to be created by the St. Louis Ice Center and other impacted employers would include but not limited to the following:  General manager  Office manager  Sales & marketing manager  Sales coordinator  Program manager  Program coordinator  Janitorial services  Concession manager  Cooks & servers  Pro shop supervisor  Reception clerks  Store clerks According to the ice plan study the expected direct spending resulting from SLIC will be $11,100,000 and total spending of $20,100,000. The proposed ice facility study addresses infrastructure and maintenance by setting aside funds for preventive maintenance activities, repairs, and maintenance expenses which also include all costs to keep the facility clean, safe and secure. 20. Minority and low-income populations. The following information is provided by the US Census Bureau, 2015 American Community Survey 5- Year Estimates for 2011-2015 for the City of Maryland Heights: Subject Number

Population 27,401 Median Age 35.2 Racial Composition White 69.0 % Black or African American 11.0 % 19

Asian 13.5 % Hispanic/Latino 6.1 % Median Household Income $58,911 Persons Below the Poverty Level 9.0 %

The following information is provided by the US Census Bureau, 2015 American Community Survey 5- Year Estimates for 2011-2015 for St. Louis County: Subject Number

Population 1,001,327 Median Age 40.2 Racial Composition White 69.6 % Black or African American 23.3 % Asian 3.8 % Hispanic/Latino 2.7 % Median Household Income $59,755 Persons Below the Poverty Level 10.9 %

The construction of SLIC will not negatively impact minorities or low income populations. The facility could provide some benefits by providing jobs. 21. Energy resources (geothermal, fossil fuels, etc.). The current commitment of energy resources (mainly gasoline and diesel fuels) near the project site is related to vehicular access to Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. Energy use is influenced by park usage demand, which influences local traffic flow patterns. Construction of the proposed project will require indirect consumption of energy for processing materials, construction activities, and maintenance and operation of the proposed facility. Energy consumption by vehicles in the area may increase during construction due to possible traffic delays. The project includes provisions for improved bicycling and walking (Fee Fee Greenway Trail), thereby encouraging travel by these non-motorized and non-energy consuming modes of transportation. The uniqueness of the SLIC and the recreational demand for it will increase the consumption of fossil fuels as more vehicles are driven to the site. The proposed project will increase fossil fuel consumption as determined by the following:  Construction equipment (i.e. earth movers, dozers, loaders);  Construction vehicles (i.e., delivery trucks, construction workforce);  Operation of the site (i.e., HVAC equipment, ice chillers, electrical use); and  Travel to and from the site by users of the facility. The extent of energy use at the proposed site is not known; however, the increased energy consumption is expected to be minor. 22. Other agency or tribal land use plans or policies. The Great Rivers Greenway District (GRG) and the City of Maryland Heights are currently beginning Phase II construction of the Fee Fee Greenway Trail, a multi-purpose trail that, as planned, will traverse a portion of the project area. GRG is a tax sponsored agency supported by the citizens of St. Charles and St. Louis Counties and the City of St. Louis. When complete, the trail will connect residential areas in Maryland Heights to the east of Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park to the park. SLCDPR will be constructing and managing a 13-field outdoor soccer complex about ½ of a mile west of the proposed SLIC. It is anticipated that this complex will be completed in 2017.

The City of Maryland Heights is currently seeking private development for over 1,800 acres known as the Maryland Park Lake District. As planned the area would include commercial, light industrial, residential and recreation development. This development is next to the proposed site. 23. Land/structures with history of contamination/hazardous materials even if remediated. No known hazardous materials are known to occur on the project site. Upon review of historic aerial photos, no structures have been built or have existed on the site as far back as 1937. The site has been a mowed field and agricultural crop field since ownership by SLCDPR. 24. Other important environmental resources to address. Other resources to address are not anticipated at this time.

Part B. Mandatory Criteria Explanations

B. MANDATORY CRITERIA To be Yes No If your LWCF proposal is approved, would it… determined 1. Have significant impacts on public health or safety? X 2. Have significant impacts on such natural resources and unique geographic characteristics as historic or cultural resources; park, recreation, or refuge lands, wilderness areas; wild or scenic rivers; national natural landmarks; sole or X principal drinking water aquifers; prime farmlands; wetlands (E.O. 11990); floodplains (E.O 11988); and other ecologically significant or critical areas. 3. Have highly controversial environmental effects or involve unresolved conflicts X concerning alternative uses of available resources [NEPA section 102(2)(E)]? 4. Have highly uncertain and potentially significant environmental effects or X involve unique or unknown environmental risks? 5. Establish a precedent for future action or represent a decision in principle X about future actions with potentially significant environmental effects? 6. Have a direct relationship to other actions with individually insignificant, but X cumulatively significant, environmental effects? 7. Have significant impacts on properties listed or eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, as determined by either the bureau or X office.(Attach SHPO/THPO Comments) 8. Have significant impacts on species listed or proposed to be listed on the List of Endangered or Threatened Species, or have significant impacts on designated X Critical Habitat for these species. 9. Violate a federal law, or a state, local, or tribal law or requirement imposed for X the protection of the environment? 10. Have a disproportionately high and adverse effect on low income or minority X populations (Executive Order 12898)? 11. Limit access to and ceremonial use of Indian sacred sites on federal lands by Indian religious practitioners or significantly adversely affect the physical integrity X of such sacred sites (Executive Order 13007)? 12. Contribute to the introduction, continued existence, or spread of noxious weeds or non-native invasive species known to occur in the area, or actions that X may promote the introduction, growth, or expansion of the range of such species (Federal Noxious Weed Control Act and Executive Order 13112)? 2. Have significant impacts on such natural resources and unique geographic characteristics as historic or cultural resources; park, recreation, or refuge lands, wilderness areas, wild or scenic rivers, national natural landmarks; sole of principal drinking water aquifers, prime farmlands; wetlands; floodplains; and other ecologically significant or critical areas. The proposed project will impact the floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The project site is below the 100- year flood zone of Creve Coeur Lake and Creve Coeur Creek. To facilitate project construction, 24 acres of land will be elevated with two to five feet of fill so that the proposed facility is one foot above the 100- year flood. Even with that rise in elevation all of the roads leading to the facility will be inundated with a 100-year flood. The project area is a mowed field and does not exhibit high diversity or a high quality resource. 3. Have highly controversial environmental effects or involve unresolved conflicts concerning alternative uses of available resources? The proposed project has raised concerns with some of the public in that it proposes to place a building on land that is currently open space within Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. However, as discussed previously, the land being considered for this project was not formerly used and is not actively being used for outdoor recreation. Other public entities and individuals have expressed their support of the project stating that it will provide more active recreation opportunities in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park and that some of this will be outdoor recreation. The project is also projected to increase the outdoor recreation experience throughout other areas of the park.

Recently the city of Maryland Heights announced it would entertain private development proposals on the Maryland Park Lake District which encompasses 1,800 acres near the project site. This development area is protected from floodwaters of the Missouri River with a 500-year levee. The city is weighing the effects of developing this land or leaving it for agriculture and open space. 4. Have highly uncertain and potentially significant environmental effects or involve unique or unknown environmental risks? One of the issues of the proposed project is constructing the facility one foot above the 100-year flood of Creve Coeur Creek. There have been two recent 100-year floods in the vicinity of the project area leaving part of the site inaccessible for a brief period of time. There is concern that as more development occurs in the Creve Coeur Creek watershed, it could have cumulative effects on the 100-year floodplain and could contribute to additional flood concerns. However, all future development in this floodplain will need to meet the overall floodplain management plan as administered by the City of Maryland Heights, the organization that administers the flood insurance program for the Creve Coeur Creek floodplain. As previously stated, a stormwater management study was conducted by Stock & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc. in March 2017 for the proposed ice center development. In a letter dated March 28, 2017 from Horner & Shifrin, the Howard Bend Levee District has granted approval of the project hydraulics as it relates to compensatory storage and compliance with the stormwater master plan. 5. Establish a precedent for future action or represent a decision in principle about future actions with potentially significant environmental effects? The proposed project could lead to future cumulative actions. The extent of these potential future effects is not known and cannot be exactly determined. However, the cumulative impacts are not expected to create long-term adverse cumulative effects nor are they considered to be substantial. 6. Have a direct relationship to other actions with individually insignificant, but cumulatively significant, environmental effects? The development of the proposed project will increase traffic on adjacent roadways through and adjacent to Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. The increase in traffic could have the following impacts:  Increased congestion in the park;  Reduced air quality;  Increased noise; and  Increased risk of vehicular accidents and public safety. The proposed project is just south of Highway 141, a four-lane divided highway. The project site was chosen in part because of its close proximity to a major arterial highway in order to facilitate traffic flow and access. Highway 141 is the type of transportation facility that is consistent with a development such as the proposed SLIC. 8. Have significant impacts on species listed or proposed to be listed on the List of Endangered or Threatened Species, or have significant impacts on designated Critical Habitat for these species. Surveys conducted within the project area did not find suitable habitat for the gray bat, and impacts on this species are not anticipated. Therefore, the project would have no effect on the gray bat.

Of the woodlots identified within the surveyed project area, no woodlots were designated as potentially suitable bat habitat based on the presence of potentially suitable roost trees and the forest community composition. The existing woodlots contained too dense of an understory to allow bats to move through the forest for foraging. While there was one potentially suitable bat roost tree located in the area of scattered trees in the southern portion of the project area, the overall community composition in the area did not have suitable tree species and community structure to support suitable summer bat habitat (trees with exfoliating bark, cracks, crevices, and/or hollows). The nearest larger blocks of forest are located approximately 1.6 miles to the southeast of the project area along the hillsides above the Missouri River valley.

Based on the lack of available potentially suitable bat habitat and less favorable forest community structures, tree clearing for the SLIC would have no effect on roosting or foraging habitat for the Indiana and northern long-eared bats.

Due to frequent mechanical disturbances at the site within the decurrent false aster growing period, it is unlikely that this species is present within the project area. Within Missouri, this species is presently only known to occur in St. Charles County. In addition, large tracts of available potential habitat are located in the areas surrounding the project site. In consideration of these factors, the project would have no effect on habitat for the decurrent false aster.

Environmental Reviewers

The following individual(s) provided input in the completion of the environmental screening form.

Steve Coates Amec Foster Wheeler NEPA Specialist

Karen Boulware Amec Foster Wheeler NEPA Specialist

Michael Roark Geotechnology, Inc. NEPA Specialist

The following individuals conducted a site inspection to verify field conditions.

Robin Ledford Geotechnology, Inc. Wetlands Biologist April 13, 2017

Vince Warner Amec Foster Wheeler Archeologist May/June 2017

ATTACHMENTS:

Attachment A – Site Development Plan

Attachment B – Project Location Map

Attachment C – Proposed Ice Usage Breakdown

Attachment D – Wetlands

Attachment E – Project Rendering

Attachment F – Existing Project Site Photos

NOTES 1. Plan adapted from 2015 aerial imagery courtesy of East-West Gateway Council of Governments and field reconnaissance performed by Geotechnology, Inc.

2. Site Features shown approximate only.

Maryland Heights Expressway LEGEND Non-Jurisdictional Wetland Wetland §DFUH Jurisdictional Forested Wetland Wetland Identified by Others

Wetlands created in late 2014 during construction of adjacent building and NOT jurisdictional.

Marine Avenue

Creve Coeur Creek

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St. Louis Ice Center

Creve Coeur Lake Maryland Heights, Missouri SITE LOCATION AND TOPOGRAPHY

Project Number J025325.02 PLATE 1

Attachment F - St. Louis Ice Center – Existing Project Site Photos

Photo 1 – View to the east from the site. Taken from east of Marine Ave near the west end of the site.

Photo 2 – View to the northwest from the site. Taken from east of Marine Ave near the east end of the site.

Attachment F - St. Louis Ice Center – Existing Project Site Photos

Photo 3 – View to the northeast. Taken from east of Marine Ave near the middle of the site.

Photo 4 – View to the northeast. Taken from west of Marine Ave.

Appendix G

Form AD-1006

Farmland Conversion Impact Rating

Appendices

Appendix H

Marine Ave. – Road Widening Plan

Meeting Summary

Date: June 16, 2017

To: Mr. Scott Vogelsang, P.E., LEED‐AP – ARCO Construction Company Mr. Patrick Quinn, St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation

From: Mr. Brian Rensing, P.E., PTOE

CBB Job Number: 027‐17

Project: The Maryland Heights Ice Complex Marine Avenue near Missouri 141 Maryland Heights, Missouri

A meeting was held on June 15, 2017 to discuss the results of the traffic impact study (TIS) generated by CBB for the proposed Ice Complex along Marine Avenue near Missouri Route 141 in the City of Maryland Heights, Missouri. The meeting included representatives from the development team (ARCO and Legacy Ice Foundation), the site civil engineer (Stock & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc.), the City of Maryland Heights, St. Louis County Department of Transportation (SLCDOT), the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), and CBB.

At the conclusion of this meeting, all three review agencies identified above provided their verbal concurrence with the findings and the recommendations of the TIS. The following is a brief summary of action items and next steps:  All agencies concurred with the recommended improvements along Marine Avenue as shown in the attached ‘conceptual’ drawing. The development team will start the process of generating final design plans and any associated permit applications.  MoDOT requires that the development team retain a qualified traffic engineer to develop optimized signal timing plans based on field observations at the intersections of Marine Avenue and Creve Coeur Mill North along Route 141 after the facility is in operation.  City of Maryland Heights indicated that the pedestrian crossings as shown on the revised layout (at both the north and south entrances) are acceptable at this time. Pedestrian flows and vehicular conflicts would be monitored by the development team after the facility is in operation to ensure safe pedestrian crossing of Marine Avenue.

Please contact Brian Rensing via email at [email protected] or by phone at 314‐449‐9569 should you have any questions.

Appendices

Appendix I

Correspondence 2 February 2017

Creve Coeur Lake is Missouri’s largest natural lake in St. Louis County’s oldest, busiest park. Walkers, runners, cyclists, picnickers, bird-watchers, fishermen, paddling enthusiasts of all kinds frequent this lake. And this is home to this region’s most active rowing and sailing associations. Creve Coeur Lake is, by design and use, a valuable and uniquely outdoor recreation oasis for over one million active users annually.

I have personally been involved with the design and preservation of buildings, signage, play field irrigation, dredging, ramps, docks and landscape in and around Creve Coeur Lake Park since 1973. And I have not only been responsive to, but also supportive of, St. Louis County Park’s insistent criteria of the design of diminutive support buildings, (low eaves, small foot-prints, see-through pavilions, etc). All of this is for the purpose of providing long impressive vistas of this lake district and a continuous horizon preserving the open beauty and pristine environment of this ecosystem.

Now, Legacy Ice Foundation and St. Louis County Parks proposes to ruin all of this with an intensive forty acre development of massive buildings with 1400 parking spaces...... and with all the associated crowded vehicular entrances, burdened traffic, volumetric flood plain contribution, imperious roofs, pavements, sanitary force mains, soil overburdens, tall walls, massive roofs, vegetation displacement, carbon emission, noise, advertisement and light pollution.

This proposed project flies in the face of all of the St. Louis County Parks criteria so thoughtfully planned and careful honored these last 50 years. After I attended St. Louis County’s “informational meeting” January 25th, I was shocked to see that the Parks Department was cooperating with the developer to propose this project. This effort is in direct violation of the mandate of Missouri’s Land and Conservation Funds specifically established to preserve and protect this natural resource specifically for its continued outdoor recreation.

Proponents of a new ice rink complex don’t need this specific site and (had they been asked at the meeting) don’t want to destroy this precious and fragile environment with this intensive development at this location. The ice complex, then, needs to be intelligently designed for an appropriate site.

This damaging and aggressive Creve Coeur lake district development is an irresponsible project for St. Louis County Parks to be proposing and a shameful act of negligence should Missouri and the Department of Natural Resources approve it.

Charles E. Bell AIA CSI LEED AP President CHARLES E. BELL ARCHITECTS INC.

[email protected] 314-721-0167 8008 CARONDELET AVENUE ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63105 Charles Bell.wpd DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY ST. LOUIS DISTRICT CORPS OF ENGINEERS 1222 SPRUCE STREET ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63103-2833

REPLY TO ATTENTION OF: May 15, 2017

Regulatory Branch File Number: MVS-2016-983

St. Louis County Industrial Development Authority c/o Sheila Sweeney Chief Executive Officer St. Louis Economic Development Partnership 7733 Forsyth Blvd., 23rd Floor Clayton, MO 63105

Dear Mrs. Sweeney:

We have reviewed your project, known as St. Louis Ice Center in Maryland Heights. The submitted plans include the construction of a new building, with associated infrastructure, within the City of Maryland Heights. More specifically, the project occurs in Section 17, Township 46 North, Range 05 East, St. Louis County, Missouri.

Section 404 of the Clean Water Act assigns responsibility to the Secretary of the Army to administer a permit program to regulate the excavation or placement of dredged or fill material in waters of the United States. The excavation or placement of any dredged or fill material in waters of the United States below ordinary high water elevation or in wetlands, must be authorized by a Section 404 permit.

Based upon a review of the U.S. Geological Survey 7.5-minute topographical map, soil survey, National Wetland Inventory maps, the wetland delineation dated 9 January 2017, and a site visit on April 13, 2017 to verify wetland boundaries, the proposed activity does not appear to directly impact the delineated wetland area or Creve Coeur Creek, therefore a Department of the Army, Section 404 permit is not required for this project.

This determination is applicable only to the permit program administered by the Corps of Engineers. It does not eliminate the need to obtain other Federal, state or local approvals before beginning work.

You are reminded that although your proposal does not need a Section 404 permit, based on your submitted plans, dated 2 May 2017, any revisions to your proposal may be subject to Section 404. Any impacts to waters of the United States are to be avoided and would require subsequent authorization from this office.

If you have any questions, please contact Chad LaMontagne at (314) 331-8044. Please refer to file number MVS-2016-983. The St. Louis District Regulatory Branch is committed to providing quality and timely service to our customers. In an effort to improve customer service, please take a moment to go to our Customer Service Survey found on our web site at http://corpsmapu.usace.army.mil/cm_apex/f?p=regulatory_survey.

Sincerely,

Rob Gramke Missouri Section Chief Regulatory Branch

CC: St. Louis County, Missouri c/o Jeff Wagener – Special Assistant, St. Louis County Executive

Legacy Ice Foundation c/o Patrick Quinn – Chairman

Summit Family of Companies c/o Peter Kinsella – Vice President, Development

Stock & Associates Consulting Engineers, Inc. c/o George Stock, P.E. - President

Meeting Summary

Date: June 16, 2017

To: Mr. Scott Vogelsang, P.E., LEED‐AP – ARCO Construction Company Mr. Patrick Quinn, St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation

From: Mr. Brian Rensing, P.E., PTOE

CBB Job Number: 027‐17

Project: The Maryland Heights Ice Complex Marine Avenue near Missouri 141 Maryland Heights, Missouri

Please contact Brian Rensing via email at [email protected] or by phone at 314‐449‐9569 should you have any questions.

St. Louis Audubon Society P.O. Box 220227 St. Louis, MO 63122 www.stlouisaudubon.org

Comments to Environmental Assessment St. Louis Ice Center by St. Louis Audubon Society 7/17/2017 Introduction St. Louis Audubon Society participates actively in improving the wildlife habitat of Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. We’ve spent countless hours removing invasive species, planting native plants, hosting public bird hikes and organizing trash clean up events. We oppose the building of the St. Louis Ice Center in the Park, and wish their organization well in finding a more suitable venue for indoor recreation. Here are our comments on the Center’s Environmental Assessment.

Section 1.1 states: Public recreational facilities may be approved on Section 6(f) land where the facility results in a net gain in outdoor recreation benefits or enhances the outdoor recreation use of the entire park, and the facility is compatible with and significantly supportive of the outdoor recreation resources and opportunities of the Section 6(f)(3) protected area. Which is followed by: The SLIC will increase public outdoor recreational opportunities throughout the year (including the winter months when Park visitation is generally lower), will attract people from across the state and region and it will increase overall use of the Park. We don’t question the ice center will increase overall use of the Park, at least initially. The Park does not currently have an ice center and so facility users would be new users to the Park. However, the negative impact the ice center users would have on traffic on Marine, the noise generation of the facility, its impact on the visual surroundings and the competition for existing parking spaces on the west side of Marine could very well discourage existing Park users from continuing their use. Although there may be some outdoor recreation at the SLIC, it would not offset the decrease in space available for outdoor recreation. Section 1.2 states: All of these elements would be accessible to the public. No memberships would be required for the use of the facility and fees for the use of the facility would be nominal and comparable to other typical outdoor recreation uses. What is the fee structure? Surely the developers have an idea of what they would charge to make their project viable and pay off the $40 million in bonds. They state very clear ideas of the annual usage of the facility. It’s a small step to reveal the calculations they used for the fee structure. These figures are critical to gauge the merit of “accessible to the public” and “nominal and comparable” claims. Which is followed by: The parking area would also be used as a trailhead for this trail, which will have connectivity to the rest of the multi-purpose trails in the Park. The GRG trail to which this refers already has a trailhead AND parking lot along Marine further south of the proposed ice center location. Of course, those other “multi-purpose trails in the Park” have quite a number of other parking lots and “trailheads” as well. One more trailhead does not seem necessary. Surface parking will benefit park and trail users and the proposed outdoor athletic field.

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With one of the ice sheet having a seating capacity of 3,400 spectators and the project only building 887 parking spaces with maybe in the future constructing 257 additional spaces it seems parking will be at a premium for the ice center and will not provide parking or other facilities for the trail users.

Section 1.5 states: According to the Foundation, there are currently 7,000 youth and roughly 3,000 adult hockey participants in St. Louis metro area. Who is the Foundation? How are the figures for participation collected?

Section 2.2 states: Surrounding Uses. The location should conform to surrounding land uses and encourage public use and should be proximate to other recreational uses (active and passive). It is unclear why any enclosed hockey facility should be “proximate to other recreational uses” and not treated like many other such facilities. There are YMCA facilities all around the St. Louis region as stand-alone facilities. The city of Maryland Heights recently built a recreation center which happens to be adjacent to their aquaport facility, which is only open 3 months of the year. There are no ball fields, tennis courts or other activity fields adjacent to the recreation center. Section 2.3.1.1. Alternative 2. With such a long list of issues with this proposed alternative, it is very hard to believe this was ever truly a viable option. Section 2.3.1.4. Alternative 5 states: The Foundation was not able to locate an area of land large enough to meet the minimum 40-acre size requirement. Queeny Park has rolling topography and suitable land for development is not as abundant as at the previous sites mentioned. Again, this would indicate the alternatives selected were not viable from the start. Any regular visitor to Queeny Park knows that 40 contiguous acres of “flat” terrain simply does not exist. These options fill space on the paper, but could have been used for actual alternative sites, such as the site of the former Chrysler Plant in Fenton. Section 2.3.2.2. Preferred Alternative states: The SLIC would include three indoor ice rinks and one outdoor rink that would be ice in the winter months and could be used for concerts, floor hockey or other outdoor recreational activities during the non-winter months. Also, part of the outdoor recreation plan is an outdoor athletic turf field space measuring 120 feet by 225 feet. It's unclear why an “ice center” in St. Louis, MO would install an outdoor rink, which would be in-use for perhaps a couple months of the year, unless, of course, the motivation was not to play hockey on that rink, but to make a case the facility supports “outdoor recreation.” After all, “concerts” are one proposed use of that outdoor rink, which again seem to have little to do with an “ice center.” Similarly, why would an “ice center” install an outdoor athletic turf field, for unspecified uses (perhaps more concerts), unless that field was again to give the impression the facility supports “outdoor recreation.” Perhaps just as importantly, where are the calculations for the traffic generated by and parking spaces needed for the people that participate in activities on this outdoor athletic space? We are already very concerned the

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ice center’s participants will negatively impact the balance of the park users as they clog Marine Avenue or take up existing parking spaces on the west side of Marine. Section 3.1 Socioeconomics. It’s very laudable the developers are careful to note the proposed ice center location should not impact unfairly or disproportionately any poor or minority populations in the region, in any way. What’s not discussed is whether this project location would have any benefit to those same populations. “Public” recreation and access are stated frequently, but it appears only certain populations in the region will have access to the facility. A location near highways AND public transit would seem ideal to better serve the entire St. Louis population. 3.6.3. Noise Receptor.

Why was the Crystal Springs Golf Course not included as a receptor?

3.7. Geology, Groundwater and Soils.

Document states groundwater encountered 15-22 feet below the surface. Groundwater elevations fluctuate during the year and at that depth it was likely during a dry period, not a normal wet part of the year when ground water would have been encountered at a much lesser depth.

Section 3.9 Biological Resources states: The open fields may provide habitat for grassland nesting bird species adapted to more frequent human disturbance as occurs in the area of the Park including field sparrows and red-winged blackbirds… In fact, the “open field” and the adjacent woody borders supported at least 27 species of native birds as surveyed by members of the St. Louis Audubon Society in June and early July of 2017, shortly before the site was cleared and grading began. Specifically, nesting Dickcissels were identified on the site (females seen with nesting materials), and they are a grassland bird population which has declined by an estimated 26% since 1966.

3.10 Endangered and Threatened Species.

Document states only one tree with bat roosting potential found on the project site. Question just the finding of one tree and no more.

3.11 Wetlands.

The wetland delineation was done at a time of winter drought January 2017.

3.15 Visual Environment.

Why isn’t the disc golf area mentioned with its grass, trees and open space?

3.16 Recreation Resource.

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Again not consistent with the facts that the disc golf had to move some of the holes due to the construction of the ice center. Figure 3-1 Existing Land Use Map. Incorrect showing upper and lower portions of the park as Zoned industrial/utility and vacant/agriculture.

4.1.2.1 Demographic and Employment.

Question the statement of 970 construction workers on the project, 156 permanent full time employees during operation, and average annual visitation 272,591. 4.2.2 Land Use.

References the ice center as “outdoor recreation use.” Most of the recreation is indoors.

4.4.2.1 Traffic.

With an estimated yearly attendance of 272,591 how can there not be traffic congestion?

4.5.2.2 Air Quality.

Document states “proposed project is not expected to attract a significant amount of motor vehicle traffic so as to have an effect on the regions’ air quality.” Question the statement.

4.6.2.1 Noise-Construction.

Not sure the document findings take into account of the multiple pieces of heavy equipment that will be operating in multiple locations that will increase the accumulative noise impact generated from the project site. This does not seem to be addressed. Document states “objects in the field and topography would cause further noise attenuation.” Flat, open topography as found within the floodplain of the project site would provide few sound barriers as compared to trees and rolling topography. Unclear what is meant by “objects.” Tremayne Shelter with its daytime peak visitation will have to cope with daytime peak construction noise. Why isn’t the Crystal Springs Golf Course included in the noise category?

4.6.2.2 Noise-Operation.

Document states “no operational noise impact” at the residence when the document states the measurable noise at the residence will be 51 dBA. Again with regard to Tremayne Shelter mentions objects and topography as having no noise impact. However, the document states dBA at the shelter will be 62.3 due to the condenser. HUD guideline is 65 dBA and EPA is 55 dBA. Document states “no operational noise impacts” will occur at the disc golf course. No meaning none and that is difficult to believe.

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Document states most noise will be generated during special events that occur on a Saturday event during the colder months when fewer park visitors will be impacted. What about events that occur the rest of the year when park visitation is much higher?

4.7.2.1 Geology, Groundwater and Soils.

Seasonal high water table will reduce storm water storage within the retention lakes. Document states “proposed site grading, excavation and ground improvement activities are not expected to negatively impact soil” on the project site. How can excavation on 35.5 acres not have a negative impact on the soil resource? What about water contamination with regard to oils, trash, debris from runoff.

4.9.2 Biological Resources. How much wildlife habitat and natural vegetation will be restored to the site through creative landscaping?

4.10.2 Endangered Species. Construction and Operation.

How many trees within 50 or 100 feet which have the potential for roosting bats could be impacted? The small wetlands and the field located within the project area would provide forging habitat for bats.

4.11.2 Wetlands.

The size of the wetlands found on the project site are linked directly to the seasonal height of the groundwater. Has enough land been protected to accommodate the wetlands during times of a high water table?

4.12.2 Surface Water.

Again the text refers to the development as an “outdoor recreation facility,” when in fact it is more of an indoor facility. Elevating the site to just one foot above the current 100 year flood elevation is very risky. The site has experienced 3 floods greater than the 100 year flood elevation since July 2015. During times of a high water table will the retention basin and lake have enough room for stormwater storage? During times of above average flow on Creve Coeur Creek how will stormwater be moved to the creek? Since the project site will be elevated during times of flood water from the creek or the lake, what will be impacted and flooded now? The flood water has to go somewhere. Oil, trash, debris carried by runoff will end up in Creve Coeur Creek.

4.15.2.1 Visual Environment.

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The document states “slight visual discord” of the project site during the construction phase of the project. Going from a passive area with trees, field and open space to a construction site has to have a greater visual impact than “slight.” And this will not be a temporary change as the visual after construction will be a large building and parking lots.

4.16.2.1 Recreation Resources.

Document states “12 month” construction phase but earlier in the document the construction phase was identified as “12 to 18 months.” The term “outdoor recreation facility” is used again. Again the documents states the disc golf holes were moved due to the trail construction but an earlier statement indicated the holes were moved as a result of the ice center project.

4.17 Cumulative Impacts.

The entire section on cumulative impacts is not adequately addressed. Statements such as, “however since adverse impacts associated with new construction projects are often temporary substantial long term cumulative water quality impacts are not anticipated.” “Substantial long- term cumulative impacts are not anticipated.” These statements showcase the weakness of the document when identifying the cumulative impacts.

4.13.2. Alternative 1 – Construction and Operation of the Proposed SLIC at 13750 Marine Avenue. This section talks about the flooding in the area, the elevation of the site and the projection that future flood events won’t affect the facility, but WILL continue to flood the road. While they insist the facility itself does not make that flooding worse, clearly the ice center would not be accessible during those flood events. Also, it simply questions the logic of building such a facility within the “100 year flood zone.” Appendices to Environmental Assessment A. Project Development/Environmental Screening Form Step 3C1 It references outdoor recreation related to ice hockey, figure skating, speed skating whereas only one of the proposed rinks is out of doors; and later, the document speaks of “indoor field hockey, floor hockey, indoor lacrosse and indoor soccer.” The document states “the event center ice sheet will have a 3200 seating capacity.” This size would indicate an arena that would typically be sited on a college campus…hardly a building aimed at serving the outdoor recreation community. It is stated the “parking pavement will consist of 3 inches of asphalt.” “4 inches of asphalt for drive lanes.” No mention is made of use of pervious pavement, which may be more suitable in a flood plain. The document states that the parking lot would serve as a trailhead for the Fee Fee Greenway. The existing parking lot at sailboat cove would be sufficient for trailhead parking if there were no ice arena.

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The document mentions a 1km walking/bike path around the building. We question whether the building would be attractive to hikers or bikers, and the huge parking lot would add considerable solar gain heat on the trail during sunny weather. The document mentions the current site is unused for outdoor recreation. The current site does house grassland bird species, and the area provides living space for pollinators. Local conservation groups would be happy to help construct a wetland prairie to the location to enhance the bicyclists’ view with added biodiversity. The document mentions providing space for a farm market and music events. The existing Tremayne shelter area seems to handle such events adequately. The document mentions the possibility of porous pavement and rain gardens, but does not state that with certainty. Although porous pavement is encouraged, the fact remains that all pavement displaces natural forbs, trees and grasses. It also mentions rain gardens, but does not state whether native plants would be used. Step 6 Noise imports. The building will make noise when ice is made. Birds are skittish about noise and it may disturb their nesting. Item 8. Land use ownership patterns. The building will significantly reduce the natural view from the bicycle and walking paths, especially those along the lake. Item 6 - The largest natural lake in Missouri is very close within the park to the proposed site. Item 11 Unique Ecosystem The box is checked not applicable. However, the box should be checked because the National Audubon Society has named Creve Coeur lake County Park as part of the St. Louis Oases Important Bird Area (reference www.audubon.org/important-bird-areas/st.louis- urban-oases-19. Item 12- Unique or important wildlife habitat should not be checked “not applicable” for the same reason as stated under item 11. Item 17 Overall Esthetics – should be checked impacts exceed minor. The proposed building brings urban construction to a place which is revered because of its natural atmosphere. Item 22 – Other agency plans or uses- Local environmental groups are proposing the site be replanted into a wetland prairie. Item 24 –Other important environmental resources to address. The park is a key stopover in the avian central flyway, and the proposed area would be disruptive because of light and noise pollution caused by the building. B. Traffic It’s stated that an estimated number of Amateur Hockey League games being 32 per year, translating into 4 per month from Sept-April. These could draw as many as 3,000 spectators. Again, traffic issues from cars approaching and leaving on the Dorsett-Marine corridor will surely cause backups. C.Soils D. Cultural Resource No comments E. Habitat In fact, the “open field” and the adjacent woody borders supported at least 27 species of native birds as surveyed by members of the St. Louis Audubon Society in June and early July of 2017, shortly before the site was cleared and grading began. Specifically, nesting

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Dickcissels were identified on the site (females seen with nesting materials), and they are a grassland bird population which has declined by an estimated 26% since 1966.

F. Stormwater The soil group rating of C/D to this area indicates that the soil doesn’t drain into lower soils very quickly when saturated. With that understanding it seems that continuous rain events will allow the potential for flooding from the ponds to occur, if not on the site area, then more water will flow into Creve Coeur Creek and cause flooding in other areas. There’s mention of 100 and 10 year floods, but we’ve seen 3 floods in Creve Coeur Park over the last 2 years. Our understanding is that Maryland Heights is in the process of initiating a stormwater management plan before any development begins in the Maryland Park Lake District Redevelopment Area in the Howard Bend Levy District. It would seem that any development so close to that area would want to see that such a plan exists before moving forward. Since St. Louis County will be the owner of the building, any maintenance on building and parking lot from flood damage will be their responsibility. It doesn’t seem right that St. Louis County taxpayers would be burdened with such an expense when the facility will be used primarily by private entities. In conclusion, this is a very nice plan for an ice arena, but it is not suitable in Creve Coeur Lake Park because of the concerns mentioned in this document.

For the Board of Directors

Herbert J Huebner Vice President Conservation

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July 18, 2017

Missouri State Parks Dawn Fredrickson PO 176 Jefferson City MO 65102-0176

Dear Ms. Fredrickson,

I wrote to you in January 2017 stating St. Louis Audubon’s opposition to the Ice Center that is proposed to be built in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park on land designated for outdoor recreation. Several of us on the board have reviewed the Environmental Assessment that has been filed (comments attached), and the information contained therein just increases the level of opposition that we have. Basically, this is a very nice Ice Hockey Arena being proposed for the wrong location. We have joined with a number of other groups into a Coalition that opposes the Ice Arena in Creve Coeur Lake Park. We believe that the site would be much more suited towards becoming a prairie, and we would happily join the County and other environmental groups in planting this prairie. We request that you do not give your approval to the siting of this Arena and associated parking lots because it will add significant noise, air and light pollution to this well-loved park. Because most of the property will be indoor ice rinks and seating for game spectators, we believe this project fails the test of being “outdoor recreation.”

We appreciate the effort you will spend in reviewing this endeavor.

Sincerely,

For the Board of Directors Herbert J. Huebner Vice President, Conservation St. Louis Audubon Society

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Why was the Crystal Springs Golf Course not included as a receptor?

3.7. Geology, Groundwater and Soils.

3.10 Endangered and Threatened Species.

Document states only one tree with bat roosting potential found on the project site. Question just the finding of one tree and no more.

3.11 Wetlands.

The wetland delineation was done at a time of winter drought January 2017.

3.15 Visual Environment.

Why isn’t the disc golf area mentioned with its grass, trees and open space?

3.16 Recreation Resource.

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4.1.2.1 Demographic and Employment.

Question the statement of 970 construction workers on the project, 156 permanent full time employees during operation, and average annual visitation 272,591. 4.2.2 Land Use.

References the ice center as “outdoor recreation use.” Most of the recreation is indoors.

4.4.2.1 Traffic.

With an estimated yearly attendance of 272,591 how can there not be traffic congestion?

4.5.2.2 Air Quality.

Document states “proposed project is not expected to attract a significant amount of motor vehicle traffic so as to have an effect on the regions’ air quality.” Question the statement.

4.6.2.1 Noise-Construction.

4.6.2.2 Noise-Operation.

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4.7.2.1 Geology, Groundwater and Soils.

4.9.2 Biological Resources. How much wildlife habitat and natural vegetation will be restored to the site through creative landscaping?

4.10.2 Endangered Species. Construction and Operation.

4.11.2 Wetlands.

4.12.2 Surface Water.

4.15.2.1 Visual Environment.

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4.16.2.1 Recreation Resources.

4.17 Cumulative Impacts.

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Dickcissels were identified on the site (females seen with nesting materials), and they are a grassland bird population which has declined by an estimated 26% since 1966.

For the Board of Directors

Herbert J Huebner Vice President Conservation

July 18, 2017

St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation 190 Carondelet Plaza Clayton, MO 63105

RE: Proposed Ice Rink

As a long-time citizen of St. Louis County, I'd like to express my opinion on the proposed ice rink for Creve Coeur Park. I am in favor of building ice skating facilities in St. Louis County but NOT at Creve Coeur Park.

Green space is too precious to use for additional buildings and parking lots. There are unused paved properties, most significant being Jamestown Mall, that would be ideal for the ice rink. Roads and proximity to the Illinois market make Jamestown a prime location with easy access for residents of both states.

Please consider using locations other than green spaces for the ice skating facility.

Thank you for your consideration.

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St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation 190 Carondelet Plaza Clayton, MO 63105

Dear Sir:

I am writing you because I feel strongly that the St. Louis Ice Center which has been proposed for a site in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park would be a major enhancement to that park and would have no negative effects on the park whatsoever. I am the owner of the property located on the north side of Missouri Highway 141 at its intersection with Marine Avenue. I have operated my business, Baxter Farms and Nurseries, at that location for over 25 years and know the area intimately. For over 25 years I have also been a member of the Board of Supervisors of the Howard Bend Levee District which provides flood protection from the Missouri River for Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park.

The site of the St. Louis Ice Center is situated adjacent to the intersection of Marine Avenue with the V&S Railway railroad line. Across Marine Avenue is a large parking lot and the boathouse operated by Washington University. Approximately 500 feet north of the site and railroad tracks is Missouri Highway 141 which serves tens of thousands of vehicles daily and will provide primary access for the Ice Center. Millions of visitors to Creve Coeur Lake throng this area of the park on a regular basis using the parking lot and adjacent areas for various events, including concerts and boating and other competitions. The site is protected from the risk of a Missouri River flood by a levee system which equals or exceeds a 500 year level of flood protection.

The use of this facility by the general public, youth hockey teams, high school and college teams and professional teams will add a tremendous new activity to the park. The indoor facility will provide year-round spaces for figure skating, ice dancing, field hockey, lacrosse and many more recreational activities. The demand for ice time in the St. Louis region greatly exceeds the available facilities. All in all, the St. Louis Ice Center will be an extraordinary positive addition to Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. I wholeheartedly urge its approval and support its construction at the proposed site.

Sincerely yours,

Gary Henje

Associated Landscape Contractors of America EARTH CITY, MISSOURI Associated Landscape Contractors of Greater St. Louis MEMBER OF HAZELWOOD, MISSOURI American Association of Nurserymen FARMS MONTGOMERY CITY, MISSOURI Western Association of Nurserymen MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MISSOURI cc: Howard Bend Levee District/Board of Supervisors Mike Moeller, Mayor/City of Maryland Heights Jim Krischke, City Administrator/City of Maryland Heights Steve Stenger, St. Louis County Executive Gary Bess, Director, St. Louis County Parks & Recreation Sheila Sweeney, Chief Executive Officer, St. Louis Economic Development Partnership Office of the Mayor 11911 Dorsett Road Maryland Heights, MO 63043-2597 t: 314.738.2210 f: 314.738.2410 www.marylandheights.com

July 20, 2017

Ms. Sheila Sweeney St. Louis Economic Development Partnership 7733 Forsyth Blvd. Suites 2200 & 2300 St Louis, Mo. 63105

Mr. Patrick Quinn St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation 190 Carondelet Plaza Clayton, Mo. 63105

Dear Ms. Sweeney and Mr. Quinn:

As the Mayor of Maryland Heights I am writing to you today to confirm the City Councils support of the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation's ice arena project in St. Louis County's Creve Coeur Park. Our support of this project was established after much discussion and analysis of the plans, as well as, a thorough review of the impact this project would have on the City of Maryland Heights, regional recreation opportunities, and the local economy.

Based upon our assessment of the overall project, we have determined that the project meets or exceeds our expectations in the following areas of importance: 1. New and progressive recreational programing opportunities for the residents of the City of Maryland Heights. 2. Accessibility to new and unique recreational facilities for the City of Maryland Heights Parks and Recreation Department. 3. Consistency with the vision of the City to provide superior, local and regional, recreational opportunities in the Maryland Park Lake District. 4. Enhance tourism in the City of Maryland Heights and the St. Louis area through diverse recreational offerings. 5. Develop strategic partnerships with St. Louis County, local non-profit organizations, and local agencies on sensible, sustainable, and environmentally friendly development of the Maryland Park Lake District. 6. Integration of the facility with the Great Rivers Greenway trail project. 7. Value of the City's financial investment with regards to enhanced resident recreational opportunities. 8. Meet the City's commitment to invest gaming revenues on regional - land based economic development. The City has thoroughly reviewed and analyzed the merits of this development and has unanimously supported the project. In support of the development, the City Council has passed three (3) pieces of legislation for the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation project -Resolution #2017-1238, Resolution #2017 1243, and Ordinance #2017-4260 (attached).

In conclusion, the City appreciates the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation and the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership for their vision, sensitivity, and commitment to the region and the world of recreation. Their dedication and efforts have resulted in the creation of a truly unique and dynamic development that will positively impact recreation and ice sports in the St. Louis area for many years. We stand in support of this project and look forward to a very successful endeavor that will benefit countless families and individuals across the region.

Sincerely,

Mayor Mike Moeller Sponsored By: Finance and Administration Committee

RESOLUTION NO. 2017-1238

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, CITY ADMINISTRATOR, AND APPROPRIATE STAFF MEMBERS TO NEGOTIATE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR PROJECT FUNDING AND A FACILITY USE AGREEMENT WITH THE ST. LOUIS LEGACY ICE FOUNDATION RELATED TO DEVELOPMENT OF AN INDOOR/OUTDOOR ICE COMPLEX

WHEREAS, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation, Inc. ("Legacy"), a Missouri non-profit corporation, intends to develop and operate a multi-purpose, state-of-the-art indoor/outdoor ice complex to be used as a practice, competition and event destination for a wide variety of ice sports, including youth hockey (the "Facility"); and

WHEREAS, the Facility is located within the City of Maryland Heights (the "City"); and

WHEREAS, Legacy has requested certain financial assistance from the City in connection with the Facility; and

WHEREAS, the City has the authority to provide, establish, equip and develop public recreational facilities and activities and may do so by gift or otherwise; and

WHEREAS, the City has determined that the development of the Facility furthers the interests of the City in increasing tourism, enhancing economic development, and growingthe region through increased recreational and entertainment activities within the City; and

WHEREAS, the City believes the Facility will enhance the image of the City as an attractive place to live, work and recreate; and

WHEREAS, the City Council believes that it would be in the best long term interests of the City to assist with the development of the Facility by negotiating and entering into a memorandum of understanding related to the development of the Facility as described herein, together with any other necessary or appropriate agreements or instruments related to the development of the Facility;

NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:

RESOLVED, that the Mayor, the City Administrator and appropriate staff members of the City of Maryland Heights, on behalf of the City, are authorized to negotiate and recommend to the City Council a Memorandum of Understanding for project funding and facility usage including related intergovernmental cooperation agreements and similar documents relating to the development, use, and fiindingof the Facility. Said Memorandum ofUndetstanding shall contain terms and conditions substantially equivalent to the terms and conditions set forth in tire Tenn Sheet attached hereto and incorporated herein as

City of Maryland Heights Resolution 2017-1238 Page 1 of2 Exhibit A.

FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor, the City Administrator and appropriate staff members of the City are hereby authorized to negotiate on behalf of the City and recommend to the City Council any additional contract, agreement, conveyance or other instruments necessary to effectuate and carry out the intent and the purposeofthis Resolution including documents pertaining to the development and funding of the Facility.

FURTHER RESOLVED, Nothing in this resolution binds or obligates the City of Maryland Heights to provide funding for the project.

PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR THIS 16™ DAY OF MARCH 2017.

MAYOR

ATTEST:

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City of Maryland Heights Resolution No. 2017-1238 Page 2 of 2 Sponsored by: Mayor and Council

RESOLUTION NO. 2017-1243

A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE 2017 BUDGET BY INCREASING THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FUND BY $5 MILLION FOR THE ICE ARENA PROJECT AND PROVIDING FOR A TRANSFER OF $5 MILLION TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND FROM THE RESERVE FUND

WHEREAS, the city adopted a budget for 2017 by Resolution 2016-1228; and amended by 2017 2031,2017-1233,2017-1234, 2017-1241 and 2017-1242; and

WHEREAS, the Council plans to enter into various contracts to facilitate the construction and programming of a recreational facility in Creve Coeur Park with the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation; and

WHEREAS, no funds are currently provided in the 2017 budget for this project; and

WHEREAS, unappropriated funds are available in the Reserve Fund to transfer to the Capital Improvement Fund for this purpose.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Maryland Heights as follows:

RESOLVED, the 2017 Capital Improvements Fund Budget shall be increased by $5,000,000 in the Ice Arena Project.

FURTHER RESOLVED, the 2017 budget shall be amended by adding a transfer from the Reserve Fund to the Capital Improvement Fund of $5,000,000.

FURTHER RESOLVED, a transfer of $5,000,000 from the Reserve Fund to the Capital Improvement Fund is hereby ordered.

PASSED BY THE COUNCIL AND APPROVED BY THE MAYOR THIS 15th DAY OF JUNE, 2017.

MAYOR/PRESIDING OFFICER ATTEST:

City of Maryland Heights Resolution 2017-1243 Page 1 of 1 Sponsored by: Mayor Moeller

BILL NO. 4323 ORDINANCE NO. 2017-4260

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO CERTAIN AGREEMENTS RELATED TO DEVELOPMENT OF AN INDOOR/OUTDOOR ICE COMPLEX.

WHEREAS, St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation ("SUE"), a Missouri non-profit corporation, intends to develop and operate a multi-purpose indoor/outdoor ice complex on approximately 40 acres of property located at 13750 Marine Avenue in the City (the "Project Site") and proposes to construct an approximately 246,900 square foot building containing four ice sheets, locker rooms, pro shop, skills training facility, concession area, event space and related improvements (collectively, the "Facility"); and

WHEREAS, the City has determined that the Facility will enhance recreational opportunities for Maryland Heights residents by virtue of use agreements between the City and SLIF, which will enable the Parks and Recreation Department to provide programming such as "learn to skate" programs and youth camps; and

WHEREAS, the City has also determined that the development of the Facility furthers the interests of the City in increasing tourism, enhancing economic development throughout the region by increasing recreational and entertainment activities within the City as well as enhancing the image of the City as an attractive place to live, work and recreate; and

WHEREAS, for the above reasons, the City Council believes that it is in the best long-term interests of the City to assist with the development of the Facility;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MARYLAND HEIGHTS, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The City Council finds and determines that it is necessary and desirable to enter into the following documents (collectively, the "City Documents"):

a. Recreational Activities Sponsorship Agreement between the City and SLIF, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated by reference herein;

b. Recreational Activities Sponsorship Agreement between the City and St. Louis Blues Hockey Club, L.P., the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated by reference herein;

c. Recreational Activities Sponsorship Agreement between the City and the United States Hockey League franchisee named therein, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit C and incorporated by reference herein;

City of Maryland Heights Ordinance No, 2017-4260 Page 1 of2 d. Recognition Agreement among the City, St. Louis County, Missouri and The Industrial Development Authority of the County of St. Louis, Missouri, the form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit D and incorporated by reference herein;

The City Documents are hereby approved in substantially the forms attached hereto, with such changes therein as shall be approved by the officials of the City executing the same, such officials' signatures thereon being conclusive evidence of their approval thereof. The Mayor of the City is hereby authorized and directed to execute the City Documents on behalf of the City, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to attest to the City Documents and to affix seal of the City thereto.

Section 2. The officers and agents of the City are hereby authorized and directed, to take such further action, and execute such other documents, certificates and instruments as may be necessary or desirable to carry out and comply with the intent of this Ordinance.

Section 3. The sections of this Ordinance shall be severable. If any section of this Ordinance is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the remaining sections shall remain valid, unless the court finds that: (a) the valid sections are so essential to and inseparably connected with and dependent upon the void section that it cannot be presumed that the City Council has or would have enacted the valid sections without the void ones; and (b) the valid sections, standing alone, are incomplete and are incapable of being executed in accordance with the legislative intent.

Section 4. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval.

PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THIS j£_DAY OF JUNE 2017.

MAYOR/PRESIDING OFFICER

APPROVED BY THE MAYOR THIS HDAY OF JUNE 2017.

MAYOR

ATTEST:

City of Maryland Heights Ordinance No. 2017-4260 Page 2 of 2 EDWARD J. HEISEL Attorney at Law

2316 Annalee Avenue Saint Louis, Missouri 63144 (314) 401-6218 [email protected]

July 20, 2017

Delivered via email

Cam Sholly Regional Director National Park Service Midwest Regional Office 601 Riverfront Dr. Omaha, NE 68102 [email protected]

Carol Comer Director Mo. Dept. of Natural Resources P.O. Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102 [email protected]

Sheila Sweeney Chief Executive Officer St. Louis Economic Development Partnership 7733 Forsyth Boulevard Suite 2200 St. Louis, MO 63105 Submitted via online system

Re: Comments on Proposed Hockey Arena in Creve Coeur County Park and Draft Environmental Assessment

Dear Mr. Sholly, Ms. Comer, and Ms. Sweeney:

I submit these comments on my own behalf on the hockey arena complex proposed for Creve Coeur County Park in St. Louis County, Missouri. I have regularly used the Park for more than 15 years for purposes such as walking, bicycling, birdwatching, kayaking, and general relaxation and sightseeing. I intend to continue these activities in the Park for as long as I am able, though construction of a massive hockey arena would have a significant, adverse effect on my use and enjoyment. I share the views of many others who feel that this is a worthwhile project that will serve many

interests; however, it is entirely inappropriate to give away and dramatically alter public parkland for this mostly private use. As a County official acknowledged in one of the enclosed documents, “[t]he initial cost to build the facility might be greater if lands have to be purchased [elsewhere] but in the long run this will prove to make more environmental sense.”

First and foremost, it is absurd to suggest that a $60 million indoor hockey arena is a “public outdoor recreation use” of a site funded under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act (“LWCFA”). In no way does this project meet the requirements of the LWCFA. Approving this project – at least without finding it to be a “conversion” and requiring offsetting mitigation lands – would be a major stain on the reputation of the National Park Service and MDNR State Parks Division. Such a decision will open the floodgates to endless proposals for intensive development that will consume nature parks, outdoor athletic fields, and playgrounds that have been acquired under the LWCFA since its passage in 1964.

The hockey arena is not an “outdoor recreation use” in that the facility will be almost completely under roof and enclosed. No amount of contorted logic or political pressure should be allowed to convert a massive indoor hockey arena into an outdoor recreation use. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines “outdoor” as: 1) “of or relating to the outdoors”, 2) “performed outdoors”, and 3) “not enclosed, having no roof.” Renderings of the facility show a very large enclosed and roofed building, much in the form of a major indoor sports arena where one might watch a professional or college athletic team. There is to be a many thousand-seat venue as well as other uses such as office space, a restaurant, and a sports rehab center. Numerous documents produced by the County and other project proponents acknowledge that this is an “indoor” facility, one labeling it a “major indoor recreational facility.” Curiously enough, according to Merriam-Webster, the word “indoor” is an antonym of the word “outdoor.” Early inquiries by the County to MDNR about this facility were shot down with a quick “no,” with this answer apparently amended only upon the application of subsequent pressure by project proponents.

The arena is also not “public” in that the vast majority of its available time will be for the exclusive use of private entities. Documents obtained from the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation, St. Louis Industrial Development Authority, and St. Louis County indicate that the facility will be largely dedicated to use by the St. Louis Blues and other university or club related users. The project sponsor intends for the arena to be the region’s “tournament center” and will focus on attracting national and international events, with such revenue-generating events anticipated to replace other uses in the future. The facility will include a “rehab center” operated by BJC Healthcare, a “retail store” and “pro shop” to hawk merchandise related to the Blues and other tenants, and several corporate logos from those purchasing naming and marketing rights. In contrast, only a small percentage of ice time (about 300 hours per year according to the facility’s business plan) is anticipated to be used for “public skate” sessions. Another document obtained from the County shows that only one of the four ice sheets will be available for “public skate,” and only a small fraction of the time on such sheet will be so used. Annual membership fees will be required of everyone using the facility according to the business plan.

The history of the LWCFA program both in Missouri and nationwide demonstrates that this project is unprecedented. None of the hundreds of projects funded with LWCFA grants in Missouri since the 1960s come anywhere close in terms of scale to what is being contemplated here. In my review of LWCFA state grants throughout the U.S., I have not seen any that compare to this project. A $60+ million, indoor hockey arena has never been contemplated to be consistent with the LWCFA. Moreover, the legislative history of the LWCFA shows that nothing of this sort was intended by Congress when the law was passed in 1964, and Congress specifically guarded against this type of abuse when subsequent amendments were made to the Act. Only “modest” shelters under limited circumstances were allowed by the 1976 amendments of the LWCFA, certainly not $60+ million hockey arenas. The MDNR LWCF grant application guidelines also confirm that “[s]imply put, when a LWCF grant is accepted, the project must remain dedicated to public outdoor recreation use in perpetuity.” This is what the County agreed to when it took the LWCF grants to acquire and develop Creve Coeur Park.

Another aspect of compliance with the LWCFA is that a project must be consistent with Missouri’s Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (“SCORP”). Nowhere in the SCORP is there a suggestion that a massive indoor hockey arena is consistent with the LWCFA, nor even that it would constitute “outdoor recreation.” The terms “hockey” and “arena” are not even found in the SCORP. Moreover, the SCORP states that LWCF funded projects “are taken under perpetuity by the National Park Service and must be used only for outdoor recreational purposes.”

I am submitting a number of documents on the enclosed cd-rom that are referenced above or that otherwise support my comments. I request that these documents become part of the administrative record for MDNR’s and NPS’s decision-making for this project. I also request that my May 14, 2017, emails to Dawn Frederickson of MDNR and links contained therein become part of the administrative record.

I strongly urge the MDNR and NPS to fulfill their legal responsibilities and either reject this project or, at the very least, deem it a “conversion” and require the purchase of offsetting mitigation lands. Please call me if you have any questions about these comments. Thank you for your consideration.

Very truly yours,

Edward J. Heisel

Enclosures

1) Definition of “outdoor” from Merriam-Webster Dictionary

2) H.R. Rep No. 94-1468 (1976)(conference committee report on 1976 amendments to LWCFA)

3) Missouri Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (2013-2017)

4) Documents obtained from the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation that were used to support its application to the IRS for tax-exempt status

5) Documents obtained from the St. Louis Industrial Development Authority related to its preliminary approval of bonds for the hockey arena

6) MDNR 2017 Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant Application Guide

7) MDNR spreadsheet of LWCF projects (1965-2015)

8) Compilation of documents obtained from St. Louis County

9) Compilation of documents obtained from MDNR

Response to the St. Louis Ice Center Project Application to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the National Parks Service

21 July 2017

Creve Coeur Park Coalition The American Institute of Architects, St. Louis Chapter The Open Space Council for the St. Louis Region Missouri Coalition for the Environment Sierra Club, Eastern Missouri Group Greenway Network, Inc. St. Louis Audubon Society U. S. Green Building Council, Missouri Gateway Chapter

Creve Coeur Park Coalition Table of Contents

Introduction: AIA St. Louis

Chapter 1 PROJECT OVERVIEW AND NEED

Chapter 2 PROJECT ALTERNATIVES

Chapter 3 AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS

Chapter 4 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND CONSEQUENCES

Chapter 5 AGENCY COORDINATION AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT

Contributors to this Document

Recipients of this Document

References and Appendices Chapter 1 - Project Overview Purpose and Need St. Louis Ice Center

1.0 PROJECT OVERVIEW AND NEED

1.1 Project Overview

The Applicant states that this project “will increase public outdoor recreational opportunities throughout the year...”

It will not. We refute that statement:

The 40 acres of existing prairie and Savannah should not be dismissed as unimportant or easily replaced in the eco system of Creve Coeur Park Lake, and its taking for speculative site grading or development diminishes the character and totality of the park.

Additionally, we note that no public transportation is available to this site. We can know, therefore, that the outdoor recreation opportunities are available throughout the year only to a limited number of citizens with means.

While technically correct, certainly the Applicant must be citing only the exception of the diminutive “seasonal” ice rink. The indoor ice rinks do not provide outdoor recreation opportunities a significant portion of the building is for other purposes that are not related to any form of recreation, including “office space, strength/conditioning/ rehabilitation facilities, concessions, pro-shop, dressing rooms and restrooms”.

1.2 Project Description

The Applicant claims this project is a “new outdoor recreation facility”.

It is not. We refute this statement.

With the exception of the proposed “seasonal” ice rink, hidden from the Park on the blind side of the building, there is no outdoor recreation proposed with this development. Most of the 250,000 square foot building features indoor activity, only, physically and conceptually separated from the Park.

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The Applicant claims the construction of “an outside athletic field space (120 feet by 225 feet)” in in the project.

It is not. We refute this statement.

The outside athletic space is clearly identified on the Site Plan as “Future...”.

This development does not add to the mandated outdoor recreation of Creve Coeur Lake Park. In fact, it irrevocably harms the outdoor nature and character of the park.

Existing outdoor prairie and Savanna open space, walking and running areas, disk golf facilities, bird and wildlife habitat all contribute to nature and character of a great park and is currently outdoor recreational space. Future plans are not the instant concern. Attempts to identify this area as “wasteland” are shameful and misleading.

We should be aware that this proposed building development :

• “turns its back” to the Lake District outdoor recreation parkland and interrupts the park environ. • provides less actual outdoor recreation than the existing conditions and buildings.

1.3 Park History

1.4 Project Purpose

•The Applicant claims that this project would provide economic benefit to Jefferson County, St. Louis County, St. Charles County, the County of the City of St. Louis and the Illinois counties of Monroe, Madison and St. Clair.

It may not. We refute this declaration.

While St. Louis County, but especially the City of Maryland Heights, and the City of St. Charles may see economic benefit, other counties will likely recognize only minimal economic benefit. User benefits may be regional, but the City of Maryland Heights has positioned itself to become the prime beneficiary of designed sourced income through the St. Louis County Parks, with proceeds from hotels and restaurants. The largess of this project is likely limited.

1.5 Project Need

The Applicant states that “ Skating rinks are considered public facilities under the LWCF program...”.

They are not. We quote this important distinction:

The LWCF State Assistance Program Manual clearly states that “ outdoor ice skating

Chapter 1 - Project Overview Purpose and Need St. Louis Ice Center and hockey rinks are also eligible.” Indoor skating rinks are specifically omitted and public to those only with means, as mentioned earlier.

We recognize needs and interest in ice hockey and other related ice rink activities. We report support professional, public and children’s hockey and skating.

Our region is fortunate to have three local ice rink developments are currently in development, offering abundant opportunities in addition to the twenty existing sheets of in the greater St. Louis area:

• Chesterfield Ice Rink, west St. Louis County • Affton Ice Rink, south St. Louis County • Edwardsville Ice Rink, east, Madison County

Additionally, short-term ice facilities are being constructed in time for 2017-2018 seasonal play.

See S. Brewer document, attached.

1.6 Scoping and Public Involvement Activities

The Applicant identifies their intended purpose of the January 25, 2017 meeting as a public meeting.

This is only partially true. This public meeting was mandated by the DNR to satisfy the requirement for public information about the project.

Few St. Louis County citizens were aware of this project, as it was skated through the St. Louis County Parks and St. Louis County Council just weeks before the fiscal end of the 2016, four days before Christmas. Realizing no public meeting was held, an emergency “informational” meeting, was called.

At the meeting, the site selection of Creve Coeur Park was explained; no mention of its perceived contribution to the park was made.

Instead, it was stated that the proposed facility would not be economically viable without the public underwriting of the cost of the land.

To further illustrate the financial incentive for using Creve Coeur Park, below is a piece of an interview with Legacy Ice Foundation representative, Patrick Quinn on Fox 2 News:

Chapter 1 - Project Overview Purpose and Need St. Louis Ice Center all the way south nowadays; you’ve got the page avenue extension; you’ve got 70, 270, 40 just down the road. This is about the most central place that you could be for an ice arena for our entire region and for out-of-towners to come in and it would cost us, you know, 5 plus million dollars to go and buy that. Well, that’s not financially possible.”

The sacrifice of Creve Coeur Park for financial interest may be at the root of the project location. It is clear that the needs of private interests; The St. Louis Blues, Legacy Ice Foundation and the public coffers of the City of Maryland Heights are met with this taking of parkland.

Legacy Ice Foundation and its supporters rallied with their support of ice hockey recreation, not mentioning the proposed development enhancement of Creve Coeur Park. The notion of enhancing outdoor recreation is a new element of the discussion. The fact that this project lies in a floodplain was not mentioned.

Several environmental organization representatives spoke in opposition to the proposed project. Substantive comments were presented with several concerns. Recreational users also spoke against this project.

It is clear that proponents of a new ice rink complex will sacrifice the parkland to essentially subsidize their project. We do not support the destruction of this precious and fragile environment with this intensive development.

The ice complex, then, must be intelligently designed for a different and appropriate site.

1.7 Necessary Federal Permits or Licenses

1.8 Issues Addressed

• Land Use • Biological Resources • Floodplains and Wetlands • Surface Water • Water Resources • Threatened and Endangered Species • Geology and Soils • Transportation • Noise • Air Quality • Aesthetics and Visual Resources • Cultural Resources • Socioeconomics and Environmental Justice

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2.0 PROJECT ALTERNATIVES

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Background of Alternative Development

The Applicant identifies six real estate site search criteria:

• “Central Location. The site should be centrally located in St. Louis County such that it is accessible to all primary users”. • “Size. The site must meet the minimum acreage requirement of 40 acres.” • “Accessibility. The site should have good access to major (four lane) highways and minimize disruption to existing traffic patterns.” • “The project should minimize land costs to make the project financially viable.” • “Site Topography. To enhance constructability, the site should be on land that is relatively flat.” • “Surrounding Uses. The location should conform to surrounding land uses and encourage public use and should be proximate to other recreational uses (active and passive).”

The applicant cites two areas, only, in St. Louis County as viable: • “within or near Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park in Maryland Heights...” • “within Queeny Park in unincorporated St. Louis County...”

Parenthetically, the Applicant correctly identifies two county parks with covered ice complexes: Queeny/Greensfelder West County Park Complex and Suson/Kennedy South County Recreation Complex.

The Applicant fails to mention the Veterans Memorial Park (North County Recreation Complex) which recently closed its covered ice complex. The rink was reappropriated for other uses when it was demonstrated that there was a lack of interest in both skater and hockey use by both the general public and special team and league interest.

The Applicant identifies five alternative sites considered by the study team for the proposed development project narrowing the selection to only one possible site: 13750 Marine Drive, Maryland Heights in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park.

The selected site fails half of the search criteria or presents additional problems:

• Central Location o This site is not centrally located in St. Louis County, but at the Western edge of the county. o There is no access to public transportation. • Accessibility o This site creates significant traffic

Chapter 2 - Project Alternatives St. Louis Ice Center o Emergency vehicle accessibility disruption within the Park.

• Land Cost o Locating this project in the Park does not save money. It simply diverts money from other sources.

• Site Topography. o By locating the development in a floodplain this project becomes an unsustainable development without a resilient future o Locating this in the floodplain also contributes to the volumetrics of flood water volume to surrounding parkland.

• Surrounding Uses. o This location does not conform to the surrounding land use and does not contribute to or encourage public use. o This location does not conform to the surrounding recreational land uses of a lake district outdoor recreation park.

A real estate market research for available sites, conducted on 12 July 2017, suggested eighteen sites meeting favorable criteria of a 250,000 sf ice rink complex.

Available properties generally fell into three categories:

• Shopping and Retail Centers • Industrial and Warehouse Sites • Undeveloped Properties

Sites selected generally feature:

• Central location • Adequate size • Highway access • Reasonable development cost • Favorable topography • Appropriate location

Additionally, most sites also provide access to public transportation.

See Real Estate Property Search Index, Attached

2.3 Evaluation of Alternatives

It is not clear what the Applicant means when stating that “alternatives were evaluated at a high level- in order to determine those alternatives considered worthy to carry forward for further analysis.” This statement confounds us and we are therefore unable to respond appropriately.

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2.3.1 Alternatives Not Considered for Further Analysis

The Applicant dismisses alternatives 2 through 5 for a variety of reasons, readily dismissing them from the selection pool of five possible properties. Market rate site were dismissed for what we are told will be a profitable endeavor, questioning the level of public subsidy required.

2.3.2 Alternatives Retained for Analysis

2.3.2.1 No Action Alternative

The Applicant states that without construction “...there would be a continued demand for ice-related recreation in the region.”

This may not be true.

It should be noted that three competing local ice rink developments are currently in development: • Chesterfield Ice Rink, west St. Louis County • Afton Ice Rink, south St. Louis County • Edwardsville Ice Rink, east, Madison County

Additionally, short-term ice facilities are being constructed in time for 2017-2018 seasonal play.

We should add that the Veterans Memorial Park (North County Recreation Complex) recently closed; it is a covered ice complex due to a lack of use and interest.

A more comprehensive assessment of available rinks, projects in development and future projects in planning phases should have been addressed by the Applicant in order to correctly address the claim for continued demand.

See Steve Brewer letter attached.

While it is not clear what the Applicant means when stating that “alternatives were evaluated at a ‘high level’ in order to determine those considered worthy to carry forward for further analysis.”, we agree that traffic circulation and access, and substantive environmental impacts are important criteria.

2.3.1 Alternatives Not Considered for Further Analysis

The Applicant dismisses alternatives 2 through 5 for reasons of a variety of reasons.

Chapter 2 - Project Alternatives St. Louis Ice Center 2.3.2 Alternatives Retained for Analysis

2.3.2.1 No Action Alternative

The Applicant states that without construction “...there would be a continued demand for ice-related recreation in the region.”

This is not true.

It should be noted that three competing local ice rink developments are currently in development:

• Chesterfield Ice Rink, west St. Louis County • Affton Ice Rink, south St. Louis County • Edwardsville Ice Rink, east, Madison County

Additionally, short-term ice facilities are being constructed in time for 2017-2018 seasonal play.

2.3.2.2 Alternative 1 (Preferred)

The Applicant states “Energy efficiency would be incorporated into the design of the SLIC to meet Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification.”

This is misleading.

A responsible and effective approach to LEED Certification incorporates all sections of the LEED design certification system.

LEED v4 for BD+C: New Construction and Major Renovation include:

• Location and Transportation • Sustainable Sites • Water Efficiency • Energy and Atmosphere • Materials and Resources • Indoor Environmental Quality • Innovation • Regional Priority

But project Site Plans referenced to this project most certainly fails most of the provisions in LEED’s Location and Transportation, and Sustainable Sites for credit towards LEED Certification. Yet, these site selection issues are critical criteria, especially as they relate to a Lake District park such as Creve Coeur Lake Park.

See document from Emily Andrews, attached.

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2.4 Environmentally Preferable Alternative

The Applicant correctly states “The environmentally preferable alternative is defined by CEQ as the alternative that would promote the national environmental policy as expressed in NEPA Section 101. This includes:

• Fulfilling the responsibilities of each generation as trustee of the environment for succeeding generations; • Assuring for all generations safe, healthful, productive, and aesthetically and culturally pleasing surroundings; • Attaining the widest range of beneficial uses of the environment without degradation, risk of health of health or safety, or other undesirable and unintended consequences • Preserving important historic, cultural, and natural aspects of our national heritage and maintaining, wherever possible, an environment that supports diversity and variety of individual choice; • Achieving a balance between population and resource use that would permit high standards of living and a wide sharing of life’s amenities; and • Enhancing the quality of renewable resources and approaching the maximum attainable recycling of depletable resources.”

And the Applicant correctly states “The NPS is required to identify the environmentally preferable alternative in its NEPA documents for public review and comment.”

The Applicant further identifies, in Table 2-1 Summary of Impacts, that the No Action Alternative is superior to the Applicants chosen Alternative 1 proposal.

Chapter 2 - Project Alternatives St. Louis Ice Center Table 2-1. Summary of Impacts - No Action Alternative and Alternative 1 As Stated by the Applicant

Resource No Action Alternative 1 Alternative

Prime farmland conversion 0 39.91 (acres)

Traffic flow No change in Minor changes that can be managed traffic flow through modified signal timing and phasing

Air quality impacts No impact. Negligible impact

Noise receptors No impact. Negligible impact

Geology, groundwater, soils No impact. Minor impact that can be mitigated with the use of an appropriate Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Plan

Cultural resources No impact. No Impact.

Biological resources No impact. No impact.

Threatened and endangered No impact. No impact. species

Jurisdictional wetlands (acres) 0 0

Surface water No impact. Negligible. Surface water would be managed through bio-retention basins and detention lakes.

Floodplains (acres) 0 35.5

Hazardous waste No impact. No impact.

Visual impacts. No impact. Permanent impact in the foreground but is not expected to create significant visual discord. No visual discord in the middleground or background.

We concur that the No Action Alternative is a superior Environmentally Preferable Alternative. But additionally, we believe that the Alternative 1 assessment claimed by the Applicant falls short of the actual site impacts.

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Fulfilling the responsibilities of each generation as trustee of the environment for succeeding generations:

Assuring for all generations safe, healthful, productive, and aesthetically and culturally pleasing surroundings;

Attaining the widest range of beneficial uses of the environment without degradation, risk of health of health or safety, or other undesirable and unintended consequences:

Preserving important historic, cultural, and natural aspects of our national heritage and maintaining, wherever possible, an environment that supports diversity and variety of individual choice;

Achieving a balance between population and resource use that would permit high standards of living and a wide sharing of life’s amenities; and

Enhancing the quality of renewable resources and approaching the maximum attainable recycling of depletable resources.”

Major changes in traffic flow and volume, especially during major sports events are problematic, creating a stressed driving environment not currently experienced in the Park.

Major backups in traffic are likely, especially when Park special outdoor recreation events and hockey events occur simultaneously. Currently, the Park is able to handle an environment that supports diversity and variety of individual choice because

Competition for available parking by crossing Marine Avenue between parking lots on both sides looking for parking space is likely to occur.

Altering the attractive central drive access to Sailboat Cove to a convoluted switch-back drive approach creates confusion and frustration.

Behavioral response to the frustration of a busier and confusing mixed use complex now characterized as a corporate outside use rather than a passive park use.

Increased danger for pedestrians and bicyclists on, around or crossing Marine Avenue and its associated entrances and drives.

Major accessibility issues related to the fire district fire engines, EMS vehicles, water rescue equipment, police and park ranger access through increased traffic,

Chapter 2 - Project Alternatives St. Louis Ice Center major backups, narrow access ways and flooded road conditions on Marine Avenue

Visual Impacts

• Permanent impact in approach and entrance to the project site.

• Changes to the Sailboat Cove entrance, roadway and existing central drive access to Sailboat Cove to an indirect approach at the cost of removal of parkland for pavement.

• Altering the attractive central drive access to Sailboat Cove to a convoluted switch-back drive approach creates confusion and frustration.

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3.0 AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS

3.1 Socioeconomics

3.1.1 Affected Environment

The Applicant cites U.S. Census Bureau 2011-2015 American Community Survey “resident populations” data to support positive impacts.

We accept the findings, but this culmination of data is used to reflect on the impact of nearby residents, while the dialogue should encompass a larger audience that the project claims will arrive and the larger county citizenry that the project claims it will serve.

For instance, the supporters of this project purport that out of town visitors for regional tournaments will be drawn to the ice facilities providing tax dollars in hotel and restaurant use. Their visit, therefore, will be subsidized by taxpayers throughout the entirety of St. Louis County to the benefit of only taxpayers in nearby communities.

3.1.1.1 Demographics

3.1.1.2 Economic Conditions

3.1.1.3 Economic Justice The method used for collecting comments on the Draft Environmental Assessment is cursory and does not allow all members of the public to participate in reviewing the document or submitting comments (i.e. aging populations, disadvantaged communities and individuals without access to the internet or computers). A Google form was used to collect comment. Janet Wilding, Vice President of Major Projects with the St. Louis Economic Partnership, responded to a request to submit documents via mail by stating “Please advise all interested members of the public who contact you to submit their comments through the official website to ensure their comments are logged appropriately. Please do not send me anything directly.” Kat Dockery, Director of the Open Space Council, noted that several older members of the public who do not use computers wanted to submit their comments, but were unable to use the Google form. With Ms. Wilding’s statement to not mail documents, these citizens were left without a way to make their voice heard. Additionally, many nonprofit and professional organizations have expressed concern over the inability to submit professional comments through the Google form, stating that it was not a format that allowed for charts, attachments, or lengthy commentary.

3.2 Land Use The Disc golf course has been on this property for many years and has had active use. The report states that it is begin moved because of the trail, but it is important to note that this parcel has a history of outdoor recreational usage.

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3.3 Prime Farmland

3.4 Traffic and Transportation

The Applicant cites in the following sub-sections issues relating to traffic, only. While tangential to the traffic issues, we once again reflect the social inequity of public dollars building new facilities that have no public transportation access.

It is noted the proposed ice center location should not impact unfairly or disproportionately poor or minority populations in the region, in any way. However, it not discussed is whether this project location would have any benefit to those same populations. “Public” recreation and access are stated frequently, but it appears only certain populations in the region will have access to the facility. A location near highways AND public transit would ideally better serve the entire St. Louis population.

3.4.1 Existing Transportation Infrastructure

It should be noted that Marine Avenue has flooded multiple times in the last 2 years during heavy rains, as is referenced in Section 3.13 of the report. Without significant alterations, it should be anticipated that Marine Avenue will continue to flood in the future, leaving this facility with significant challenges for access by the public and emergency vehicles. Pictures provided from a citizen show significant flooding in January of 2017.

3.4.2 Existing Traffic Volumes

3.4.3 Existing Operation Conditions

3.5 Air Quality

3.5.1 Air Quality Standards

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3.5.2 Air Quality Conditions

3.6 Noise

Several units of mechanical equipment will operate in multiple locations, increasing the noise impact generated by the site. How will this be addressed to ensure that it does not have a negative impact on existing recreational users and wildlife in this area? Will visitors and users of the nearby Tremayne Shelter, trails, and disc golf have to cope with daytime peak construction noise? Additionally, the permanent structure to be built will require significant cooling systems and condensers that will produce additional noise throughout the park. With the flat terrain of this site, there will not be natural sound barriers to reduce noise. Certain water-borne machinery-induced mechanical noises, especially at certain frequencies, are especially problematic. Large lake surfaces (like Creve Coeur Lake) in, otherwise, quiet natural environments suffer projected mechanical noise long distances. The Report does not access this critical concern.

Additionally, the Environmental Assessment states most noise will be generated during special events that occur on a Saturday event during the colder months when fewer park visitors will be impacted, however, it is not addressed how special events throughout the remainder of the year will impact outdoor recreational users in nearby areas of the park and trails during the rest of the year when park usage is much higher. Will the concerts and sporting events have tailgating activities? Will park staff time be required and then diverted to monitor and enforce noise levels at this facility?

Finally, the Washington Post reported in May of 2017 that noise can have a significant effect of natural areas and park. The report stated “Animals rely heavily on their ability to hear minute natural noises — the movement of predators, the trickle of a stream. Noise pollution may cover up those sounds, putting wild creatures at risk. Noise from human activity is also frightening and distracting; it can change animals' behavior with consequences for the entire ecosystem.” In urban areas, these parklands are important and valuable refuges for wildlife and are key pieces of a healthy, successful community.

3.6.1 Noise Regulations

3.6.2 Sources of Noise

3.6.3 Noise Receptors

3.7 Geology, Groundwater and Soils

3.8 Cultural Resources

3.8.1 Regulatory Framework for Cultural Resources

3.8.2 Project Area

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3.8.3 Previous Studies

3.9 Biological Resources (Vegetation, Wildlife, Aquatic Life)

3.10 Threatened and Endangered Species

3.11 Wetlands

3.12 Surface Water

3.13 Floodplain

Note that in the St. Louis County Parks document titled “Creve Coeur Park History”, it is stated that the lower park was entirely submerged in the flood of 1993 and that several facilities were damaged. With the effects of climate change and its effect on weather patterns and flooding, development in floodplains should be avoided.

3.14 Hazardous Waste

3.15 Visual Environment

The Applicant states that “the classification criteria used in this analysis are adapted from a scenic management system...U.S. Forest Service (USFS 1995)”.

This excellent publication is totally inappropriate for analysis of a major building in a park environment. Some general statements, however, from the publication serve to be very helpful in the analysis of a successful parks project.

Excerpts from this publication identifies these as: • “People are concerned about the quality of their environment, including aesthetic values of landscapes, particularly scenery and spiritual values.” • “People need natural-appearing landscapes to serve as physiological “safety valves,” for these reasons: o The world’s urban population pressures are increasing. o Technology is rapidly advancing. o Demands for goods and services are increasing. o People’s lives are becoming more complex. o Urban pressures are demanding more land for development. o Once plentiful natural-appearing landscapes are becoming more scarce.” “But the modern city-dwelling race of men, if it is to exist at all for any length of time, must obtain in unspoiled landscape some relief from insistent man-made conditions.” ...Henry Vincent Hubbard and Therodora Kimball, 1917

The Applicant’s recount of descriptive criteria of scenic attractiveness from the U.S Forestry publication does not address the characteristics of this proposed major building

Chapter 3 - Affected Environment and Potential Impacts St. Louis Ice Center development project, but, rather reinstates the need to maintain the existing valuable characteristics of the park:

“St. Louis County Parks has always insisted on diminutive support buildings, (low eaves, small footprint, see-through pavilions, etc). All of this contributes to the long impressive vistas of this lake district and a continuous horizon, preserving the open beauty and pristine environment of this ecosystem”.

See Greg Poleski letter, attached.

See Gwyn Wahlmann letter, attached.

See Charles Bell letter, attached.

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4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND CONSEQUENCES

4.1 Socioeconomics

4.1.1 No Action Alternative

4.1.2 Alternative 1 - Construction and Operation of the Proposed SLIC at 13750 Marine Avenue

4.1.2.1 Demographic and Employment Impacts

4.1.2.2 Economic Impacts

The report references economic benefits, including jobs, increase in spending in the local and regional economy area, and tax revenue. Economic benefits are not specifically tied to this specific location and similar benefits would be seen if it was placed on an alternate site.

Benefits will go to the local government. Per Section 3.1.1.2, the median income for the SLIC project area is 3% higher the St. Louis County and roughly 40% higher than the Missouri average. Additionally, the total persons living below the poverty line around the SLIC project area (6.1%) is significantly lower than St. Louis County (10.9%) and Missouri (15.9%). These statistics showcase that this project is in an economically advantaged area and services those living close in the advantaged communities of West St. Louis County and St. Charles. The location is not centrally located and does not provide economic benefits to the entire region, nor to the economically disadvantaged communities.

This project is not sustainable for the St. Louis County park system. The Draft Environmental Assessment states that the facility will be on a lease with St. Louis County, however the details of that lease do not suggest that SLIC will pay rent to the park system providing no long-term maintenance or upgrade revenue stream. Instead, St. Louis County Parks will be responsible for a $50 million dollar facility, including significant infrastructure and maintenance of both the building and parking lots.

It is no secret that St. Louis County has a recent history of budget struggles with parks and has noted deferred maintenance as a continued struggle. In the 2016 proposed budget for St. Louis County, it is highlighted that St. Louis County system contains 12,723 acres of developed and undeveloped land and 71 parks and has a Parks’ Maintenance Fund, which is “used to account for the maintenance and operation of all public recreational facilities of the facilities of the County administered by the Department of Parks and Recreation”. The document highlights that the 2014 revenue for the Parks Maintenance Fund was $6.5 million. How will St. Louis County Parks manage this facility during the length of the lease and how will the Park Department pay for infrastructure upgrades, maintenance and management of the facility when the lease

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It is irresponsible to build a facility of this magnitude within a park and to not have a dedicated revenue source or a plan for how it will be maintained. Long-term, a facility this large may cause significant pressure on park maintenance staff and may end up putting significant pressure on the already stressed park maintenance fund.

4.1.2.3 Environmental Justice

4.2 Land Use

4.2.1 No Action Alternative

4.2.2 Alternative 1 - Construction and Operation of the Proposed SLIC at 13750 Marine Avenue

4.3 Prime Farmland

4.3.1 No Action Alternative

4.3.2 Alternative 1 - Construction and Operation of the Proposed SLIC at 13750 Marine Avenue

4.4 Traffic and Transportation

4.4.1 No Action Alternative

4.4.2 Alternative 1 - Construction and Operation of the Proposed SLIC at 13750 Marine Avenue

4.4.2.1 2017 Peak hour Traffic Analyses (assumes build out of the SLIC)

4.4.2.2 2037 Peak Hour Traffic Analyses

4.5 Air Quality

4.5.1 No Action Alternative

4.5.2 Alternative 1 - Construction and Operation of the Proposed SLIC at 13750 Marine Avenue

4.5.2.1 Construction

4.5.2.2 Operation

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4.6 Noise

4.6.1 No Action Alternative

4.6.2 Alternative 1 - Construction and Operation of the Proposed SLIC at 13750 Marine Avenue

4.6.2.1 Construction Impacts

4.6.2.2 Operation Impacts

4.7 Geology, Groundwater and Soils

4.7.1 No Action Alternative

4.7.2 Alternative 1 - Construction and Operation of the Proposed SLIC at 13750 Marine Avenue

4.7.2.1 Construction

4.7.2.2 Operations

4.8 Cultural Resources

4.8.1 No Action Alternative

4.8.2 Alternative 1 - Construction and Operation of the Proposed SLIC at 13750 Marine Avenue

4.9 Biological Resources (Vegetation, Wildlife, Aquatic Life)

4.9.1 No Action Alternative

4.9.2 Alternative 1 - Construction and Operation of the Proposed SLIC at 13750 Marine Avenue

4.10 Threatened and Endangered Species

4.10.1 No Action Alternative

4.10.2 Alternative 1 - Construction and Operation of the Proposed SLIC at 13750 Marine Avenue

4.11 Wetlands

4.11.1 No Action Alternative

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4.11.2 Alternative 1 - Construction and Operation of the Proposed SLIC at 13750 Marine Avenue

4.12 Surface Water

4.12.1 No Action Alternative

4.12.2 Alternative 1 - Construction and Operation of the Proposed SLIC at 13750 Marine Avenue

4.13 Floodplains

4.13.1 No Action Alternative

4.13.2 Alternative 1 - Construction and Operation of the Proposed SLIC at 13750 Marine Avenue

4.14 Hazardous Waste

4.14.1 No Action Alternative

4.13.2 Alternative 1 - Construction and Operation of the Proposed SLIC at 13750 Marine Avenue

4.14.2.1 Construction Impacts

4.14.2.2 Operational Impacts

4.15 Visual Environment

4.15.1 No Action Alternative

4.15.2 Alternative 1 - Construction of the Proposed SLIC at 13750 Marine Avenue

4.15.2.1 Construction Impacts

4.15.2.2 Operational Impacts

The Applicant claims “While the SLIC would be a permanent impact in the foreground... , it is not expected to create significant visual discord as there are other elements of human activity in the foreground, which lessen the scenic integrity of the area.”

This is a misleading statement.

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The proposed building presents massive, featureless, walls largely devoid of fenestration, shadow lines or texture. Furthermore the complex physically “turns its back” to the Lake District while orienting most of its entrances on “blind sides” of the building.

The proposed building would rise 63 feet about the lake surface with a raised development volume of about 11 million cubic feet above natural grade.

This proposed development would be an egregious scale and precedent we have never seen in a LWCF park project.

See the AIA document, attached.

4.16 Visitor Experience. Recreation Resources

4.16.1 No Action Alternative

4.16.2 Alternative 1 - Construction and Operation of the Proposed SLIC at 13750 Marine Avenue

The Applicant states “The proposed SLIC would attract additional visitors to the Park, and would be significantly supportive of other outdoor recreation uses and resources in the Park.”

This is misleading.

The Ice Center may attract visitors to the Center, but likely not to other activities of the park. While cross-purpose activities are possible, this facility is too distant, too separated and too different from typical water, trail and associated activities common to Creve Coeur Lake Park.

The Applicant states “the SLIC would also feature and outdoor turf field...”

This is not true.

The outside athletic space is clearly identified on the Site Plan as “Future...”.

The Applicant further claims “A general area for children, teens and adults that are accompanying ice sport athletes to run and play outdoors (i.e., frisbee, throwing footballs, kicking soccer balls).

It should be noted that this egregious development would destroy the area that currently exists and is already actively used for these same activities.

4.16.2.1 Construction Impacts

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4.16.2.2 Operational Impacts

The Applicant states “the SLIC will serve as a convenient trailhead with...public restroom facilities for future trail users. This added benefit does not presently exist.

This is not true.

This facility already exists at nearby Sailboat Cove.

4.17 Cumulative Impacts

4.17.1 Identification of the Significant Cumulative Effects Issues

4.17.2 Geographic Area of Analysis

4.17.3 Past, Present, and Reasonably Foreseeable Future Action in the Study Area

4.17.4 Cumulative Impacts

4.17.4.1 Social/Economic Resources

The Applicant claims “...the proposed Ice Center falls into an acceptable development category with Maryland Heights’ land use development plan.

The AIA and several environmental groups have denounced these plans to develop in the Howard Bend floodplain.

See the AIA document, attached.

4.17.4.2 Farmland

4.17.4.3 Transportation

4.17.4.4 Land Use

4.17.4.5 Water Resources and Floodplains

Chapter 5 - Agency Coordination and Public Involvement St. Louis Ice Center

5.0 CONSULTATION, AGENCY COORDINATION AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT

5.1 Public Coordination

The Applicant claims that the January 25, 2017 meeting “was hosted by the City of Maryland Heights and St. Louis County Department of Planning. The meeting was held to satisfy zoning requirements in the City of Maryland Heights.”

This is not true.

This public meeting was mandated by the DNR to satisfy the requirement for public information about the project.

At the meeting, the site selection of Creve Coeur Park was explained; no mention of its perceived contribution to the park was made.

Instead, it was stated that the proposed facility would not be economically viable without the public underwriting of the cost of the land.

To further illustrate the financial incentive for using Creve Coeur Park, below is a piece of an interview with Legacy Ice Foundation representative, Patrick Quinn on Fox’s talk radio 590 The Fan on July 19 th , 2017.

“You need to find ground. Otherwise, to get 40 acres of ground centrally-located near traffic support systems, you’re talking about needing 5 to 7 million dollars just for the dirt. Well, the County said, Look, we’ve got this great opportunity right here in a park; it’s centrally-located to the region, alright so that anybody can get to this facility. 141 runs all the way south nowadays; you’ve got the page avenue extension; you’ve got 70, 270, 40 just down the road. This is about the most central place that you could be for an ice arena for our entire region and for out-of-towners to come in and it would cost us, you know, 5 plus million dollars to go and buy that. Well, that’s not financially possible.”

5.2 Agency Coordination

Contributors to this Document

American Institute of Architects, Emily Andrews, Executive Director St. Louis Chapter U.S. Green Building Council, Missouri Gateway Chapter The Open Space Council, for the St. Louis Region Carolyn Pufalt, Secretary, Conservation Missouri Sierra Club Missouri Coalition for the Environment Eastern Missouri Group

Sierra Club, Eastern Missouri Group Mitch Leachman, Executive Director St. Louis Audubon Society Greenway Network, Inc. Herbert J. Huebner St. Louis Audubon Society Vice President, Conservation St. Louis Audubon Society U.S. Green Building Council, Missouri Gateway Chapter Karen Mayer, Treasurer St. Louis Audubon Society Michelle Swatek, Director American Institute of Architects, Steve Brewer St. Louis Chapter Volunteer, Environmentalist

Steve Anton, AIA, President Scott E.George, P.G. CHMM American Institute of Architects, Principal Scientist, Project Manager St. Louis Chapter Environmental Science Consulting, LLC

Bill Albinson, AIA, Member of the Board Robert E. Criss American Institute of Architects, Professor of Earth & Planetary Science St. Louis Chapter Washington University

Charles E. Bell AIA LEED AP Richard S. Thoma, Interim President Charles E. Bell Architects Inc. Webster Groves Nature Society

Greg Poleski, Vice President Gwyn Wahlmann, Conservation Chair Greenway Network, Inc. Webster Groves Nature Society

Elizabeth J. Hubertz Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic Washington University School of Law Recipients of this Document

Dawn Frederickson,Section Chair Missouri State Parks [email protected]

Carol S. Comer, Director Missouri Department of Natural Resources P.O Box 176 Jefferson City, MO 65102

Cam Sholly, Regional Director National Park Service 601 Riverfront Drive Omaha, NE 68102-4426

St. Louis Economic Development Partnership 7733 Forsyth Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63105 https://stlpartnership.com/proposed-ice-complex-enhance-creve-coeur-park/

319 No. Fourth St., Ste. 800 St. Louis, MO 63102 (314) 231-4181 facsimile (314) 231-4184 www.greatriverslaw.org Founding President: Lewis C. Green 1924-2003 President Kathleen G. Henry (Licensed in MO, IL, DC) General Counsel Bruce A. Morrison (Licensed in MO, IL) Climate and Energy Program Director Henry B. Robertson (Licensed in MO) Staff Attorney Bob H. Menees (Licensed in MO, OR) Director of Development and Community Outreach Sarah N. Willey

July 21, 2017

Janet Wilding St. Louis Economic Development Partnership 7733 Forsyth Blvd. Suite 2300 St. Louis, MO 63105 Via email: [email protected] and submitted online through the St. Louis Economic Development website using googledocs.

Re: St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation, St. Louis Ice Center Project, Draft Environmental Assessment

****PUBLIC HEARING ON ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT REQUESTED****

Dear Ms. Wilding:

Great Rivers Environmental Law Center submits the following comments on behalf of Kay Drey, Ségolène Renaze, and Megan Martin. Kay Drey lives at 515 West Point Avenue, University City, St. Louis, MO 63130. She has spent five decades fighting to protect St. Louis County’s Parks from proposed developments.

Ségolène Renaze lives at 12369 Shoreridge Court, Maryland Heights, MO 63043. She lives near Creve Coeur Park and uses it frequently. She enjoys it because of its natural state and is opposed to the proposed hockey rinks, parking lot, restaurant, and other commercial activities.

Megan Martin lives at 12235 Spring Place Court, Maryland Heights, MO 64043. She moved to this location in order to be close to Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park and spends a great deal of time in it with her two young sons, who enjoy playing outdoors.

As stated above, we request a public hearing on the Environmental Assessment.

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Introduction

The Department of Interior (“DOI”), acting through the National Park Service (“NPS”), should not approve the proposed St. Louis Ice Center project (“SLIC” or “proposed project”), which will convert 40 acres of public outdoor recreation land into indoor recreation, commercial, office, restaurant and other non-recreational uses under the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act (“LWCFA” or “the Act”). Submitted with these comments are a number of documents that are referenced herein or that otherwise support the following comments (“Record”). We request that these documents become part of the administrative record for DOI/ NPS’s decision-making process for the proposed project.

I. The Proposed Project Violates the LWCFA Because It Will Convert Section 6(f) Land Away From Public Outdoor Recreation Without the Assurance of Substitute Land and Is Not in Accord with Missouri’s State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan

The Draft Environmental Assessment (“EA”) appropriately recognizes that under the LWCFA, Section 6(f) lands must be maintained for public outdoor recreation in perpetuity and that any conversion of Section 6(f) lands must receive approval of the DOI/NPS.1 However, the EA fails to discuss that a conversion of Section 6(f) land requires the DOI/NPS to approve only those conversions (1) that are in accord with the then exiting comprehensive statewide outdoor recreation plan and (2) that assure the substitution of other recreation properties of at least equal fair market value and of reasonably equivalent usefulness and location.2 The EA contains an implied statement that the proposed project does not constitute a conversion of Section 6(f) land and makes an erroneous leap in logic by stating that “a proposal to construct a public facility, such as an indoor pool building or recreation center, does not constitute a conversion to non- outdoor recreational use in all instances.”3 The EA provides no explanation for why the proposal to convert 40 acres of public outdoor recreation land to a public/private indoor ice facility does not constitute a prohibited conversion under LWCFA or how it is compatible with Missouri’s State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (“SCORP”).4 This faulty initial premise and absence of analysis taints the remainder of the environmental review under the National

1 See EA, Section 1.1, Page 1-1. 2 The LWCFA states that: “No property acquired or developed with assistance under this section shall, without the approval of the Secretary, be converted to other than public outdoor recreation uses. The Secretary shall approve such conversion only if he finds it to be in accord with the then existing comprehensive statewide outdoor recreation plan and only upon such conditions as he deems necessary to assure the substitution of other recreation properties of at least equal fair market value and of reasonably equivalent usefulness and location. 16 U.S.C. 4601l-4(f)(3). See also 36 C.F.R. §59.3. 3 See EA, Section 1.1, Page 1-1. 4 Noticeably, the applicant did not file an appropriate Step 4C analysis in its Proposal Description and Environmental Screening Form (“PD/ESF”), but instead submitted its application under Step 3C for a public facility. See EA, Appendix A, PD/ESF, and the SCORP, Record, Part Q.

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Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”), and the contents of the EA demonstrate the various flaws with the DOI/NPS approval it presumes.

NPS Regulations implementing the LWCFA state that “Section 6(f)(3) of the L&WCF Act is the cornerstone of Federal compliance efforts to ensure that the Federal investments in L&WCF assistance are being maintained in public outdoor recreation use. This section of the Act assures that once an area has been funded with L&WCF assistance, it is continually maintained in public recreation use unless NPS approves substitution property of reasonably equivalent usefulness and location and of at least equal fair market value.”5

The LWCF State Assistance Program Manual provides Guidelines (“LCWF Guidelines”) for whether a proposal constitutes a conversion and states that “[s]ituations that may not trigger a conversion if NPS determines that certain criteria are met include… [p]roposals to build sheltered facilities or to shelter existing facilities within a Section 6(f)(3) protected area provided they do not change the overall public outdoor recreation characteristics and otherwise meet the sheltering criteria in Chapter 3.”6 (emphasis added). Thus, for a sheltered facility not to constitute a conversion under the LWCF Guidelines, the facility: (1) must not change the overall public outdoor recreation characteristics of the 6(f) land and (2) otherwise meet the sheltering criteria in Chapter 3 of the LWCF Guidelines.

The EA contains no analysis of these two factors and is therefore deficient and cannot provide the basis for an approval by DOI/NPS. In fact, the proposed project blatantly and significantly changes the overall public outdoor recreation characteristics of the 6(f) land in the park on which the project will be constructed. The EA states that the area contains open field and a disc golf course.7 The EA tries to obscure the outdoor recreational use of the land by stating that a majority of the project site “does not exhibit active recreational use” and that the disc golf course will be relocated due to the McKelvey Woods Trail.8 However, in the same breath, the EA then states that the park offers a “variety of recreational activities and diversity of land uses” including “passive areas,” “natural areas,” and “biking and pedestrian trails.”9 Converting this 6(f) land to a giant metal structure with massive parking lots for indoor hockey in a park that currently does not contain any outdoor hockey recreation clearly changes the public outdoor recreation characteristics of the 6(f) land and removes passive areas and natural areas. This area was already slated for enhanced outdoor recreational activities along the McKelvey Woods Trail, which will be substantially diminished by the construction of the proposed project from visual impacts, traffic, noise, and parking congestion.

Furthermore, the proposed project constitutes a conversion under the LWCFA because it fails to meet the sheltering criteria in Chapter 3 of the LWCF Guidelines as discussed below. Because the proposed project constitutes a conversion, the DOI/NPS cannot approve the project

5 39 C.F.R § 59.3(a). 6 LWCF State Assistance Program Manual, Chapter 8.E.2.d. (Effective 10/01/08) 7 See EA, Section 3.2, Page 3-4 8 Id. at Page 3-3 to 3-4. 9 Id. at Page 3-3.

Ms. Janet Wilding July 21, 2017 Page 4 unless and until the applicant provides an assurance of substitute land in accordance with the LWCFA and NPS Regulations.10

Regardless, the proposed project cannot be approved because it is not in accord with the SCORP. Nowhere in the SCORP is there a suggestion that a massive indoor hockey arena is consistent with the LWCFA, nor even that it would constitute “outdoor recreation.” The terms “hockey” and “arena” are not even found in the SCORP. Moreover, the SCORP states that LWCF funded projects “are taken under perpetuity by the National Park Service and must be used only for outdoor recreational purposes.” The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (“MDNR”), the state agency responsible for administering the LWCFA within Missouri in coordination with DOI/NPS, previously told the St. Louis County Parks and Recreation Department (“ the County”) in 2015 that the ice complex would not comply with LWCFA. In response, the County decided to add an outdoor rink component to the project in hopes of making the project comply with the Act. Outdoor skating has never been a primary purpose of the project. The outdoor rink will take up only a small percentage of the project area (6.9%);11 the outdoor rink will be open to the public only 300 hours per year for “public skating”; and there is no need for an outdoor rink in this location because Creve Coeur has an operating functional quality rink less than six miles away.12.

II. The LWCFA, the Act’s Legislative History, and the LWCF Guidelines Prohibit the Conversion of Section 6(f) Land From Outdoor Recreation to a Sheltered Ice Facility Based on Heat, Humidity, or Rain

The EA assumes that the Department of Interior has decided that the proposal to construct an indoor shelter complies with the requirements of the LWCFA and guidelines promulgated thereunder. However, the LWCFA, its Legislative History, and LWCF Guidelines for Sheltered Facilities do not support this conclusion and the DOI/NPS must not approve the proposed project.

The EA states that “[s]kating rinks are considered public facilities under the LWCF program…”13 However, this inaccurate statement fails to address the issue of whether the sheltered facility proposed by the project complies with the statutory text of the LWCFA, which states that:

[N]o assistance shall be available under this part to enclose or shelter facilities normally used for outdoor recreation activities, but the Secretary may permit local funding, and after September 28, 1976, not to exceed 10 per centum of the total amount allocated to a State in any one year to be used for sheltered facilities for swimming pools and ice skating rinks in areas where the Secretary determines

10 36 C.F.R § 59.3. 11 See Record, Part Y, Pages 40 and 45. The total project area is estimated at 389,700 sq.ft. whereas the outdoor rink (“Rink 4”) is only estimated 27,000 sq. ft. 12 See Record, Part A, Pages 2-4; Part D, Page 20, and Part F, Page 6. 13 See EA Section 1.5, Page 1-3.

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that the severity of climatic conditions and the increased public use thereby made possible justifies the construction of such facilities.”14

The issue becomes whether the “severity of climatic conditions” in St. Louis justifies the construction of a sheltered facility to convert an otherwise outdoor public activity into an indoor ice skating rink. The EA states that the need for the project is, in part, “due to the climate in St. Louis” and therefore “covered rinks are necessary in order to maintain the ice to support ice- related recreation”15 The EA further states that “[t]he public facility will offer year-round ice sport use, especially during inclement weather and during the area’s challenging summer temperatures and humidity.”16 (emphasis added). Additionally, The EA states that St. Louis’s “winter rains will not support outdoor rinks…”17 The gist of the proposal is that St. Louis is too warm to permit outdoor ice skating and therefore an indoor facility is needed to support these otherwise outdoor recreation activities. However, the LWCFA and its legislative history do not support this interpretation or approval of the project because “severity of climatic conditions” refers to an area being too cold to support an otherwise outdoor activity such as ice hockey.

The legislative history behind various amendments to the LWCFA demonstrates that outdoor activities may be sheltered under the LWCFA for cold weather conditions only. Initially, the Act did not permit any indoor activities.18 However, amendments to the LWCFA created two limited exceptions that allowed for the sheltering of swimming pools and ice skating rinks due to the “severity of climatic conditions.”19 In adding the “severity of climatic conditions” language, Congress had in mind States that have very long winters and an abundance of snow and cold weather that creates problems in providing outdoor recreation.20

Noticeably, this interpretation from the legislative history is in harmony with the LWCF Guidelines for eligible sheltered facilities and which states that “ice skating rinks located in areas which meet the cold climatic criteria described below, shelters of permanent construction may partially or completely enclose these facilities to protect them against cold weather conditions and thereby significantly increase the recreation opportunities provided.”21 The cold climatic criteria is described in the Guidelines and states that “[s]heltered ice skating rinks may be developed in communities where the mean annual total snowfall is at least 24 inches or the

14 16 U.S.C. 4601l-4(e)(2). 15 See EA, Section Page 1-4. 16 Id., Appendix A, PD/ESF, Step 3C, Page 2. 17 Id., Page 3. 18 Public Law 88-578 § 5(f), 78 Stat. 897. 19 To Amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 and to Amend the Historic Preservation Act of 1966: Hearing Before the Subcomm. on Nat’l Parks & Recreation of the H. Comm. on Interior & Insular Affairs, 94 Cong. 1 (1975) (statement of Allan T. Howe). 20 Id. Furthermore, the May 1975 Senate Report on the amendment of the LWCA restricted indoor shelters to be used for the primary purposes of swimming and ice skating. S. Rep. No. 94-145, at 2 (1975). And during the summer months “when temperatures are warm and interest in skating is lower, the rink area is kept dry for the court games and other activities.” Id. 21 LWCF Guidelines, Chapter 3.C.7, Page 3-16.

Ms. Janet Wilding July 21, 2017 Page 6 normal daily mean temperature for the coldest winter month is 30 degrees or less…[t]he official references for making these determinations are the average temperature and the snowfall tables found in Comparative Climatic Data for the United States published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U. S. Department of Commerce.”22 According to NOAA’s Comparative Climatic Data, St. Louis has average annual snowfall of 19.2 inches23 and the mean temperature for the coldest month of the year is 31.8 (January).24 Therefore, the approval of a sheltered ice skating rink violates the LWCF Guidelines and thus the LWCFA. This conclusion under the LWCF Guidelines is consistent with the statutory text and legislative history of the LWCFA that “severity of climatic conditions” refers to an area being too cold to support the outdoor activity, not too hot.25

III. The Proposed Project Exceeds the Scope of the LWCFA’s Exception for Sheltered Ice Skating Rink and Several Features Constitute Partial Conversions That Require Substitute Land

As discussed above, the LWCFA makes two limited exceptions to its mandate that 6(f) land be used only for outdoor recreation by permitting sheltered swimming pools and ice skating rinks where the severity of climatic conditions prevents such activity from occurring outdoors. Although an “ice skating rink” appears in the text of the LWCFA, a four-rink skating complex with various additional features is not a permitted exception under the LWCFA. The proposed project involves far more than a sheltered ice skating rink. Figure 1.2 of the EA shows that the facility will involve a “performance rehabilitation center” and a “training center.”26 A medical facility for professional hockey players and a gym for professional hockey players do not constitute outdoor recreation facilities. Noticeably, the EA itself makes no mention of these two features. However, the PD/ESF attached as an appendix to the EA indicates that the facility will include: “a restaurant area that overlooks two of the ice sheets serving as a community gathering space, locker rooms, a pro shop, training facilities, injury rehabilitation facilities, public restrooms, concession areas, mechanical/storage rooms, a kitchen, a hospitality room and office space for facility management.”27 Several of these features do not constitute permissible features of a sheltered facility and therefore constitute at least partial conversions that require assurances of substitute land under NPS regulations.28

The LWCF Guidelines set forth standards for valid support facilities incident to sheltered or outdoor recreation and also prohibit certain auxiliary components to a project defined as “indoor facilities,” including restaurants, kitchens, meeting rooms, and equipment sales areas (i.e.

22 Id., Section 7.d., Page 3-18. 23 https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/ccd-data/avgsnf15.dat (Entry 13994). 24 https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/ccd-data/nrmavg.txt (Entry 13994). 25 The Guidelines further support this interpretation by setting a limit on the sheltering of swimming pools, an outdoor activity, by only allowing such construction when the climate is too cold in the summer. 26 See EA, Figure 1.2, Page 1-7. 27 See EA, Appendix A, PD/ESF, Step 3C, Page 1. See also, Record, Part W. 28 See 39 C.F.R. §59.3.

Ms. Janet Wilding July 21, 2017 Page 7 pro-shops).29 Clearly, several of these features are by definition indoor facilities that are not considered incident to sheltered outdoor recreation and constitute partial conversions which require assurances of substitute land. In the application for a tax exempt bond for SLIC filed with the Industrial Development Authority of St. Louis County, the applicant, St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation (“SLIF”), states that the project emphasizes the “athletic training facilities, athletic rehabilitation facilities/programming and ice sport skill development facilities/programming.” Furthermore, SLIF discloses that there will be in this complex a 3,000 square foot retail store and 1,570 square foot family zone that will sell SLIC stakeholder apparel and other items including but not limited to St. Louis Blues, USHL, university and the foundation and serve various concession items.30. These 4,570 square feet of retail space were not disclosed in the EA, EA Appendices, or Patrick Quinn’s remarks as shown by his outline.31 Retail stores are clearly not permissible purposes in LWCF land. The Complex is a conversion and DOI/NPS must not approve the project as proposed.

IV. The Proposal Violates NEPA in Several Ways

a. The Need for the Proposal is Artificially Inflated and the Purpose for the Project is Impermissibly Limited, Which Results in an Inadequate Alternatives Analysis

The EA arbitrarily sets a goal for St. Louis to achieve 12,000 hockey players by the year 2020 without any supporting statistics, models, or projections about youth hockey in St. Louis.32 This overly ambitious goal would require the population of the youth engaged in the sport to nearly double in four years. This goal is randomly based on a comparison to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.33 However, this northeastern city is significantly more north than St. Louis (40.4 degrees latitude versus St. Louis 38.6 degrees latitude), where ice sports are more popular given colder temperatures and more snowfall. In fact, NOAA’s Comparative Climate Data demonstrates that Pittsburgh receives over double the amount of snowfall (43.6 inches versus 19.2 inches)34 and its average annual temperature is 51.3 compared to 57. 35 For a proper comparison of the need for more ice sheets, the EA must consider other mid-latitude, midwestern cities such as Indianapolis, Kansas City, and Nashville. St. Louis is not a northern city where ice hockey has a longstanding outdoor history. The EA also relies on the closure of the Hardee’s Iceplex as justification for the need for the project.36 Perhaps the closure of this facility demonstrates the unsustainable aspirations of the proposed project and the simultaneously unattainable and inflated goals for St. Louis hockey boasted in the EA. Regardless, the EA is devoid of any true metrics for identifying a need for the project as robust as the proposal

29 LWCF Guidelines, Chapter 3.C., Sections 5a and 5b, Pages 3-13 and 3-14. 30 See Record, Part A, Pages 14, 23. 31 See Record, Part H, Page. 39. 32 See EA, Section 1.5, Page 1-4. 33 Id. 34 See supra, Note 23 Entries 13994 and 94823. 35 See supra, Note 24 Entries 13994 and 94823. 36 See EA, Section 1.5, Page 1-4.

Ms. Janet Wilding July 21, 2017 Page 8 suggests, and the attempt to have the county park system and taxpayers shoulder a project that will inure mostly to the benefit of private hockey and skating organizations belies the need it seeks to address.

The need for the project is further obscured in the EA when it states that the National Parks and Recreation Association sets a standard that “there is a need for one indoor ice facility for every 100,000 in population” without any citation to literature demonstrating how such standard was developed or whether it would be applicable to a metropolitan area like St. Louis.37 Further, the EA states that the St. Louis metropolitan area has 2.8 million people and only 18 ice sheets without defining the boundaries for the population count or without any record of which facilities it is including in its tally.38 Thus, the EA relies on both a standard and data sets that contains no supporting documentation in the EA to arrive at a conclusion that the project is desperately needed.

By artificially inflating the need for the project, the EA sets forth a limited purpose (a four sheet ice complex), which impermissibly limits the alternatives considered for the project. For example, by not considering the feasibility of a complex that has less than four ice sheets, the EA restricts consideration of alternatives to sites over 40 acres only. Similarly, by artificially inflating the public benefit aspect of a project that will mostly inure to the benefit of private hockey organizations, the EA limits consideration of alternatives by only considering projects that are in or adjacent to public parks.

b. The Premise That There Is No Conversion Requiring Substitute Land Renders the Alternatives Analysis and Economic Impact Analysis in the EA Inadequate

As stated above, the EA fails to consider an adequate range of alternative sites because it presumes that the project must take place in or adjacent to a public park and that such land must be free by ignoring the fact that the project constitutes a conversion requiring assurances of substitute land. Similarly, the economic impact analysis in the EA only focuses on potentially positive impacts from the project such as construction job, operational jobs, and tax revenue.39 The EA completely ignores the fact that the public will be losing the use of park land and that a conversion has taken place. Without consideration of the fair market value of purchasing substitute land for such conversion or the cost of doing the project on private land to avoid such a conversion, the economic impact analysis of the EA is inadequate.

37 Id. 38 Id. 39 See EA, Section 4.1.2.2, Page 4-1 to 4-2.

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c. The Applicant Failed to Comply with the Notice Requirements for the EA in the LWCF Guidelines

In terms of providing notice to the public regarding the availability of the EA for public comment, the LWCF Guidelines state that opportunity for public review and comment requires that:

At a minimum, States are required to ensure the interested and affected public has had an opportunity to review and provide written comments on completed environmental assessments for LWCF proposals. This public comment period shall be no less than 30 days. The notice an EA is available for review shall be published in the local newspapers and community notices, posted on the sponsoring agency’s web site, and made broadly known to the public in such a way that the interested and affected public has ample notice of the public comment period. The State/project sponsor is responsible for reviewing the public comments. These comments and the responses that address all substantive comments are to be included in the proposal’s submission to NPS. 40 (emphasis added).

Notice of the EA was never placed in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in contravention of the LWCF Guidelines. While the EA was placed on the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership (“SLEDP”) website, the SLEDP cannot constitute a sponsoring agency under the LWCF Guidelines, which states that: “[p]roposed projects may be sponsored by a state agency or a public agency of a subordinate unit of government. All eligible project sponsors, including those that have other than public outdoor recreation purposes, must be able to commit its resources to the perpetual stewardship of the Fund-assisted public outdoor recreation area pursuant to Section 6(f)(3) of the LWCF Act.” 41 Clearly, SLEDP cannot meet this requirement because it is not a government agency, but exists and is organized as a non-profit with the Missouri Secretary of State. Noticeably, the public notice of this proposed project was not placed on MDNR’s website, nor was it placed on the St. Louis County Parks and Recreation website generally or the Creve Coeur Park page specifically.42 Therefore, only placing the EA on SLEDP’s website violates the LWCF Guidelines. Furthermore, the EA itself states that the only “Individuals and Organizations” that received the EA were St. Louis County Department of Parks and Recreation, St. Louis County Department of Planning, and City of Maryland Heights.43 This clearly does not meet the LWCF Guideline’s mandate that the EA is made broadly known to the public to provide ample notice.

40 LWCF Guidelines, Chapter 4.B.6.b(2). 41 Id. at Chapter 3.A.2. 42 See Record, Part AA, Pages 1-9. Note that both MDNR’s website and the County’s website contains opportunities for the public to comment on various projects, but not the proposed project. 43 See EA, Section 7.4, Page 7-1.

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This failure to provide adequate public notice to a broad sector of the public creates a situation in which only those groups represented at public meetings and commenting on the EA are proponents of the project (i.e. the admittedly less than 10,000 people in St. Louis who play ice hockey as stated in the EA) and those groups who pay close attention to park and open space issues and discovered this project on their own. Thus, the Public Participation section of the EA does not represent a necessary wider breadth of public opinion and instead pits ice enthusiasts and the local government who will clearly benefit from the project against open space advocates who will clearly be most impacted by the project.44

Furthermore, the public hearing that the St. Louis Economic held in January, 2017, after only giving 16 days of notice, was misleading in that the public did not have the EA before the hearing was held even though many drafts of the EA were prepared by then. Patrick Quinn was allowed to give his side of the story, informing the public of only certain facts, and not providing nearly as full of a picture as does the EA or other documents received by members of the public pursuant to open records requests. For this reason, we request a public hearing on the EA.

d. The EA Fails to Consider the Impacts of this Project on Climate Change

There is no analysis of climate change in the EA at all in violation of NEPA. The project briefly and inadequately discusses energy use to conclude that “the increased energy consumption is expected to be minor,”45 but the project, in fact, contemplates massive energy use to keep three ice rinks viable during extremely hot months, which will result in massive amounts of greenhouse gas emissions. Yet, no discussion of greenhouse gas emissions or climate change is contained in the EA. Furthermore, neither the traffic impacts analysis section nor traffic impact study in the EA mentions increased greenhouse gas emissions or climate change.46 NEPA clearly requires discussion and analysis of climate change. Courts have routinely held that such failure invalidates decisions under NEPA.

e. The EA Fails to Consider the Impact on Federally Endangered Bats

The EA states that, “[t]he project area represents beneficial wildlife habitat for many common species of wildlife found in the park and the surrounding area. The site could provide some valuable forage habitat for bats. As part of the Fee Fee Greenway Trail proposal a bat roosting survey was conducted along the route of the trail, which traverses the project area. The area where the trail traverses the proposed development does not have any trees growing along the trail route. However, good bat roosting trees do exist adjacent to the development. Indiana bats and Northern Long Eared bats both are federally and state endangered species and both occupy select trees during the summer months. Trees with flakey bark or trees will hollow cavities or old mature trees would be beneficial to both species of bats. Both species would

44 See EA, Section 5.1, Page 5-1. 45 See EA, Appendix A, PD/ESF, Section 21, Page 19. 46 See EA, Section 3.4. See also, EA, Appendix B.

Ms. Janet Wilding July 21, 2017 Page 11 utilize the field and wetlands as hunting areas for insects. The older field habitat of the project area represents a habitat that is not very common in the 2,100 acre park”47

However, the EA glosses over this important fact: the area is used by endangered bats for feeding. There is no mention of providing alternative feeding areas or whether there will be adverse impacts to threatened or endangered bats. Furthermore, there is no discussion of whether the bats will refuse to use the trees nearby for nesting once the light, noise and traffic exist from the project. Because the DOI/NPS’s approval of the project constitutes a federal action, DOI/NPS must consult with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to determine whether the project will adversely affect any endangered or threatened bats and whether a biological opinion is necessary. The results of the consultation must be included in the EA for the public to be appropriately informed of the environmental and natural resource impacts of the project. The statements in the EA regarding potential impacts inform the public that there are likely adverse impacts to endangered and/or threatened species and that those impacts must be disclosed and addressed prior to any DOI/NPS approval.

f. A Full Environmental Impact Statement is Required

Because resources will be significantly impacted, we request a full Environmental Impact Statement on the project.

V. The Complex Violates the Master Plan in Several Ways

The Creve Coeur Park Master Plan (“Master Plan”) states prominently in its Historic Overview that, “Wetland or habitat restoration lands may include passive activities such as hiking, wildlife viewing and education activities but may not be used to support active recreation uses”48

The Plan states further that, “data collected for this plan indicates that County residents do not support the development of a recreation complex at Creve Coeur Park. Residents value the natural character of Creve Coeur Park and surrounds and do not believe that it is appropriate to provide sports athletic fields and activity in the Park”49

Furthermore, “The overwhelming consensus of the Core Committee was that the future uses of the Park should be focused on those recreation activities and facilities which are dependent and in some cases enhanced by the natural resources and geographic context of the park site. Consequently, those activities/facilities considered independent should be removed or not encouraged in the park”50 (emphasis in the original).

47 See EA, Appendix A, PD/ESF, Section 12, Page 15. 48 See Record, Part S, Master Plan, Page 4. 49 Id. at Page 7. 50 Id. at Page 8.

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In violation of this Plan, the County actively courted a sports complex that is not at all dependent on the wetland and natural values of Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. Residents who spoke in favor of this complex did not state that their enjoyment of hockey is dependent on the rinks, restaurant, offices and kitchen being located in this natural environment.

VI. The EA is Issued Prematurely as there is no Valid Ordinance Passed by the County Council Authorizing this Lease

RSMo § 105.452.1 prohibits “elected or appointed official[s] or employee[s] of the state or any political subdivision” from “(4) [f]avorably act[ing] on any matter that is so specifically designed so as to provide a special monetary benefit to such official….” RSMo § 105.454 prohibits “elected or appointed official[s] or employee[s] of …any political subdivision…serving in an executive or administrative capacity” from “(4) Perform[ing] any services during the time of his…office or employment for any consideration from any person, firm or corporation, other than the compensation provided for the performance of his…official duties, by which service he…attempts to influence a decision of any agency of the state, or of any political subdivision in which he… is an officer or employee…”.

Because St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger ordered legislation favoring the St. Louis Blues to be introduced after receiving campaign contributions from the St. Louis Blues Hockey Club, it gives the public the appearance that this statute was violated. On September 12, 2016, Stenger received $5,000 from the St. Louis Blues Hockey Club.51 On November 28, 2016, Stenger wrote a letter to the County Council directing it to enact appropriate legislation authorizing the County to participate in the project assisting a multi-use project that will serve as a training and practice facility for the St. Louis Blues Hockey Club.52

Stenger’s urging of the passage of this legislation shortly after accepting a campaign contribution from the St. Louis Blues Hockey Club violates state law and invalidates the ordinance upon which the project is predicated.

Conclusion

The commenters are opposed to a public/private ice complex being built in a park designated exclusively for outdoor recreation under the LWCFA and the private benefits that will occur at the expense of the conversion of public land. The facility must be constructed elsewhere. At a minimum, if the public will lose outdoor recreation opportunities at the park as they currently exist, adequate substitute park land must be purchased and protected to afford similar outdoor recreation opportunities currently available at the park. As it stands, the proposed project ultimately benefits private interests and thereby deprives the public of statutorily protected park land and uses without statutorily required land and use compensation. The County seems to accept the Blues desire to increase their fan base as a legitimate goal for the County to undertake. However, if the Blues and County are sincere in wanting more people to

51 See Record, Part T, Page 11. 52 See Record, Part P, Page 6.

Ms. Janet Wilding July 21, 2017 Page 13 play ice hockey, they should build small community rinks on land the Blues purchases in four communities, rather than building one huge super-complex on LWCF land.

Please call our organization if you have any questions about these comments. Thank you for your consideration.

Very truly yours,

Bob Menees Kathleen Henry

July 21, 2017

St Louis Legacy Ice Foundation

Comments on St Louis Ice Center Project, Draft Environmental Assessment

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this project. These comments are submitted on behalf of the Sierra Club, Eastern Missouri Group. Our group includes over 3000 members in the St Louis County area. In the spirit of our motto to “protect, explore and enjoy” our environment, many of our members use and enjoy Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. We have been involved in past efforts to protect the park from intrusions and efforts to enhance the quality of the outdoor recreation experience provided by the park.

Our comments will cover the environmental, recreational, and financial impact of the proposed Ice Rink development as well as the process under which this project proposal was and is being developed.

Purpose, Need and Scoping

This project (SLIC) has been proposed with very inadequate public input. The environmental assessment contains little information on scoping. One poorly advertised public meeting in January 2017 is not adequate scoping. And as mentioned in the EA that meeting was held to identify environmental impacts related to the proposed action (1-4). At what point did county citizens have meaningful input to the “purpose and need” language for this project? None, it appears.

St Louis county Citizens should have had a real opportunity for input into the purpose and need prior to the development of the project as it was presented at the Jan 2017 public meeting. The purpose language includes reference to a purpose of “enhancing recreational opportunities with the Park” (1.4) The “Park” here of course means Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. At what point was a purpose or need developed to enhance recreation in this particular county park? That is separate from the “need” for an ice rink.

Was the Jan 2017 meeting advertised on the Creve Coeur Park website? As of this writing information about the current proposed ice rink and request for comments is not on that page. This is inadequate out-reach to the public.

We agree that providing public space for sports, including ice hockey, is a worthy goal, especially if that space opens up opportunities to youth to whom it might not otherwise be available.

The EA does not adequately explain who and where the current ST Louis area youth hockey market is and where or how it might grow. The EA references a large metro east area as target. What youth markets in the area are underserved? What about underserved populations within ST Louis County only? Are they part of the “need” in this project? Does the “west county” location serve those markets? The EA addresses highway access and access via auto. There is no reference to public transportation options for youth and families who use that means of transport. This shortcoming needs to be corrected.

Did project proposers conduct any review of county school or local programs which have, or would like to provide ice hockey support to their students? The EA mentions that costs will be competitive relative to other facilities. But the EA does not explain what that cost range is and how accessible this activity will be to what range of St Louis County families.

What does “central location” in St Louis County mean? (2.2) Does it mean only geographic location or is population center a factor? Again, what does it mean to be centrally located for transportation, public and private?

Will the chosen location help serve minority and less advantaged populations in the target area? The EA should describe all the current and pending hockey locations in the target area. What zip codes are currently served by those locations and will the Creve Coeur Park location help balance out the distribution of those facilities?

Why do the proponents require that SLIC be in proximity of other recreational facilities? As a matter of convenience and visibility that may be an advantage, but the EA does not elaborate. Do the proponents fear that the project cannot stand on its own?

The chosen site for SLIC requires 40 acres. But part of that is required for retention ponds to offset flooding risk. If this project were located in a site that was not in a floodplain, or, for example, in an already developed site in shopping center, there could be no need for that additional space.

The EA has an inadequate range of alternatives based on the stated purpose and need.

Financial impacts

The EA promotes the rink as an asset to the park and thus to county citizens. But there is no discussion of the long-term costs of this project. The lease is for 25 years but there is no discussion of what options are likely past that time frame. The EA refers to several ice rinks which have closed in the area. What were the reasons for those closures? Were facilities out of date and not able to be updated? Was the demand too low or cost too high?

The EA at page 2-9 indicates that minimal land cost needed to be a factor to help ensure financial viability. Free is certainly minimal but this raises concerns which should be more transparent. In additional the project may be subject mitigation costs which are not acknowledged.

What is the likely lifespan of the type of ice rink proposed for this project? Is the ice technology to be used the most up to date? What are projected energy costs for the facility? Will projected warmer weather (climate change) have an impact on the long-term viability of the project? At the end of 25years what costs and liabilities will be assumed by the county taxpayers? The EA does not adequately address the financial risks of the project.

2 Traffic Impacts

Frequent visitors to Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park would likely be puzzled by some of the results of the traffic assessments in the EA. While it is critical to assess the impact of “event traffic”, assuming the facility is used as the project claims it will, the daily ongoing increase in traffic also should to be assessed.

The impact of the ongoing traffic increase and from event traffic at the Dorsett entrance is also of concern as that traffic travels throughout the park. One entry or exit from that site results in more traffic time in the park per vehicle compared to traffic exiting or entering at 141. This would have an impact on Marine Drive which is already the main thoroughfare.

The EA is not forthcoming in that it is highly likely that traffic from this project will increase pressure for widening Marine Drive. It’s broadly recognized that enlarging Marine Drive will be one more element contributing changing the character of the park. Widening the road will lead only to more traffic at faster speeds. The increased turn lanes recommended in the EA will likely not be enough in the long run to safely handle the anticipated traffic.

The EA does not evaluate the impact of traffic resulting from facility users who are dropped off at the site and then picked up. This should be anticipated due to the number of children the proponents want to attract to the sport. This practice will double the amount of traffic per each visit in these cases.

Flood Risks

SLIC will have a negative impact on other recreation uses in the park. The facility will likely increase flooding in the area. The proposed site is in a floodplain. Raising the ground level five feet, as already initiated under less that forthcoming circumstances, will increase flooding elsewhere. Creating a hard surface on that site with a building and parking lot greatly magnifies that flood risk. The planned retention ponds, which will need to be kept at low levels to prepare for rains, are unlikely to hold enough water from heavy rain events. A relatively shallow ground water level only complicates this dynamic. Flooding on Marine Drive will likely increase, further raising concern over traffic during events. The EA acknowledges flooding will continue on Marine.

The county and developers are more than unwise to propose a facility poised for large events and traffic dependent on one road prone to flooding. Does the county really want to invite up to 4000 people to an event under these conditions? Will large events be cancelled or postponed during circumstances of high flood risk?

Have the heavy rain events in 2015, 2016 and 2017 been considered in the projection of project impact on flood risk?

Are the FEMA maps used for this EA updated? We could not locate FEMA information referred to as located in figure 3-6 in Appendix F as indicated in the EA (3.13) (3-22). There is a FEMA map in appendix D and it is dated Feb 2015.

3 This FEMA map refers to protection afforded by a levee system. While that is a concern, flooding due to heavy rain events in the park is mostly a local drainage issue not a direct levee issue. Levees often only make drainage behind the levee more difficult.

The county should be setting an example for smart development. Smart development does not include placing an expensive enclosed recreation facility in a park in a floodplain.

Impacts on Other Recreation in the Park

SLIC will bring increased traffic to the park, possibly resulting in widening Marine Drive and will increase flood risk in the general area of the Marine Drive 141 exit.

Other negative impacts on park use will be increased noise, air pollution, light pollution, visual dissonance.

The EA has failed in its evaluation of visual impacts (3-23 through 3-27) largely because the EA fails to appreciate the value of open space and a feeling of openness that is one of the appreciated attributes of a park or wild environment.

The EA refers to the US Forest Service scenic management system as a guide to analysis. However, USFS concepts within that system, such as distance zones and visual absorption capability, appear not to have been adequately considered.

The park is not a just forest or grassland, it is varied limited green space in a growing suburban environment. The exceptional visual experience in the park is a view of naturalness and open space. The park has limited ability to absorb discordant elements and retain its character.

A park provides a sense of openness that is lacking in our city or suburban environments. The 40 acres in question is currently primarily an open field with some woods and wetlands. The area currently contributes to the open nature of the park and supports a trail. Replacing these acres with a large building and concrete parking expanse will create a closed-in atmosphere. The proposed building will be the highest structure in the park. Landscaping does not change these impacts. The project will break the scenic integrity of the park.

The EA claim that lighting will not be disruptive is not backed up with evidence, especially in light of the poor appreciation of visual impacts in chapter 3. The EA says that lighting will be absorbed and not disruptive at middle ground or background distances. Again, the EA fails to appreciate the closed in, loss of open space that this lighted building and grounds will create. Given the many options of improved outdoor lighting that diminishes spill and sky pollution it is disappointing that the EA dedicated only 3 very short paragraphs to this topic. The EA mentions minimizing light “spill” but provides no details in the EA or reference to any information in appendix. Artificial lighting on this scale will be a new and disruptive impact in the park.

The EA does not directly evaluate impacts of air pollution from increased vehicle traffic. The EA needs to consider idling vehicles as people are picked up and dropped off from the site. And traffic impacts from buses or vans bringing people or equipment etc. to the sites should be noted. The greater ST Louis area

4 continues to have problems meeting air pollution attainment goals. The EA, pages 3-9 through 3-11, explains basic air pollution criteria for the area which is in non-attainment while stating that local Maryland Hts. monitor did not exceed 8 hour ozone standard. But the EA does not explain to what degree anticipated increased traffic might influence air quality at the park site. This section of the EA totally fails to provide evaluation required.

Noise will also be an impact from SLIC due to noise from traffic, people, and machinery. The EA explains at 4-11 that noise from the condensers will impact one of the most popular shelters (Traymayne) at level 62.3dBA, which at page 3-12 is considered commercial level noise. This is not acceptable.

Irretrievable Loss of Resources

The SLIC development would represent an irretrievable dedication of resources. The building, parking lot and retention ponds will significantly alter the site and landscape. Using the area instead for open air recreation such as a sports field, restored prairie, picnic area etc. would all represent less intensive use and retrievable use of resources.

The EA frequently mentions that the proposed site is now just a mowed field with a few trees and small wetland area (outside project area). Thus, the EA claims the area has no visual interest and makes little contribution to the park. At this writing, the proposed site has been bulldozed, leveled and part of it raised 5 feet.

This area has potential for many uses. The trail through the area will connect with trail from Maryland Hts. Consider one option of restoring the area to prairie and wetlands which would add to that trail experience and make a net contribution to reducing flood risk. It would support the role the park already provides a recognized important bird area. This is just one example of a resource option that will be lost if SLIC is developed at this site.

As mentioned earlier the scope of this project is a 25year lease. Appendix A pages 4-5 indicates that the lease agreement is not yet complete. How can the public judge this project without more details on the lease language? The Appendix states that the facility will be promoted as publically owned in advertising and literature. But the public will have limited options on management and input based on terms of the lease, not yet public. County citizens are being asked to take this financial risk and this dedication of limited open space without knowing key information of operation.

The forty acres required for SLIC project were purchased under the Land and Water Conservation Fund. This law provides federal funds for the purchase of land in cases like this to be used for outdoor recreation. The proposed SLIC project is clearly focused on indoor activities. It is an unauthorized use of LWCF. The EA on page 2-9 describes background criteria used to develop alternatives. One of criterion is conforming with surrounding land uses. Unfortunately, compliance with LWCF land use requirements was not included. Project promoters have appealed for relief from LWCF requirements, but a more responsible approach would have been to seek land that was not so dedicated in the first place.

In summary, the EA fails to adequately assess the environmental, recreational and financial impacts of the proposed project. Promoting a public ice hockey facility is a laudable goal aimed at enhancing

5 recreational opportunities for county residents. The preferred site for this project is not an acceptable location for completion of that goal.

Thank you for consideration of our comments.

Sincerely,

Caroline Pufalt, volunteer Conservation Chair Missouri Sierra Club, Eastern Missouri Group 2818 Sutton Blvd Maplewood MO 63143

6 From: "Bess, Gary" Date: July 22, 2017 at 10:04:12 AM CDT To: Kat D. Cc: "Stenger, Steve" , "Wilding, Janet" , Dawn Fredrickson Subject: Re: Proposed Ice Hockey Complex in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park

Thank you for your comments and interest in Creve Coeur Park

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 21, 2017, at 6:25 PM, Kat D. wrote:

To Whom It May Concern:

The Creve Coeur Park Coalition (CCPC) is a coalition of professional and nonprofit organizations headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri. CCPC is opposed to the development of an ice hockey complex on 40 acres of Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park.

With over 1 million users annually, Creve Coeur Park is a precious gem for our region and is a beloved fixture of the community. Attached please find a copy of a public petition opposing the development that started at the beginning of July. To date, the petition has7,940 signatures. The first portion includes comments, names, and location. The second portion includes all of the exported petitioners as of this morning, detailing their name, city, state and zip code. The petition states:

Please do not allow the conversion of 40 acres of Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park to a 250,000 square foot, 4,500 seat multi-story hockey complex with 1,000+ parking spaces. This large indoor recreation facility is inappropriate in the park, will dramatically alter the look and feel of the existing park space and impact users like me.

Please note the majority of petition signers live within the St. Louis region and are community members who use the park, love the park in its current condition, and do not want to see this development go through. Of these signers, 85% are from Missouri, 80% live within a 50-mile radius of Creve Coeur Lake Park and 41% live within a 10-mile radius of the park. Their comments speak to the importance of preserving the integrity the park for public open space. Please log these as public comments regarding the Draft Environmental Assessment.

We appreciate your consideration of our comments and hope that you will reach out to us with any questions you may have.

All my best,

Katherine Dockery Executive Director o: 314-835-9225 c: 573-560-2222

July 21, 2017

St Louis Legacy Ice Foundation

Comments on St Louis Ice Center Project, Draft Environmental Assessment

Our comments will cover the environmental, recreational, and financial impact of the proposed Ice Rink development as well as the process under which this project proposal was and is being developed.

Purpose, Need and Scoping

We agree that providing public space for sports, including ice hockey, is a worthy goal, especially if that space opens up opportunities to youth to whom it might not otherwise be available.

The EA has an inadequate range of alternatives based on the stated purpose and need.

Financial impacts

Traffic Impacts

Flood Risks

Have the heavy rain events in 2015, 2016 and 2017 been considered in the projection of project impact on flood risk?

This FEMA map refers to protection afforded by a levee system. While that is a concern, flooding due to heavy rain events in the park is mostly a local drainage issue not a direct levee issue. Levees often only make drainage behind the levee more difficult.

The county should be setting an example for smart development. Smart development does not include placing an expensive enclosed recreation facility in a park in a floodplain.

Impacts on Other Recreation in the Park

SLIC will bring increased traffic to the park, possibly resulting in widening Marine Drive and will increase flood risk in the general area of the Marine Drive 141 exit.

Other negative impacts on park use will be increased noise, air pollution, light pollution, visual dissonance.

continues to have problems meeting air pollution attainment goals. The EA, pages 3-9 through 3-11, explains basic air pollution criteria for the area which is in non-attainment while stating that local Maryland Hts. monitor did not exceed 8 hour ozone standard. But the EA does not explain to what degree anticipated increased traffic might influence air quality at the park site. This section of the EA totally fails to provide evaluation required.

Irretrievable Loss of Resources

recreational opportunities for county residents. The preferred site for this project is not an acceptable location for completion of that goal.

Thank you for consideration of our comments.

Sincerely,

Caroline Pufalt, volunteer Conservation Chair Missouri Sierra Club, Eastern Missouri Group 2818 Sutton Blvd Maplewood MO 63143

6 July 21, 2017

Ms. Janet Wilding St. Louis Economic Development Partnership 7733 Forsyth Boulevard St. Louis, MO 63105 (via U.S. Mail and https://stlpartnership.com/st-louis-ice-center-public-comments/(text-only)

Re: Comments on St. Louis Ice Center Project, Draft Environmental Assessment;

Dear Ms. Wilding:

On behalf of the Missouri Coalition for the Environment (MCE), the Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic at Washington University School of Law submits these comments on the Draft Environmental Assessment for the St. Louis Ice Center Project to be located in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park in Maryland Heights, Missouri.

I. CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROPOSED ICE COMPLEX WOULD VIOLATE SECTION 6(F) OF THE LAND & WATER CONSERVATION FUND ACT.

The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (“LWCF Act”)1 authorizes the National Park Service (“NPS”) to award monies to state agencies to be used for public outdoor recreation within the state’s borders.2 Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park was developed with the aid of LWCF monies, as described on page 1-3 of the St. Louis Ice Center Project, Draft Environmental Assessment (“EA”). The land on which St. Louis County proposes to develop the St. Louis Ice Center (“Ice Complex”), as the EA acknowledges, is part of Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park and is subject to LWCF Act restrictions.3

The LWCF Act was designed to make sure that land acquired or developed for outdoor public recreation with the assistance of federal LWCF dollars continue to be used for that purpose even after the initial grant. Thus, section 6(f)(3) requires the NPS to ensure that once an area has been funded with LWCF assistance, it is “continually maintained in public recreation

1 Currently codified at 54 U.S.C. §§ 200301– 200310. The LWCF Act was previously codified at 16 U.S.C. § 460-l-1. 2 54 U.S.C. §200305(a). 3 St. Louis Ice Center Project, Draft Environmental Assessment, at 1-3 (June 2017) (“EA”). 1 use unless NPS approves a substitute property of equal value, usefulness, and location.”4 Thus, the construction of an indoor recreation facility on section 6(f) land would be considered a conversion and require NPS approval and replacement with an equivalent outdoor recreational tract that will be used by the public.

Neither the LWCF statute nor the regulations specifically allow for the construction of indoor recreational opportunities on section 6(f) land.5 However, NPS has issued guidance in the form of the LWCF State Assistance Program Federal Financial Assistance Manual (“Manual”). According to the Manual, the LWCF shall not be used for “[a]cquisition of areas to be used mainly for the construction of indoor facilities …”6 However, the Manual allows for the construction of a “public facility” which can include an indoor recreation component, as long as there is a “gain or increased benefit” to public outdoor recreational opportunities within the park.7 The Manual then supplies a list of eight criteria which must be met in order to fall within this exception to the requirements of section 6(f)(3), including preparation of the EA on which these comments are made.8

If the criteria for construction of a public facility are met, section 6(f) land may be used for the construction of an enclosed recreational use without being considered a conversion and without the need for the replacement of the land. The sponsor claims that the Ice Complex falls within this narrow exception. MCE strongly disagrees.

A. The EA Does Not Adequately Consider Alternative Locations and Rejects Alternatives for Unsound Reasons. The Ice Complex proposal does not satisfy the design and location alternatives requirements of the Manual. In order for the NPS to consider a request to construct a public facility on section 6(f) land, all design and location alternatives must be “adequately considered, documented, and rejected on a sound basis.”9 Five alternative sites were considered for the Ice Complex, including four within or near Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park in Maryland Heights’ Maryland Park Lake District (“MPLD”) and one in Queeny Park in unincorporated St. Louis County. Given that St. Louis County encompasses approximately 523 square miles, it strains credibility that there are no viable locations for the Ice Complex anywhere outside the MPLD except in Queeny Park. Further, even if one accepts at face value the EA’s premise that almost all viable locations are in the MPLD, it is evident that the sponsor overlooked or purposefully

4 36 C.F.R. § 59.3(a) (describing 54 U.S.C. §200305(f)(3).) 5 54 U.S.C. § 200305 (f)(3); 36 C.F.R. § 59.3. 6 LWCF State Assistance Program Manual, § 3.B.9.f at 3-6 (2008) (“Manual”). 7 Manual, § 8.E.2.b at 8-4. 8 Manual, § 8.H. at 8-12 through 8-13. 9 Manual, § 8.H.2 at 8-12. 2 ignored several sites in the MPLD that are much more favorable for such a development than the alternatives evaluated in the EA.10

The most favorable sites in the MPLD for development of a large indoor recreation facility like the proposed Ice Complex are those that are not on section 6(f) land (which must be preserved for outdoor recreational opportunities); are vacant or in agriculture and not currently used for other recreation facilities and/or subject to a long-term lease (which could complicate land acquisition); are not located in a special flood hazard area (“SFHA”) (where significant and potentially costly fill could be required to elevate the land above the base flood level); are not proximate to the Howard Bend levee (which might restrict subsurface activities); and that meet the sponsor’s minimum acreage requirement of 40 acres.11

None of the MPLD alternatives evaluated in the EA, including the preferred alternative (Alternative 1), possess this suite of favorable attributes. Alternatives 1 and 2 are on section 6(f) land. Alternatives 3 and 4 are currently used for other recreation facilities (a driving range and a soccer complex, respectively), one of which has a long-term (20-year) lease on the site. Alternatives 1 and 3 are almost entirely within SFHAs and would require significant fill to elevate them above the base flood level,12 while Alternatives 2 and 4 are partially within SFHAs. Finally, Alternative 2 is proximate to the Howard Bend levee and, to make matters worse, bisected lengthwise by an under-seepage berm.

Yet publicly available imagery and GIS data from St. Louis County indicate that there are a number of sites in the MPLD that possess all of the attributes of a favorable site, not just a subset of them as is the case with Alternatives 1-4. These include an approximately 68-acre site at the northwest corner of Highway 141 and River Valley Drive, an approximately 74-acre site at the northeast corner of Highway 141 and River Valley Drive, an approximately 86-acre site at the southeast corner of Highway 141 and River Valley Drive, and 432 vacant acres adjacent to River Valley Drive between the Howard Bend levee and the western portion of Creve Coeur

10 MCE does not support floodplain development and opposes construction of the Ice Complex anywhere in the MPLD. These comments are intended solely to demonstrate that the sponsor did not adequately consider alternative locations and should not be construed as supporting any of the more favorable sites discussed. 11 Relatively flat topography and good access to major highways are also desirable characteristics. Virtually the entire MPLD, which is in the Missouri River floodplain and is crisscrossed by highways 141 and 364, has these attributes. 12 Indeed, the sponsor is already in the process of adding roughly five feet to the preferred alternative even though it has not obtained approval from the NPS to build the proposed Ice Complex on the site. Jacob Barker and Bryce Gray, “Opposition grows to Creve Coeur Lake Park iceplex as St. Louis County advances project” St. Louis Post- Dispatch (Jul. 12, 2017). Available at http://www.stltoday.com/business /local/ opposition-grows-to-creve-coeur-lake-park-iceplex-as-st/article_08446f78-81d2-5822- 9384-3988aa29e23b.html. 3 Lake Memorial Park.13 Adequate consideration of location alternatives in the MPLD would entail evaluation of these more favorable sites in lieu of or in addition to the alternatives evaluated in the EA.

Further, several of the MPLD alternatives evaluated in the EA were rejected for unsound reasons. Among the reasons given for rejecting Alternatives 2, 3, and/or 4 were the need for substantial fill to elevate the site out of the 100-year floodplain, the need for a significant detention basin or an underground detention system to develop the site, and the probable need for some form of soil remediation/stabilization due to the highly plastic nature of the on-site soils. However, the preferred alternative also needs substantial fill to elevate it out of the 100-year floodplain, requires a significant detention system (plans call for nearly 10 acres of basins and bioswales on the site), and it has the same highly plastic soils as the rest of the MPLD alternatives. Therefore, these are not sound reasons to reject Alternatives 2-4. In addition, Alternative 3 was rejected, in part, due the presence of a 275-foot wide utility easement on the property, which “limits building location and height on the property.” However, the easement only encompasses 11 acres (+/-) of the 53-acre site, leaving over 40 acres – the sponsor’s minimum requirement – for development. Hence, this is not a sound reason to reject Alternative 3. The easement area could be avoided and there would still be enough room to build the Ice Complex on the site.

B. The Ice Complex Does Not Clearly Result in a Net Gain in Public Outdoor Recreation Benefits Nor Does It Enhance the Outdoor Recreation Use of the Entire Park. In addition, the proposed Ice Complex does not satisfy the public outdoor recreation requirements of the Manual. In order for the NPS to permit construction of a public facility, use of the facility must “be compatible with and significantly supportive of outdoor recreation resources,” and recreation use must remain the “overall primary function of the site.”14 The facility itself must have a “recreation component” and must “encourage outdoor recreation use of the remaining 6(f) area.”15 In addition, any proposed structure must be “compatible [with] and significantly supportive” of the outdoor recreation resources at the site, and the park’s “outdoor recreation use must continue to be greater than that expected for any indoor uses …”16 The facility must also remain available to the general public; it cannot require memberships or exclude elements of the public because of high user fees.17

13 A small portion of the 432 acres adjacent to River Valley Drive is proximate to the Howard Bend levee, but given the amount of land available in this area the levee could be easily avoided. 14 Manual, § 8.H.1 at 8-12. 15 Id. 16 Manual, § 8.H.3 at 8-12,13. 17 Manual, § 8.H.3 at 8-13. 4 The EA tries to shoehorn the Ice Complex into the narrow public facility exception arguing that operation of the Ice Complex will enhance, encourage, and support the park’s outdoor recreation resources, that it will increase public outdoor recreational opportunities throughout the year, and that it will draw new visitors to the park which will in turn increase the overall amount of outdoor recreation the Park supports.18 None of these claims survive close examination.

In general, indoor ice skating facilities are not eligible for LWCF grants.19 As the EA explains, the Ice Complex project aims to replace the recently closed Hardee’s Iceplex, a three- sheet indoor ice facility in nearby Chesterfield, Missouri.20 The Hardee’s Iceplex was the largest facility in Missouri and was able to host tournaments and other large indoor events.21

The proposed Ice Complex in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park is designed to a similar scale. The project features three ice sheets housed inside a three-to-five-story concrete building with an approximately five-acre footprint.22 The indoor sheets have ample room for spectators, with a total seating capacity of 4,500.23 A performance health center and a training center will also be housed indoors, according to the Site Development Plan.24 Although not shown on the Site Development Plan, the sponsor also plans to include offices, a kitchen, a concession area, a restaurant area serving as a community gathering space, and a pro shop inside the building.25 In sum, there is no escaping the fact that the focus of the Ice Complex is indoor recreation.

1. The Outdoor Rink Does Not Make the Ice Complex Eligible For the Public Facility Exemption in the Manual.

Nonetheless, the sponsor points to several activities at the Ice Complex that might allow the project to be constructed in a section 6(f) area under the public facility exemption in the LWCF Manual. First, a fourth ice sheet – the smallest of the sheets– will be located outside of the building. In the St. Louis climate, this outdoor rink will most likely be useable for skating only from mid-November to late February, less than a third of the year.26 The outdoor sheet does

18 “Step 3C: Proposal for a Public Facility in a Section 6(F) Area,” in Appendix A, St. Louis Ice Center Project, Draft Environmental Assessment. 19 2017 LWCF Grant Application Guide at 2 (outdoor ice skating is eligible); at 4 (indoor recreation facilities are not). 20 EA, at § 1.5 Project Need, at 1-4. 21 Id. 22 “Step 3C: Proposal for a Public Facility in a Section 6(F) Area,” in Appendix A, St. Louis Ice Center Project, Draft Environmental Assessment (describing building footprint and materials) (“Appendix A”); EA, 4-15.202 Operational Impacts, at 4-19 (describing the building as between 36 and 53 feet tall). 23 EA, § 1.2 Project Description, at 1-2 24 It is unclear to what extent these areas will be open to the public. 25 Appendix A at 2. 26 See https://forestparkmap.org/steinberg-skating-rink (operating from mid-November to late February); https://www.claytonmo.gov/government/parks-recreation/shaw-park-ice-rink (from day after Thanksgiving to the end of February). St Louis County Parks operates two indoor rinks, one at the 5 not offer much in the way of seating, at least according to the description and artistic rendering, so it will not be used for tournaments or other spectator events during the months it is usable as an ice rink.27

The lack of space for spectators also limits the non-ice uses to which this outdoor rink can be put during the other nine months of the year. According to the EA Appendix: “During months when the weather is too warm to support ice, the outdoor rink will be used for floor hockey, field hockey, lacrosse, in-line skating or such….”28 Given the lack of spectator space, such activities would most likely not take place through a league or program since one would expect family members and others to attend and need somewhere to sit if that were the case. 29 Even so, the use of the outdoor ice space for these other activities is largely speculative. While the EA asserts that floor hockey, field hockey, and lacrosse are “under-served” uses and that existing facilities are insufficient to “handle current demand,” it provides no indication of how many St. Louis-area residents might be participating in or even interested in the sports or how many facilities there are per resident, in contrast to the statistics marshalled in support of indoor ice sheets.30

The Site Development Plan also depicts a “Turf Training Field” approximately the size of the outdoor ice sheet, located in the southeast corner of the site next to Marine Drive. EA, Figure 1-2, Site Development Plan, at 1-7. It seems more likely that this area would be used for outdoor non-ice sports, although the written description does not offer such an explanation. The existence of the Turf Training Field is in no way dependent on the construction of the Ice Complex and a portion of what is now an open field could be used for this purpose without the imposition of a three-to-five-story-tall concrete building and hundreds of paved parking spaces.

2. The Ice Complex Will Not Enhance Existing Outdoor Activities in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park.

Kennedy in South County, and one at Queeny Park, Those rinks are open for ice sports during the winter months. http://www.stlouisco.com/ParksandRecreation/RecreationComplexes/IceSkating 27 EA at 1-2 (no seating capacity described); EA at 4-20 (showing two low benches along one side of the outdoor skating surface). 28 Appendix A at 16. It is unclear whether the indoor rinks would also be used for these activities. Id. at 2 (describing these same activities as “indoor” and “outdoor” in the same paragraph). 29 The same is true of the other uses the EA anticipates. For example, although the EA states that the outdoor rink will “also host public monthly outdoor music concerts throughout the summer … ,” this seems unlikely based on the current description and drawings. Appendix A at 2, 16. 30 Compare the single sentence on page 2 of Appendix A discussing these warm weather sports with the several paragraphs devoted to indoor ice activities on page 1-4 of the EA. In Missouri’s Statewide Outdoor Comprehensive Recreation Plan (SCORP), developed as a condition of the state’s participation in the LWCF program, the state lists trends in outdoor facilities and activities, anticipating which are likely to increase in demand. None of the sports mentioned in the EA, including ice-based sports, are included on these lists. Missouri’s SCORP 2013-2017 at 98-101. 6 The EA presents the Ice Complex as a whole as being “compatible with and supportive of” other outdoor activities that are presently taking place in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park or new recreational opportunities that it is hoped will take place in the park in the future. For example, the EA states that the “parking lot will be used for outdoor activities, including farmer’s markets and food truck events sponsored by St. Louis County Parks and a municipality.”31 It is truly a stretch to deem a nearly one-thousand vehicle asphalt parking lot compatible with or supportive of “outdoor recreation” as that term is commonly understood, especially since, as noted above, the parking lot will mainly support the vehicles of persons engaged in recreation inside the building, and is neither needed nor desired to support the limited level of outdoor sports planned for the site. If paving 5 to 10 acres of meadow is deemed supportive or compatible with outdoor recreation because one can also park food trucks there, what parking surface wouldn’t qualify? At any rate, there is nothing preventing the open field from being used for hosting food truck events and farmers’ markets right now, regardless of whether the Ice Complex is built. Notably, food truck events are already held elsewhere at Creve Coeur Park.32

The EA also states that two of the four parking lots planned for the Ice Complex will be able to double as parking/trailheads for the extension of the Fee Fee Greenway Trail, thereby enhancing outdoor public recreation opportunities.33 The map at Great Rivers Greenway shows the extension of the Trail cutting across the northeast portion of the Ice Complex site ending in a parking lot at 13725 Marine Drive, currently used for the Creve Coeur Park Disc Golf Course.34 It is fair to question the “outdoor enhancement” value of adding a new trailhead 400 feet away from the planned trailhead which already offers easy access and parking for hikers. Nor will the Fee Fee Trail experience itself necessarily be enhanced by routing it past a stormwater detention pond and parallel to a new large parking lot in the shadow of a three- to five-story tall concrete building, as shown in Figure 1-2, instead of across an open field as is now the case.35

Finally, the EA states that the Ice Complex will attract additional visitors to the park – participants and spectators who will come for the indoor ice sports and who might not have come to the park otherwise.36 It also notes that these visitors are likely to attend events in the

31 Appendix A at 16 32 St. Louis County Parks and Recreation Department, “Things to Do”. Available at http://www.stlouisco.com/ParksandRecreation/ThingsToDo/FoodTruckFest 33 EA, § 1.2 Project Description at 1-2 through 1-3; Appendix A at 3, 13. 34 Great Rivers Greenway, Fee Fee Greenway Master Plan. Available at https://greatriversgreenway.org/feefee-greenway-master-plan/. 35 EA, Figure 1-2 Site Development Plan, at 1-7. Figure 1-2 also depicts a new trail, threading around and through the proposed parking lots. Even if some visitors would find pleasure in an outdoor walk that encircles a three-to-five-story-tall concrete building, the trail suffers from a lack of the scenic vistas and open natural space one traditionally associates with parkland hikes. 36 EA, § 1.1 Project Overview, at 1-1. 7 wintertime when the park is less busy which it views as a positive.37 But the Ice Center’s location on the edge of the park facilitates coming and going without further outdoor exploration of any other area of the park.

The north entrance to the Ice Complex will be approximately one-tenth of a mile from the exit off of the Maryland Heights Expressway, one of the major north-south arteries of the West County area. The Maryland Heights Expressway provides quick access to the three largest east- west arteries near the park: I-64, I-70, and 364/Page Avenue. While this ease of access is a great boon to the Ice Complex itself, the proximity of the Ice Complex to the expressway exit allows for the ability to visit the Ice Complex without entering the rest of the park at all.38 As the EA acknowledges, the Ice Complex’s location will lead to more traffic on Marine Drive, the road leading further into Creve Coeur Park, increasing the difficulty of access for visitors wanting to use the Park’s other amenities.39 And because most of the ice sports visitors will attend events in the winter, they are less likely to wander outside the rinks to the parking lot trail or discover the Fee Fee Trail in the woods beyond. The Ice Complex is likely to be a destination for indoor ice sports only, and its new visitors are likely to remain inside.

3. The Ice Complex Does Not Provide a Net Gain in Outdoor Recreation.

Any enhancement to outdoor recreation that might result from the Ice Complex has to be weighed against the opportunities lost. “Any costs or detriments should be documented and a net recreation benefit must result.” 40 While the EA acknowledges that the forty-acre project will have some negative impacts, it tends to downplay them.

The EA states that the construction of the Ice Complex will not have a negative impact on the overall park experience because the land currently contains no developed amenities for recreation and because visitors do not generally make use of this large open space. But this ignores the value of unused open space itself.

Although the EA describes the current view somewhat disparagingly as “Class B-Typical to Class C-Indistinctive” and “fair to good,”41 the value of the park as it is now lies less in the unique aesthetics and more in the overall sense of space and nature the park provides. Today, visitors entering the park can look to their right and view Creve Coeur Lake in the distance across a wide field, interrupted only by mature trees and a low, shed-type building.42 To their left they see open space to the distant tree line. Once the Ice Complex is complete, visitors entering the park will see a windowless warehouse-type structure, as is usually found in the more

37 EA, § 1.1 Project Overview, at 1-1. 38 See EA, Figure 1-1, Project Location Map. 39 EA, § 3.4.2 Existing Traffic Volumes, at 3-7. 40 LWCF Manual § 8.H.4, at 8-13. 41 EA, § 3.15 Visual Environment, at 3-23 through 3-27. 42 EA, Photo Five, at 3-26 (showing view toward Rower’s Building). 8 industrial parts of town, a parking lot, and a detention basin.43 To their right, across the street, visitors will see (if completed) a 250-space parking lot and another detention basin. The empty space that had buffered the park from the railroad tracks and expressway exit will be lost, replaced by parking features common to urban and suburban landscapes everywhere.

The courts have acknowledged the value of open unused space to the LWCF Act. Faced with a similar argument that 6(f) lands were not being actively used by the public, and that they were therefore of no value, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals disagreed, writing:

[I]n light of the policies of the Department of the Interior and the purposes of the statute, we interpret section 6(f)(3) “public outdoor recreation uses” broadly, to encompass uses not involving the public's actual physical presence on the property. After all, Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1971) defines “recreation” as “refreshment of the strength and spirits after toil,” id. at 1899; surely by exposing scenic vistas and serving as a buffer zone between [the] Park and developed areas, the easement area provides such refreshment.44 This is just as true at Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. The open space on the edges of the park is part of the park experience. It truly feels isolated, an oasis away from the surrounding suburbia and expressways. A large building and parking lots would destroy this.

Moreover, the need for open space and a buffer at the edge of Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park will become even more important as the City of Maryland Heights proceeds with its plans to develop the floodplain surrounding the park. The City’s plans for the MLPD entail development of every square inch of floodplain behind the Howard Bend levee with a mix of mostly light industrial, office distribution, residential, and retail uses.45 The EA itself describes proposals to develop “over 1,500 acres in the immediate area next to Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park … [including] residential, commercial, and light industrial.”46 If the MPLD is developed as planned, the park will harbor the only remaining green space in the area besides the largely inaccessible lands on the riverward side of the levee.

In short, while it is possible that the outdoor amenities proposed to be constructed in conjunction with the Ice Complex might result in some additional outdoor recreation, those relatively small incidental benefits are outweighed by the loss of the green space and parklike atmosphere.

C. Construction of the Ice Complex Would Be an Unwarranted Conversion of Section 6(F) Land.

43 Visitors will not see the front of the building as depicted in the drawing on page 4-20 of the EA, as the Site Development Plan makes clear. EA, Figure 1-2 Site Development Plan, at 1-7. 44 Friends of Shawangunk, Inc. v. Clark, 754 F.2d 446, 449 (2d Cir. 1985). 45 City of Maryland Heights, “Maryland Park Lake District Future Land Use.” Available at http://mplakedistrict.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/MPLD_FutureLandUse.pdf. 46 Appendix A at 13. 9 The Ice Complex cannot meet the LWCF Manual requirements for construction of a public facility. Its construction would not support outdoor recreation, despite the imaginings of its sponsor, and any incidental benefit from additional visitors to the indoor rinks is outweighed by the loss of the open space.

Still, under the LWCF Act, section 6(f) lands may be used for purposes other than outdoor recreation if the conversion is in accordance with the state’s comprehensive statewide outdoor recreation plan and if the 6(f) land is replaced by “other recreation properties of at least equal fair market value and of reasonably equivalent usefulness and location.”47 If St. Louis County is determined to build at the proposed site in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park, it must show how the project fits in with the Missouri SCORP and arrange for the site’s replacement with reasonably equivalent recreational land. Thus far, it has done neither.

II. CREVE COEUR LAKE MEMORIAL PARK IS A POOR CHOICE FOR LOCATION OF THE ICE COMPLEX.

Because Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park is within the Missouri River floodplain, construction of the Ice Complex at that site would have a plethora of negative effects. The construction would not only detract from the park, but will also exacerbate flooding and introduce unnecessary public and environmental threats in the park.

A. Development In A Floodplain That Already Experiences Extensive Flooding Is A Poor Choice.

The EA states that Creve Coeur Memorial Park is located behind the 500-year Howard Bend levee.48 Despite this perceived protection, Marine Avenue, the primary access to the proposed Ice Complex site, has been subject to repeated and severe flooding. In fact, it has experienced three floods in the past 15 months, two of which overtopped the 100-year levee crest. This is not remarkable as increased total precipitation and increased frequency of extreme precipitation events has led to more flooding in the Missouri River floodplain generally.

Construction is underway on a large soccer complex in another part of the park, with 13 artificial turf fields, parking, and an extensive drainage system.49 These additional, unnatural fields will not allow for precipitation to be absorbed, increasing stormwater flow off the surfaces and decreasing the ability of the park land to assimilate precipitation and pollutants. The soccer complex will increase the amount of impervious surfaces in the park, and will direct increased water flow into Creve Coeur Lake, which is already subject to flooding in heavy rain.

47 54 U.S.C. § 200305 (f)(3). See also 36 C.F.R. § 59.3. 48 EA, § 3.2 Land Use, at 3-4. 49 St. Louis County Missouri – Creve Coeur Park Soccer Complex. Available at http://www.stlouisco.com/ParksandRecreation/Sports/CreveCoeurParkSoccerComplex. 10 Construction of the Ice Complex, with its large building and extensive parking lots will only serve to increase flooding in the park and in the neighboring community.

In fact, the EA acknowledges that flooding is a problem at the site as it calls for substantial fill to elevate the Ice Complex out of the 100-year floodplain, as well as nearly 10 acres of stormwater detention basins and canals. But raising the land area east of Marine Avenue to build the Ice Complex will only make what is already a serious flooding problem even worse. The stormwater from the Ice Complex drains to Creve Coeur Lake and will cause problems for boaters, such as the St. Louis Rowing Club, St. Louis University Rowing Club and Washington University Crew Club, who routinely use the lake for their sport. The substantial rise in water levels from both the soccer fields and the proposed Ice Complex may not allow the rowers to get under the bridge, limiting their ability to recreate on the lake. Flooding in other areas of the park will also increase, including Marine Avenue itself, limiting access to the recreational activities there.

B. Increased Stormwater Flow From Increased Impervious Surface Will Also Contribute Additional Pollutants To An Already Impaired Water Of The State.

In addition to the increase volume of water that the Ice Complex will create, runoff from the parking surfaces, the complex itself, and additional facilities on the proposed project site will also increase pollution in Creve Coeur Creek and Creve Coeur Lake. Creve Coeur Creek has experienced extensive losses of wetlands, riparian habitat, stream channelization, filling and piping of intermittent and ephemeral streams and other adverse impacts in the past and through continued urbanization pressures. It is is already classified as “impaired” by the State of Missouri under Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act for E. Coli, Chloride, and Low Dissolved Oxygen on the 2014 303(d) list, and as a “Metropolitan No-Discharge” stream under 10 CSR 20- 7.031(7) & (Table F). According to the EA, the Ice Complex will drain through a basin, two canals, and piping into Creve Coeur Creek. The Creek flows into the Creve Coeur Lake approximately a thousand feet downstream from the point where the Ice Complex runoff will apparently enter it. Construction of the Ice Complex will add to the pollution of an already impaired stream and will also add to the pollution of a lake extensively used for recreation. This, too, counsel in favor of location the Ice Complex elsewhere.

C. Ice Hockey Rinks Have Specific Infrastructure That Poses Threats To Human And Environmental Health.

Finally, the ice rink infrastructure itself poses substantial threats to safety and the environment during inundation. Ice rink facilities employ a refrigerant system to maintain large ice sheets year round. Refrigeration chiller equipment systems contain elaborate mechanical chillers, chemicals, and piping. These systems increase the risk of water infiltration and power

11 outages due to flooding, enhancing dangers to people on the site and to the natural space in the surrounding park. Saturated land under the structure will also pose challenges to maintaining the system. Constructing the proposed project in Creve Coeur Lake Park would introduce safety concerns and hazards due to potential refrigerant system and equipment failures, flooding, or loss of electricity to the system. To date, the type of refrigerant proposed for the system has not been disclosed.

III. CONCLUSION

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this proposal. If you have any questions, please contact me at 314-935-8760, or Ken Miller at 314-935-6368.

Sincerely,

Elizabeth J. Hubertz Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic Washington University School of Law One Brookings Drive Campus Box 1120 St. Louis, MO 63130 cc: National Park Service—Omaha Office (via U.S. mail) Missouri Department of Natural Resources—LWCF Management Section (via U.S. mail) St. Louis County Parks and Recreation Department (via U.S. Mail) Missouri Coalition for the Environment (via email)

12 Positive or Negative Timestamp First Name Last Name First Name Last Name Comments Responses 1) A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower.

2) Parking space numbers commensurate with the development will be provided.

I am opposed to the ice arena facility for several reasons. Being a high user of the Creve Couer Park area, I think there is 1.) already too much traffic (especially on days where races and events are held) both in the park and on Marine Drive, 2.) limited parking spots 3.) what will happen to the area once the topography is changed once the new 3) A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard NEG 6/22/2017 18:36:30 Deena Krestel‐Rickert Deena Krestel‐Rickert building is in as the area already floods a lot (will surrounding facilities be affected even more so 4.) where will their run off and sewage lines go and 5.) it would take away from the reason people go to the park area....to enjoy the openness, nature and get away from traffic and congestion....not if the ice arena is built. Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics.

4) Run off would be directed to bio swales and the detention basin. Sewerage lines would be connected to MSD’s system.

5) While the proposed project is to build an ice center, it represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park. In addition, the proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). I support the building of the St. Louis Ice Center in Creve Coeur Memorial Park. I also support the development of the Maryland Heights Youth Sports Corridor along Highway 141. The building of the ice center is a great opportunity for all types of youth ice sports in St. Louis County and a potential economic development area of growth for the POS 6/23/2017 14:17:41 Janet Wilding Janet Wilding Comment noted. entire St. Louis Region. The St. Louis Ice Center will also enhance the outdoor recreation currently in Creve Coeur Memorial Park including hiking and biking trails, kayaking, zip line and rowing The proposed project represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months (Dec/Jan/Feb), which historically is when park visitation is lower. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the NEG 6/26/2017 18:04:50 Greg Poleski Greg Poleski Do not build this facility in Creve Coeur Park. The park is already overdeveloped and overcrowded. We need this property to remain green space. There are many sites available in St Louis County, such as the Jamestown Mall property which would be more suitable for this project most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. NEG 7/3/2017 9:09:49 Ari Zakroff Ari Zakroff Please do not build this facility. Many people, myself included, use Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park for enjoying nature through hiking, fishing, and other outdoor activities. We do not want an ice center, we want our green space. Thank you for your time The proposed project represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐yea NEG 7/3/2017 9:56:06 Jake Banton Jake Banton While I think the program is good, I think the site chosen for this project is a mistake. We should not be building "complexes" on park land and in a floodplain. This area needs to get rid of parking lots, not build more. floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics NEG 7/3/2017 10:12:41 Daniel Lamping Daniel Lamping As a St. Louis County resident I am strongly opposed to the creation of an ice skating rink on Creve Couer Park. Comment noted. NEG 7/3/2017 10:47:17 Doug Miner Doug Miner I row on the lake 4 times a week. This development has no place in a public park. Comment noted. POS 7/3/2017 11:07:19 Sheila Mueller Sheila Mueller This is the perfect place for the ice center. It ties so nicely in to the park & greenway and serves the community well. A great enhancement to our outdoor recreation. Comment noted. The proposed project represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park. In addition, the proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). A bat habitat study was conducted as part of the Environmental Assessment. The study only identified one tree in the development that was considered suitable habitat for threatened and endangered bats. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed I am apposed to locating the ice arena in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. I live about 3 blocks from the park and use it regularly for hiking, bicycle riding, and just enjoying nature. My grandson regularly fishes in the lake. The proposed ice arena will cause very mature trees to be cut down for the parking area. The new bicycle trail being as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The installed will have very poor views because of the arena. The number of parking spots to be installed is outrageous in this flood plane, and will contribute to flooding and will reduce the number of native plants providing food and shelter for the wildlife we enjoy seeing in the park. Every out of town visitor we have at our home, we take them to peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. Noise and light modeling conducted during the environmental assessment indicated that the operational and traffic‐related noise would attenuate to minor levels. Additionally, the proposed site lighting is not anticipated to NEG 7/3/2017 11:12:58 Herb Huebner Herb Huebner park to enjoy it. I am concerned about the safety of bicycling on the Marine ave east entrance, and this project's traffic will just increase safety problems. The facility will have huge seating capacity, and that means sports fans drinking beer, then driving in the park. I help STL Audubon remove invasive species in the park and replace them with create visual discord at middleground and background distances as the topography and vegetation of the surrounding areas provide screening. The project enhances outdoor recreation in that it provides amenities above and beyond the properties present usage. Very little to no recreation exists on the property, which is the site of a County native plants and trees to provide added food and cover for the many species that visit the park annually. I was hoping we could turn the proposed space for a prairie of native plants instead. I am also concerned about the light and noise pollution the facility will generate. The parkland is legally supposed to have outdoor recreation, and this Park maintenance shed and a fallow field. The proposed project would add an outdoor rink and an outdoor field to this area, and it would provide connections to GRG’s McKelvey Woods Trail, which is under construction. Additionally, the National Park Service (NPS) may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the Land and project is primarily indoor recreation. In the words of songwriter Joanie Mitchell, please do not "Pave Paradise and put up a parking lot." Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). NEG 7/3/2017 12:42:04 Linda Tossing Linda Tossing Stop this development there are other areas best suited for this project. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area NEG 7/3/2017 13:21:49 Robert Newell Robert Newell yes, save the park as is. no stadiums Comment noted. Although the proposed SLIC will remove existing habitat for other wildlife, the project site represents only 1.9 percent of the entire Park area with most of this being a mowed field with just a few trees. The existing habitat at the project site is not unique, and there are numerous areas within and adjacent to the Park that will support wildlif I do not want the ice rink built. Creve Coeur park is currently a popular destination for hiking. Building a massive complex will throw off the entire ecosystem of the area. Flooding will most definitely worsen if that much concrete is added in the area as well. Highway 44 floods at 141 for a reason. This sounds like a plan that will make the whole NEG 7/3/2017 14:28:18 Morgan Bogard Morgan Bogard offset by the SLIC. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be park flood. diverted to Creve Coeur Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics NEG 7/3/2017 14:36:33 Leta Martin Leta Martin I'm voting no on the 40+ acreage Comment noted. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeu As. Recreational user of the park‐ birding biking & sailing I absolutely oppose this inappropriate development in the park. The park is green space for a reason‐‐ it is in the floodplain. Raising the level of ground with fill only makes flooding worse somewhere else. Leave Creve Coeur Park green for all residents. There are many previously developed NEG 7/3/2017 14:40:29 David Wilson David Wilson Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible sites in St Louis County where the rinks & parking lots can go location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. NEG 7/3/2017 14:55:05 Pia Leibu Pia Leibu Creve Coeur Lake Park is an oasis of green in our concrete landscape. Please don’t destroy it. Preserve this beautiful nature spot for all of us to continue enjoying our walking, biking, sailing, and kayaking. Thank you. Comment noted. NEG 7/3/2017 14:55:45 Angela Lavin Angela Lavin Don't replace protected park land with a skating facility! Park land is made park land for a reason. Comment noted. NEG 7/3/2017 14:56:46 Kathleen Campbell Kathleen Campbell No! Do not give the land away, Creve Coeur should stay as it is! Comment noted. NEG 7/3/2017 15:43:50 Brian Schaefer Brian Schaefer Please don't put this in Creve Coeur Park. The site you have identified is one of my favorite walking and photography areas. Comment noted. The proposed development will be considered a public facility, not a commercial development. As part of the proposal, the St. Louis County Department of Parks and Recreation (SLCDPR) would retain ownership of the land and lease it to a not‐for‐profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation (Foundation), which has been formed to NEG 7/3/2017 15:50:53 Mike Stolze Mike Stolze I love Creve Coeur park because I can go running, biking,or fishing without driving for an hour. Commercial development, such as a hockey arena, will seriously degrade the natural beauty of this park. Who wants to run or fish in a 1200 space parking lot? oversee construction and the operation of the project. NEG 7/3/2017 15:59:43 Kathy Whelchel Kathy Whelchel Leave the park as is. No more concrete and steel taking away trees and nature! Comment noted. Don't touch Creve Couer Park please! My husband and I are there a lot walking and enjoying nature and what this park has to offer. St. Louis does NOT need anything commercial built there, especially an indoor Ice recreation whatever. Please find another area and place to build. This is not the place. PLEASE NEG 7/3/2017 16:04:46 Barbara Roach Barbara Roach Comment noted. This is not a good idea. The flood plain needs to stay a flood plain. When will our elected officals get that. (Note, comment posted twice ) A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeu NEG 7/3/2017 16:16:25 Michael Baalmann Michael Baalmann Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics NEG 7/3/2017 16:40:18 Colleen Crank Colleen Crank Why not use an old mall that is already surrounded by parking? Creve Coeur Lake and Park has been a long time refuge for people and wildlife alike because it's NOT developed. Find another place A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area POS 7/3/2017 16:41:17 Peter Vishion Peter Vishion Please build this facility!!! It brings great opportunities and lifetimes full of wonderful time spent doing something constructive with your mind and body. Comment noted. Although the proposed SLIC will remove existing habitat for other wildlife, the project site represents only 1.9 percent of the entire Park area with most of this being a mowed field with just a few trees. The existing habitat at the project site is not unique, and there are numerous areas within and adjacent to the Park that will support wildlife offset by the SLIC. Within a 5‐mile radius, there is a relatively large amount of deciduous forest of equal or better quality than the habitats being removed. Therefore, due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife NEG 7/3/2017 16:42:21 Michael Chan Michael Chan I am a frequent birder at creve coeur park. Please do not develop this area any more than it already has been; there's barely any natural area left. Additionall, Creve Coeur Lake is already quite loud and I do not want any more noise pollution. Light pollution and excessive use of energy are also concerns. species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. Noise and light modeling conducted during the environmental assessment indicated that the operational and traffic‐related noise would attenuate to minor levels. Additionally, the proposed site lighting is not anticipated to create visual discord at middleground and background distances as the topography and vegetation of the surrounding areas provide screening. NEG 7/3/2017 18:33:26 Sue Kaiser Sue Kaiser This is not the right place for this project. There are many sites where it could go in the area. Once you lose open space it is gone forever. We need natural areas that are available to everyone rather than a hockey rink for the few. I am unlikely to vote for politicians who support this project A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. NEG 7/3/2017 18:50:09 Katen Driskill Katen Driskill I have picknicked and used the Lake for boating and walking. I oppose the building of the complex Comment noted. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. In addition, the proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad NEG 7/3/2017 18:50:45 Lesa Stewart Lesa Stewart Creve Coeur Park is the WRONG location for this facility! Please look for another piece of property that doesn't encroach on CCPark! line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141) A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area.

NEG 7/3/2017 19:35:31 Morgan Ripp Morgan Ripp I use the park for kayaking, walking, running and bird watching. There is already a lot of sport complexs near the lake and parking is already busy. There doesn't need to be more which will move out the wildlife and the beauty. Although the proposed SLIC will remove existing habitat for other wildlife, the project site represents only 1.9 percent of the entire Park area with most of this being a mowed field with just a few trees. The existing habitat at the project site is not unique, and there are numerous areas within and adjacent to the Park that will support wildlife offset by the SLIC. Within a 5‐mile radius, there is a relatively large amount of deciduous forest of equal or better quality than the habitats being removed. Therefore, due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. I am totally against this project! I use the lake for sailing usually during the week. Even on weekdays there are numerous people riding bikes, walking, jogging, paddle boarding, canoeing and kayaking. The rowing teams also use the lake. Weekends are even worse with even more people Why is this complex being built in a county park without any input from county tax payers. Most people I speak with are not aware of this project. Why build such a big complex in one place. Would it not be feasible to build more complex's throughout St Louis county and St. Charles county. There are many vacant lots that could be used for this project. Jamestown mall is just one example. Another might be Crestwood mall. They are looking for occupants. And all of these places are not in a flood plain. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The proposed project is not required to go to a vote of the people. A public meeting about the proposed NEG 7/3/2017 19:51:06 Barry Papke Barry Papke Thanks for your consideration, development was held by St. Louis County in January 2017. Additionally, per the requirements of NEPA and Section 6(f), the Environmental Assessment report has been posted for public review and comment (from June 22, 2017 through July 23, 2017). Barry

NEG 7/3/2017 20:00:19 Laura Waisner Laura Waisner I regularly walk in the park and the proposed ice complex would destroy so much of what makes Creve Coeur Park what it is. Comment noted. Although the proposed SLIC will remove existing habitat for other wildlife, the project site represents only 1.9 percent of the entire Park area with most of this being a mowed field with just a few trees. The existing habitat at the project site is not unique, and there are numerous areas within and adjacent to the Park that will support wildlif offset by the SLIC. Within a 5‐mile radius, there is a relatively large amount of deciduous forest of equal or better quality than the habitats being removed. Therefore, due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife I have been going to this park for 10 years and really enjoy the more natural areas. It is extremely important to retain these more natural areas for conservation and environmental use. Wetlands are important for waterfowl migration, which migratory birds are federally protected, therefore this is an important area in St. Louis County. I would not species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. Jurisdictional wetlands identified on the project site will be preserved and NEG 7/3/2017 20:39:48 Harlee Custer Harlee Custer like to see the park turn part of it into an ice rink. Especially since it is in a floodplain, and I believe an ice rink in Chesterfield, in a floodplain just closed. The environmental benefits extremely outweigh the monetary gain that would be acquired by charging admission to the rink. With the current administration's lack of concern for the environment, not impacted as part of the development. Additionally, detention ponds constructed as part of the development will provide waterfowl habitat that does not currently exist on the project site. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There it is imperative to preserve areas of conservation significance where possible. will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend I am a resident of Creve Coeur and user of Creve Coeur Park and lake for hiking bicycling and sailing. I am opposed to this development using park land because it will exacerbate the already delicate condition of the lake created by the Maryland Heights watershed (No Swimming). I also oppose because we should not allow a development with NEG 7/3/2017 21:43:54 Larry Condra Larry Condra Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. The proposed development will be considered a public facility, not a commercial development. As part of the proposal, the SLCDPR would retain ownership of the land and lease it to a not‐for‐profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation, which has been formed to oversee such commercial purposes to appropriate land set aside as a park and green space. construction and the operation of the project. NEG 7/3/2017 21:49:53 Sue Wilson Sue Wilson Keep the park! Comment noted. Please leave the park alone. NEG 7/3/2017 21:53:27 Andrea Snowden Andrea Snowden A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The mostly desserted Mills mall would be much better for this project!! NEG 7/3/2017 22:41:42 Chris Linneman Chris Linneman This huge 250,000 Sq ft. building does not belong in Creve Coeur Park. There is a reason why this park is the most used county park. We the people like it as it is. I sail, kayak and ride my bike in this park often. Build this facility somewhere else A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect NEG 7/4/2017 0:04:25 Melissa Urspruch Melissa Urspruch Please find another location for the ice center. The project sounds great, but take the traffic and light pollution away from the park. There are many areas more suitable for this endeavor. traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. Additionally, the proposed site lighting is not anticipated to create visual discord at middleground and background distances as the topography and vegetation of the surrounding areas provide screening. NEG 7/4/2017 1:05:34 Amelia Christ Amelia Christ I grew up going to this park. I have also grown up around ice rinks that open, then close, remain abandoned as they struggle to sell, etc. To destroy something that adds so much to the community for something so risky is a terrible business decision Comment noted. Although the proposed SLIC will remove existing habitat for other wildlife, the project site represents only 1.9 percent of the entire Park area with most of this being a mowed field with just a few trees. The existing habitat at the project site is not unique, and there are numerous areas within and adjacent to the Park that will support wildlif offset by the SLIC. Within a 5‐mile radius, there is a relatively large amount of deciduous forest of equal or better quality than the habitats being removed. Therefore, due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife NEG 7/4/2017 1:39:31 Amy Woods Amy Woods I oppose of this development because the lake area should remain natural. We have already lost so many trees due to apartments being built near the page and 270 NW corner. Deer have no place to go. I've seen them very close to the road on Marine and even near the Moolah Temple. species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. A bat habitat study was conducted as part of the Environmental Assessment. The study only identified one tree in the development that was considered suitable habitat for threatened and endangered bats NEG 7/4/2017 6:49:55 Patricia Hodge Patricia Hodge This does not belong near the park or in a flood plain. Why not build it on the old Chrysler plant. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area NEG 7/4/2017 7:29:11 Mary Flanagan Mary Flanagan Parkland loss is gone forever. Comment noted. NEG 7/4/2017 7:30:32 Megan Chandler Megan Chandler This park is one of few green spaces left in St. Louis County, and there are plenty of dilapidated buildings in the city that need revitalization. Let's clean up what we have instead of constantly building new construction A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area NEG 7/4/2017 7:38:58 Debra Sharp Debra Sharp please retain this park in a natural state for our children and adult citizens to enjoy. Comment noted. NEG 7/4/2017 8:08:47 Kim Fritts Kim Fritts Please do not build your ice center on the flood plain and a park. Comment noted. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. Noise modeling conducted during the environmental assessment indicated that the operationa NEG 7/4/2017 8:26:19 Stephanie Visconti Stephanie Visconti This is not a good idea. We picnic there, walk, ride bikes,and just enjoy nature. This would be too commercial, bringing too much extra traffic, noise, and congeation. and traffic‐related noise would attenuate to minor levels. My family loves Creve Coeur park! My husband and I run and bicycle there several times a week and on the weekends my kids love to kayak and paddle board on the beautiful lake. There are so many people that enjoy this lake with the families and pets. Community organizations would also miss out on holding fundraisers (5k and other events NEG 7/4/2017 9:04:04 Tammy Francis Tammy Francis Creve Coeur Lake and other jurisdictional Waters of the United States will not be impacted during or after construction of the St. Louis Ice Center. on the lake. This would be a tragedy for our community to lose this lake for public use to build an ice center!! NEG 7/4/2017 9:15:50 Elsie Gannon Elsie Gannon No Comment noted. NEG 7/4/2017 9:57:23 Rhonda Phillips Rhonda Phillips This parkland should remain as is for the wildlife inhabitants and for nature ‐ seekers who enjoy the park as a whole, not just the lake itself. There are more appropriate places for an ice center. This is already a congested enough area with the casino and amphitheater traffic, too. The proposed project represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. NEG 7/4/2017 10:40:38 Adele Tuchler Adele Tuchler Leave that lovely park alone. Put hockey somewhere else. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area please do not build a hockey center here. The St Louis region has several good hockey parks already, including one in Queeny Park (Greensfelder Recreation Complex) and in Chesterfield near the levy walkway (Hardee's Ice Plex), as well as the Creve Coeur Ice Arena nearby. It will damage the pristine ambience of the park, and destroy areas of the The Purpose and Need of the project identified a shortage of ice sheets in the St. Louis area. Those mentioned in this comment are, as stated, good hockey “parks”. However, the need for more ice sheets still exists. The proposed project represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park. The fill used to raise the ground for the proposed project NEG 7/4/2017 10:50:20 Marty Crandall Marty Crandall park that will be used for fill to raise the complex. It is a mystery to me where these developers think they will get funds after something like this is built: do they expect the people who use the park now to pay? After they have their favorite recreation area destroyed? Please reconsider‐ there is plenty of nearby floodplain that could be used would not come from other areas of the park thus would not impact any other areas of the Park. An economic study for the Proposed Project was conducted, which concluded that the project is viable economically and feasible. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was instead. determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area I am in opposition to the construction of the St. Louis Ice Center in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. Since I have moved to St. Louis five years ago, I have enjoyed Creve Coeur Park for hiking and biking with my family. In general, I have been impressed and appreciate all the parkland that St. Louis offers to its citizens, and so I would be truly NEG 7/4/2017 10:51:46 Jonathan Bumstead Jonathan Bumstead The proposed project represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. disappointed if 40 acres of Creve Coeur park was lost due to the construction of an ice center in it. Please consider another location for an ice center. I know that there must be other suitable locations for it. This is a DISGUSTING misuse of public parkland! Creve Coeur Lake and Park was never intended for this type of use, and I don't recall the VOTERS of STL County giving their approval for it! Same can be said for the Go Ape development in the upper park

Along with the loss of the natural park setting, how do you propose that two‐lane Marine Avenue support the added traffic that will doubtlessly be generated by this? Oh wait, we'll just widen the road to four lanes! There's PLENTY of wasted space available, anyway... /snark/ NEG 7/4/2017 11:10:09 Robert Gore Robert Gore The proposed project is not required to go to a vote of the people. Parkland at the south end of CC Park is already being bulldozed for more soccer fields, and now we're handing over more land for ice rinks. It seems obvious to me that there is more concern with appeasing private interests than the general public who SUPPORT THE PARK SYSTEM WITH THEIR TAX DOLLARS!!

Maybe it's time to reevaluate our elected "representation" on the County Council...? This seems to be a somewhat bogus study. Did NPS get the information ONLY from the developer and the local government or did they do their own on‐site inspection? Having lived in this area and used this park for over 40 years, I can tell you that there are a lot of problems with this site. 1) There is no way they can add 3 entrances to this site along Marine avenue. Even if they add a 3rd lane (I'm assuming it will be a dedicated turn lane), all of the traffic will be entering and exiting through the same strip of roadway and dependant on a single traffic light next to an active train track, to leave the park. 2) This seems like a worthy project, and I am a huge supporter of youth and adult club sports, but classifying this complex as Outdoor Recreation is so inaccurate, it's nearly offensive. If the lack of ice facilities for hockey, figure‐skating, and other ice‐related sports is so dire, I can't imagine when there will be real public access to the facility if you are not a member of a private team or club. 3) When you look at the size of the project, the amount of "outdoor" recreation space is negligible. A small "seasonal" outdoor rink and a rectangle of grass plunked down at the outer edge of the parking lot, don't come close to enhancing or even replacing the true outdoor recreation that will be disrupted by this facility. Using public parkland purchased with LWCF money and maintained with taxpayer money is a dishonest use of funding and land. Ask the few other outdoor rinks in town how long their "season" is. It's been 60‐70 degrees through January the last few years, not conducive to outdoor skating. 4) When the non‐profit proposing this development either dissipates or decides that the facility is obsolete for it's purposes, St. Lours County absolutely cannot afford to maintain this facility on it's own. The existing ice rink/recreation center in Queens Park has been awaiting millions of dollars in Capital improvementsfor over a decade. Other large projects in STL County Parks also have a long list of maintenance issues which have not been addresseD because of lack of funding. 1) A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. Parking space numbers commensurate with the development will be provided. 2) The project enhances outdoor recreation in that it provides amenities above and beyond the properties present usage. Very little to no recreation exists on the property, which is the site of a County Park maintenance shed and a fallow field. The proposed project would add an outdoor rink and an outdoor field to this area, and it would provide 5) Within a 15‐20 minute drive from this site, there are 3 bankrupt malls which could be cheaply purchased and easily converted to a facility of this type. One mall is completely empty and the other two are in the process of shutting down. The Mills Mall,located off I‐370, between I‐70 & I‐270, already has an indoor rink which the STL Blues connections to GRG’s McKelvey Woods Trail, which is under construction. Additionally, the NPS may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the LWCF when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is practice on. Converting that mall into a public sports facility would be an entirely appropriate use of public infrastructure funds and tax‐abatements. The parking is already in place, infrastructure is already built, no one would even notice 1000‐2000 cars driving in and out of there at any given time. consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). 3) The project enhances outdoor recreation in that it provides amenities above and beyond the properties present usage. Very little to no recreation NEG 7/4/2017 11:12:51 Kimberly Cuddeback Kimberly Cuddeback exists on the property, which is the site of a County Park maintenance shed and a fallow field. The proposed project would add an outdoor rink and an outdoor field to this area, and it would provide connections to GRG’s McKelvey Woods Trail, which is under construction. 4) An economic study was conducted for the proposed project and it 6) 2000 cars would driving through the busiest section of Creve Coeur Park is a public hazard. The entrance it would share with Sailor determined that there is long‐term viability of the project. 5) A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. One was at Queeny Park and the others were in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park or in the vicinity of it. It was determined that the selected location is the most feasible location while Boat Cove is already overwhelmed at peak times during the evening and weekends. There are many large events that take place on the weekends at Sailboat Cove and peak use time for the Hockey Facility would be the same times as most of those events as well as the 12 new soccer fields being built on the west side of the park along 141. There also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. 6) See response to Comment 1 above. 7) A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study are only two parking areas on the west side of Marine road. Currently, many park users have to cross Marine to get to the pavilions, lake and bike path. A couple 1000 inattentive drivers added to Marine traffic, will put a lot of pedestrians and bicyclists in danger. The proposed overflow lot at Sailboat Cove the ice complex is proposing, will add indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. even more pedestrains crossing the road at the northwestern end of Marine.

7) This area already has a problematic history of flooding, but due to the nature of the facilities built there now, damage is relatively minimal. Just a couple months ago, this site held standing water for weeks. Marine road is closed due to flooding multiple times each year, often for a week or more at a time. The STL Rowing Center, directly across from the site, has been flooded with 1‐3 feet of water inside the facility, each of the last two years, causing replacement of all the drywall in the changing rooms and mold remediation. The boat house is built for quick, relatively inexpensive cleanup and minimal large scale damage. The proposed ice facility would have devastating amounts of damage.

This is not a good use for the proposed parcel of land. Creve Coeur Lake Park is heavily used for outdoor recration. Building a large INDOOR, PRIVATE facility and paved parking lots would be detrimental to the park and current park users seeking a true outdoor recreational experience. You really shouldn't need any argument against building this, other than it is clearly not an outdoor recreational facility, but as you can see, there is along list of reasons why this complex should not be allowed to be built in this park. NEG 7/4/2017 11:45:29 Kim Doane Kim Doane This is upsetting. This is a beautiful park that I have been going to since I was a kid. So many of my friends go there regularly for many recreational purposes and to enjoy the great outdoors with fresh air. There is no other in the area like it and I would hate to see it change Comment noted. N/A 7/4/2017 12:07:11 Mary Tainter Mary Tainter No comment Comment noted. NEG 7/4/2017 12:09:00 Krista David Krista David My family uses this park frequently for biking & picnics. To use park space for an ice center would be such a waste!!! Comment noted. Lifting the flood areas will displace water to other areas, possibly last owned by farmers and cause the same problems that now occur in Eureka and Valley Park from lifting flood lines. Not only that real danger, but this is a beloved park in an area where there aren't a lot of parks and is unique with a history that needs to be preserved. There ar A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend NEG 7/4/2017 12:11:08 Mary Weible Mary Weible plenty of other places to build. Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. NEG 7/4/2017 12:22:39 Terra Douglas Terra Douglas PLease do not ruin the beauty at Creve Coeur Park. This should be left as is. Comment noted. I vote NO for a hockey center that would eliminate any precious and beautiful open park space at Creve Coeur Park. It's unconscionable to even suggest such a thing that would interfere with a nature reserve that provides open air activities and mindful relaxation to many. This lovely park is a peaceful gem in the St. Louis community and to litter i The proposed project represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park. It should be noted that the Park is not a nature reserve. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St NEG 7/4/2017 12:31:43 Sandy Matuschak Sandy Matuschak with an indoor sports complex would be shameful. Louis area. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. Parking space numbers commensurate with the development will be provided. The propose NEG 7/4/2017 12:44:42 Gene Gauthier Gene Gauthier This will add traffic and congestion and move the park away from what a park is meant to be. Quiet and tranquil nature spaces. Plenty of non‐park lands that can be used. I strongly oppose this development. I run, bike and hike this park. project represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park and is adjacent to a railroad and in close proximity to a four‐lane divided highway NEG 7/4/2017 13:51:07 Michelle Stephenson Michelle Stephenson I use this park for geocaching, walking, biking, and photography. This complex should not be placed in Creve Coeur Park The proposed project represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park and would provide connection to an enhanced walking and biking trail system NEG 7/4/2017 13:56:18 Adelina Mart Adelina Mart I walk this park often with our dogs, i don't want a ice rink, that i can't and don't want to use. More green, no concrete. The proposed project represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park and would provide connection to an enhanced walking and biking trail system NEG 7/4/2017 14:07:38 Margery Diamond Margery Diamond Please keep commercial interests out off park and leave its natural beauty. The proposed development will be considered a public facility, not a commercial development. As part of the proposal, the SLCDPR would retain ownership of the land and lease it to a not‐for‐profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation, which has been formed to oversee construction and the operation of the project. NEG 7/4/2017 15:14:21 Jacquelyn Till Jacquelyn Till Keep Creve Coeur Park as is. No hockey rink. There are other places to build. Comment noted. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend NEG 7/4/2017 17:54:51 Tammy Shea Tammy Shea No building in a flood plain! Ever! Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. NEG 7/4/2017 18:10:53 James Kline James Kline Please leave the park alone. We don't need any additional structures destroying the natural beauty of the park A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The proposed project represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out NEG 7/4/2017 18:23:34 John Kastan John Kastan On typical nice days, there's already substantial traffic in that area. the ONLY expansion in that area should be to the trail networks, dirt and paved, and pedestrian/cycle/paddle access. Really dumb to build that kind of facility in a flood plain. Hockey is great, build that somewhere else!! of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics.

A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out NEG 7/4/2017 18:35:49 molly hunter molly hunter This rink is a terrible idea. It is going to create a traffic nightmare, trash up the natural beauty of the lake and the elevated complex is going to redirect flood water back to the lake and surrounding areas. Don't commercialize this area. There are so few peaceful havens left in this areas. of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. I oppose the development. There is an existing ice rink complex in Chesterfield which is closing down and for sale. The part of the park which will be used for this complex will eliminate multiple areas for large family gatherings and the frisbee golf, which I view as more important than adding new ice sheets to replace ones which are there i NEG 7/4/2017 19:06:21 Ed Brucker Ed Brucker Chesterfield and could be maintained. St. Louis County Parks approved the relocation of some of the holes of the disc golf course. The disc golf course will remain a part of the outdoor recreation of the park.

NEG 7/4/2017 19:50:34 Karen Puellman Karen Puellman No Comment noted. NEG 7/4/2017 20:24:57 Jenina Kenessey Jenina Kenessey I have been visiting Creve Coeur park for several years and purchased my home in part because I could bike to the park from home. This gem of a park is a wonderful retreat into nature for my family! Please preserve and respect this place. The proposed project would provide connection to an enhanced walking and biking trail system NEG 7/4/2017 20:44:11 Gina Dehesa Gina Dehesa I do not want the proposed ice center to ruin the park. Creve Couer park is a wonderful place for enjoying the outdoors, and I believe this proposed center would harm the current park. The proposed project represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park. NEG 7/4/2017 20:51:53 Michele Isam Michele Isam Not in a public park, c'mon! Comment noted. NEG 7/4/2017 21:04:12 Marsha Hoelscher Marsha Hoelscher Save Creve Coeur Lake Park. Why can't they use the old Practice facility Rams used in Earth City. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area NEG 7/4/2017 21:50:47 Claire Hirsch Claire Hirsch Ice center in our park? Bad idea. Comment noted. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend NEG 7/4/2017 22:20:09 Liz Keeler Liz Keeler We don't need an ice facility in this location and in a flood plain. We are destroying things at a rapid rate. Use the Ram's building. Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. I am so saddened to hear about the possibility of construction of a ice rink/sports complex and paved parking spaces in Creve Couer Lake Park. I hike there regularly and enjoy its beauty and wildlife and notice that hundreds of others enjoy it at the same time I do. It should be left as it is for the majority of citizens who want to use it for walking NEG 7/4/2017 23:05:34 Susan Kohlhagen Susan Kohlhagen The proposed project would provide connection to an enhanced walking and biking trail system. The proposed action does not impact picnicking or water activities. The proposed project represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park. and hiking and picnicking and water activities. And ice rink is indoors and does not need to take up space in a natural green, wildlife‐inhabited area. Please do not go forward with this project NEG 7/4/2017 23:32:50 Debi Wellmeier Debi Wellmeier Leave the park alone!!! Do not take our green space! The proposed project represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park. Creve Coeur Lake and park should remain as a solitude from the sprawl of urban development. 40 acres taken from this park for the proposed development would take away from hiking, nature watching, biking, kayaking from people of all walks of life. those visiting for such beauty, nature and peacefulness the park offers now would be GONE The proposed 40‐acre project will provide connection to an enhanced walking and biking trail system. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. A traffic study NEG 7/5/2017 1:00:18 Susie Nelson Susie Nelson St. Louis has enough empty buildings and acres available for the proposed development to acquire without interfering with our safe haven from the concrete, noise, traffic congestion, buildings that the working public sees during their work week, every single day. Please, DO NOT ALLOW this to happen to our park system. Once it's gone, it's gone was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. Noise and light modeling conducted during the environmental assessment indicated that the operational and FOREVER. Thank you. traffic‐related noise would attenuate to minor levels. NEG 7/5/2017 6:53:52 Beth Hebert Beth Hebert please do not break up the park with a sports complex! It's a beautiful open space please leave it that way! The proposed project represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park. The location of the proposed project would be at the northern edge of the Park next to a rail line and near Route 141. This represents the furthest distance from the more remote areas of the park NEG 7/5/2017 7:07:31 Deborah Hunt Deborah Hunt Yes to Creve Coeur Park. No to the proposal to convert 40 acres of public parkland to an indoor sports complex. Comment noted. NEG 7/5/2017 7:58:18 Elizabeth Eckelkamp Elizabeth Eckelkamp We love this park ‐ we run, bike and sometimes even canoe here. It is a lovely oasis in the middle of ever expanding commercial and residential building. An ice rink is one thing, a huge complex is another. We are opposed to this incursion on ever shrinking green space The proposed project represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park and would provide connections to an enhanced trail system (GRG’s McKelvey Woods Trail). NEG 7/5/2017 8:22:21 Jerry Smith Jerry Smith The park is already becoming too crowded. Adding such a facility will only add more visitors with cars and further destroy the peace and natural beauty of the park A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. NEG 7/5/2017 8:25:26 Paul Delong Paul Delong I love this park. I use the trails in this park quite often to ride my bike so I don't have to ride on the street and fear getting hit by cars. Please do not destroy this park. The proposed project would not impact any existing trails in the Park. It would provide connections to an expanded trail system (GRG’s McKelvey Woods Trail) NEG 7/5/2017 8:42:33 Karen Schieffer Karen Schieffer Save Comment noted. NEG 7/5/2017 9:01:28 Thresann M. Gannon Thresann M. Gannon THIS IS A FLOOD PLAIN! Comment noted. NEG 7/5/2017 9:02:15 Emily Standley Emily Standley I used to park every week. It's a favorite spot of mine, and my dog! We walk around the lake, we run the stairs. We enjoy nature. I use the lake for paddle boarding and kayaking. Please don't change a thing! We have very little true nature left in our city in this is a perfect haven to escape to The proposed project would not directly impact these activities (dog walking, paddle boarding, kayaking). Otherwise, we note the remaining comment here NEG 7/5/2017 9:34:18 Karen Kelkey Karen Kelkey Save our parks Comment noted. NEG 7/5/2017 9:39:43 Renee Seward‐Dill Renee Seward‐Dill No to destroying the park. Comment noted. NEG 7/5/2017 9:54:41 Gina Staehle Gina Staehle There are enough ice rinks & sports complexes in St. Louis & not enough Green Spaces to compete with all the air pollution! Please don't ruin another Park! Creve Coeur Park doesn't NEED this project! A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area NEG 7/5/2017 9:57:44 James Theodorow James Theodorow Creve Coeur Park's appeal is its atmosphere as a getaway from city life. At times it is used almost to capacity for that purpose. Another brick and mortar facility in that area would eliminate the Park's appeal for a vast number of people A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area NEG 7/5/2017 10:12:18 IDayne Sislen IDayne Sislen Keep Creve Coeur Park a Park for all and as natural as possible. My family uses the park for rowing, picnicking and hiking. (Note, comment posted twice ) Comment noted. NEG 7/5/2017 10:20:51 Kara Cournoyer Kara Cournoyer It is a National park! ; we don't want a "concrete jungle", for a hockey statium. The Stadium belongs somewhere that is less meant to be a nature experience Creve Coeur Memorial Park is a County Park, not a National Park. Additionally, the NPS may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the LWCF when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion NEG 7/5/2017 10:28:10 Kelley Poleski Kelley Poleski The park is for those of us that love nature and there aren't a lot of parks like Creve Coeur any more. Leave it alone. Comment noted. NEG 7/5/2017 11:02:29 Michael Katich Michael Katich The park is truly a beautiful oasis that my family and I utilize frequently. Do not ruin it with more development. NO to the ice rink complex. Go to Chesterfield with where you have treeless boring bottomland A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area Please please hear our voices!! Say YES to Creve Coeur Park and NO to this hockey complex!!!! The communities need to keep and preserve the beauty of this park and the use that people get from excercise, family gatherings, a place to go for nature and the beautiful water, and Please do not turn it into a concrete jungle of a place that no NEG 7/5/2017 11:24:58 Toni Kopp Toni Kopp Comment noted. everyone is interested or can afford to attend!!! Hence, the taxes generated for people who are not for this and can not afford them now! Thank you for listening. NEG 7/5/2017 11:27:49 Ruth Garffie Ruth Garffie Save Park No Rink Comment noted. NEG 7/5/2017 11:49:32 Darcie Star Darcie Star Ive been an avid user of this park for more than 20 years. Ive seen it go through changes, trained for maratjons, picmic with family, enkoy meditation, come for celebrations and events. Pleade preserve the beauty and outdoor expanse of my park. Thank you Comment noted. I am totally against this development in Creve Coeur Park. There is no good reason for this kind of Commercial development in a public park. The purposed development is in a flood plain to start with and I believe part of this land was given to the county when the Page Extension was granted as compensation for land take and was to remain par A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend NEG 7/5/2017 12:05:57 Robert Hanson Robert Hanson land. Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. The applicant is following the provisions of NEPA and Section 6(f) in evaluating the use of the park land for the proposed development NEG 7/5/2017 12:27:47 Mark Beckmann Mark Beckmann St. Louis County Parks should be working to increase green space, not destroy it. Comment noted. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out NEG 7/5/2017 12:51:31 Catherine Harland Catherine Harland I live within one mile of Creve Coeur Park and use the walking paths around the park. Our family and church also make use of the pavilions. It a nice retreat from business and has manageable traffic. I am greatly concerned with traffic, crowdedness, and disruption of the water plane if the Hocky facility was put in. of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. No. Do not add this complex. NEG 7/5/2017 13:29:37 Cheryl Glick Cheryl Glick Comment noted.

I object to the objections to this use of the land. No one is a more committed environmentalist than I am ‐ but the information delivered about the use of this acreage is misleading.

First of all, the land is not currently in use, as either a trail, or a nature center, or other environment. In fact, it appears to be scrub pasture land, with a utility shed on it. While it is an open space, it is not a used part of the park per se. NEG 7/5/2017 13:38:31 Ellis Prince Ellis Prince Comment noted. Second, the use in question here (which is mostly indoor, but includes a covered outdoor rink) ‐ that is, indoor and outdoor skating ‐ is no less recreational than boating or biking, and in fact will include facilities designed for all recreational users.

Finally, there appear to have been no omissions in terms of notice and public hearings about this land use. It has been duly noted and covered ‐ probably to excess ‐ with hearings and in open council. Use of land like this is subject to that level of scrutiny, but not to a full vote unless I misunderstand the procedures involved here.

A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend NEG 7/5/2017 13:46:26 Val Schweickhardt Val Schweickhardt Leave this park alone it is great as it is, leave this flood plane to do what is there to do. Leave OUR County Park Alone Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. NEG 7/5/2017 14:04:44 John Liu John Liu Please do not build an ice complex at Creve Coeur Lake. Comment noted. I frequently ride and hike in Creve Coeur park. In addition I live in the area and elevated more flood plain severely affects my property. With all of the recent development I now have more flooding in my yard and the value of my property is greatly decreased. I am ADAMANTLY OPPOSED to this development. Developing in the flood plain and A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend NEG 7/5/2017 15:02:57 Mary Kay Ruby Mary Kay Ruby area around should be a crime as it causes severe adverse affects to residents, people who LIVE IN THE AREA. Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. Stop this development! Please do not move forward with this project! Keep the site as is and save the park your predecessors and citizens saved for future generations not for sale but for everyone. I weekly meet my Women's bike group for food at the cafe and ride the lakeside trails or the Katy Trail connector to other green ways. Shame on your for not have big the A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend NEG 7/5/2017 15:22:04 Stefany Carty Stefany Carty foresight to keep the floodplain clear, necessitating more tax dollar spending down the road when those measures fail Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. NEG 7/5/2017 16:04:22 Andrea Wheeler Andrea Wheeler Park needs to stay Comment noted. NEG 7/5/2017 16:29:43 Frank Stephan Frank Stephan Vote no keep our parks clear of business Comment noted. NEG 7/5/2017 16:36:05 Marybeth Tiemeyer Marybeth Tiemeyer This is a beautiful park and many people use it. Comment noted. NEG 7/5/2017 16:49:42 Doug Lee Doug Lee save the park Comment noted. NEG 7/5/2017 17:24:42 Deborah Larsen Deborah Larsen Leave the park as it is. Comment noted. NEG 7/5/2017 18:06:12 Mark Murphy Mark Murphy Walk it often Comment noted. There are other existing ice hockey facilites in St Louis which the Blues and other ice hockey players can continue to use. If those facilities are old they should look into renovating them. If we allow them to build then we are the losers because after the lease ends the Blues and the other users will move on to their next new facility and the A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The proposed project represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park. Additionally, the NPS may allow enclosed ice NEG 7/5/2017 18:17:00 Mervis William Mervis William building will be there vacant with no use. So why sacrifice our green space for a short term enjoyment for a wealthy sports franchise and a small number of hockey enthusiasts. There is never enough green space in the world and we can continue to enjoy the green space for not just the next 20 years but for a long long time!!! rinks to be developed on parkland under the LWCF when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. NEG 7/5/2017 18:43:11 Linda Close Linda Close NO. KEEP THE PARK! Comment noted. NEG 7/5/2017 19:30:43 art abram art abram Enough is enough leave the park alone. Comment noted. NEG 7/5/2017 19:34:25 Andrew Mckay Andrew Mckay Keep the park alive Comment noted. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The proposed project represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park (1.9 percent of the park area). A traffic study NEG 7/5/2017 19:51:02 Spencer Husk Spencer Husk I personally do not think that they should convert that much of the parkland to a hockey complex, although i do realize the benefits monetarily that it could bring in comparison. It would also bring a ton more traffic and unecessary fees/costs. was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. Fees and costs related to the proposed facility will be reasonable and consistent with similar uses in the region. The Purpose and Need of the project identified a shortage of ice sheets in the St. Louis area. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The proposed project represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park (1.9 percent of the park area). Although the proposed SLIC will remove existing habitat for other wildlife, the project site represents only 1.9 percent of the entire Park area with most of this being a mowed field with just a few trees. The existing habitat at the project site is not unique, and there I am an hockey fan and hockey player that played at Chesterfield in high school and through the last men's league session in 2016. I am also a veteran, farmer and advocate for local flora and fauna. There is absolutely no way you can convince me that taking 40 acres from a public area so precious to conservationists, recreationists and the NEG 7/5/2017 20:16:00 steven franz steven franz are numerous areas within and adjacent to the Park that will support wildlife offset by the SLIC. Within a 5‐mile radius, there is a relatively large amount of deciduous forest of equal or better quality than the habitats being removed. Therefore, due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the beautiful diversity of life inhabiting it is a good idea for anyone other than investors. Renovate an already developed area. I wish to continue using this park for walking, bicycling, and canoeing. project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. NEG 7/5/2017 21:46:51 Martha Thompson Martha Thompson Save Creve Coeur Park. Please leave it as it is! (Note, comment posted 4 times ) Comment noted. NEG 7/5/2017 22:04:09 Kenneth Oelger Kenneth Oelger Please leave Creve Coeur park as is ‐‐ a fantastic natural treasure. It is close by and a terrific place to bike and hike. Comment noted. NEG 7/5/2017 22:32:27 Phil Miller Phil Miller The biggest improvement I woul support is bringing back the trolley so more people could access Comment noted. I am deeply disturbed that St. Louis County is planning to build this complex on public land, this close to the largest natural lake in Missouri, and risk disturbing this delicate water habitat by obstructing the natural water runoff and introducing a significant amount of petroleum and water pollution into the environment. There must be more suitab A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend and less objectionable locations for such a facility. In addition, the lifetime of ice rinks is very short, which fails to justify the expense and the disturbance of the natural habitat. I quote from the report: "4. Water quality/quantity. The proposed ice center development and parking areas will cover most of the 40 acre site. Much of this acreage will NEG 7/5/2017 23:00:23 David Kohlhagen David Kohlhagen Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. Upstream of the on‐site retention lake, bio‐retention basins would be utilized to provide water quality treatment and volume reduction for proposed impervious surfaces. The site would be designed such that parking lots would sheet flow into bio‐retention basins along their perimeter, consist of impervious materials roadways, parking lots, roofs, etc. The remaining acreage represents lawn, retention basins, and bio‐retention. The development of the proposed project with its parking for over 1,000 vehicles could impact the quality and quantity of runoff. Oils, vehicle fluids, salts, and trash could impact the quality of water and roof drains will “bubble up” into bio‐retention basins. Private sewers would then convey stormwater from the bio‐retention basins to the on‐site retention lakes for storage. The proposed development is not expected to negatively impact surface waters. leaving the development site as runoff or being detained on site." Creve Coeur lake is not the place for this facility NEG 7/6/2017 7:02:24 Angela Brooks Angela Brooks I am against building this complex in the proposed location. Preserve the park!!! Comment noted. NEG 7/6/2017 7:03:23 Bonnie Wendt Bonnie Wendt I loveCreve Coeur Lake for biking & walking. Please do not ruin it by adding this complex! Comment noted. POS 7/6/2017 7:27:41 Debra Eickhoff Debra Eickhoff This project would better serve the community in an area that needs new life and rehab. Replace old, delapidated concrete with new concrete. This ialso serves as an anchor to rejuvinate run down or deserted area. Nature cannot be replaced. Reuse, Renew, Recycle Comment noted. NEG 7/6/2017 7:33:44 Amy Schroeder Amy Schroeder The proposed building and use of 40 acres of parkland is not acceptable. Please reconsider and keep the park the open, relaxing beautiful Greenspan it is Comment noted. I go to Creve Coeur lake several times a week ‐ it's a place to work out, it's a place to bring my fiancee, it's a place to bring friends from out of town. The center that you're considering would destroy something that we all love! Why not start a summer concert series, or other low overheard way to generate revenue instead of building an expensive NEG 7/6/2017 7:37:08 Thomas Wall Thomas Wall Comment noted. building that may never be used? My family has been using Creve Couer Park for family outings for over over 70 years. This proposal to build this arena so close to the beauty of this great park is WRONG. I am a hockey fan but will not in any way support this building. There is a peaceful place that families can go to forget the worries of the day and have great memories. The A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. Noise and light modeling conducted during the environmental assessment indicated that th NEG 7/6/2017 9:40:44 Michael Guill Michael Guill building of this arena will take away so much of the peacefulness by adding more traffic and noise and take away one of the few true places of tranquility left in St. Louis County. Please do not allow this building to come to this true treasure we have operational and traffic‐related noise would attenuate to minor levels. NEG 7/6/2017 11:38:40 Kathy Liszewski Kathy Liszewski I would not be in favor of this proposal and prefer to keep Creve Coeur Park the natural setting it now is. You should consider constructing the complex in Chesterfield A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area N/A 7/6/2017 12:36:30 Tom McKenzie Tom McKenzie text of petition please The EA report and project description can be downloaded from the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership’s website NEG 7/6/2017 13:23:42 Angie Voepel Angie Voepel No do not allow these changes. The park should be kept as it is Comment noted. No to the hockey sports facility or any other facility for that matter! Creve Coeur Memorial Park should and must stay as it is, unchanged, and not parceled/sold off. As many do, my family and not my grandkids enjoy the walks, biking, dinners, picnics, or just watching the sun go down at Creve Coeur Memorial Park. A wonderful experience and Although the proposed SLIC will remove existing habitat for other wildlife, the project site represents only 1.9 percent of the entire Park area with most of this being a mowed field with just a few trees. The existing habitat at the project site is not unique, and there are numerous areas within and adjacent to the Park that will support wildlife memory walking with my family one day was out of nowhere a deer came out of the trees and stood about 10 feet from us just watching us as we were watching it. There deer was not afraid; maybe as curious as we were watching her(him). Should Creve Coeur Memorial Park be disrupted, a beautiful experience with wildlife will never happen offset by the SLIC. Within a 5‐mile radius, there is a relatively large amount of deciduous forest of equal or better quality than the habitats being removed. Therefore, due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife NEG 7/6/2017 16:08:21 Donna Culler Donna Culler for some. There are plenty of other convenient locations to put such a proposed sports facility without disrupting a beautiful family haven and a haven for wildlife and nature as well. Stop thinking, for once, about the almighty dollar and for once think about and make it a priority what the citizens want! Citizens want Creve Coeur Memorial species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides Park to stay as is... unchanged and ruined by a sports facility or any other commericial entity!!! Too much emphasis is put on sports, be it hockey, football, soccer, and/or hockey!!! NO TO ANY HOCKEY AND/OR SPORTS FACILITY OR ANY COMMERCIAL ENTITY!!! the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐yea NEG 7/6/2017 16:37:45 Rachel Hayes Rachel Hayes I use Creve Coeur Lake Park regularly to walk, hike, and bicycle. I am very much against this building plan. There are plenty of other spaces that would be suitable for this structure that are not on public parkland and not in a flood plain. PLEASE find another location! We need our natural areas to be protected, not developed. floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The Ice Zone at St. Louis Mills is a privately‐operated facility Instead of new buildings and pavement in an area that floods regularly, drive a little further north and use the Blues facility in Hazelwood which I believe they plan to vacate. whose future is not dependent upon The St. Louis Blues as a tenant due to their extremely limited use of ice at the Ice Zone coupled with the significant demand for ice from the Ice Zone’s existing customer base and other regional users. As such, the Ice Zone will not be vacated, its current ownership has plans to operate the facility into the NEG 7/6/2017 16:43:06 Joanne Cuddeback Joanne Cuddeback future and the St. Louis Blues will be moving their training operation to the St. Louis Ice Center where they will rent less than 3% of the ice available for all users of the facility. The St. Louis Mills Mall is a functioning, privately‐owned shopping facility and its location is not central to the regional ice sports community intended to be served by And will the park district have ongoing funds to maintain a facility like this? It always seems the push is to build and maintenance over time is not planned for. the St. Louis Ice Center. The County has taken adequate steps to ensure the long‐term viability of the Ice Center. The Industrial Development Authority of the County of St. Louis will enter into a 30‐year lease with the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation (the Foundation), a not‐for‐profit organization who will be required to maintain the Ice Center in good condition and repair and make all necessary renewals and replacements. Also, as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of the lease, all funds required for the initial construction of the Project will be on deposit with the bond trustee or otherwise available from creditworthy sources.

Building this complex will: increase traffic on Maryland Heights expressway which is often overcrowded especially during AM and PM rush hours, possibly deterring people from using this unique park used by 1000's of people each day for leisure activities encroach on wildlife habitat. Traffic is often very heavy not only from commuters, but from the Hollywood Casino, the many multi‐story office buildings in the area, the traffic to the many businesses including Fed‐EX, and others on the North side of Hiway 70. In addition, Hollywood Casino Amphitheater which draws 1000's to the unlimited concerts held all summer.There's also the Fred Weber Quarry that has an endless amount of dump NEG 7/6/2017 18:06:16 Helena Von Mentz Helena Von Mentz trucks forever traveling that road. Then there's the dump just off 70 and all that continual traffic. I live just off Creve Coeur Mill Road by the Amphitheater and travel that expressway all the time. As a resident of Maryland Hts. and very frequent user of Creve Coeur Park I think this would be very detrimental to the area. Currently there are many A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. sports teams that practice and play games in the many fields off the expressway who would also be affected by the huge increase in traffic. This is not a good idea at all and if built would probably be a deciding factor in whether I'd continue to live here. Find a more suitable place.

NEG 7/6/2017 19:03:19 Russell Wortham Russell Wortham Leave the park as natural as possible. A large public building is inappropriate for this space. Comment noted. N/A 7/6/2017 19:34:57 Megan Hanak Megan Hanak N/A Comment noted. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. Although the proposed SLIC will remove existing habitat for other wildlife, the project site represents only 1.9 percent of the entire Park area with most of this being a mowed field with just a few trees. The existing habitat at the project site is not unique, and there are numerous areas NEG 7/6/2017 21:11:43 Howard Warth Howard Warth Construction in the floodplain will increase flooding in other areas. Increased disturbance of the habitat will adversely affect bird populations. (Note, comment posted twice ) within and adjacent to the Park that will support wildlife offset by the SLIC. Within a 5‐mile radius, there is a relatively large amount of deciduous forest of equal or better quality than the habitats being removed. Therefore, due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. NEG 7/7/2017 0:56:46 Teressa Mehlberg Teressa Mehlberg I use this park and lake for walking and relaxation to get away from city life. It relieves my stress and anxiety and is a calming place to go close to nature. I think it would be a travesty to have one natural place taken over by more concrete and stee Comment noted. NEG 7/7/2017 1:44:00 Saea Arasmith Saea Arasmith This park has been around for years, I have gone walking with friends. Got my engagement pictures taken here. Keep it how it is. This park is beautiful and should not be changed at al Comment noted. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. In addition, the proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more develope NEG 7/7/2017 7:34:12 Chris Woodson Chris Woodson While the idea for this complex is good, the location will take away from the park itself. I use this park for biking, running, kayaking and general use. The building and traffic it would bring would not be an asset to those who enjoy it as a park. uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141) POS 7/7/2017 8:31:53 Carol Albert Carol Albert I think a hockey facility for kids is a great idea ! Hockey as well as soccer is of much interest to families and since the chesterfield rink closed I think it would be good Comment noted. POS 7/7/2017 8:34:40 Jane Hilbrich Jane Hilbrich Yes Comment noted. As a resident of Maryland Heights, I frequently use the park for walking and special events. It is a busy place for people enjoying its natural beauty. We already have a hockey rink minutes away at The Mills shopping center. That property is rarely used now but the buildings sit empty on wetlands that will never be the same. Let's not keep makin NEG 7/7/2017 8:37:10 Margery Doss Margery Doss A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. Jurisdictional wetlands identified on the project site will be preserved and not impacted as part of the development. the same mistakes over and over I have used Creve coeur lake for over 40 years. We have all enjoyed the peaceful quiet and beautiful nature it provides. I have also brought my Girl Scouts there for nature lessons. I bring my children and grandchildren there often for family outings. I even had my daughters wedding there because she lived the beauty of the lake and its NEG 7/7/2017 9:06:56 Vicki Schaff Vicki Schaff A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. surroundings. There are so many other vacant areas that you can build this complex. PLEASE I BEG YOU LEAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL PEICE OF LAND TO ALL OF US THAT ENJOY GODS Blessing OF THIS NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR US TO ENJOY, EXPERIENCE NATURE, AND ALL ITS LEARNING OF THE NATURAL WORLD !!!!! NEG 7/7/2017 9:21:44 Nancy Hutchins Nancy Hutchins Don't sell the acreage for a sports complex. Comment noted. NEG 7/7/2017 10:19:59 Vance Buchanan Vance Buchanan We need to save this park it's a rare treasure in the suburbs Comment noted. NEG 7/7/2017 11:00:26 Dorothy Geisz Dorothy Geisz I use the park for running and walking my dog! I love it the way it is. Comment noted. NEG 7/7/2017 11:00:58 Kassidy Garrison Kassidy Garrison I enjoy spending time at the lake weekly and I would hate to see the scenery changes so much by a large building being built right on the park Comment noted. Please don't approve the construction of an ice hockey facility in Creve Coeur Park. It was bad enough when the Page Avenue extension went through, and now citizens have to lose more of their park and its beauty to development? This is unreasonable. My family and I walk and ride bikes in the park. Our friends go sailing there. Everyone who A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The Purpose and Need of the project identified a shortage of ice sheets in the St. Louis area. The other rinks NEG 7/7/2017 11:05:28 Anita Cleaver Anita Cleaver lives near this area loves the park and wants to keep it as natural as possible. There are already other ice rinks in this area. There is no excuse for destroying part of a beautiful, natural public‐use area to build another one mentioned in this comment are available to the St. Louis metropolitan region, however, the need for more ice sheets still exists based on the region population and number of currently available ice sheets I do not support the building of a ice complex at Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. That is a flood zone and the land is not suited for a large structure. It will also take away from the beauty of the park. There are already many other areas that are in more desirable structural places. Look at Mills Mall. It can already support the crowds and wil A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend NEG 7/7/2017 11:05:46 Allison Volk Allison Volk help re‐purpose a footprint that has already been built on. There is already a ice rink there that could be purchased and start bringing in monies to this part of town. Stop and think about the future of the Maryland Heights flood corridor. It is time to start thinking of not having development where water is suppose to go when we have flooding Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. STOP lining developers pockets and increasing the expense thru insurance claims later on down the road. DO NOT build structures in flood zone. NEG 7/7/2017 11:11:19 Nick Kasoff Nick Kasoff I oppose this project. It is an inappropriate use of park land. CC Lake is one of the county's best outdoor resources, and this will have a tremendous negative impact. There are lots of other places such a facility could go, so find one The applicant is following the provisions of NEPA and Section 6(f) in evaluating the use of the park land for the proposed development. Based on the impact analysis presented in the EA report, the proposed impacts to the affected environment will be negligible to minor A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. Although the proposed SLIC will remove existing habitat for other wildlife, the project sit represents only 1.9 percent of the entire Park area with most of this being a mowed field with just a few trees. The existing habitat at the project site is not unique, and there are numerous areas within and adjacent to the Park that will support wildlife offset by the SLIC. Within a 5‐mile radius, there is a relatively large amount of deciduous NEG 7/7/2017 11:12:02 Terri Brimmer Terri Brimmer My family has been going to Creve Coeur Park for 20 years! This project would hurt the park. It would bring Way too much traffic and would hurt the ecosystem and wildlife of the park!!! We do not need to spend money on this!! Put that money back into the park!!! forest of equal or better quality than the habitats being removed. Therefore, due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota NEG 7/7/2017 11:16:54 Karl Mitchell Karl Mitchell I use this park for cycling and running and recreation with my family. I believe this park is integral to outdoor life in the county and it needs to stay that way. (I say this as a hockey fan, too! Comment noted. This proposed rink complex is totally the wrong project in the wrong place, and much of it paid for by the wrong people (the public), and one that will permanently adversely affect the park experience for thousands of park visitors. Even before the park was acquired by the county decades ago, Creve Coeur Lake was known as an refreshing island The proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the of nature even though it was surrounded by nearby homes, roads, and development. The lake has been encroached on many times in the past ‐the latest for a 10 lane highway that fortunately was routed just far enough off the main body of the lake to not severely affect the natural experience of a lake visit. But this massive four rink complex most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The project enhances outdoor recreation in that it provides amenities above and beyond the properties present usage. Very little to no recreation exists on the property, which is the site of a County Park maintenance shed and a fallow field. The NEG 7/7/2017 11:29:27 Richard Orr Richard Orr with it's equally large parking lot far exceeds even the scope of the highway project and is completely out of place in this natural park. We must not forget too, that it is to be on a parcel that was acquired with federal funds which were designated to go for OUTDOOR RECREATION USE only. The county will have to widen Marine Drive at proposed project would add an outdoor rink and an outdoor field to this area, and it would provide connections to GRG’s McKelvey Woods Trail, which is under construction. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would considerable cost to taxpayers after the complex is constructed and all to provide a training facility‐much of it at public expense‐for a privately owned hockey franchise! This project is wrong on many levels! be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. Although a lane will be added to Marine Drive, the existing width of the roadway will accommodate the additional traffic lane. As a result, additional right‐of‐way will not be necessary. Please DO NOT approve this facility. My reasons for NOT supporting this are as follow:

1) This facility should be built using PRIVATE FUNDS to acquire ground and build the facility. NOT taxpayer owned land or ANY taxpayer funds WHATSOEVER. This is a PRIVATE endeavor and should remain so. No TIFs, No free land‐grab, NOTHING. 1) The proposed development will be considered a public facility, not a commercial development. As part of the proposal, the SLCDPR would retain ownership of the land and lease it to a not‐for‐profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation, which has been formed to oversee construction and the operation of the project. 2) A NEG 7/7/2017 11:38:02 Chris Nitzsche Chris Nitzsche traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. 3) Based on the impact analysis presented in the EA report, the proposed impacts to the affected 2) The increased traffic will have a serious, and dangerous, negative effect on park users, particularly cyclists, runners and in‐line skaters. environment will be negligible to minor.

3) This structure will blight the natural environment of the Park The proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). The project enhances outdoor recreation in that it provides amenities above and beyond the properties present usage. Very little to NEG 7/7/2017 11:54:02 Larry McLane Larry McLane There is already a huge loss of green space with the massive soccer complex currently being constructed. Please keep the park wide open for the countless and diverse group of users who walk, run, bike, sail, canoe, fish, etc. The park is a wonderful county resource. Please keep it as originally intended. no recreation exists on the property, which is the site of a County Park maintenance shed and a fallow field To whom it may concern. Public green space is a valuable and shrinking commodity. Green space helps people relax and unwind it also provides a safe haven for wildlife. Why are you destroying more green space for the hockey facility in a flood plain no less? I do not doubt that a hockey facility would be a good recreation venue but to put it on The proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). The project enhances outdoor recreation in that it provides amenities above and beyond the properties present usage. Very little to NEG 7/7/2017 12:05:42 Scott Schulte Scott Schulte park land is irrational. Why would you not build it on an existing brown field? Brownfield land has already been paved and built on so building it on such would not destroy valuable park land. More over a brownfield will already be level and compacted so stable and have utilities running to it such as sewer, electric, phone and roads. A quick no recreation exists on the property, which is the site of a County Park maintenance shed and a fallow field. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. With satellite view of areas in Maryland Heights show at least three open areas all of which have good road access and are not in flood plains here 38.701777, ‐90.467105, here 38.699585, ‐90.456054 and here 38.707236, ‐90.462397 regard to the three sites noted in the comment, two of the sites are historical municipal landfills which are not suitable for a development like the Ice Center, and one is currently being constructed as a residential development NEG 7/7/2017 12:18:28 Michelle Tarrant‐Burgoz Michelle Tarrant‐Burgoz PRESERVE CREVE COEUR LAKE PARK from developers Comment noted. NEG 7/7/2017 13:06:24 Alan Mawhinney Alan Mawhinney Do not build any ice rink at Creve Coeur Lake Park. Leave alone for all to enjoy. Comment noted. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The proposed development will be considered a public facility, not a commercial development. As part of the NEG 7/7/2017 13:37:21 Craig Todd Craig Todd Creve Coeur Park should not be used by developer's to build an ice rink. I am against public land being given to a development to improve it's economic value. The merits of an ice rink project such as this should stand on it's own and include the cost of land. proposal, the SLCDPR would retain ownership of the land and lease it to a not‐for‐profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation, which has been formed to oversee construction and the operation of the project Our family enjoys the recreation available in Creve Coeur Park(walking, biking, paddle board) and we feel adding this hockey facility would take away from the natural surroundings we cherish in CC Park. Much work has been done to naturalize the park and improve the environment for wildlife and outdoor enthusiasts. Development and the extr The proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The pea NEG 7/7/2017 13:57:27 Sally Carpenter Sally Carpenter traffic from a hockey arena do not belong here! times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower The proposed ice center would disrupt the natural beauty of Creve Couer Memorial Park, which is truly a gem! The ice center would be an eyesore, and would increase issues with traffic on Marine. The proposed location is directly across from the entrance to Sailboat Cove, the starting point for 5k runs, triathlons, and other community event The proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The pea throughout the year. As is, the congestion on Marine during these events can be brutal. The ice center would add to these issues. In addition, the ice center would dramatically increase existing issues with run‐off in the area. The lake has flooded twice in the last 18 months, causing Marine and all of the park facilities to close. The ice center would times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study NEG 7/7/2017 14:21:41 Corinne Austin Corinne Austin require more pavement to be laid for parking lots, diverting even more run‐off into the lake. Not to mention the cost of flood clean up for any building erected in the area. I use the lake 4 to 6 days a week, year round, for rowing, biking, running, climbing stairs, walking dogs, and generally enjoying the outdoors. Please keep the integrity of this indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be beautiful park intact! diverted to Creve Coeur Creek). The project enhances outdoor recreation in that it provides amenities above and beyond the properties present usage. Very little to no recreation exists on the property, which is the site of a County Park maintenance shed and a fallow field. The proposed project would add an outdoor rink and an outdoor field to this area, and it would NEG 7/7/2017 15:01:59 David Welsh David Welsh This is a park for outdoor activities. Hockey rink should be elsewhere provide connections to GRG’s McKelvey Woods Trail, which is under construction. NEG 7/7/2017 15:02:12 Kristen Susuki Kristen Susuki Don't take away Creve Coeur Park! I love to run and walk there. It's the best green space close to my home. Please don't tear it down Comment noted. Although the proposed SLIC will remove existing habitat for other wildlife, the project site represents only 1.9 percent of the entire Park area with most of this being a mowed field with just a few trees. The existing habitat at the project site is not unique, and there are numerous areas within and adjacent to the Park that will support wildlif This is a terrible proposal! I have so many memories at this park and intend to make many more. Please do not disturb the wildlife and park goers by destroying our park for a stupid sports complex. There are undoubtedly tons of other areas that would be viable for such a proposal. Don't destroy our park. In fact, you should be putting more offset by the SLIC. Within a 5‐mile radius, there is a relatively large amount of deciduous forest of equal or better quality than the habitats being removed. Therefore, due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife NEG 7/7/2017 15:04:06 Ida Duplantier Ida Duplantier conservation efforts into it, such as improving the water conditions! species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area Please preserve the green space of Creve Coeur Park. This ice rink plan is a threat to traffic through the park and to the Maryland Hgts Expressway. In addition, the lease of PUBLIC land was not put to a public vote. There are so many more suitable sites in the ST. Louis region that would provide safe egress NEG 7/7/2017 15:06:05 Mary Dueren Mary Dueren A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. The proposed project is not required to go to a vote of the people. In these trying days, the public needs safe & quiet green space. This park has been a staple of the St. Louis area for as long as I can remember. It was one of my favorite parks my dad took my sisters and me to all the time on top of 4th of July fireworks. It is a special place to many people and a beautiful slice of natural preservation at it's finest. No one in the public wants or needs an ice rink in the middle of this The Purpose and Need of the project identified a shortage of ice sheets in the St. Louis area. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The proposed project NEG 7/7/2017 15:14:30 Kelsey Rogers Kelsey Rogers beautiful park, no one asked for an ice rink and construction not only destroys the environment, it's an eye sore and a disruption to people coming to the park. The park is beautiful as it is, leave it alone. represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park (1.9 percent of the park area). The proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141).

I say "no "to a St. Louis Ice Center in Creve Coeur park. The park is a tradition, a staple in the community. Generations of citizens have gone to camp there, fished, attended festivals/fundraisers, walkedfor charities, had family reunions I have participated in all of these events as well as bike riding, walking, and kayaking. NEG 7/7/2017 15:48:30 Sara Sinovich Sara Sinovich A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. I am certain there are other venues in which this other project could take place. Pleas do not take away one of the best nature‐laden refuges in St Louis!! NEG 7/7/2017 15:49:23 Jesse Parsons Jesse Parsons Please do not build on this park. A sweet friend of mine has his sons memorial there. Comment noted. NEG 7/7/2017 15:54:46 Sharon Dieckhaus Sharon Dieckhaus I love to walk around the lake and have often thought of fishing there. Comment noted. My concerns are twofold. 1. The proponents of this project say they will raise the area to prevent flooding. Didnt we learn before that when you remove areas from the flood plain you cause flooding elsewhere. If we got rid of the levees and allowed the river to flood the flood plain the overall flooding would be reduced. We have got to stop building in flood plains and 1. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard NEG 7/7/2017 17:13:18 Mark Strahm Mark Strahm modifying the terrain fit our current project. Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. 2. Comment noted. 2. The park is wonderful as it is and taking 40 acres of a PUBLIC PARK for a private use is unconscionable in its action. I am a St. Louis County resident and I do not think Creve Coeur Park is a suitable place to build this ice rink. This is a fantastic park for outdoor activities, one of the best in the St. Louis region and I believe an ice rink at this park would be detrimental to it's value for outdoor recreation. There are plenty of other and more central places to build it And what about the closed and currently empty ice rink in Chesterfield along I‐64/40 near Boone's Crossing? Seems like a better choice for a location. NEG 7/7/2017 17:28:44 Paul Kirchhofer Paul Kirchhofer A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area.

Hello,

I am writing to express my opposition to the proposal for building an ice rink within Creve Coeur Lake Park and would ask that you carefully consider the goals for that location. I frequent the park and would like to see the natural environment protected for future outdoor recreation such as walking/running/hiking, biking, water sports, as well as preserving habitat for native species. There are few areas in our city as natural, beautiful, and vast as Creve Coeur Lake Park.

On a personal note, I am opposed to the construction due to the opposition it will bring to the current ambience of the park. With the previous soccer fields and certainly the new ones, the light emitted causes enough light pollution to effect the viewing of sunset and the evening constellations. With each development surrounding and within the park, the peaceful and relaxing respite from the suburban landscape is slowly being destroyed. Rather than skating, a refuge from our busy lifestyles seems to be what we are most lacking in our suburban community and that which will bring the most benefit to our citizens ‐ physically and mentally. The project enhances outdoor recreation in that it provides amenities above and beyond the properties present usage. Very little to no recreation exists on the property, which is the site of a County Park maintenance shed and a fallow field. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was On a practical note, I am interested to know more about the "immediate need for ice skating facilities within St. Louis County and the surrounding area." Is data available to the public on this issue? There are many ice rinks within St. Louis County, including Ice Zone and Creve Coeur Ice Arena that are within a 10 minute drive of all residents of determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. Noise and light modeling conducted during the environmental assessment indicated that the operational and traffic‐related noise would attenuate to minor levels. Additionally, the proposed site lighting is not anticipated Maryland Heights. In addition, Chesterfield residents have both a temporary ice location as well as a proposed Sports Complex to replace the Hardees complex. With this in mind, who is the target market for such a venture? NEG 7/7/2017 18:20:20 Melissa Urspruch Melissa Urspruch to create visual discord at middleground and background distances as the topography and vegetation of the surrounding areas provide screening. The Purpose and Need of the project identified a shortage of ice sheets in the St. Louis area. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. A summary of the study that identified the immediate need for ice skating facilities in the St. Louis region is included in the EA report. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet I enjoy ice skating and am a supporter of the Blues, however, I am opposed to the proposed location. Assuming that there is a "need" for ice skating, is there a more suitable location for such a complex within Maryland Heights? According to FEMA's mapping, the proposed site is within a regulatory floodway. From a business and environmental to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. perspective, this brings many seemingly unnecessary complications. Also, unlike Creve Coeur Lake, Riverport or Westport seem to be areas in Maryland Heights already geared toward the entertainment industry. Have these locations been considered for an ice complex? Surely there are other locations within Maryland Heights that can be pursued outside of our cherished park system.

As a concerned member of the community, I ask that you would carefully consider the current proposal and seek a more appropriate location for this economic endeavor.

Thank you,

Melissa Urspruch I am very much against building an ice rink on the Creve Coeur Lake Park. I went to school at Pattonville High School and one of my greatest pleasures was going to that park to walk on the sand and look at the water. After play and musical productions, I would drive my parent's convertible around there just so I could look at the starts and reflec on what I wanted my life to be. As an adult I still do the same thing. I take my dog to the beach and I look at the stars.

Building an ice rink will take all those pleasures of nature away. The proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). Noise and light modeling conducted during the environmental assessment indicated that the operational and traffic‐related noise NEG 7/7/2017 18:35:37 Lauren Amick Lauren Amick would attenuate to minor levels. Additionally, the proposed site lighting is not anticipated to create visual discord at middleground and background distances as the topography and vegetation of the surrounding areas provide screening. There are other places an ice rink can go. Why not consider the eyesore that once was Northwest Plaza (right next to my middle school)?

We have enough recreation facilities and we have enough unused places that could be turned into something else. We also already have a landfill encroaching on the environment. Please don't take away one of the few and beautiful pieces of nature that we still have left NEG 7/7/2017 18:57:34 Paula Knox Paula Knox No to St Louis Ice Center at Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park Comment noted. NEG 7/7/2017 20:21:11 Joseph Pallardy Joseph Pallardy There are plenty of other areas to build this complex, please do not disturb one of the best green spaces left in St. Louis county. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area NEG 7/7/2017 20:53:13 Glenda Wuertenberg Glenda Wuertenberg Do not use any more Creve Coeur Memorial Park land for building anything. I use the park to run/walk frequently Comment noted. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend NEG 7/7/2017 21:29:58 Elaine Beffa Elaine Beffa I use Creve Coeur Park frequently for walking the trails and kayaking on the lake. I know about the flooding issues in the area, and don't feel there should be additional commercial development there as it would likely have issues during flood season, and it would impact the park in general. Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. NEG 7/7/2017 21:30:37 John Peiffer John Peiffer NOT on park property. If it proceeds precious outdoor recreation space will be gone forever. Thousands of people enjoy the park currently and they will lose more space for a much smaller number of skaters. Why not Chesterfield Valley? Why not Earth City? St Louis Mills area A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area NEG 7/7/2017 22:58:06 Diane Ritter Diane Ritter My family uses the walking trails around the lake.It is such a beautiful to exercise and relax after stressful job in medical field. Repurpose Mills Mall and Chesterfield Mall for the ice complex instead of a nature jewel of the county A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area NEG 7/7/2017 23:19:56 Cathy Schweitzer Cathy Schweitzer This would be a travisty. The park is for public use not a private development firm. Comment noted. NEG 7/8/2017 0:37:32 Kimberlee Maloy Kimberlee Maloy Keep the Park a Park, natural and beautiful! I have fond memories growing up there and visit when I return Comment noted. NEG 7/8/2017 3:07:20 Paul Stupperich Paul Stupperich Instead of putting more park land under concreat why not buy a old shopping mall and put your mega ice rink there? Maybe Jamestown Mall? A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area POS 7/8/2017 3:29:02 Eric Ben Eric Ben The ice rink should be built in the park. Hockey and other sports are good for the youth of today. These sports keep kids active, and gives them a good family oriented sport to participate in. What better place to build this rink then in a park Comment noted. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high PLEASE, do not move forward with destroying yet another piece of Creve Coeur Park for the sole use of those wanting to skate. There are fewer and fewer natural areas in the St. Louis County area for people of all ages to 'get away' from the noise and exhaust etc.. Kids especially need to spend time in nature. Do not "pave paradise and put up a NEG 7/8/2017 6:00:10 Judy Speck Judy Speck tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). Noise and light modeling conducted during the environmental assessment indicated that the operational and traffic‐related noise would attenuate to minor levels. Additionally, the proposed site lighting is not anticipated to create visual discord at parking lot (and a massive building)"! (Note, comment posted twice ) middleground and background distances as the topography and vegetation of the surrounding areas provide screening NEG 7/8/2017 6:05:32 Judy Speck Judy Speck Why not build this on an abandoned shopping mall? A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area I hike, geocache, and kayak at Creve Coeur lake. It is a beautiful area to enjoy nature at many levels, whether a short stroll around the lake, or a deeper dive into the woods. It is safe and accessible to the public as public lands should be but often are not. The proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). The 40 acre site is not being sold, and will still be owned by St. Louis County Parks. The site will be leased to the St. Louis Legacy Ice NEG 7/8/2017 6:52:50 Taunya Dillow Taunya Dillow Although there may be some level of demand for the "services" this facility will provide, selling public land to private interests is not the answer. The cost is much greater than the benefit if you truly consider more than financial concerns. Foundation. America is a beautiful country because of its accessibility and variety of natural spaces, flora and fauna. It is our responsibility to keep as much of this as possible. NEG 7/8/2017 7:12:27 Michelle Swatek Michelle Swatek Please build this complex elsewhere, not taking parkland. And, there is no public transportation to this complex, presenting a hurdle for those who chose not to own a car, or those who cannot afford a cat. I hardly think that is being inclusive. A public facility without public access does not feel like public facility accommodations. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. Public access to the facility will be consistent with public access to the park itself. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. Based on the traffic modeling and current traffic patterns, most visitors to the ice center ar I am against building this ice rink in Creve Coeur. This is a beautiful natural place that has been set aside for people to enjoy and shouldn't be ruined by a huge building and parking lots. People come to the park to enjoy nature and this will greatly diminish that. It will also add to the congestion of cars coming through the park which will also add to NEG 7/8/2017 7:19:01 John Ortmann John Ortmann anticipated to enter and exit the site to the north (Highway 141 to Marine Drive). A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no the inability of people to enjoy this natural setting. This site, I would imagine, is also part of the flood plain and not a very good or smart place to build such a structure. If business interests need an ice rink, then they should purchase private land and build on it. adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics.

The Ice Center would be a fine idea if it were on private land, but the current proposal violates the whole point of county parkland.

As a 50‐year resident of St. Louis County, I am keenly aware of the land‐use changes in our region over decades ‐‐ the spread of residential and commercial areas and the loss of more‐or‐less natural open space. Along with thousands of other County citizens, I feel strongly about the value of preserving parkland for all of us.

Using 40 acres of Creve Coeur Park for the proposed Center will diminish the quality of life for most of us, not add to it. Parks are supposed to be oases for recreation and enjoyment of the outdoors. That is the main reason why the fine County Parks we do have were established ‐‐ and even those are not enough for a county of our size.

Leasing this land, rather than selling it or giving it away, may seem to soften the blow of its loss, but not really, not in practice. It becomes another piece of infrastructure, another layer of concrete, and it foreshadows the loss of more acreage as more people think up more ways to use public land for "good development ideas" instead of leaving it The applicant is following the provisions of NEPA and Section 6(f) in evaluating the use of the park land for the proposed development. The proposed development represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park (or 1.9 percent of Creve Coeur Park). In addition, the proposed development is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more NEG 7/8/2017 7:23:36 William Rowe William Rowe open for everyone. developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). This kind of use was never the intention of those who advocated acquiring the land, or the federal programs that helped fund it. It was never the point of a County Park. And, realistically, it can never revert to being open space again.

This plan is short‐sighted, and I am strongly opposed to it.

William C. Rowe Shrewsbury

A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. Although the proposed SLIC will remove existing habitat for other wildlife, the project site represents only 1.9 percen of the entire Park area with most of this being a mowed field with just a few trees. The existing habitat at the project site is not unique, and there are numerous areas within and adjacent to the Park that will support wildlife offset by the SLIC. Within a 5‐mile radius, there is a relatively large amount of deciduous forest of equal or better quality NEG 7/8/2017 7:26:44 Jeanne Gearin Jeanne Gearin Please protect our parks. Find another property that is not vital to wildlife. than the habitats being removed. Therefore, due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota NEG 7/8/2017 8:35:16 Debora Orf Debora Orf I use the park for running and biking, and a big old sports arena will really take away from the charm and peacefullness of the place. Comment noted. NEG 7/8/2017 9:08:53 Kim DeCarli Kim DeCarli Leave the park alone. Comment noted. Although the proposed SLIC will remove existing habitat for other wildlife, the project site represents only 1.9 percent of the entire Park area with most of this being a mowed field with just a few trees. The existing habitat at the project site is not unique, and there are numerous areas within and adjacent to the Park that will support wildlif offset by the SLIC. Within a 5‐mile radius, there is a relatively large amount of deciduous forest of equal or better quality than the habitats being removed. Therefore, due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife NEG 7/8/2017 9:10:32 Susan Leahy Susan Leahy Creve Coeur Park is an important habitat area for birds and other wildlife. Please do not destroy it for a professional sports complex. species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. The proposed development will be a public facility, not a professional sports complex. The Blues will use one rink of the facility for approximately 2 percent of the ice time. First part of comment is noted. While I support the development of an ice skating facility in the St. Louis area, I'm opposed to this location. Regarding the comment about outdoor recreation, this project site represents only 1.9 percent of the entire Park area. First, Creve Coeur Park provides an opportunity for outdoor recreation in a natural setting, and adding a large building and parking lot would negatively impact that experience. Regarding the comment about adding pavement in the floodplain, a flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development to manage the rate of stormwater runoff. The flood study Second, adding that much pavement in a floodplain only adds to the risk of severe flooding and is completely counter to MSD's multi‐millon dollar efforts to limit stormwater runoff. indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. NEG 7/8/2017 9:17:54 Brian Hall Brian Hall Finally, parks are for the public and should be managed accordingly, not leased to private organizations. Regarding the comment about the project being leased to a private organization, the proposed project site (land and proposed ice center) would be owned by St. Louis County. The proposed development would be a public facility, not a commercial development. As part of the proposal, the St. Louis County Department of Parks and Recreation (SLCDPR) would retain ownership of the land and lease it to a not‐for‐profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation (Foundation). Please reconsider this bad idea before it's too late. Find another location for the ice center, and keep Creve Coeur Park as a natural recreational area managed for the general public. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. Thank you for your consideration, Brian E. Hall The comment about the location is noted. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high NEG 7/8/2017 9:32:47 Margaret Dowdy Margaret Dowdy Please consider another location for the ice rink, for example near or at St. Louis Outlet Mall on I370. Please save our beautiful park at Creve Coeur Lake for current and future generations of people and wildlife. tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141) A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. Run off would be There is plenty of property in the county which can be redeveloped for the sports complex. Putting the complex where we have precious, public green space would be a crime. It is particularly questionable decision making given the propensity of the lake to flood and the inability to change road access without irreparable damage to the park. directed to bio swales and the detention basin. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is NEG 7/8/2017 9:38:16 Carrie Piper Carrie Piper Especially concerning is the increase in traffic where many families spend much of their time. The proposal is entirely unacceptable. when park visitation is lower. Parking space numbers commensurate with the development will be provided. While the proposed project is to build an ice center, it represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park. In addition, the proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐ tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141) NEG 7/8/2017 10:08:54 Catherine Edwards Catherine Edwards Creve Coeur Park is an oasis in a busy city. The last thing that needs to happen is traffic and construction in that peaceful setting. I'm not averse to the project just the location. Please DO NOT disturb the peace and quiet of the park. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. The location of the project is in an area that is not actively used for recreation in the Park. NEG 7/8/2017 10:17:11 Katrina Heckman Katrina Heckman YES to Creve Coeur Park and NO to the proposal to convert 40 acres of public parkland to an indoor sports complex. Comment noted. NEG 7/8/2017 10:23:26 Rich Williams Rich Williams I say, NO, to the 40 acres going to the Ice Rink,, We need the Park to be a PARK ! Comment noted. NEG 7/8/2017 10:55:41 Jacqueline' Stickney Jacqueline' Stickney Everyone should vote to save the Park. There are plenty of other site locations available. Comment noted. NEG 7/8/2017 11:02:00 Jeff Baning Jeff Baning Don't do it!!!!!!!!!!!! I have been enjoying this PARK for 56 years! Comment noted. I walk here a lot with my family and I always enjoy coming to experience the beauty of natural world. I would hate for that to be taken away for HOCKEY, a sport that really isn't popular among many it seems like in St. Louis. There is a perfectly good space in Creve Coeur Mills Mall, it could be redeveloped from a dead mall into a hockey space A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐ NEG 7/8/2017 12:19:39 Calvin Heend Calvin Heend which is a better investment than building a whole new building. While the layout of Mills Mall is a little bit funky, I bet it could easily be redeveloped and have support for several hockey arenas, both for Blues practice sessions, and youth hockey. I see a lot of potential in the Mills mall being a hockey arena, and not a state park. Please take this tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). comment into consideration, as Mills Mall is dying, and a hockey space there would totally boost revenue for the nearby community. Thank you. NEG 7/8/2017 12:35:36 Nathan Breckenridge Nathan Breckenridge Don't build the dang rink there silly Comment noted. NEG 7/8/2017 12:38:54 Benjamin England Benjamin England Please deny approval for the Ice Center project. Creve Coeur Park should not be paved over any more than it currently is. Ice skating rinks can be built in any other light commercial/light industrial areas. Don't take any green space away from the park The proposed project represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park. In addition, the proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141 A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. Run off would be I oppose the 40‐acre ice rink project at Creve Coeur Park because it's incompatible with the use of the park for the vast majority of St. Louis County residents: as an outdoor recreation area. I frequently use the park for biking, hiking and other activities and don't want to see even more traffic at the park. This project should be built above a flood directed to bio swales and the detention basin. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is NEG 7/8/2017 12:42:37 Jason White Jason White plain and outside of an area that is an important habitat for birds. when park visitation is lower. Parking space numbers commensurate with the development will be provided. While the proposed project is to build an ice center, it represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park. In addition, the proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐ tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141) I am opposed to further development in the park area. My family uses the park regularly for biking on the paths through beautiful wooded and prairie grass areas. This is not an area of the county which needs to be developed, it is an area which needs to be preserved. So many places in the county which have been developed later fall into NEG 7/8/2017 13:11:55 Amy Kerkemeyer Amy Kerkemeyer Comment noted. disrepair as revenues decline, and I would hate to see in the future a run‐down development in the park area. There are many more suitable areas to build an ice arena. Please keep the park area free from development. NEG 7/8/2017 13:40:56 Jennifer Lyons Jennifer Lyons I use the park on a regular basis and feel what is left of its natural aesthetic be untouch by additional development in or around the area. I walk the trails and take in the scenery. So many enjoy the area and its benefits. At least one to two times per week I meet friends or go for exercise and relaxation Comment noted. I wish more people would understand how detrimental further land development is to our health and the community in which we live. Losing more green space due to unsustainable building practices and paving is adding to the critical problems we face due to global warming. Global warming will only be mitigated by thoughtful planning an intelligent decisions made by all of us ‐ starting at the local level. I urge all of our civic leaders to take the time to educate themselves on this issue. There are many lectures offered throughout the St Louis area on the environment and how human activity is adversely altering it. There are numerous websites and reading material on the topic as A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐ NEG 7/8/2017 14:02:21 Jana Wade Jana Wade well. The National Geographic publication and the NOAA website come to mind. These are reputable and respected sources. The environment does not need to be politicized nor does all development need to end. Why not consider using space in areas that have been previously developed and are in need of an economic boost. It would be an tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). intelligent and worthwhile investment for all concerns. Thank you. I live on Marine Ave so Creve Couer park is just a short drive away and I frequent often. The thing I love most about the park is that it's quiet, traffic is light, and it doesn't feel like being in the city anymore despite being so close. There's lots of trees and open space that makes it great for clearing your head. I'm afraid that construction of a large ice A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The proposed project represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park (1.9 percent of the park area). The proposed NEG 7/8/2017 14:20:39 Kari Miller Kari Miller park building would take away much of the natural‐feel of Creve Couer park which would be quite a loss for the people of Maryland Heights/Creve Couer who may have to drive further to somewhere like Castlewood for a similar experience, although currently I know many people walk (such as me). The park is used often for 5K races and festivals site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). which may clash with a new building taking up space. Also, there are a lot of kids at the park, especially around the beach and an increase in traffic may also make the park more dangerous. I truly believe there are already industrialized areas of town that would be better suited for this type of facility. As a member of the St. Louis Rowing Club I have seen this area flood 5 times in the last 7 years. You project will not stand about the waters ‐ they will rise. It will require expensive repairs and sanitizing every time it happens. If you really want to promote hockey build this complex out of the flood plain. If you are only greedy developers this wi NEG 7/8/2017 14:31:07 Rev. John Robinson Rev. John Robinson A flood study was conducted for the proposed project The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. Run off would be directed to bio swales and the detention basin. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. erode your souls. NEG 7/8/2017 15:00:50 Nancy Luechtefeld Nancy Luechtefeld This is a great park in an area that needs recreation, not a hockey place. Comment noted. The proposed development will be considered a public facility, not a commercial development. As part of the proposal, the SLCDPR would retain ownership of the land and lease it to a not‐for‐profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation, which has been formed to oversee construction and the operation of the project. The proposed NEG 7/8/2017 15:02:01 Johnnie Allen Johnnie Allen This is a wasteful expense that we can not afford. A for profit business should not replace a natural resource. Nature allows us to unwind, but if we have to pay for entertainment it gets to expensive. Please do not fund or approve this venture. development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex) Although the project will encompass 40 acres of land within the park, the proposed project site represents only 1.9 percent of the 2,113.9 acre park. In addition, the proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane NEG 7/8/2017 15:13:26 Brittany Logan Brittany Logan Creve Coeur Park is a beautiful place. If you build this complex, you are taking away natural resources that myself, and thousands of others, use. Please consider building elsewhere, in a location in which nature hasn't made its home. divided highway (Route 141). The natural beauty of the park is precious to me. It has been hurt by the Page Extension and needs to be free of other harmful development. The proposed project is particularly onerous. It is commercial and subject to abandonment once the Blues decide to move on to another new facility. That type of development should never be permitted in The proposed development will be considered a public facility, not a commercial development. As part of the proposal, the SLCDPR would retain ownership of the land and lease it to a not‐for‐profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation, which has been formed to oversee construction and the operation of the project. The proposed NEG 7/8/2017 15:42:09 Susan Taylor Susan Taylor public park land. development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex) I am disappointed that the county has begun grading for an ice hockey complex in Creve Coeur Park. I hike and bird in this park and enjoy the solitude. A hockey complex would bring unwanted noise, traffic, and light pollution and it would scare away the birds by destroying their habitat. Instead of destroying the wild places, can't you find a The grading that started in July 2017 was approved by the MDNR and is a stand‐alone project to improve Creve Coeur park through proper storm water management and is independent of any plans for the St. Louis Ice Center. This work is to install storm water retention lakes and perimeter drainage swales. Additionally, fill soil will be reuse NEG 7/8/2017 16:02:41 maureen thomas‐murphy maureen thomas‐murphy unused strip mall for this structure? at a Great Rivers Greenway construction site nearby in Creve Coeur Park. NEG 7/8/2017 16:18:25 Jamie Lapinski‐Brown Jamie Lapinski‐Brown Leave this area alone! Comment noted. NEG 7/8/2017 16:48:31 Panashe Gadaga Panashe Gadaga Please don't destroy this landmark Comment noted. POS 7/8/2017 17:02:45 Brad Kovach Brad Kovach Can't wait to see the reality! Comment noted. In high school I had spent countless days at the park and in the lake as a dedicated member of the St. Louis Rowing Club ‐ a sport not offered at any high schools or anywhere around STL for hundreds of miles, and one that I hope to rejoin as a Master in SLRC when out of college and back in STL While there may be a demand for an ice center, I do not believe Creve Coeur needs to be it's home. There are plenty of open spaces and un‐used lots around the area, that we should be looking into revamping an unused space rather than disrupting a beautiful park that many residents and people use on a frequent basis. While I understand that there is a need for more sports, including hockey, in the area, this complex may disrupt the runners, walkers, bikers, roller blazers, rowers, kayakers, paddle boarders, and many other sport‐loving people who use this park as their getaway and safe haven. I believe that the ice complex would be a great addition to STL, but perhaps in a different NEG 7/8/2017 17:14:17 Maia L Maia L A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. location. Thank you for your time in reading my comments and concerns, ‐Maia (Wildwood MO. Former highschool SLRC member & park lover) As a lifetime St. Louis County resident and taxpayer that lives in the area, I am absolutely opposed to this. I love hockey and the Blues, but this proposal would fundamentally change the rural nature of the Park and the surrounding area. I am aware of the shortage of ice surfaces, but there are far better places for projects like this; ones that don' The proposed development would be considered a public facility, not a commercial development. As part of the proposal, the SLCDPR would retain ownership of the land and lease it to a not‐for‐profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation, which has been formed to oversee construction and the operation of the project. The NEG 7/8/2017 17:37:22 Gary Schmidt Gary Schmidt require privatizing land that's long ago been set aside for public use. I can't believe anyone would think this is a good idea. Please reject this proposal proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex) NEG 7/8/2017 17:51:42 Sharon Hite Sharon Hite The last thing that we need is more traffic in that area. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lowe NEG 7/8/2017 18:54:54 Wayne Miller Wayne Miller A real park like CC Lake would not have 1000 parking spaces. This is not compatible with the current park users. I would like to see this cancelled or relocated Comment noted. NEG 7/8/2017 20:14:56 Jasmina Koleva Jasmina Koleva No Comment noted. NEG 7/8/2017 20:50:55 Mark Lucchesi Mark Lucchesi Please DO NOT build this in Creve Coeur Park. This will ruin the park. It will flood. And, eventually, the Blues will move to yet another, newer facility and we will be stuck with this one. At least let people vote on it! Comment noted. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. Run off would be directed to bio swales and the detention basin. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is NEG 7/8/2017 21:44:33 Angela Smith Angela Smith I bike around creve coeur lake a few times a week and I don't want a big ice rink, there are plenty of other places you could put it, not in the park!! consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). NEG 7/8/2017 22:36:34 Christian Aarns Christian Aarns Ran this trail several times a week while living in Maryland Heights. Comment noted. NEG 7/8/2017 23:04:25 William McBenge William McBenge NO , NO , NO ... LEAVE ALONE . SEEN ENOUGH CHANGES !!! BEAUTIFUL THE WAY IT IS !!! Comment noted. NEG 7/9/2017 1:15:14 Lisa B Lisa B Please do not build a hockey facility in Creve Couer park. We love our park and go on walks several times a month. PAttonville High School Cross Country and Track train there. please do not destroy this beautiful part of our lives A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area This is a bad idea. I grew up in Creve Coeur and went to this park nearly every week during my teen years. If you look around you will see that these types of 'advancements' have been chipping away at the park over the years. The Frisbee golf course, the page extension, the sports fields in back, etc are proof that certain forces are greedy to ge NEG 7/9/2017 1:26:24 Jon Winter Jon Winter Comment noted. their hands on this land. Sure some of this stuff is useful, but it takes away from the overall feeling of wildness that this park has always had. My thought is there is an ice rink in Chesterfield Valley that just closed. Use that or rebuild while re‐purposing parts if need something bigger or newer. There is the entire Mills Mall area that is pretty much dead. Build there and replace that rink. We do not need more empty buildings. Whats not to say this is built and then closed in a few year A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is leaving another empty building this time where a great open nature area use to be. People love the park because it is a quiet space to enjoy the water, birds, trees, and natural environment. Visitors use it for biking, birding, running, and boating. Converting 40 acres of Creve Coeur Lake Park to an indoor sports complex will only increase noise, consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). NEG 7/9/2017 1:45:14 Rachel Boone Rachel Boone light, traffic, and obstruct the views for those currently using the park. Use what is already there and leave some wide open places for kids to run and play outdoors. There are not a lot of great parks left in overall ratio. Use someplace that is already concrete next to park if you want near the park and close to the other sports areas already there. Leave nature alone. The EA anlalyzed the impact of the proposed facility on noise, traffic, and visual resources and determiend that impacts to these resources would be minor. No, no, no! Stop destroying natural beauty like Creve Coeur Lake Park to put up ice rinks and parking lots. The St. Louis Ice Rink could easily be built in any number of already concrete‐covered, empty mall spaces or abandoned housing areas that could use the economic boost. Let nature live and thrive so that people can live and thrive. No A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is NEG 7/9/2017 5:15:05 Sarah Newman Sarah Newman everyone skates, but everyone benefits from nature. Leave Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park alone. Please. consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex) Thank you. The proposed development would be considered a public facility, not a commercial development. As part of the proposal, the SLCDPR would retain ownership of the land and lease it to a not‐for‐profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation, which has been formed to oversee construction and the operation of the project. NEG 7/9/2017 8:04:39 Aimee Kessler Aimee Kessler Public land should not be given away to private interests! Leave Creve Coeur Park for its intended purpose ‐ quiet, open, natural space! We don't need more development, traffic, and noise. The EA anlalyzed the impact of the proposed facility on noise and traffic and determiend that impacts to these resources would be minor. Although I support athletics I DO NOT support tearing up a beautiful park area and replacing it with concrete and building structures. This is NOT the visual and aesthetic environment I want for my park. My family and friends enjoy the peace, nature, boating, running, walking, riding, etc. that we now enjoy. We feel this is our way of "getting away Although the project will encompass 40 acres of land within the park, the proposed project site represents only 1.9 percent of the 2,113.9 acre park. In addition, the proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane NEG 7/9/2017 9:21:10 Kathy Pilkington Kathy Pilkington any time we want. Putting a structure such as this athletic complex smack in the middle of our little nature get away is NOT what we want. divided highway (Route 141). NEG 7/9/2017 9:25:13 Leo Wagstaff Leo Wagstaff Please no! Comment noted. NEG 7/9/2017 9:54:23 Svitlana Shvarts Svitlana Shvarts It's beautiful as it is. It doesn't need big buildings and parking lots destroying the great views. Comment noted. Just two days ago, several of us toured the northeast corner of Creve Coeur Park, near Sailboat Cove, and counted over 20 species of birds. They included Eastern Kingbirds, Indigo Buntings, Eastern Phoebes, Eastern Meadowlark and at least 6 Dickcissels. All of the Dickcissel seemed to be “dating” with their constant chatter, and at least one female was building (or renovating) a nest. Today, we found all the grass cut and the birds gone or dead! The ground had been disked, in advance of a grading operation planned for the entire site. The time of greatest liklihood of directly impacting any migratory birds that use the habitats on the site would be during the prime nesting season generally from May 1 through early to mid‐July for most species. Those direct impacts would be due primarily to loss of active nests, eggs, nestlings, and young fledglings. Grading activities outside of the breeding season would be less likely to impact birds other than the Most surprisingly, the letter to the DNR states the grading will result, “in substantial improvements in the use of the current site for any outdoor recreational requirements.” minimal loss of foraging and nesting habitat. There are similar habitats in the vicinity that could be used by individuals displaced from the project area. It is possible that Dickcissels and the other common bird species they listed could have been nesting in the grassy field, but it is very late in the nesting season and if anything this may have been a second or third brood for this pair of Dickcissels. Regardless, the adult Dickcissels (and other species) would not have been killed by the mowing or grading as they would have flushed/flew away. And if the bird was seen making a nest a couple of days before the grading occurred there would likely not have even been eggs in the nest the individual was building so no eggs or nestlings would have been destroyed for that particular pair. Like a lot of grassland nesting birds, the Dickcissels and the other common species the commenters observed, overall populations have been reduced and none of the species listed in the comment are listed species in Missouri and all are common especially in agriculturally dominated areas like the Missouri River floodplain. Therefore, there is likely sufficient suitable habitat for the species the commenters observed in Reading the above really breaks the heart of my wife and I. We live in Creve Coeur and use the park extensively for walking and the areas immediately surrounding the project site. Any impacts caused by this project would not affect the overall population of these species since there is an abundance of similar quality habitat in the general vicinity. birding. We have added several species to our Life List of birds by walking this park. Considering this field had been mowed in previous years this is not a major change from baseline conditions and therefore not a substantial impact to grassland nesting birds.

NEG 7/9/2017 10:31:24 Joseph Lerch Joseph Lerch It is unbelievable how you think taking prime outdoor park space and turning it into a sports complex can be a good thing. The following text will be added to the EA: During construction, most mobile wildlife present within the project site would likely disperse to adjacent and/or similar habitat, whereas direct mortality may result to less mobile species, including newborn or young individuals of otherwise more mobile species (including active bird nests). Within a 5‐mile radius, there is a relatively large amount of deciduous forest of equal or better quality than the habitats being You can count my wife and I as two who oppose this project. removed. Therefore, due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland habitats within the project area. Although some trees and grassland within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. While the proposed project would result in alteration of habitats and displacement of resident wildlife species, these effects are not expected to result in notable alteration or destabilization of any species. Therefore, although there would be impacts to wildlife resulting from the development and operation of the proposed project, those impacts would be Joe Lerch negligible to minor. Whitney Canterbury 135 Laduemont Dr Creve Coeur, MO 63141 Cell 817‐565‐0311 The Creve Coeur Park is currently used by people of many ages and interests. Every day there are folks running, walking, biking, boating, birding and picnicing. It is criminal to turn it into a sports complex which services only one subgroup of people . Especially when that will damage the ecosystem, make it difficult and very likely more dangerou NEG 7/9/2017 11:00:16 Lynn Schaefer Lynn Schaefer Comment noted. for the current thousands who now benefit each day. First off, my signature is on the wrong form that was some how on the petition to not have an ice arena. The link signed the one for a rink. I am against tearing down any of Creve coeur park. There is very little space in St Louis co that you can get away from all the city life and enjoy the beautiful nature. Wether it is for hiking or just laying in th NEG 7/9/2017 11:10:58 Monique Lewis Monique Lewis Comment noted. grass and having a picnic. It is well used . Find an alternative location. Don't take away what little nature we have. To me, this area is worth more than a shopping center. It helps people de stress. An arena would only accommodate a few and the park accommodates millions. There is so much open land and empty buildings where this ice complex could be placed. Please do not ruin a park to do it. This park is a gem for our area and a huge reason why people choose to live in St. Louis county. This park and the area around it are so special, especially for other huge efforts of yours like the 39 North project and A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is NEG 7/9/2017 11:15:51 Jessica Conick Jessica Conick attracting people from around the world to move here. There are plenty of other places you can put an ice complex. Please do not put it at Creve Coeur Park consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex) NEG 7/9/2017 12:07:52 Josh Buedel Josh Buedel I do *not* want this sort of development in Creve Coeur park. I'd rather see more trails, playgrounds, and wooded areas in the park than buildings (I don't imagine I'd use an ice rink). I live Maryland Heights, in the Rose Acres neighborhood Comment noted. Please don't allow the build of a hockey complex at Creve Coeur Lake. The park is such a great place for boating, walking, biking, canoeing, Pokémon Going, picnicking ... and two things these all have in common is the out‐of‐doors and no giant, eye‐sore building. Hockey is not that. Can we PLEASE keep Creve Coeur Lake Park as natural as possible NEG 7/9/2017 13:25:31 Jeanette Waterman Jeanette Waterman Comment noted. for a public resource? NEG 7/9/2017 13:27:46 C Wulff C Wulff Please save Creve Coeur Park. My grandson plays soccer there. We walk around the lake. This is a great resource for St. Louis County. Comment noted. NEG 7/9/2017 13:33:31 Carol Tipton Carol Tipton This is destruction of the environment, needed for this earth and enjoyed by those using the park. It is not necessary. There is a hockey complex at the Mills in Bridgeton and the only reason it isn't "good" enough is some already fat cat cannot profit from it. Shame on you Comment noted. NEG 7/9/2017 13:51:57 Thomas Johnson Thomas Johnson Yes, Leave the park as is. No complex needed to be built. Comment noted. Creve Coeur Park is a great asset to St Louis County, the surrounding residents, and everyone that has enjoyed talking its waters, traversing its trails, and all of the other activities enhanced by the open, outdoor characteristics of the area. To remove 40 acres of this loved and well used open land would be a disservice to us all. Please do not allow a massive sorts facility for the few to denegrate this jewel of the St Louis region. NEG 7/9/2017 13:52:22 Arthur Leverenz Arthur Leverenz Comment noted. Sincerely, Arthur Leverenz NEG 7/9/2017 15:40:28 Nancy Quigley Nancy Quigley The park is a wonderful spot for hiking and birding, both of which I enjoy. Developing the huge hockey complex will destroy much of the natural beauty of the park and have such a negative impact on the peaceful space. Please do not proceed with this project Comment noted. I depend on our parks in St. Louis to keep me sane. As a nursing school student, my schedule is limited, so I appreciate that Creve Coeur Park is nearby so I can enjoy it. I go to the lake all seasons of the year, and participate in multiple activities that benefit my physical and emotional health. I walk, run, roller blade, bike, kayak, and play sand NEG 7/9/2017 16:04:25 Miranda Robert Miranda Robert Comment noted. volleyball. I recently enjoyed the festival held in June with other members of my community. Many families come together at this lake and it would be such a shame to replace it with a hockey complex of all things. Choose another location for the hockey complex, because this park is here to stay. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. Run off would be directed to bio swales and the detention basin. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics I believe that creating a hockey complex in CC lake park is a bad idea for three main reasons. Firstly, flooding is a major issue in the area, which could render the complex useless and/or inaccessible on a regular basis. Secondly, the hockey complex will increase traffic, light, and human activity, and reduce natural spaces and safe pathways for NEG 7/9/2017 16:09:13 Claire Colvin Claire Colvin A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. wildlife in the area. Finally, St. Louis county is already getting a new hockey complex‐‐in Chesterfield Valley, off of the Spirit of St. Louis exit on Highway 40. A second rink seems extraneous and wasteful of public land and taxpayer money.

POS 7/9/2017 17:20:28 Karen Mull Karen Mull Bring it!!! Let's go Blues!!! Comment noted. NEG 7/9/2017 17:31:01 Richard Bonin Richard Bonin My wife and I walk and play golf in the park a couple times a week. This is a bad idea that will likely ruin the park within a decade. Please, NO Comment noted. The development of such a beautiful and somewhat isolated park would be a travesty. I love to retreat to this park for a quiet run or walk and love that it's somewhat undisturbed. It's bad enough a highway was built through and above it. This would just deteriorate the beauty further and it's a rare enough thing to be able to enjoy in this area. W NEG 7/9/2017 18:15:14 Jackie Schneiderman Jackie Schneiderman Comment noted need more places like this and less development of the few natural retreats. I really wish we would abandon this idea. I have been reading that this will not be administered by any public entity. If that is the case, I wish you would reconsider this. I do not want a private entity running a ice park in our county parks. There are a few ice rinks in STL and adding one, especially a privately owned one, is a bad idea for ou NEG 7/9/2017 18:29:25 Tim Hellmann Tim Hellmann The facility will be owned by St. Louis County Parks. They will contract the management to a non‐profit concessionaire, the Legacy Ice Foundation. The facility and land that its on will remain public property. community. NEG 7/9/2017 19:41:01 Bob Reilly Bob Reilly This planned hockey facility does not belong inside a county park who's primary purpose should be outdoor recreation providing a healthy connection to nature. Soccer, baseball, tennis, etc., or fine, but not a large hockey arena While outdoor recreation is a component of a public park, developed uses (such as ice rinks, indoor swimming pools, community centers) are not precluded from a public park. Many of St. Louis County's parks have developed infrastructure within park boundaries NEG 7/9/2017 19:45:50 Tonia Jones Tonia Jones Please don't tear..down our Beautiful park!! A ice complex will be a eye sore! I been going to this park since I was a kid!! Comment noted. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). NEG 7/9/2017 19:46:45 Laura Gorman Laura Gorman The proposed rink would be better located outside of the park so that the traffic and activity would not affect the park. I want a park with trees and birds, not buildings and parking lots. Thank you. Related to traffic, a traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is I strongly oppose this proposal to put this recreation complex on the Creve Coeur Lake Park property. While there may be a need for these facilities in the area, there are many other, less environmentally impactful locations which could be utilized. This represents one of the largest non‐developed areas in the region and the development of this consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). NEG 7/9/2017 22:43:57 Scott Saracco Scott Saracco facility will ultimately lead to the development of the land surrounding the park. Once this development begins, it will be unstoppable and it will be impossible to return the land back to its natural state. Please do NOT proceed with this plan and ruin this natural area. Land development around the park will need to meet local and state laws, and will need to satisfy all necessary development permits A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is NEG 7/10/2017 6:00:40 Barbara Whitman Barbara Whitman This is one of the most used parks in the county system. It has been damaged enough by the Page Avenue extension. There are other options for development that leave the park further untouched Please use another option. consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). Really, another sports facility? I'm so tired of the sports teams building these "practice" facilities and then abandoning them like dirty socks. And all because they want a newer, fancier one. A soccer field is grass and ice is ice. Those can be replaced. How can we replace our open spaces and wildlife after we destroy them to temporarily appease A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is NEG 7/10/2017 7:58:16 Jill James Jill James the sports teams? There seem to be a lot of industrial/commercial areas with vacant buildings and parking lots in St. Louis County. How about we re‐purpose a property that is not being used instead of acreage that is serving a purpose? Please save our parks and wildlife so everyone can enjoy them in existence; not by watching a documentary! consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). NEG 7/10/2017 8:35:54 SANDRA KREM SANDRA KREM ABBSOLUTELY AGAINSED THIS HUGE MISTAKE TO MAKE SUCH A HORRIBLE MISTAKE TO LOOSE OUR LANDMARK OF THE CREVE COEUR PARK Comment noted. Although the project will encompass 40 acres of land within the park, the proposed project site represents only 1.9 percent of the 2,113.9 acre park. In addition, the proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane NEG 7/10/2017 8:43:21 Deborah Leahey Deborah Leahey I am opposed to the development of an ice center in Creve Coeur Park. We have so few green spaces left for recreational pursuits and this park is beautiful. This park is also too small for a large project like this and will disturb the natural beauty and wildlife of the park. divided highway (Route 141). NEG 7/10/2017 8:45:48 Lisa Dinga Lisa Dinga Please keep Creve Coeur Park as it is without the proposed hockey center. I use the park for picnics, for walking around the lake and for quiet, meditation space. Comment noted. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. Although the proposed SLIC will remove existing habitat for other wildlife, the project site represents only 1.9 percen I'm a loyal Blues fan. I love the sport, from youth hockey through amateur senior hockey. But I also believe it is irresponsible to build this facility in Creve Coeur Lake Park. There is no reason to further pave over precious nature habitat and strain our ecosystem when other options are clearly available. This facility can be built on any number of of the entire Park area with most of this being a mowed field with just a few trees. The existing habitat at the project site is not unique, and there are numerous areas within and adjacent to the Park that will support wildlife offset by the SLIC. Within a 5‐mile radius, there is a relatively large amount of deciduous forest of equal or better quality NEG 7/10/2017 8:57:57 Dennis Martin Dennis Martin sites already paved over, with easy access to highways and far less impact on our environment. The failing Chesterfield Mall is one example. The former auto plant in Fenton is another. Be more imaginative, more thoughtful, and above all, more responsible to our future. Don't put this facility in the proposed site at Creve Coeur park. than the habitats being removed. Therefore, due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota The proposed development will be considered a public facility, not a commercial development. As part of the proposal, the SLCDPR would retain ownership of the land and lease it to a not‐for‐profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation, which has been formed to oversee construction and the operation of the project. Based on the NEG 7/10/2017 9:31:44 Diane Berry Diane Berry Please do NOT allow this construction to happen. Creve Coeur Park is a beautiful public resource that is already crowded. We don't need to gouge out huge sections of the land for private development that will cause environmental problems and lead to further overcrowding. Please don't let greed win out here. impact analysis presented in the EA report, the proposed impacts to the affected environment will be negligible to minor POS 7/10/2017 9:39:13 LYNNE BERARDINO LYNNE BERARDINO I feel the need to make a positive comment about this project. So often only the naysayers speak up. I am excited about what this project will bring to St Louis County. I feel it is positive progress Comment noted. It seems preposterous to use public lands for the 250,000 square foot, 4,500 seat hockey complex at Creve Coeur lake. This is a very popular park enjoyed by many. This will destroy that. Finally, every major hockey facility in this region has failed to operate at a profit. This will end like all the others, as an abandoned structural wasteland ‐ afte The proposed development will be considered a public facility, not a commercial development. As part of the proposal, the SLCDPR would retain ownership of the land and lease it to a not‐for‐profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation, which has been formed to oversee construction and the operation of the project. The proposed NEG 7/10/2017 11:12:55 Richard Grossman Richard Grossman destroying a popular outdoor space enjoyed by so many. If this is such a good idea, then use private land and private money to make it happen development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex) How can you start grading for a large hockey arena and other athletic buildings and parking lot in Creve Coeur Park without permits being approved? My source for this information is the July 2017 issue of the St. Louis Audubon Society's e‐newslsetter

Commercial development in flood plains is a terrible idea. The more buildings, the less room for flood waters, so the more flooding in nearby land. Somehow us taxpayers are on the hook for repairs and recoveries. Sports fields, maybe ‐‐ they don't require as much recovery after flooding. But you know all this. The grading that started in July 2017 was approved by the MDNR and is a stand‐alone project to improve Creve Coeur park through proper storm water management and is independent of any plans for the St. Louis Ice Center. This drainage system will improve the park for recreational activities. This work is to install storm water retention lakes and perimeter drainage swales. Additionally, fill soil will be reused at a Great Rivers Greenway construction site nearby in Creve Coeur Park. The proposed development will be considered a public facility, not a commercial development. As part of the proposal, the SLCDPR would retain ownership of the land and lease it to a not‐for‐ NEG 7/10/2017 11:26:28 Elizabeth Frick Elizabeth Frick I would appreciate a response explaining why permits aren't necessary. profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation, which has been formed to oversee construction and the operation of the project. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). Elizabeth Frick St. Louis County voter As a regular park user, I frequently bike and walk through the area proposed for the Ice Center. I believe that this development will negatively affect my experience as a park user, and that public park land dedicated to outdoor recreation should remain undeveloped The proposed development will be considered a public facility, not a commercial development. As part of the proposal, the SLCDPR would retain ownership of the land and lease it to a not‐for‐profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation, which has been formed to oversee construction and the operation of the project. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve NEG 7/10/2017 11:57:25 Johanna Schweiss Johanna Schweiss I am also concerned that even if developers are able to protect this area from the flooding that frequently occurs here, this development will worsen flooding in nearby areas. Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The recreational and ecosystem services provided by this open area are important to park users, the St. Louis Community, and the St. Louis region. I strong urge developers to consider another site for this facility. Although the proposed SLIC will remove existing habitat for other wildlife, the project site represents only 1.9 percent of the entire Park area with most of this being a mowed field with just a few trees. The existing habitat at the project site is not unique, and there are numerous areas within and adjacent to the Park that will support wildlif offset by the SLIC. Within a 5‐mile radius, there is a relatively large amount of deciduous forest of equal or better quality than the habitats being removed. Therefore, due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife Creve Coeur Lake is Missouri’s largest natural lake. The proposal to build an ice rink, is not a good idea at all. It is bad for the eco system with the loss of habitat, bad for surrounding home owners, because the area is a huge part of the local wetland area, which helps regulate the flow of water during the rain months. This project can have long species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. Jurisdictional wetlands identified on the project site will be preserved and NEG 7/10/2017 13:18:49 M A M A lasting damaging effects, it is very shameful and irresponsible project for St. Louis County Parks to be involved with in any way. not impacted as part of the development. Additionally, detention ponds constructed as part of the development will provide waterfowl habitat that does not currently exist on the project site. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. NEG 7/10/2017 13:58:39 Dawn Weber Dawn Weber Please do not build this structure in Creve Coeur Park, undisturbed nature is IMPORTANT. Comment noted. I ask that this proposal be fully supported. The youth hockey scene in St. Louis had, in 2016, it's biggest success: 5 players from St. Louis were selected in the NHL Draft, more than any other single city in the country! As the popularity of the sport grows, this facility could help position St. Louis as a destination for tournaments and events that would POS 7/10/2017 14:12:41 Mitchell Niehoff Mitchell Niehoff Comment noted. boost the economy and allow St. Louis to display itself in a positive light. Additionally, it will bring even more visitors to Creve Coeur Lake to enjoy the area POS 7/10/2017 14:24:10 James Foster James Foster Cannot wait to see this project come to fruition. It will be such an amazing community center and a welcomed addition to one of my favorite area parks. As Steinberg enhances the opportunities available in Forest Park, so the Ice Center will bring more options to CCLMP. Comment noted. I love to walk "get my 10000 steps in a day" and amble all over the park most often not on the trails. Page extension already goes over our beautiful park. NEG 7/10/2017 14:54:48 Harry Meyer Harry Meyer Comment noted. Please don't take away the public space that would be lost to us forever. Thanks, Harry Meyer The proposed development will be considered a public facility, not a commercial development. As part of the proposal, the SLCDPR would retain ownership of the land and lease it to a not‐for‐profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation, which has been formed to oversee construction and the operation of the project. The proposed NEG 7/10/2017 15:26:02 Michael Garvey Michael Garvey I love visiting the largest natural lake in Missouri and have a problem with private for profit groups taking advantage and taking away the natural beauty of the park. development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex) I support the building of the Ice Center in Maryland Heights. I am a Learn‐ to‐Skate instructor . This facility is wonderful for our community for the following reasons: Additional ice rinks will grow the sport of hockey, synchronized skating and figure skating. More ice; more skating. The Ice Center is economically boost to the area as it will be the Midwest center for hockey tournaments. Educational coaching programs and certifications will be hosted here. POS 7/10/2017 15:47:02 Nora Gettins Nora Gettins Comment noted. There will be a place for girl's and women' s hockey. It will also be an oasis for cyclists in the area‐ fresh water and bathrooms.

Its development is a tangible signal that kids will have the support and resources necessary to continue in these sports, heralded for fostering discipline, leadership and team skills. Through this wonderful complex, our community will cultivate healthier youth, stronger athletes, active citizens, and sports fan POS 7/10/2017 16:24:46 Laura Chauvin Laura Chauvin This is a great thing for St. Louis hockey and ice sport families. It will be well‐used and ensure that the region's kids grow in great sportsmanship and health Comment noted. POS 7/10/2017 16:25:50 Jack Chauvin Jack Chauvin I know that this will be a terrific facility. Very glad that my sport is finally getting the recognition it deserves. Comment noted. POS 7/10/2017 16:27:47 Whitney Corcoran Whitney Corcoran I am most looking forward to the outdoor rink. This park has long been one of my favorites. I am so glad that more kids will get to enjoy it Comment noted. Although the proposed SLIC will remove existing habitat for other wildlife, the project site represents only 1.9 percent of the entire Park area with most of this being a mowed field with just a few trees. The existing habitat at the project site is not unique, and there are numerous areas within and adjacent to the Park that will support wildlif offset by the SLIC. Within a 5‐mile radius, there is a relatively large amount of deciduous forest of equal or better quality than the habitats being removed. Therefore, due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife My husband and I frequently walk in Creve Coeur Park and enjoy the lake and identifying birds in the wooded areas. I am appalled at the idea of paving over more of the parks green space to build a hockey facility, particularly since it would be built in the flood plain. People need places to get away from the built environment. Please keep the Park species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. Jurisdictional wetlands identified on the project site will be preserved and NEG 7/10/2017 17:41:30 Barbara Brain Barbara Brain green! not impacted as part of the development. Additionally, detention ponds constructed as part of the development will provide waterfowl habitat that does not currently exist on the project site. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. NEG 7/10/2017 18:03:18 Karen Klarich Karen Klarich I love the park just the way it is. My family & I take walks there quite often. It is so peaceful, quite & beautiful. Creve Coeur Park is the best around please do not change a thing. Comment noted. Marine avenue is a major route which is already heavily traveled. To increase the traffic would create a bottleneck to those residence who need to access highway 141. I'm against any new construction in the area of the lake. Unless you want to improve Marine Ave. from Dorsett road to the lower park. there are dangerous curves and no road NEG 7/10/2017 18:04:19 Charles Commuso Charles Commuso A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. shoulders. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be ou of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain NEG 7/10/2017 20:10:29 David Behrens David Behrens We walk around the lake every Saturday. The increased traffic for the hockey complex will over load Marine Avenue. Marine Avenue floods every year. Have the developers allowed for the losses when the complex becomes surrounded by water? Who pays for the complex parking lot clean up after the flooding, the owners or the county? of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. The lessee (St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation) is required to properly operate and maintain the facility in accordance with standards established by St. Louis County including the clean up or restoration of the facility and its surroundings following any natural disasters. The facility will be constructed in accordance with the Howard Bend Levee District and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ regulations and, as such, will be covered by insurance that protects the future of the facility in the event of a fire, storms, flooding or other disasters. Given the facility’s location and the accompanying design features that aim to mitigate the risk of floor waters, the lessees have taken into consideration the possible impact of an interruption of service to its users NEG 7/10/2017 20:10:46 Suzanne Steevens Suzanne Steevens My family uses the e tore Creve Coeur Park every season! My family bikes there and paddle boards, eats at the restaurant and explores the grounds. I am totally against converting one of st louis' best parks for families in favor of concrete buildings of any sort. Find someplace else. This is a treasure in st Louis Comment noted. The proposed development will be considered a public facility, not a commercial development. As part of the proposal, the SLCDPR would retain ownership of the land and lease it to a not‐for‐profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation, which has been formed to oversee construction and the operation of the project. The proposed NEG 7/10/2017 22:24:46 Michael Finkel Michael Finkel I enjoy hiking, kayaking and bird‐watching at the park and do not want the character of the park changed by giving away acreage to a private entity at taxpayer expense. development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex) I live in Kansas City, Missouri. I have met up with Friends at Creve Coeur Park to visit, relax, picnic and enjoy the Beautiful surroundings of Creve Coeur Park. Protect Creve Coeur Park and its Biodiversity. Don't destroy part of this Beautiful Park by building a Hockey Rink and parking lot. Our Natural settings are being compromised enough. Help our The proposed project represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park (approximately 1.9 percent). In addition, the proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). Additionally, detention NEG 7/11/2017 0:43:09 Bennette Dibben Bennette Dibben Pollinators 🐝 and give Nature ponds constructed as part of the development will provide waterfowl habitat that does not currently exist on the project site. a chace to thrive 🐞for future generations to enjoy. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeu NEG 7/11/2017 1:53:36 Carol Stork Carol Stork This park is a gem & should be left alone. Levees & elevated land cause problems elsewhere, this needs to stop. Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics The proposed development will be considered a public facility, not a commercial development. As part of the proposal, the SLCDPR would retain ownership of the land and lease it to a not‐for‐profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation, which has been formed to oversee construction and the operation of the project. The proposed NEG 7/11/2017 6:38:06 Michael Benz Michael Benz I simply do not want a park that I frequently visit to be turned in to a commercial enterprise. A change to a public asset that is supported by our tax dollars should be approved by our taxpapers. I will most likely stop visiting the park should this move forward. development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). The proposed project is not required to go to a vote of the people. This park is really special to my family. For many years we had a sailboat which we put in the lake often. Both my brother and I still use it for long walks because it is a beautiful, natural, quiet space far from traffic, noise and the commerce of the city. It is highly used by people of many ages, ethnic groups, and purposes. Building a large commercia The proposed development will be considered a public facility, not a commercial development. The project enhances outdoor recreation in that it provides amenities above and beyond the properties present usage. Very little to no recreation exists on the property, which is the site of a County Park maintenance shed and a fallow field. The NEG 7/11/2017 8:05:55 Roberta Kilstrom Roberta Kilstrom establishment here would ruin all that is loved about this park. DON'T!! proposed project would add an outdoor rink and an outdoor field to this area, and it would provide connections to GRG’s McKelvey Woods Trail, which is under construction. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). The project enhances outdoor recreation in that it provides amenities above and beyond the properties present usage. Very little to no recreation exists on the property, which is the site of a County Park maintenance shed and a fallow field. The proposed project would add an outdoor rink and an outdoor field to this area, and it would I regularly visit the park to go on walks and watch birds. I also like kayaking and spending time on the lake. This park is supposed to be land for outdoor recreation. By building a facility like this one, you are saying that profit for the area is more important than the park's purpose. A development of this size takes away land that could be used for NEG 7/11/2017 8:14:50 Erin Rowland Erin Rowland provide connections to GRG’s McKelvey Woods Trail, which is under construction. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). A traffic study was conducted, any number of actual outdoor activities. In addition, the added traffic into the area could present problems for people wanting to enjoy the park. which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower NEG 7/11/2017 10:07:32 RHONDA COX RHONDA COX YES for the Park. NO for the Ice Center. Comment noted. I am opposed to the proposal to build a 250,000 square foot, 4,500 seat ice hockey complex in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. This is an inappropriate use of 40 acres of public parkland that was purchased for outdoor recreation only I use the Park regularly to hike, bird watch and bike and am concerned about how this large structure would change the character of the landscape and lake area, detracting from the quality of other outdoor activities. This large indoor ice arena is not compatible with outdoor recreation. It would introduce noise from the chilling units and vehicles, and cause traffic congestion and light pollution. This will cause additional problems for emergency crews accessing the lake area. More pavement for parking and buildings will only add to the existing flooding issues around the lake and Marine Avenue. I’m concerned about the large rain events we’ve experienced recently that have affected access to this site twice in the last 18 months. Over a period of years many acres of parkland have been repurposed into athletic fields and parking, creating more drainage issues while destroying open fields that had value as wildlife habitat and The project enhances outdoor recreation in that it provides amenities above and beyond the properties present usage. Very little recreation exists on the property, which is the site of a County Park maintenance shed and a fallow field. The proposed project would add an outdoor rink and an outdoor field to this area, and it would provide connections to GRG’s McKelvey Woods Trail, which is under construction. open space for passive recreation, such as scenic and wildlife viewing. Places for us to experience nature and recharge are what I value in a park, and they are systematically disappearing. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. I’m not convinced that available suitable locations for this facility been fully explored. The site is not centrally located in St. Louis County or the region and is not accessible by public transportation. Sites in other parks have thankfully been discounted, but certainly there are other private land options available that are more strategically placed for accessibility. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Another major concern is the traffic flow in and out of Marine Avenue. Adding a lane from Hwy 141 to the facility will not take care of the other access from Marine. The approach from Dorsett Road is down a narrow two‐lane road with no shoulders and no easy task to make it wider. I think most park users would agree that the features of this stretch of road are scenic and an important part of the appeal of the park as you approach the views of the lake. Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. Adding more traffic congestion to support such a poorly placed sport structure is not acceptable in our Park. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The lessee (St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation) and St. Louis County have worked to create this public recreation facility where over 65% of the available ice times will be available for public use through local skating clubs, teams, St. Louis County is giving this land over for use by a small number of hockey enthusiasts, many of whom are professional, semi‐pro, and college level. Since taxpayers fund the Park and were not given a chance to vote on this proposed conversion of their land, the developers should at least be required to pay market rate and purchase the land. Further, there should be a dedicated revenue stream from the operation of the facility directed to the learn‐to‐skate programs and public open‐skating sessions. maintenance and restoration of the Park. NEG 7/11/2017 10:16:26 Karen Meyer Karen Meyer This is not a conversion of land. The National Park Service (NPS) may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other I’m concerned that the long term socioeconomic impacts to St. Louis County taxpayers have not been fully explored and addressed. The location of this proposed facility does not allow convenient access by all socioeconomic groups in the region. In 25 years when the complex lease is up it will be out of date and a liability to St. Louis County Parks. It’s questionable whether there will be a need for this additional hockey venue if the plan for an Iceplex in major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). The County’s Executive Leadership followed all protocols for the utilization of park ground for recreational activities. Chesterfield moves forward. With too many venues the municipal bonds proposed for the projects would be a risky investment. The County has taken adequate steps to ensure the long‐term viability of the Ice Center. The Industrial Development Authority of the County of St. Louis will lease the Ice Center to the St Louis Legacy Ice Foundation (the Foundation) for 30 years. During the term of the Lease, the Foundation is required to maintain the Ice Center in good condition and repair and make all necessary renewals and replacements. Upon the occurrence of a default by the This ice complex should not be placed in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. Maintaining the character of one of our area’s few sizable natural lakes with interesting history, open vistas and important wildlife habitat is important to me and to the entire region. Foundation, the County has the right to terminate the lease and assume operation of the Ice Center. As a condition precedent to the effectiveness of the County lease, all funds required for the initial construction of the Ice Center will be on deposit with the bond trustee or otherwise available from creditworthy sources. The County has the right to appoint members to the Foundation’s Board of Directors, which members shall have oversight of the Concerned St. Louis County Resident, day‐to‐day operations of the Ice Center and approval rights with respect to existing and future tenants at the Ice Center. This location provides the most central point for access by all groups of St. Louis County and the entire region from which the facility users will come. This facility will not be adversely impacted by the addition of other facilities, such as the proposed facility in Chesterfield, as the community has recently lost three sheets of ice with Karen B. Meyer the closure of the Hardees IcePlex leaving us with just 18 ice sheets in the St. Louis and not enough supply to meet future, let alone current, demands for ice time. An independent market analysis was conducted in accordance with the proposed IDA bond offering and it concluded that there is ample demand for this facility and others within the metropolitan area which supports the viability of the bond offering. 12793 Parkway Estates Dr. St. Louis, MO 63146‐3769

POS 7/11/2017 10:20:26 Matt Kenyon Matt Kenyon Looks great! Can't wait to see it get built! My online suggestion is making all 4 rinks indoors for year round use instead of 3 indoor and 1 outdoor. Comment noted. The applicant is following the provisions of NEPA and Section 6(f) in evaluating the use of the park land for the proposed development. Based on the impact analysis presented in the EA report, the proposed impacts to the affected environment will be negligible to minor. The proposed project represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park (approximately 1.9 percent). In addition, the proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). Although the proposed SLIC will remove existing habitat for other wildlife, the project site It is my understanding that Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park is protected under Section 6(f)(3) of the Land & Water Conservation Fund and that such federal funding mandates that the park be maintained as an outdoor park in perpetuity. It seems clear to me that the proposal by Legacy Ice Foundation and the St. Louis Blues to build a multi‐story represents only 1.9 percent of the entire Park area with most of this being a mowed field with just a few trees. The existing habitat at the project site is not unique, and there are numerous areas within and adjacent to the Park that will support wildlife offset by the SLIC. Within a 5‐mile radius, there is a relatively large amount of deciduous hockey complex contravenes this mandate. The MO Dept. of Natural Resources and the National Parks Service should deny the projects all permits and the County Council should apologize to County residents and Creve Coeur Park users for considering the plan. I’m confident that anyone who has visited this beautiful park as I have abhors the forest of equal or better quality than the habitats being removed. Therefore, due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland NEG 7/11/2017 10:20:27 Margaret Hermes Margaret Hermes idea of the loss of open space and the visual disruption that would be brought by such a massive building and more than 1,000 parking places with all the outdoor lighting those entail. And then there’s the havoc of construction itself. To be followed by ongoing environmental degradation to the park in the form of impermeable surfaces, light habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. The project enhances outdoor recreation in that it provides amenities above and beyond the properties present usage. Very little to no recreation exists on pollution, and elimination of habitat. This project does nothing for Creve Coeur Lake and its surrounding park except detract from it visually and subtract from it literally. It would contribute in no way to the park’s outdoor activities. Carving out a huge swathe of this lovely, much‐visited park instead of purchasing an appropriate site for a the property, which is the site of a County Park maintenance shed and a fallow field. The proposed project would add an outdoor rink and an outdoor field to this area, and it would provide connections to GRG’s McKelvey Woods Trail, which is under construction. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to multimillion dollar project only makes sense if one views parkland as space just waiting for the right developer. enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). Noise and light modeling conducted during the environmental assessment indicated that the operational and traffic‐related noise would attenuate to minor levels. Additionally, the proposed site lighting is not anticipated to create visual discord at middleground and background distances as the topography and vegetation of the surrounding areas provide screening. While I understand the opposition comments about this project, I cannot stress enough the positive effects this project will have on the community. First off I have complete confidence in Mr. Patrick Quinn and his staff to put forward a well‐planned, state of the art facility. Secondly, this facility will provide a positive environment for youth and POS 7/11/2017 10:35:17 Joe Bova Conti Joe Bova Conti adults to participate in healthy, physical activity while in an enclosed safe area. It will benefit youth hockey, ISU and USFSA figure skating, speed skating, broom ball, curling, recreational skating and a host of other activities that are family friendly. I can say without reservations, the Maryland Heights government and police department are the Comment noted. finest around. Thank you. POS 7/11/2017 11:29:30 Holly Bruno Holly Bruno I totally support the this ice rink and it's location in Creve Coeur Park. As a Maryland Heights resident I see only positive outcomes from this project. It will bring more visitors to the park, the municipality and the region. This project should move forward to bring much needed growth to the hockey & other ice sports communities. Comment noted.

NEG 7/11/2017 11:45:23 Debbie Sutton Debbie Sutton Creve Coeur Park is most definitely not the place to build this venue!! It is a beautiful PARK... not a place for the Blues to practice or such. There are many empty parcels of land in which to place something like this. A park is a park is a park. Not to mention how horrendous traffic would be ! Put it in the old Rams practice place in Earth City! A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. Although the proposed SLIC will remove existing habitat for other wildlife, the project site represents only 1.9 percent of the entire Park area with most of this being a mowed field with just a few trees. The existing habitat at the project site is not unique, and there are numerous areas within and adjacent to the Park that will support wildlif Although I am a big hockey fan, I feel this is not the best location for a hockey facility. According to the environmental impact study, this area is a beneficial wildlife habitat for common species of wildlife, including federally and state‐endangered bats. In addition, this change further reduces the amount of green area for wildlife and people to offset by the SLIC. Within a 5‐mile radius, there is a relatively large amount of deciduous forest of equal or better quality than the habitats being removed. Therefore, due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife NEG 7/11/2017 12:22:34 Kalen Ponche Kalen Ponche enjoy. If there is such a demand for hockey facilities in this area, someone in the private sector will develop it. There is already an ice arena in Creve Coeur which provides many of the benefits that this would provide. species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area I am in general opposed to converting any park land into this type of development without first answering the question of why does this piece of and need to be used, as opposed to some other property in the general area. Driving along the Maryland Heights Parkway out there, there are other open areas that are not developed and that are no NEG 7/11/2017 12:29:28 Paul Winter Paul Winter A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. part of Creve Couer park. Is there a reason those sites are not being considered? NEG 7/11/2017 12:34:07 Brian McGownd Brian McGownd The park should remain in it's current state as it was intended when it was first developed. There are many acres of undeveloped property within the same area that the St. Louis Ice Center can be located on. No need to place the facility on park property, and no need to set a precedent. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐yea Please reconsider using this land as an ice complex. We have one in Chesterfield, and someone should try to make the Mills Mall what it was once meant to be. I'm tired of the county always doing what they want and never listening to the citizens. Creve Coeur park is a beautiful place that does not need the noise and traffic this rink will create. NEG 7/11/2017 12:34:17 Lois Stiegemeier Lois Stiegemeier floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Obviously you haven't been there when it has flooded. You may want to think about putting the building on stilts. I have lived there all my life and know what that lake and the Missouri river is capable of in that area during flooding. I saying NO to the rink!!!!! Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. I use this park every weekend. I walk with my dog, watch the peaceful sunsets, picnic there with my husband on Sundays, and rent the kayaks. Please do not destroy this beautiful park for an ice rink that is not needed NEG 7/11/2017 12:36:50 Lois Stiegemeier Lois Stiegemeier Comment noted.

NEG 7/11/2017 13:00:41 Rick Newberry Rick Newberry This ice rink development should not take park land. Instead you should work with the owners of the land west of Maryland Heights Expressway and construct this development there A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project I am a frequent visitor of Creve Coeur Park, Saint Louis County resident, and am strongly opposed to this project. This park has been a treasure because it affords visitors the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors in a beautiful, natural park with plenty of trees and wildlife. Already it can be a crowded enough destination with the outdoor recreation i A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. offers. This ice center will bring in more traffic and be another blemish to the park and a disruption to wildlife. NEG 7/11/2017 13:01:28 Matthew Wittmann Matthew Wittmann A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. Jurisdictional wetlands identified on the project site will be preserved and not impacted as part of the development. There are plenty of other places to build an ice rink. Creve Coeur Park and the nearby wetlands are not the place for it Our sons play hockey for the Rockets. It would greatly help the area to have a nice ice complex. The closest now is St. Peters. We frequently go to out of town tournaments and there are tons of kids from all over the country and Canada. It would be great to bring this to St. Louis

Regardless of hotels, even just the snack shop or grill at the complex should do quite well just from normal practice. During the winter we when both boys had practices, we'd spend a good $20 on food at the Webster rink each week. POS 7/11/2017 13:12:39 Karlah Dorn Karlah Dorn Comment noted. I've visited Creve Coeur lake for several runs and events. The area seem quite under utilized. I think the addition of the ice complex would actually increase use of the lake.

The National Park Service (NPS) may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program NEG 7/11/2017 13:24:56 Scott Davis Scott Davis This is not the appropriate site for this facility. Let's not pave over nature to add another couple sheets of ice. The LWCF was setup specifically to thwart this kind of activity. Find a better place, or better yet, let private entities that want to make money off this venture find their own, non park, non public land to build on. goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex) I am a currently Maryland Heights resident that uses the park very frequently. I am also a hockey fan. That being said I feel as though this would hinder the park overall. There are not many places in the area like creve couer park. It is a nice getaway to go enjoy the outdoors. There is already a highway going over it and a soccer complex, why take NEG 7/11/2017 13:30:13 Sarah evans Sarah evans A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. Jurisdictional wetlands identified on the project site will be preserved and not impacted as part of the development. away more of its beauty. More and more people are using the park without this building. Just because the Mills mall and hardees center failed shouldn't mean we have to take away part of the park. There are plenty of other locations A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. Jurisdictional wetlands identified on the project site will be preserved and not impacted as part of the development. A definition of a Park is "a large area of land kept in its natural state for public recreational use." 'This project should not be put in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park, it is contrary to the definition of a Park. There are so many empty or partially empty retail properties that are paved for parking, please consider these and stop destroying the habitat Although the proposed SLIC will remove existing habitat for other wildlife, the project site represents only 1.9 percent of the entire Park area with most of this being a mowed field with just a few trees. The existing habitat at the project site is not unique, and there are numerous areas within and adjacent to the Park that will support wildlife NEG 7/11/2017 13:53:25 Joan Gray Joan Gray for the birds, insects, animals and the people who like to be outside in these natural areas. I am a frequent and year round user of this Park and I am ashamed of St. Louis County posting bonds for this project. Please build it somewhere else. offset by the SLIC. Within a 5‐mile radius, there is a relatively large amount of deciduous forest of equal or better quality than the habitats being removed. Therefore, due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota.

Creve Coeur Lake Park is mine and the property of all of those who pay taxes to support it. If any changes are proposed for County Park lands, citizens should be asked to vote on these proposals. This particular park is an environmental jewel (which has already been infringed upon with the Page Avenue Extension) and should be maintained as The proposed project is not required to go to a vote of the people. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. Based on the Environmental Assessment findings, NEG 7/11/2017 13:59:26 Mary Lou Pandorf Pandorf Mary Lou Pandorf Pandorf such as long as it exists. It is an oasis of beauty and solitude for all, human and animal. On the other hand, an Ice Rink Complex could be placed in any number of areas in the St. Louis metropolitan area much more suitable for its purpose which would not have the possibility of flooding problems. Let's put a stop to paving over any more park and the proposed site is not considered Prime Farmland. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control farm land. Some things in this world have intrinsic value just as they are. Humanity needs them for spiritual and physical sustenance. Let those who are seeking a place for a commercial investment venture, look to areas more suited to that purpose. and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. I bike and walk in Creve Coeur park many times during the year. The paths are always crowded with strollers, runners and bikers. Creve Coeur Lake is the only place in St. Louis County with a public lake of this size. Seeing the water and the wild life is a big draw. This park is a success. I pay taxes to support open spaces and park land, not for‐profi enterprises. The proposed development will be considered a public facility, not a commercial development. As part of the proposal, the St. Louis County Department of Parks and Recreation (SLCDPR) would retain ownership of the land and lease it to a not‐for‐profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation (Foundation), which has been formed to NEG 7/11/2017 14:09:51 Judith VandeWater Judith VandeWater Please be stewards of the land and make the developers put this industrial size ice rink elsewhere outside the park. There is plenty of farm land nearby. What about using a site near the casino? oversee construction and the operation of the project. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. Comment noted.

We must preserve parks as places of peace and tranquility and open sky. If you say yes to this ice rink in a flood plain, and cover the ground with concrete and asphalt, how many generations will it take to reclaim the land for people and nature? A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. Noise and light modeling conducted during the environmental assessment indicated that th operational and traffic‐related noise would attenuate to minor levels. Additionally, the proposed site lighting is not anticipated to create visual discord at middleground and background distances as the topography and vegetation of the surrounding areas provide screening. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites This ice arena is a terrible idea. The entire aesthetic of the park would change negatively with so much traffic and light pollution. I have no problem with a new ice arena; I recognize that the sport of hockey is popular here. My problem is with this particular location. With so many other possible locations for this (Jamestown Mall, The Mills, other NEG 7/11/2017 14:35:47 Brian Russell Brian Russell besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The proposed project represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park. In addition, the proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a abandoned malls) why do we need to plow over empty space for a hockey arena? I live in Maryland Heights and use that park every weekend. This ice arena is going to seriously damage the natural beauty and joy of that park. railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). The building, as situated, would be visible from the north end of the lake toward the northeast. The building would be more obscured from view at the center of the lake. There would be no disruption to the horizons to the west and south from the lake. The views and horizon from the proposed site are already disrupted by high‐tension power lines, railroad tracks and a 4‐lane divided highway POS 7/11/2017 14:54:24 Jeff Giles Jeff Giles We are in dire need of more sheets of ice and a great community center that will provide recreational activities for thousands of area residents. This facility would be a big win for the STL community Comment noted. NEG 7/11/2017 14:55:47 Monica Irgens Monica Irgens The buiilding would be constructed on wet land and iceskating does not require to be close to a lake. The area around the lake is limited in parking space, access roads and should be used mainly for water sports and enjoyment. Jurisdictional wetlands identified on the project site will be preserved and not impacted as part of the development. Additionally, detention ponds constructed as part of the development will provide waterfowl habitat that does not currently exist on the project site. Activities at Creve Coeur Memorial Park are not limited to water sports. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeu NEG 7/11/2017 15:11:31 Steven Sieber Steven Sieber Please don't build the hockey complex in Creve Coeur Park. I support youth hockey, but not the plan to destroy part of a park to do it. The park floods as well, so it's likely that the complex will flood. Find a better place that doesn't require destroying a chunk of Creve Coeur Park. Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. The project site represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park (or 1.9 percent). In addition, the proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141) My family is definitely a hockey family. My husband plays for HNA, my oldest daughter plays for the Lady Cyclones and my youngest daughter will start her journey into hockey later this year. This rink is so desperately needed for this area, not only to fulfill the need of current teams, but to help develop future talent and to continue to keep St POS 7/11/2017 15:13:28 Jessica Clark Jessica Clark Louis in the spotlight of up and coming talent. Without this new facility, I fear that all forms of hockey will suffer. Also with a new facility like this, the potential for large tournaments and economic growth for our area. My husbands hockey team recently competed in a tournament in Toronto that had over 50 teams. Can you imagine the revenue Comment noted. boost that their economy saw that weekend? Imagine that for St. Louis and the surrounding areas! 1) The lessee (St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation) is required to properly operate and maintain the facility in accordance with standards established by St. Louis County. The lessee is obligated to maintain and annually fund a reserve for capital improvements that have been projected and budgeted for within the financial plans for the facility. At the end of the current lease, the facility must be in full working order with all capital improvements carried out as planned assuming that the lessee and St. Louis County do not extend the lease as is currently envisioned and planned for at that point in time. The County has taken adequate steps to ensure the long‐term viability of the Ice Center. The Industrial Development Authority of the County of St. Louis will enter into a 30‐year lease with the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation (the Foundation), a not‐for‐profit organization who will be required to maintain the Ice Center in good condition and repair and make all necessary renewals and replacements. Also, as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of the lease, all funds required for the initial construction of the Project will be on deposit with the bond trustee or otherwise available from creditworthy sources.

2) The project enhances outdoor recreation in that it provides amenities above and beyond the properties present usage. Very little to no recreation exists on the property, which is the site of a County Park maintenance shed and a fallow field. The proposed project would add an outdoor rink and an outdoor field to this area, and it would provide connections to GRG’s McKelvey Woods Trail, which is under construction. I am concerned about this Ice Skating Complex going in my neighborhood. My friends, family and I use this park to walk and enjoy nature year round. It is one of the most peaceful places in our area. I also know many people who do not live in Missouri at all who use this park for the same reasons I do. I do not think this complex would be 3) Although the proposed SLIC will remove existing habitat for other wildlife, the project site represents only 1.9 percent of the entire Park area with most of this being a mowed field with just a few trees. The existing habitat at the project site is not unique, and there are numerous areas within and adjacent to the Park that will support wildlife appropriate for Creve Coeur for many reasons. 1) It is expensive. Maryland Heights just got the new Community Center, why do we need to spend more money on indoor entertainment? 2) The park's main purpose is to encourage people to get active and be outdoors. This Ice Complex encourages people to be inside more. 3) There are many offset by the SLIC. Within a 5‐mile radius, there is a relatively large amount of deciduous forest of equal or better quality than the habitats being removed. Therefore, due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife animals who call this park and the lake home. We already have the Page Extension running through it, why do we need to disturb their habitat any more than we already do. I am aware that there has been an Environmental Impact Study, but we can't always know what will happen in the future. 4) This place floods yearly. How are you planning on species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. NEG 7/11/2017 15:21:06 Lorie Anne Faulkner Lorie Anne Faulkner keeping the complex safe without costing more money? 5) Why do we feel the need to continue to build on a flood plain? It is called a flood plain, because it is plain that it floods. Building this could attract more and more business to the area and it could start to look like the Chesterfield Valley. Crowed, busy and dangerous. The revenue would be great, but it is unsafe. 6) Speaking of Chesterfield, they are building an Ice Complex, too. That is so close. Why do we need two so close together? 7) Why can't the Blues stay in the Mills? Is it because it is for all intents and purposes abandoned? Whose fault is that? Why do we need to keep building these ice rinks for them? Don't get me wrong, it 4) A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard would be cool to take my children to see them practice, but I would be much more excited if it were a practice baseball field. I would be there every single day. I love Creve Coeur Memorial Park. It is an integral part of my life and has helped me live a more fulfilling existence. It is a wonderful place to relax and enjoy the gifts we are so blessed to Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. have. Please don't ruin it in the name of revenue. 5) See response to Comment No. 4.

6) The Purpose and Need of the project identified a shortage of ice sheets in the St. Louis area. The other rink mentioned in this comment is available to the St. Louis metropolitan region, however, the need for more ice sheets still exists based on the region population and number of currently available ice sheets.

7) The Ice Zone at St. Louis Mills is a privately‐operated facility whose future is not dependent upon The St. Louis Blues as a tenant due to their extremely limited use of ice at the Ice Zone coupled with the significant demand for ice from the Ice Zone’s existing customer base and other regional users. As such, the Ice Zone will not be vacated, its current ownership has plans to operate the facility into the future and the St. Louis Blues will be moving their training operation to the St. Louis Ice Center where they will rent less than 3% of the ice available for all users of the facility. The St. Louis Mills Mall is a functioning, privately‐owned shopping facility and its location is not central to the regional ice sports community intended to be served by the St. Louis Ice Center. NEG 7/11/2017 15:27:58 Catherine Beal Catherine Beal I am opposed to the loss of park land for the ice rink development. The park should be a place for nature, not financial gain through development. Furthermore, this is a FLOOD PLAIN and should be left as such Comment noted. There is too much flood plain development in St. Louis County as it is now. Instead of ruining the natural environment any more, I recommend reducing the height of current levies and opening up the flood plain to do what nature intended. Providing for habitat for more wildlife and reducing the risk of increased flooding down stream is a greate NEG 7/11/2017 15:29:39 Duane Wesche Duane Wesche Comment noted. economic benefit than wasting a huge amount of tax dollars on a project that is not needed. The proposed development will be considered a public facility, not a commercial development. As part of the proposal, the SLCDPR would retain ownership of the land and lease it to a not‐for‐profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation, which has been formed to oversee construction and the operation of the project. The project I oppose this plan and would any plan that constitutes a give‐away of park land to for‐profit interests. The park, all by itself, draws visitors to the area because of its natural beauty. Anyone who has spent any time there knows it is a popular spot for the entire region for a whole range of outdoor activities. Adding this building would dramatically NEG 7/11/2017 16:18:47 Chris Duggan Chris Duggan site represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park (or 1.9 percent). In addition, the proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). The building, as situated, would be visible from the impact the bucolic charm and beauty of the park, and I urge you to reconsider it. north end of the lake toward the northeast. The building would be more obscured from view at the center of the lake. There would be no disruption to the horizons to the west and south from the lake. The views and horizon from the proposed site are already disrupted by high‐tension power lines, railroad tracks and a 4‐lane divided highway. NEG 7/11/2017 16:50:20 Patrice McNeil Patrice McNeil While I appreciate the interest in a new public ice rink in our area, I am strongly opposed to its proposed location in our beautiful Creve Coeur Lake Park. Find some private or public land that is NOT a much desired natural use area. Thank you A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area The proposed development will be considered a public facility, not a commercial development. As part of the proposal, the St. Louis County Dept. of Parks and Recreation would retain ownership of the land and lease it to a not‐for‐profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation, which has been formed to oversee construction and the NEG 7/11/2017 16:53:59 Elizabeth Harth Elizabeth Harth I lived in St. Louis County for 56 years ‐this is ABSOLUTELY SHAMEFUL. You are taking land that was donated and dedicated for public use and allowing it to be used for private gain. Why don't you put this on the property that Mr. Kroenke bought? This is disgraceful and you should all be ashamed of yourselves! operation of the project. POS 7/11/2017 17:08:05 patrick culiberk patrick culiberk Our area is in need of an ice sports athletic center. Currently we have youth ice hockey clubs that are going to have to refuse registration of players this season due to there being a shortage of ice available. Please consider allowing this facility to move forward Comment noted. POS 7/11/2017 17:10:23 Tom Barnes Tom Barnes The St.Louis hockey and skating community along with the Blues need a new multi sheet facility to attract both local skaters and regional tournaments. The location identified is ideal and will only bring more citizens (especially in the winter) to the park to exercise and get fit. Just Do It Comment noted. POS 7/11/2017 17:13:45 Chalegne O'Brien Chalegne O'Brien I support this ice development. My daughter is a figure skater, and we do not have a lot of ice availability, particularly to support and grow synchronized skating teams. Comment noted. This is a totally inappropriate use of relatively undeveloped parkland, which should remain devoted to outdoor recreation. The principal rationale for this seems to be the long‐discredited belief that parks are "free land" to be used for any purpose that cannot otherwise justify the cost of land to build it. The article notes that nearby rinks i The proposed development would be a public facility, not a commercial development. As part of the proposal, St. Louis County would retain ownership of the land and the facility and contract the concessionaires to a not‐for‐profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation. A site location study was conducted that considered other NEG 7/11/2017 17:40:10 Robert Officer Robert Officer Chesterfield, already notorious for flood plain development, are closing. Why should taxpayers subsidize a move by the Blues from their present practice facility? If there is indeed a need for this facility, I suggest a more appropriate location would be adjacent to the present facility in the area of the otherwise defunct St. Louis Mills. Please do sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. not permit another raid on the limited St. Louis area parkland. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend NEG 7/11/2017 17:54:45 Maria O'Rourke Maria O'Rourke Please halt this work in Creve Coeur Park! Find another site for the hockey rink. The flooding will be awful. And the park has endured enough with the Page extension. Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. The proposed project would connect to additional trails being developed by GRG, which will add trail mileage in the park. No walking or biking trails are impacted by the project Please do not give away our park land for this ice rink. I have been walking for exercise at the park for over 25 years. I have already seen acres of trees knocked down and removed due to expansion of soccer fields. It has gotten SO crowded at the park you often have to illegally park b/c there are no more spaces in the lots. I am walking 3‐5 miles NEG 7/11/2017 18:17:35 Patricia Dunn Patricia Dunn daily at the park 350+ days a year, I feel like I have a unique perspective having spent so much time in this lovely park, I would hate to see any more building in our green spaces. The project site represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park (or 1.9 percent). In addition, the proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141 I fully support the St. Louis Ice Center as the complex will greatly enhance our region through many different avenues. Constituents will be able to use the complex which will enable the community to stay/get fit and healthy decreasing the region's reputation as an unfit populace. In addition, the complex will generate economic impact attractin POS 7/11/2017 18:26:12 Chris Roseman Chris Roseman Comment noted. many visitors to events the region will now be able to host such as the NCAA Women's Frozen Four, US Speed Skating events, US Figure Skating events, roller hockey events, etc.. POS 7/11/2017 18:29:05 Robert Dodson Robert Dodson Support the hockey rinks ‐ will make a nice addition to park! Comment noted. I am very opposed to the building of the St Louis Ice Center in Creve Coeur Park. This is not an outdoor recreation facility and does not belong in a St Louis County Park. The St Louis Ice Center would increase the traffic through the park which would make it more difficult for other visitors to enjoy the park as they do now. The land that i The National Park Service (NPS) may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program NEG 7/11/2017 18:40:06 April Rowland April Rowland designated for the St Louis Ice Center should be used in a way that all residents will be able to enjoy it. goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex) NEG 7/11/2017 18:51:30 Ralph Groom, Jr. Ralph Groom, Jr. This region does NOT need an ice rink in both Chesterfield and Creve Coeur. Public funds should go towards maintaining infrastructure of the STL County Park systemm, such as Queeny Park, etc. Therefore, I am opposed to this project Comment noted. NEG 7/11/2017 19:17:30 Wendi Lucchesi Wendi Lucchesi I believe it is wrong to develop public land without public consent. This is wrong for the park, it's visitors and many wildlife inhabitants Comment noted. POS 7/11/2017 19:52:47 Gary Parker Gary Parker Build the facility great for community. Comment noted. NEG 7/11/2017 19:58:02 Rebecca Kaatmann Rebecca Kaatmann No to ice plex. Save the natural beauty of the park and protect the homes of wildlife etc. Comment noted. NEG 7/11/2017 20:26:32 Sharon Bumberry Sharon Bumberry Please find somewhere else to build this facility. It would greatly change the character of this beautiful park. I've been coming to Creve Coeur park for over 50 years and I don't think this development would be beneficial. The scenic integrity around the project site ranges from moderate to low and has already been lowered by human alteration such as the mowed field, the electric transmission lines, paved roads including a four‐lane divided highway, traffic signals, a parking lot and its lighting, electric traffic signals and a railroad. POS 7/11/2017 20:46:47 Chuck Watt Chuck Watt Strongly in favor of the new building. I have never been to that part of the park and will enjoy it being put to a good use. Comment noted. For myself, and my friends, this is taking away the nature of the largest natural lake in Missouri. It's a large portion of the park to disappear, and no one even knew of this plan, well hidden. How sad this is happening, there has to be other places in the St. Louis City or County with land in abundance for this project besides the Creve Coeur Park The scenic integrity around the project site ranges from moderate to low and has already been lowered by human alteration such as the mowed field, the electric transmission lines, paved roads including a four‐lane divided highway, traffic signals, a parking lot and its lighting, electric traffic signals and a railroad. The project does not directl NEG 7/11/2017 20:47:00 sandra krem sandra krem This is the WORST project ever, so sad if this happens impact the lake or activities on the lake. This proposed indoor ice facility is inappropriate for Creve Coeur Lake Park. I value this park for it's outdoor amenities and natural environment. While our community can utilize an additional youth ice sports facility, there are numerous locations available for such a venture that would not require the destruction of so much outdoor recreation The NPS may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the LWCF when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the NEG 7/11/2017 21:10:29 Michael Smock Michael Smock land. This proposal appears to be completely contradictory to the express purpose of the funds originally received through the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). POS 7/11/2017 21:20:32 Vito Biondo Vito Biondo Saint Louis needs these rinks. This will help grow youth sports not just hockey. Comment noted. POS 7/11/2017 21:25:30 Kara Zonies Kara Zonies Please allow this skating facility open at the Creve Coeur location that they are proposing . It will add to our community and wildlife will be minimally effected. Comment noted. Regarding the flooding comment, a flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff NEG 7/11/2017 22:00:25 Mark Lucchesi Mark Lucchesi WRONG for the park, just wrong on so many levels. This facility will destroy the park and its beauty, both flora and fauna. Build it in Chesterfield Valley. This location was flooded twice in the last ~18 months. Blues won't stay there anyway‐‐they will eventually move to a newer facility as they have done several times already. (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. The National Park Service (NPS) may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). NEG 7/11/2017 22:15:08 Jeffrey Williams Jeffrey Williams This should be a private business on private land. They should not use park land that houses many species of animals that have made this their home. Those of us who enjoy seeing native wildlife in its native environment suffer greatly from this loss as well. Wildlife impacts were assessed in the EA. Although some trees and grassland within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. While the proposed project would result in alteration of habitats and displacement of resident wildlife species, these effects are not expected to result in notable alteration or destabilization of any species. Therefore, although there would be impacts to wildlife resulting from the development and operation of the proposed project, those impacts would be negligible to minor The project site represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park (or 1.9 percent). In addition, the proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). The proposed project would not directly I use Creve Coeur Lake park 2‐3 times per week for canoeing & kayaking, walking, biking. I also see other stand up paddle boarders, rowers, sailors, and fisherman out on the lake, Runners rollerbladers and mountain bikers also use the trails. I go there for the quiet natural environment, not to look at the outside of some huge ugly building Surely impact the ability to canoe, kayak, walk, bike, paddle board, row, sail or fish. NEG 7/11/2017 22:23:30 Denise Damon Denise Damon there are better locations for this facility that will not impact the enjoyment of the thousands who use the park every week. I oppose the placement of this facility, particularly this close to the lake. The Page extension was enough of an intrustion. Please don't do this. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area Regarding the flooding comment, a flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff NEG 7/11/2017 22:28:30 Joe Ravanelli Joe Ravanelli It is astounding that intelligent individuals can come together to keep pressing for major development not only in a county park that is utilized not just by humans, but the fact that it is in a flood plain. They had to stop development early on in the grading of the lot because of high water. How do these idiots still have decision making privileges. (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. The proposed development would be a public facility, not a commercial development. As part of the proposal, St. Louis County would retain ownership of the land and the facility and lease the facility to a not‐for‐profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation

The St. Louis Blues will only use 2 to 3 percent of the ice time, and at a time of the day when most students are in school. The project enhances outdoor recreation in that it provides amenities above and beyond the properties present usage. Very little to no recreation exists on the property, which is the site of a County Park maintenance shed Please DO NOT build this on park land!!!!! Please STOP RUINING this park! How many acres are we going to give away??!! This land is paid for by the public through the taxes we pay! It is NOT ok to keep giving the land away for private enterprise! Why should we subsidized a multi‐million dollar professional sports team's practice facility??!! and a fallow field. The proposed project would add an outdoor rink and an outdoor field to this area, and it would provide connections to GRG’s McKelvey Woods Trail, which is under construction. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. One was at Queeny Park and the others were in NEG 7/11/2017 22:38:51 Robyn Merschen Robyn Merschen Let them purchase their own land and leave the public park land alone! I have always admired the Blues organization and cannot believe the coldness of their greed and absolute disregard for the environment by backing this project. Tell this developer to purchase their own land, not taxpayer owned green space enjoyed by over 1 million visitors Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park or in the vicinity of it. It was determined that the selected location is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. every year!!!!! Shame on the public officials who use their power again & again to destroy natural habitat! This is wrong in more ways than can be said!!!!! The National Park Service (NPS) may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex) NEG 7/11/2017 23:14:13 Kelly Lutz Kelly Lutz My husband and I use Creve Coeur lake to kayak and escape the city without going too far. I believe that a complex like this would be great for a struggling county like Ferguson or north city but to ruin the oasis that is this park would be a big mistake The proposed project would not directly impact kayaking on Creve Coeur Lake. POS 7/11/2017 23:24:31 Paul Knize Paul Knize Please make this happen. Having recently returned from a hockey tournament in Toronto, I had a chance to visit some extremely nice facilities. This proposed complex is as nice as if not nicer than the Canadian facilities. This project will help St. Louis attract tournaments, other events and the dollars that come with them. The demand is there. Comment noted. NEG 7/11/2017 23:31:06 Cindy Heymann Cindy Heymann I frequently walk and ride my bike at Creve Coeur Lake. Comment noted. NEG 7/11/2017 23:35:17 Yuriy Veselov Yuriy Veselov This is bad idea for majority! Please, vote NO to complex. Comment noted. I am opposed to the plan to build an indoor ice rink in Creve Coeur Park. I have used the park since I was a young woman and it is an important place for outdoor recreation in St. Louis County, that draws people from the city of St. Louis as well. Further, portions of the park were established using money from the federal Land and Wate The National Park Service (NPS) may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program NEG 7/11/2017 23:47:07 Mahina Nightsage Mahina Nightsage Conservation Fund, and the rules require that the land is exclusively for outdoor recreation. This rink would ruin views and feel of the park, and would increase traffic congestion. It would create light pollution and be disruptive for animals in the surrounding land goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex) I read the change.org petition against the Rink in CCLMP. It states, "We love [the park] because it is a quiet space to enjoy the water, birds, trees, and natural environment. We use it for biking, birding, running, and boating." And it claims that converting 40 acres of the park to an indoor facility will inhibit those endeavors. Considering that CCLMP is listed as being 2,145 acres large, dedicating a mere 1.8% of the park to a hockey facility will not have much of an affect on the many activities to enjoy in the park.

The party against the hockey facility also label the proposed location as a flood plain, and believe this project will lead to increased flooding in certain areas of the park. However, the Legacy Ice Foundation says, "we are actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes," in order to mitigate flood risk.

Furthermore, we already have ice rinks in St. Louis area parks that allow for plenty of additional outdoor space to "enjoy water, birds, trees, and natural environment," (Kirkwood and Steinberg ice rinks). Neither of these rinks have disrupted the public's ability to enjoy the peace and quiet of nature nearby, and both of those parks are smaller than CCLMP, at 90 and 1,371 acres respectively.

POS 7/11/2017 23:51:44 Clayton Bury Clayton Bury Most importantly, let's take a step back and think about what hockey means to St. Louis ‐ especially now that we no longer house an NFL team. Think about how many former Blues players still call St. Louis home because they love the city and its support of them and their game. Think about how those players have given back to the community by Comment noted. coaching our youth not only to love the game and become better hockey players, but also how to be supportive teammates, how to set goals, work hard to achieve them, and how to be successful (just last year, five St. Louis amateur players were drafted in the first round of the NHL draft ‐ also the first time any St. Louis player has been drafted in the first round).

Hockey is not just a game; it is also a great vehicle for teaching many great life lessons to kids as they grow and develop into contributing members of society ‐ confidence, teamwork & support, dedication, etc. I am a local high school coach and skills coach in town, and I have witnessed the positive influence hockey has on numerous players. The parents of one of the beginner teenage girls I coach tells me that hockey has not only instilled better social confidence in their daughter, but that her grades have even improved since she started playing.

This proposed hockey facility will allow St. Louis to keep up with the increasing demand for ice time of this burgeoning youth hockey community. With the increased development in the city's youth programs over the last 10 years, and the success of the Winter Classic last year, it is prime time for hockey in St. Louis right now. Let's not suppress that momentum over 40 acres of St. Louis land. As a former city planner, a park user, and now a professor of social science, I can tell you that this is a horrible idea which goes against the basic spirit of place established by the park and all basic planning principles. A better location would be the old Chrysler site in Fenton. This location choice seems to be driven by money and politics rathe NEG 7/12/2017 0:17:15 Lisa DeLorenzo Lisa DeLorenzo The project site represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park (or 1.9 percent). In addition, the proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). than reason or even care for the park and its unique beauty. Please get a backbone and say no to developers now and then when they pose ideas which negatively impact the larger citizenry, the environment, and our beloved parks. This facility will provide opportunities for thousands of area youth and adults. What would be the best use of this space? Thousands of county youth and adults or the few who say they need this space but have and will probably never use this space? This is what Parks and Recreation is all about, getting county residents using facilities to thei POS 7/12/2017 0:18:16 Jim Hermann Jim Hermann Comment noted. maximum usage. When completed, this facility will be used by far, far more county residents than it is currently being used now Our family definitely supports the new Ice Complex proposal on the land in Maryland Heights! With the current number of ice rinks in the St. Charles, West County areas, the removal of the rink (Hardee's Ice Complex) leaves a giant gap in rink availability. That is also not the only rink which is planning to close. My son, David, who is Down Syndrome skates for the Gateway Loco‐ motives and enjoys being on the ice with a "team" of friends who like the activity. POS 7/12/2017 1:41:15 Karen Kime Karen Kime Comment noted. They travel to great locations for tournaments‐‐last season's trip was to California. He and his sister flew to LA and also drove to see the Golden Gate Bridge. He loved it! Skating is also one of the best exercises for physical fitness. Please join us in approving this facility being built! It is quite heart‐ warming to see 35 to 45 skaters of all abilities on the ice having a great time. PLEASE VOTE 'YES' FOR NEW ICE SKATING FACILITIES!! Just 9 miles from Creve Coure Lake, in Chesterfield Valley a World Class Ice Rink is being built, completion estimated 2018!! World class Ice Rink ‐ Chesterfield Sports Complex!!!! "This will be a regional and national facility that will attract all kinds of tournaments,” he says. “It will also bring new opportunities with figure skating groups and sled hockey groups.” "They already have agreements with the Chesterfield Falcons and AAA Blues and 10‐year deals to sell the ice."" A plan to consider a new ice center in Chesterfield has been proposed by other interests. The plan has not been approved by city officials in Chesterfield and would require a public vote because it proposes to develop a TDD (Transportation Development District) and use funds from sales taxes imposed by the TDD. At this point, it is not a NEG 7/12/2017 3:30:32 Tania Pappas Tania Pappas Kaiman hopes the facility can open by June 2018, about a year after the Ice Plex closes. definite project and does not reflect a change in the need of the proposed SLIC. Mia Rose Holdings president Tom Kaiman tells KMOX the 130,000 square foot facility at Olive and Chesterfield Airport Road will be world‐class. https://www.google.com/amp/stlouis.cbslocal.com/2016/05/13/new‐ice‐skating‐facility‐planned‐for‐chesterfield‐valley/amp/ LOOK IT UP! http://www.miaroseholdings.com/portfolio/chesterfield‐sports‐complex/ Just 9 miles from Creve Coure Lake, in Chesterfield Valley a World Class Ice Rink is being built, completion estimated 2018!! World class Ice Rink ‐ Chesterfield Sports Complex!!!! "This will be a regional and national facility that will attract all kinds of tournaments,” he says. “It will also bring new opportunities with figure skating groups and sled hockey groups.” "They already have agreements with the Chesterfield Falcons and AAA Blues and 10‐year deals to sell the ice."" NEG 7/12/2017 3:31:31 Tania Pappas Tania Pappas Kaiman hopes the facility can open by June 2018, about a year after the Ice Plex closes. Duplicate comment of the one above. Mia Rose Holdings president Tom Kaiman tells KMOX the 130,000 square foot facility at Olive and Chesterfield Airport Road will be world‐class. https://www.google.com/amp/stlouis.cbslocal.com/2016/05/13/new‐ice‐skating‐facility‐planned‐for‐chesterfield‐valley/amp/ LOOK IT UP! http://www.miaroseholdings.com/portfolio/chesterfield‐sports‐complex/ NEG 7/12/2017 6:19:06 Daniel Poett Daniel Poett The Mills Mall should be the ONLY consideration for this facility. It is in need of redevelopment and already has the supporting infrastructure to support such a plan. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area I am a resident of St. Louis County. I am writing to indicate my strong support of the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation’s project for the new St. Louis Ice Center at Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. I am a referee for the Missouri Ice Hockey Officials Association and currently serve as the Development and Education coordinator for the association. The Missouri Ice Hockey Officials Association is an affiliate member of Missouri Hockey, Inc. and is the organizing body responsible for the training, certification, supervision, scheduling and continued education of ice hockey officials in the St. Louis metro area.

The Missouri Ice Hockey Officials Association includes more than 300 amateur ice hockey officials, the majority of whom live and work in St. Louis County. Our officials are assigned to approximately 8,000 games per year. This includes recreational and competitive youth hockey, high school hockey, college club hockey and adult hockey. As the sport of ice hockey continues to grow in St. Louis, the need for more qualified officials will grow as well. Our efforts in the recruitment, retention and development of local officials is robust. We currently conduct open house recruiting events to try to attract more people to officiating. We have also created a comprehensive Development and Education program to help improve officials at all levels and to retain our members, especially those in the 16‐30 year old age group. In order to accomplish these goals, we require significant ice time and classroom space each year to train and certify our officials and to provide advanced development opportunities and continuing education. POS 7/12/2017 6:25:35 Andy Hudson Andy Hudson Comment noted. With the inevitable decrease in available ice time supply in the near future, we will be facing challenges with ice arena facilities being able to satisfy our needs.

The St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation’s project would be a major step forward in fulfilling our association’s needs. It would provide the significant ice time and classroom space we require and will be centrally and conveniently located to serve the large majority of our members. To summarize, it will be extremely challenging for the Missouri Ice Hockey Officials Association to accommodate the current and future need for more qualified ice hockey officials without proper facilities.

St. Louis has a rich hockey past, a healthy and vibrant present, and an amazing and exciting future. I enthusiastically support this project and I trust that our local, county, regional and state leaders will demonstrate their support as well POS 7/12/2017 6:31:56 Lisa Boland Lisa Boland My family and I are frequent users of Creve Coeur Park and participate in youth hockey. There is no question that this new facility will in any way hamper the beauty or use of this park. We believe it will only improve the area and attract new people to enjoy the park Comment noted. The scenic integrity around the project site ranges from moderate to low and has already been lowered by human alteration such as the mowed field, the electric transmission lines, paved roads including a four‐lane divided highway, traffic signals, a parking lot and its lighting, electric traffic signals and a railroad. As interesting as your proposal may be to the sports community it does NOT belong in Creve Coeur park. I am a daily user and local resident to the park and the unsightly buildings, and increased traffic on Marine as well as the loss of more of our protected green spaces is unwanted. For once, could a decision be made on what's right instead of NEG 7/12/2017 6:50:07 Lori Cohen Lori Cohen what's profitable? There are so many empty commercial structures that could be revitalized to accommodate these "underserved" activities without building a new structure and taking public park land. Just say NO people!! A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. POS 7/12/2017 7:09:22 Frank Karfs Frank Karfs Please build this facility. Ice Rinks and nature can and do coexist in County Parks. The land is currently under utilized and the rink will not detract from the current state of Creve Coeur Lake Park. Help build community and build the facility. Thank you Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 8:00:26 Gary Mobley Gary Mobley Commercial development is inevitable with a growing population. Re‐purposing vacated farm land for commercial development without use of public money seems to be cut and dry. There's an abundance of vacant farmland in MO, but there's s shortage of economic growth. Move forward with the project Comment noted. The proposed development would be a public facility, not a commercial development. As part of the proposal, St. Louis County would retain ownership of the land and the facility and lease the facility to a not‐for‐profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation I am opposed to the use of the county park land for an ice rink complex. This is a land grab that should not be allowed. I question the economics of this ice rink along with the other rinks in the area. This land has been flooded in the past as well. The land should continue in it's present state as part of the park. NEG 7/12/2017 8:02:57 John Feldmann John Feldmann Regarding the flooding comment, a flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. The National Park Service (NPS) may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). A real concern immediately is the construction going on now and the reason the CEO of Economic Development Shelia Sweeney give for this construction is a absolute lie. The area they are grading doesn't floorto start with. This is a good example of Government Over Reach using Public Land to benefit Commerical development. NEG 7/12/2017 8:06:54 Robert Hanson Robert Hanson I am totally against this project and we need to see that Sweeney and others in the County Government that are ramming this project through are stopped by the Federal Park Service The mission of the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership (SLEDP) is to be the key facilitator for St. Louis County and St. Louis City for regional economic growth in all forms. The SLEDP provides a broad range of services boosting innovation and entrepreneurship, attracting and retaining companies, increasing the regional international connections and improving neighborhoods through targeted real estate redevelopment. I walk in this park every day, as do hundreds of walkers and bike riders. The construction and changes are a travesty to a beautiful green space. How will our children and grandchildren ever be able to experience nature! Facilities for hockey could easily be built in many of the vacant strip malls and other vacant blacktop areas in all of ou NEG 7/12/2017 8:07:51 Pamela Hancock Pamela Hancock Comment noted. communities. Government 'leaders' should be ashamed of themselves. Lakes and treelands were meant for nature, not indoor sports St. Louis has a professional hockey team. We are a hockey city with robust developmental programs in our high schools and in our communities. Adult hockey programs are very active here, too. Competitive figure skating is also very strong in St. Louis. Compared to other cities where I have lived (Dallas, Minneapolis, etc), there is a paucity of ice POS 7/12/2017 8:30:17 Dr Brian S Skrainka Dr Brian S Skrainka Comment noted. time available in the metro area. With the closing of the Chesterfield complex, the need now is stronger than ever. I enthusiastically support the development of the St. Louis Ice Center at Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. Out family and friends will definitely use this facility. The proposed St. Louis Ice Center is a desperately‐needed addition to the supply of ice in the metro area. Thousands of youth and adult hockey players, figure skaters, speed skaters, curlers, etc. will hugely benefit from this facility.

As a hockey player for most of my life, and more recently a youth hockey coach for the past six years, I can attest to the tremendous impact that the sport has on the character and work ethic of the youngsters that play.

We are blessed in St. Louis County with a myriad of options for parks, lakes, greenways, trails, and forest. We are fortunate in certain parks to also have access to ice (Queeny, Kennedy). The availability of ice drives traffic to the park playgrounds, picnic areas and walking trails; in some cases, it introduces these park areas to those who may not POS 7/12/2017 8:55:13 Mike Mitchell Mike Mitchell have found them otherwise. Comment noted.

I wholeheartedly support the proposed St. Louis Ice Center and wait eagerly for further progress toward its development.

Kind regards, Mike Mitchell I encourage support for the proposed ice rink at Creve Couer park. As a parent of two sons who are blessed with the opportunity to play for St. Louis Blues Special Hockey, words cannot express how much the Blues contribute to youth hockey and the community. O love Creve Couer park, but I also believe that this proposal will enhance and no detract from the park. It really amazes me that if it is a commercial endeavor or highway expansion there is very little opposition, but propose a facility to support local professional teams and youth sports there is strong push back. POS 7/12/2017 8:55:15 Brad Walkenhorst Brad Walkenhorst Comment noted.

NEG 7/12/2017 9:05:24 Shelby Partridge Shelby Partridge I use this park for rowing, running, and bald eagle watching. This is a nature park for nature lovers and the proposed facility does not belong Having a degree in Earth Sciences. There is no significant environmental impact to building on this site.. I like be St. louis and Mo for all of our green space. This being said, an ice complex will put us on the map. There is nothing around even close to this proposed project. We are a world class city and we desperately need more reasons fo POS 7/12/2017 9:14:07 Dan Palozola Dan Palozola Comment noted. people to visit. Hockey, figure skating, youname it. this is the right location at the right time POS 7/12/2017 9:19:10 Eric Grossman Eric Grossman This facility will be a great resource to the people of St. Louis and the surrounding areas. I am in full support, and hope we move forward with it Comment noted. I am in support of the Ice Arena project moving forward. As a user of Creve Coeur park for other activities I think this will only enhance the overall experience as well as drive new visitors to the park both from our area as well as from outside the St. Louis metro. The park is for all to enjoy for a variety of purposes and this improvement will add POS 7/12/2017 9:24:42 John Kruszka John Kruszka Comment noted. value and an additional reason to visit Creve Coeur park as well as the surrounding communities. POS 7/12/2017 9:33:14 Bryan Boys Bryan Boys St Louis is starting to fall behind on its ice facilities and the hockey community is in desperate need of this project..... no matter where something tries to get built, people will have opposition and get upset.... we don't need studies and polls.... we need to get shovels in the ground and start building this for the kids and families! Comment noted. Have you considered the changes in flooding and in traffic along Creve Codie Mill Road? In the past 52 years we have watched the water levels rise each time a condo complex or other building complex has been added to the area. While 141 has finally been completed (after that many years on the drawing board) it will not bear the burden o A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeu NEG 7/12/2017 9:39:48 Janet Fortus Janet Fortus traffic that this arena will bring. Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeu NEG 7/12/2017 9:40:55 Steven Shear Steven Shear Do not build in the flood plane. This is not needed and park land is. There are to many places to build this if you have to but if you build in the flood plane and a person is hurt you should be charged with murder and jailed Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics.

POS 7/12/2017 9:45:08 Rebecca Donnelly Rebecca Donnelly I think this project would be great for Maryland Heights and the greater Metropolitan area. We need more ice rinks in St Louis especially with the Hardee's Ice Rink closing Comment noted. This project will allow tens of thousands of kids and adults from all over the region to participate in a recreational activates. It will be a place where the female athlete, the disabled athlete, and the developmentally challenged athlete will feel welcomed knowing it was specifically designed for them. This is a tremendous first of its kind facility tha POS 7/12/2017 9:45:18 Chris Danforth Chris Danforth Comment noted. the whole community will benefit from for generations to come. POS 7/12/2017 9:48:35 Kristin Lappin Kristin Lappin I'm excited to have a winter use for the park. With this ice rink, It will be a great place to recreate all year long! It will also help with the need for more ice sheets in St. Louis. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 9:51:22 Matthew Hrubes Matthew Hrubes The families in St. Louis County are depending on this facility to come to fruition to satisfy the communities enjoyment of hockey both indoors and outdoors. What better place to locate a facility that can accommodate all these families than in a beautiful Park like Creve Coeur. We cannot wait to use it and frequent the Park often. Comment noted. I'm excited at the idea of an ice rink we all can use. I look forward to watching others play. Hockey and Baseball are the two sports I just love here in St. Louis. I love going to the park and using outdoor facilities but it's wonderful to have some indoor options also. I appreciate the fact that the ice rink will use ground that isn't being used and wi POS 7/12/2017 9:51:49 Karen Hart Karen Hart Comment noted. actually bring improvements to the park. My kids and grandkids are thrilled at this new addition to St. Louis POS 7/12/2017 9:52:23 William Mead William Mead This is great for hockey in St. Louis and for the youth and adults in the area to stay active. Seems like a no‐brainer to me Comment noted. NEG 7/12/2017 9:52:52 Nancy Solodar Nancy Solodar We use park for birding, identifying by sight and song, also hiking Comment noted. My Family and I SUPPORT the proposed St. Louis Ice Center which is to be built in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. I have a 1 year old son who I will be teaching to ice skate in the very near future. He will play ice hockey. With the loss of the Chesterfield Ice Complex we have renewed hope for my son’s hockey future in the proposed St. Louis Ice Center.

I have read the information provided by the Creve Coeur Park Coalition and found their organization to be yet another example of small minded people with too much time on their hands worried about the wrong issue.

POS 7/12/2017 9:53:31 David Winzen David Winzen If you build it, we will come!!! Comment noted.

Thank you.

David W. Winzen

NEG 7/12/2017 9:54:36 Brian Gordon Brian Gordon I do not think this is a very good use of public resources. Please keep the park as it is. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 9:57:29 Mark Biondolino Mark Biondolino Hope this goes through! Great addition to the area. Comment noted. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis metro area. A demand study was conducted that determined that there is a need for more ice sheets in the St. Louis metro area. This is inappropriate use for public park land. There is ample acreage available right across the 141/Maryland Heights Expressway. These parcels would have better access and would not drive thousands of cars though a public park that is know for it's natural state. This facility will also duplicate the facility now in development in the Chesterfield NEG 7/12/2017 10:02:59 Cynthia Lampe Cynthia Lampe Valley. Demand for ice tends to be a cyclical thing. In my lifetime I have seen the rise and fall of my ice rinks. Shouldn't we see if there is enough demand to keep the one project profitable before we destroy priceless park lands to build a second development? A plan to consider a new ice center in Chesterfield has been proposed by other interests. The plan has not been approved by city officials in Chesterfield and would require a public vote because it proposes to develop a TDD (Transportation Development District) and use funds from sales taxes imposed by the TDD. At this point, it is not a definite project and does not reflect a change in the need of the proposed SLIC. POS 7/12/2017 10:03:34 brian barsha brian barsha I am in supprt of this project at it's current proposed location. THe St. Louis area needs this project. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 10:03:46 Rebecca Carapella Rebecca Carapella This is a wonderful plan and community facility they are trying to build. And being run by great people who will be around for the ages. The youth is our future Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 10:04:19 Ryan McGahan Ryan McGahan This development is essential for youth hockey and ice skating sports as the Chesterfield Ice Complex is no longer of use. This will put a strain on ice times and availability. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 10:05:45 Sean Concagh Sean Concagh Please support this project that, despite media reports, has an environmental impact benefit! Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 10:10:13 Jina Mcatee Jina Mcatee Yes to ice rink , I support ! Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 10:13:03 Nathan Davis Nathan Davis I think the ice rink will be a welcomed addition to the park. Comment noted. Is this about the environment, as in an ecosystem, or as in the way people think of the park and its milieu? If you're not a rink rat, I get it. It's different. It's maybe not your thing. But don't claim environment... 5 additional acres of water habitat, mitigated flood risk and a negligible overall environmental impact. Huge opportunity for all the familie POS 7/12/2017 10:14:12 Michael Piasecki Michael Piasecki Comment noted. and folks who would absolutely flourish in and appreciate this new facility, not to mention the economic and goodwill opportunities that come with all that it would host POS 7/12/2017 10:15:20 Pam Hardester Pam Hardester While I can appreciate the concerns, the truth is the youth sports community NEEDS this facility, and needs it badly. The location is central for the region, and will create revenue that will benefit the community for years to come. Jobs will be created, youth sports will have a home, and it's the right thing to do Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 10:15:43 Stella Sheehan Stella Sheehan St. Louis has a long and storied history as a great sporting town. Facilities such as this help to preserve and build on that legacy so we can ensure future generations and up and coming talent have the facilities they need to get a head start. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 10:16:33 Michael Fischer Michael Fischer I am for the facility. It will benefit the community by providing an indoor facilty for winter activities. Hockey, figure skating, and recreational skating will add a positive impact on the park as a whole Comment noted. I have had the pleasure to travel around the Midwest to see other cities recreation (and Ice Hockey specific) options and we here in the St. Louis Region are far behind the likes of Louisville, Nashville, Chicago to name a few. This proposed complex will be a reason to come to St. Louis for those in a 5 hour radius to play a continual growing sport in POS 7/12/2017 10:17:30 Mike McGrath Mike McGrath Comment noted. our area. With five first round selections in last years NHL draft and a great Blues Alumni organization here, St. Louis is gaining a reputation for producing some next level talent. Please don't squander the next generation's dreams to follow in the footsteps. 1) Wildlife impacts were assessed in the EA. Although some trees and grassland within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. While the proposed project would result in alteration of habitats and displacement of resident wildlife species, these effects are not expected to result in notable alteration or destabilization of any species. Therefore, although there would be impacts to wildlife resulting from the development and operation of the proposed project, those impacts would be negligible to minor.

2) A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. I am opposed to more development in Creve Coeur park. It will displace our wildlife and migrating birds, and increase traffic through the park‐ creating jams. It's flooded 3 times in 2 years. It will flood again. I use this Park often and enjoy the chance to see wildlife. Private business should develop in areas that need to be redeveloped, such as the NEG 7/12/2017 10:17:43 Christine Trudell Christine Trudell City of St Louis. Public parks should remain parks, for the use of the public‐ ALL of us (taxpayers); not for the use of a select group. No. 3) A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics.

4) The proposed development would be a public facility, not a commercial development or private building. As part of the proposal, St. Louis County would retain ownership of the land and the facility and lease the facility to a not‐for‐profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation POS 7/12/2017 10:17:49 Paul Ohlendorf Paul Ohlendorf Very cool project and apparently much needed. HOWEVER, you are placing it in the wrong locaon for many reasons which I am sure you are aware of. You are doing an irreparable transformaon of this park of this haven for outdoor acvies in a natural seng. Please reconsider this locaon. Comment noted. This development is vital to the area economics and the survival of youth hockey in the St. Louis area for years to come. This project will not only promote hockey in the area, but it does nothing to damage the environment. The majority of the public wants this project and we must stop bending over backwards to claims of minority POS 7/12/2017 10:18:58 Chris Sander Chris Sander environmentalists at the cost of local economics. Some of the objections that have been made is that birds will hit the windows in the facility and die. This is just stupid. Birds fly into all kinds of things. These environmentalists act as if thousands of birds each day will end their life by flying into glass windows. When a windmill is installed, we Comment noted. never hear about animals that are displaced or birds that are killed by the spinning blades. I pray that you will use common sense and keep this project on track Good morning. I wish to offer my comments wholeheartedly supporting the proposed St. Louis Ice Center project. Built responsibly as currently planned, the proposed ice complex will be a wonderful addition to the public park system in St. Louis, MO. The sports‐related reasoning is obvious. St. Louis, MO has a void of quality ice sport facilities, at the very time when the popularity of ice sports (hockey, figure skating, speed skating) is at an all‐time high. Youth hockey alone is tremendously popular in the region, and continues to grow.

The non‐sports reasoning is equally important. Ice rinks draw people for recreational skating all year long. Parents bring their children, and kids go with their friends to enjoy recreational skating. When a quality facility sits within a larger park area, these same individuals also spend more time at the park. Even within a sports context, the larger POS 7/12/2017 10:19:49 Conrad Deneault Conrad Deneault park complex sees greater utilization. Countless parents drop their children off for practice, while they themselves enjoy a walk or jog in the park. Families picnic or bike ride before, during and after a practice. I submit that overall park utilization will increase with the construction of a quality ice facility. Comment noted.

Finally, there is tremendous economic benefit from such a facility. Visitors travel from all over the country to attend sporting tournaments, such as ice hockey and figure skating. This leads to hotel dollars, dining dollars, shopping dollars, etc.

Again, built responsibly, the proposed ice complex will be a wonderful addition to the St. Louis parks and recreation offerings, and it is a project for which I hope the National Parks Service grants its approval. Thank you for your consideration. Conrad Deneault, St. Louis MO. POS 7/12/2017 10:22:10 Rich Lamberty Rich Lamberty The new rink will be a great asset to the St. Louis community and will help grow our youth hockey programs. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 10:28:30 Gary Tittel Gary Tittel Love the plan to make a very small portion of the park, that currently isn't even utilized, an attraction for more of the community. Comment noted. As someone who uses this park frequently I don't have a problem with the proposed site. There's already soccer fields there so it already get's a lot of traffic so this would keep it all in one spot. I think you could design the building and possible outdoor rink to blend into the surroundings. Make it look like it belongs there. Maybe make it look a POS 7/12/2017 10:30:24 Dan Doane Dan Doane Comment noted. little rustic or or something that looks like it belongs there. Along with landscaping and trees to help it blend in. I'm more worried about the bicyclist who recklessly ride around the paths then an ice rink. The park service needs to fix that problem firs This new facility will no doubt help the economic development of the area surrounding it and will become an anchor of the community as it will showcase many national and international events. There are thousands of children in the St. Louis area (my 3 boys included) that play hockey, and this facility is greatly needed. We are very excited abou POS 7/12/2017 10:31:00 Linda Larrigan Linda Larrigan Comment noted. the St. Louis Ice Center! How many ice arena facilities does this regionneed? The Chesterfield Hockey Association wants to build a $22.6 million facility in the Chesterfield Valley and is seeking about $7 million in assistance from a special taxing district already collecting sales tax in the area. The Hardee’s Iceplex in Chesterfield closed its three rinks earlier this year. .

WHY? did the Iceplex close? . . .because it was not generating enough revenue? Which is EXACTLY what will happen when you destroy Creve Coeur PARK and build more buildings!! Then eventually you will have vacant buildings where a beautiful PARK used to stand!!! A plan to consider a new ice center in Chesterfield has been proposed by other interests. The plan has not been approved by city officials in Chesterfield and would require a public vote because it proposes to develop a TDD (Transportation Development District) and use funds from sales taxes imposed by the TDD. At this point, it is not a NEG 7/12/2017 10:32:36 Lisa S Lisa S ADDITIONALLY, the BLUES have an ice facility less than 10 miles away in Hazelwood? Why abandon that ice facility to TEAR DOWN A PARK and build another ice facility???? It is JUST FOR GREED!! WE DO NOT WANT THAT !!! definite project and does not reflect a change in the need of the proposed SLIC. I live next to the PARK and there is already too much congestion on ALL SIDES OF THE PARK! QUITE BEING GREEDY bas____s!! LEAVE THE PARK ALONE! THere are already soccer fields built there that are NOT utilized enough to warrant them even being built!!!!

St. Louis (City and County) needs continuing improvement (and not to mention added places for youth development and after school leisure activities). Why stymie a plan to update a park that would give the area much needed activity space that would only take away a fraction of a percentage of the park area. If something like this doesn't pass POS 7/12/2017 10:36:49 Cory H Cory H Comment noted. it is the reason St. Louis (city and county) cannot keep up with other nearby metro city areas (KC, Nashville, etc) in growth toward a prestigious and desirable area to move, live, raise a family, etc. What a great project in a great area. With such minimal impact to the area and such an incredible economic and social benefit to the community, this must go forward POS 7/12/2017 10:40:55 joe nicpon joe nicpon Comment noted. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis metro area. A demand study was conducted that determined that there is a need for more ice sheets in the St. Louis metro NEG 7/12/2017 10:41:49 Michelle Zignago Michelle Zignago Please reconsider this project at another location. I do not think it makes sense to have this at Creve Coeur Lake park. That land should be left to nature. This Ice Center would work better in another part of Earth City or maybe up at the old Northwest Plaza site. Do not build this at Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park!!! area. As a life‐long St. Louis resident, sports fan, and father of four, I think this ice complex needs to happen. Our kids need the proper facilities to continue to exercise and grow their athletic aspirations. I cannot think of a better use of land and funds than for our parks and recreation. That is never, and will never, be a bad decision. From what I can POS 7/12/2017 10:43:51 Jason Reynolds Jason Reynolds Comment noted. see, this project has been thoroughly analyzed to ensure the least environmental impact occurs and the most benefit for our community materializes POS 7/12/2017 10:45:54 Dan Doane Dan Doane p.s When I say blend in think along the lines of maybe what the zoo might do. Make the building a little unique to hockey and it's surroundings and I think those that appose it would be more excepting plus it wouldn't be just another bland building especially in a park setting. Give it some styl Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 10:48:33 Andrew Siebert Andrew Siebert Great idea and will be great for the area. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 10:48:55 Peter Schepis Peter Schepis I fully support this project! It would be great to promote youth hockey and activity in and around the St Louis area. It would also get more people visiting the park Comment noted. I am in complete support of this project. in fact, I am at a loss why there is even a question or any opposition?? Do the people opposing want to build another fast food restaurant so our kids can get fatter?!?!? Cmon, this is the definition of well used tax dollars. Makes our community more enjoyable and more healthy! POS 7/12/2017 10:52:03 Ralph Wuebker Ralph Wuebker thank you Comment noted. Ralph Wuebker, MD POS 7/12/2017 10:54:47 Melanie Fricke Melanie Fricke Our kids need access to local ice rinks. This location is central and benefits the public, while adding enhancements to the park Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 10:57:05 Amy Wilson Amy Wilson I think that this hockey rink is just what our growing hockey community needs. I feel like the isolated location, close to 141 does not detract from the serenity of the rest of Park. Since hockey season peaks in the winter when the park is less utilized, visitors may never even notice a difference in traffic/patronage Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 10:59:03 Amber Sisco Amber Sisco Youth hockey has been an integral part of my and my siblings' childhoods. I fully support the growth of the sport as well as the growth of resources for the community. Comment noted. NEG 7/12/2017 11:02:30 Ken Killion Ken Killion Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park is a excellent and well‐used park. There is no need to add a profit oriented hockey facility. Hands off Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park! Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 11:04:25 Thomas Zygmunt Thomas Zygmunt Aside from the economic benefits of this facility, it will being together the community of St. Louis through various ice and non ice sports that are experiencing a historic boom in popularity and demand. This is a win for the parks department and Stl metro area Comment noted. Please build the new ice arena ‐ it will help hundreds of local children learn and grow together on hockey and skating teams. The environmental impact appears to be mitigated by the two detention lakes and its an ice rink ‐ not a coal mine. The societal impact alone is worth building this facility and I'd be more than happy to contribute my ta POS 7/12/2017 11:08:47 Timothy Hayes Timothy Hayes Comment noted. dollars. POS 7/12/2017 11:09:14 Alan Gerrard Alan Gerrard Thousands of local area athletes and countless athletes from multi states will be denied a skating facility to play their sport be it hockey, figure skating, curling, sled and disabled hockey and public use of this facility. To lose this facility would be major loss to the St. Louis community. Thanks, A Comment noted. I am in complete and total support of this important project for St. Louis. I grew up and lived my entire childhood in the Creve Coeur Lake area. I would have loved to have had a facility like this in my vacinity when i was a kid. My family today does not ues the amenities offered by Creve Couer Lake for many reasons, but a facility like this would POS 7/12/2017 11:09:15 Anthony Hasek Anthony Hasek Comment noted. definately be a reason for us to visit the park. 1) A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. I am strongly opposed to the proposed building of the Ice Center within Creve Coeur Park for many reasons. First of all, this continued build‐out of the park land within the flood plain will exacerbate the increasing incidents of MAJOR flooding in the Creve Coeur Lake area. Within the last several years alone, there have been SEVERAL occurrences NEG 7/12/2017 11:15:23 Barbara Brozek Barbara Brozek of MAJOR flooding which closed the park and restricted use and access of this public land for weeks at a time. Continuing to construct hard‐surface structures and raising/grading the last for those structure ALONE, will make this problem much much worse. Secondly, there are numerous sites OUTSIDE the flood plain that could and should a more‐2) A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis metro area. A demand study was conducted that determined that there is a need for more ice sheets in the St. Louis appropriate site for the facility. Lastly, I strongly oppose this use of public park land for commercial/for‐profit enterprises such as this one. metro area.

3) The proposed development would be a public facility, not a commercial development or private building. As part of the proposal, St. Louis County would retain ownership of the land and the facility and lease the facility to a not‐for‐profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation POS 7/12/2017 11:18:05 Katie Zimmerman Katie Zimmerman As the Ice Center is not impacting the park directly and is in an otherwise unused space, I think we as a region would be crazy to miss out on the economic opportunity and growth this project is offering our community Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 11:21:56 Josh Manchester Josh Manchester I fully support this project, with the loss of a rink in Chesterfield it will be a great addition to the area. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 11:22:05 Robert Mueller Robert Mueller Yes. This complex is a great addition to the park. Enhances just what I want in recreation in my park. I'm there all the time. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 11:23:57 Sheila Sweeney Sheila Sweeney Yes. I support the project. It is great. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 11:25:17 Carol Kuhn Carol Kuhn I would ask you consider approving this plan. There are many amateur hockey players in this area. I support my boys playing as this is excellent exercise, healthy and keeps them busy and off the streets. This project would assist other sports in this area. It also looks like it takes only a small portion of the park. Please sport our youth. Thank you Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 11:30:28 Kate Mueller Kate Mueller I support the ice center. Love the park. It's perfect for this use. Comment noted. NEG 7/12/2017 11:34:16 Michelle BROWN Michelle BROWN Very bad idea , Creve Coeur Park has remained one of the only natural spaces available to walk ,run, meditate,pray, get away from the demands of this ever increasingly hectic pace society unfortunately finds itself engulfed in. it is beautiful because it provides solace and calm .Build this sports complex somewhere else please. Comment noted.

Why must we take up valuable park land for more buildings? we already lost a section of the park and invaded it with noise from the Page Avenue extension. With all of the failing retail malls , Why couldn't we put the hockey complex at Crestwood of Northwest Plaza. The ex Mills mall certainly has plenty of underused space with parking and A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis metro area. A demand study was conducted that determined that there is a need for more ice sheets in the St. Louis metro NEG 7/12/2017 11:37:47 Mark Todorovich Mark Todorovich infrastructure already there. The St. Louis area has so much underused space it is hard to believe we would take park area when we could repurpose abandoned property space all over the area. Spurring density in places already abandoned or underused is so much more responsible. area. Repurpose reuse is the call of the future we can't afford to abandon and tear up green space and maintain a livable environment.

POS 7/12/2017 11:42:45 John Edwards John Edwards As a former youth coach this facility is a MUST! The sport continues to grow and these kids do not have the facilities to play. With the loss of Hardee's CHA loses its home rink for that whole community. This isn't about what the Blues do, this is about the kids and it would be a shame if something isn't done for them. Comment noted. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeu NEG 7/12/2017 11:42:53 Jennifer Cuddeback Jennifer Cuddeback This is a flood plan. This area floods a lot. The park is no place for a large building structure and parking lot. Not only will it ruin the atmosphere of the park, it will eventually leave a rundown, abandoned building in a beautiful outdoor space. Do not approve this project. Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. POS 7/12/2017 11:44:02 Ben Bean Ben Bean The Ice Center has my full support. Good for not only the Blues, but for youth hockey in the St. Louis area. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 11:51:27 Heather Mosley Heather Mosley This proposed facility is very needed in our area! The sport of hockey is growing rapidly, and even before Chesterfield shut down, there wasn't enough ice. Youth hockey needs this new development! I like that it will be used for other sports as well like lacrosse and field hockey in the offseason Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 11:57:37 Stephanie Fleming Stephanie Fleming Support Comment noted. The St. Louis area NEEDS this ice center! Ice times are so hard to find throughout the city for our GROWING hockey community. This is such a CENTRAL location for all hockey organizations, and would help parents from driving miles and miles to practices and games. And the entire community of Creve Coeur would benefit from this center! Creve POS 7/12/2017 11:58:45 Ann Komadoski Ann Komadoski Comment noted. Coeur lake is already such a fabulous hub for St. Louisians to be active and enjoy the outdoors, why not add a winter component to the area?? Let's keep our city healthy and active year round! I think there is reason to oppose this facility being built in Creve Coeur park without resorting to "I'm tired of tax breaks for millionaires!"

The land around Creve Coeur Lake was purchased by St. Louis County via the use of Federal grants allocated by the NPS Land and Water Conservation Fund. Per that agreement, any land that is purchased through this grant program must be used (1) to "preserve natural areas, water resources and cultural heritage" and (2) for *outdoor The National Park Service (NPS) may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program NEG 7/12/2017 12:01:15 John Pecher John Pecher recreation*. An indoor ice rink complex meets neither of those requirements. Having one semi‐outdoor rink at this facility is a transparent effort to get around them. goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). Don't get me wrong, the Blues need a new facility, and we have a major shortage of ice with the closing of Hardee's. But this will be challenged in court, which will delay the process, and perhaps cause it to fail. Do we really want to waste county tax dollars trying to defend the development of land for something that is clearly not its intended purpose? The longer this is tied up in litigation, the longer we still don't have those 3 sheets of ice. I think it's best to find another location POS 7/12/2017 12:04:44 Gina Chisholm Gina Chisholm As a Creve Coeur resident and the mother of a 5‐yo female, I am very excited about bringing the Ice Center. St. Louis is a sports town, and the west counties are very much looking forward to the idea of this coming to our side of town. Comment noted. With many rinks around the area falling to disrepair (all American, fenton) or closing/potentially closing (Hardee's ice plex, the Mills), I think this is a great opportunity to expand ice sports in the st Louis area, allowing more options for tournaments, regular season okay, and hopefully enticing more people to get involved in ice sports. Also, thi POS 7/12/2017 12:04:52 Daniel Cavin Daniel Cavin would go a long way in increasing the visibility of the st louis blues and their connection to the sport and the town. My 3 y/o daughter is excited about hockey and we plan to have her learn to skate with the lady cyclones who would be part of this project. I think having more female hockey exposure is a great thing as well. Having a respectable Comment noted. ice sports facility in the area would be fantastic. POS 7/12/2017 12:06:30 MELISSA FREEMAN MELISSA FREEMAN We need this ice rink there is enough room in the park. This rink would be used all year around unlike a lot of the areas in the park. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 12:07:09 Jim Vermeersch Jim Vermeersch We are in need of more ice so our youth can enjoy public sessions, youth hockey, and other various sports and activities associated with such a great facility. No better place then in Maryland Heights Comment noted. I totally support the land use for the building of the ice rinks. The location isn't one that is used by many people because it is near the highway. They tend to congregate around the lake and the walking paths. This would actually draw people to the park who would make use of the outdoor space who may not know it exists. The outdoor rink POS 7/12/2017 12:12:21 Paula Knapp Paula Knapp Comment noted. that St. Louis has draws a lot of people during the winter and one of the new rinks would be an outdoor rink. Hockey teams use outdoor space for dryland warm ups. Families who travel with hockey teams have a lot of time before and after games to enjoy the outdoors. POS 7/12/2017 12:15:56 Jesse Humphrey Jesse Humphrey St Louis needs this! Hockey keeps getting more and more popular and ice times are so hard to get right now. Demand is going to keep rising Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 12:19:44 Chris Starkey Chris Starkey Sounds Great. When can you get this started? Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 12:23:49 Michael Eberline Michael Eberline I am a father of 3 boys that play hockey. I play hockey. I coach hockey. I cannot begin to fully express all the benefits playing hockey has for anyone. We need this to continue to provide our youth a place to play the game they are learning to love. This is a hockey town. Please help us continue to provide a place for dreams to be created. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 12:27:01 Brian Barringhaus Brian Barringhaus I am 100% in favor of this project. Our region needs projects that can bring positive economic growth. Comment noted. I raised 5 boys in STL and have had 3 play division 1 hockey. The sport has provided them very important life lessons, values such as teamwork, work ethic and commitment. POS 7/12/2017 12:29:17 Dan Berger Dan Berger The city has become one of the top markets for hockey development and would be a shame not to continue this fantastic benefit to our city Comment noted. I hope we can approve this project and make this great sport available for more young children. POS 7/12/2017 12:36:56 Betsy Cohen Betsy Cohen This ice facility will bring new families to the region and add to our active attractions. My young nephew plays and he can't wait for this so he and friends can continue to develop in this sport. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 12:37:29 FRANK Patrick FRANK Patrick I support this ice rink development. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 12:38:41 Dalton Hazelett Dalton Hazelett I approve for the greater good of all recreational sports. Grows the community and brings more people together. Comment noted. I feel that the proposed ice center will be an asset to the region. Our region has a shortage of ice rinks due to the higher demand and success of Blues alumni staying in the region to teach the great sport of hockey. Hockey is continually growing in St. Louis and throughout the nation. One of the top NHL rookies has come from Phoenix where many POS 7/12/2017 12:43:36 James OMara James OMara thought it would be impossible to grow the sport. As the sport continues to grow we do not want to see St. Louis fall short in compared to the rest of the country, and with the recent closure of the Chesterfiled IcePlex, as well as the conversion of the North County Ice Rink to a multi purpose facility, access to ice time has become more difficult. I Comment noted. wish to show my support for the proposed facility and look forward to seeing a state of the art ice complex constructed in Creve Coeur Park. POS 7/12/2017 12:48:28 Kathryn Jamboretz Kathryn Jamboretz This is a huge enhancement to Creve Couer Park! I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to this beautiful park in St. Louis County. I fully support the St. Louis Ice Center and plan to take my kids there Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 12:55:01 Allison Blood Allison Blood This project will be a great enhancement to the park and will help bolster more youth hockey to the region Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 12:57:38 Joseph Bamberger Joseph Bamberger I support this project. Comment noted. Raising the land in this area is only necessary because it regularly floods. Removing flood areas such as this only means the water goes somewhere else and is their problem. Stop building in flood plains and move somewhere else! A private facility on public land is nonsense. Leave the park alone it is great as it is and the additional traffic will be A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeu NEG 7/12/2017 13:07:10 Mark Strahm Mark Strahm overwhelming. Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. POS 7/12/2017 13:12:58 Nicky Losse Nicky Losse I want to share my support for the St. Louis Ice Center. My son plays hockey in St. Louis and we fully support building of new ice rinks. It is vital to the ice hockey program in St. Louis Comment noted. NEG 7/12/2017 13:13:03 Sarah Koob Sarah Koob I vote no to the kind of structure in Liu park. Comment noted. Approve this PLEASE!!! Hockey is vastly growing in the city of St Louis. I myself have two children that play and soon to have a third begin to play. We have a home rink. However there are many clubs right now that do not have a home rink and this would benefit them tremendously. There are plenty of clubs that need the ice time and the ic POS 7/12/2017 13:14:56 Jennifer Burke Jennifer Burke would be sold. My daughter's high school team is newly started this year and as of right now we have no practice time yet set because there are is no ice time available. The money is there to purchase it but no ice at any Rinks at a decent time for these children. I hope that this rink gets approved it will truly benefit the city of St Louis and the Comment noted. county of St Louis. POS 7/12/2017 13:17:56 Scott Brewer Scott Brewer This is a must have for our community. This will bring so much economic value, not to mention local pride. Please make this become a reality. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 13:22:27 Sarah Pupillo Sarah Pupillo I strongly support a new four rink ice facility. The St Louis area is definitely in need of more rinks. I think it would be a great thing for the community and would be in a good location. I really hope it passes Comment noted. As a resident of Maryland Heights, the St. Louis Ice Center will be a great enjoyment to the community allowing kids and adults to learn a new sport and feel comfortable in the surrounding area of Maryland Heights. This will enhance the community and allow Creve Coeur Park to grow with times of offering more outside recreationa POS 7/12/2017 13:27:16 Cheryl Scott Cheryl Scott Comment noted. opportunities. POS 7/12/2017 13:30:06 Michelle & Gary Mobley Michelle & Gary Mobley We support the ice rink project and stl youth hockey! Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 13:32:13 Jason Schwent Jason Schwent The developing St.Louis youth hockey program has made great strides. We have a dedicated, active, and driven community that continues to grow. But that growth needs additional resources (especially with the loss of the Chesterfield ice sheets). This development is important to youth hockey in St. Louis and it's continued and future success. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 13:35:51 SAM BRUEN SAM BRUEN Build it! Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 13:38:03 Alex Miller Alex Miller St. Louis area is lacking in ice hockey rinks, and this development will only help. It would provide a place for our children to stay active and healthy, and would consume a piece of land that isn't highly utilized Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 13:48:23 Cordaryl Patrick Cordaryl Patrick This new facility really has the potential to spur more economic development in St. Louis County and the St. Louis Region. Given the high‐quality amenities that are being proposed, this could really become a world stage for ice‐hockey in our region Comment noted. NEG 7/12/2017 13:48:41 Tish Hanewinkel Tish Hanewinkel Please keep the park the way it is. We do not need a sporting complex on Creve Coeur park land. You put hwy 364 thru there now you think you can from the land from the park again. Stop please Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 13:54:18 Ron Epps Ron Epps I am in full support of this project. It is much needed in our community! Comment noted. This is an outstanding project. I have been to parks around the country that have ice rinks and they add nothing but positives to the parks. This type of project benifits everyone as a partnership between public and private funding. Land that would have sat unused will now benifit thousands of kids in our community and make this a destinatio POS 7/12/2017 13:55:33 Thomaz Highfill Thomaz Highfill Comment noted. spot for out of town tournaments. This is an outstanding use of land that would otherwise go unused. POS 7/12/2017 13:57:55 Neal Griffin Neal Griffin I believe the St. Louis Ice Center is a good idea for the region. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 14:01:16 John Gaskin John Gaskin Great opportunity for the City of Maryland Heights and the entire St. Louis Region! Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 14:02:21 Vin Ko Vin Ko Hockey families and travel teams are great members of the community and they will bring lots of economic activity to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. This facility is absolutely crucial for youth hockey in St. Louis, which makes it crucial for the development of thousands of area children. Hockey offers so much more to kids than just a good workout. It teaches kids how to lead, be a team player, battle through adversity, and develop a strong work ethic. Depriving kids of an avenue that provide POS 7/12/2017 14:07:21 Sean Muncy Sean Muncy Comment noted. that cannot happen. It is very important this rink goes through in a timely manner and I am a strong supporter of the project This is NOT an OUTDOOR facility. This is NOT a public run facility. This does NOT belong in Creve Coeur Memorial Park. This should NOT be funded by St. Louis County taxpayers. The National Park Service (NPS) may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program NEG 7/12/2017 14:13:29 Daniel Curran Daniel Curran goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). Jamestown Mall seems like the perfect location for this facility. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeu NEG 7/12/2017 14:16:25 Hwangfun Lu Hwangfun Lu The hockey team should look for other suitable locaon and leave the ﬂooded wetland to wildlife and people who enjoy nature. Large concrete building and parking lot destroy the Creve Coeur Park nature habitat. Please look for other locaon for ice ring so we can preserve sustainable habitat for wildlife and future generaons. Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeu NEG 7/12/2017 14:23:39 David Becher David Becher Building an expensive structure in the flood plain is a criminal waste of public money. That area has flooded many times over the last 30 years and no levy is ever totally safe. If this is really needed build it somewhere where it will not be flooded and destroyed. Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. POS 7/12/2017 14:24:43 Christopher Janson Christopher Janson The proposed Ice Center is a great and welcome addition to St. Louis County and the greater region. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 14:26:54 Patrick Ding Patrick Ding Whats there not to love about an ice rink? Cant wait till SLIC is built and ready to use! Comment noted. I am writing to express my strong support for the St. Louis Ice Center. This project will create numerous construction jobs and permanent positions while providing a place for young people to hone their craft. I strongly believe that this investment in our community will lead to much economic activity for many years. St. Louis has an opportunity to POS 7/12/2017 14:49:44 Tracy May Tracy May become an ice sports destination for teams and athletes throughout the Midwest and even beyond. Hotels, restaurants and other local businesses would directly benefit from a steady influx from other states and regions of participants and their families. I am confident that the project will be designed and constructed so as to add, not detract, Comment noted. from the beauty of Creve Coeur Park. I visit CCLMP frequently...love to bike ride there, walk my dog, visit the cafe, enjoy the escape the park provides from traffic, noise, asphalt and concrete. The idea of an ice center is badly conceived. It is a bad idea at the wrong place. The people don't need another sports/recreation facility. It would be for the use and pleasure strictly of parents NEG 7/12/2017 14:51:14 Gerry Mandel Gerry Mandel The proposed project does not impede the ability to ride a bike or walk a dog. The remainder of the comment is noted. of kids who play hockey. That's not the purpose of the park. I trust in your wisdom that this idea will be seen for what it is...and that it doesn't belong in CCLMP. Thank you POS 7/12/2017 14:57:51 Michelle Stuckey Michelle Stuckey This will be a great addition to Creve Coeur park and will bring new activities and new visitors who will support the surrounding communities Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 14:57:52 Amela Kuckovic Amela Kuckovic Bringing a new ice rink to St. Louis Creve Coeur for youth hockey is great for economic development and diversity. Comment noted. We need to protect our nature areas in St Louis County. Creve Coeur Park is beautiful, and the nature areas, and natural habitat for wildlife should be preserved. We don't need another hockey rink in this beautiful park. We need to stop chipping away at the nature areas in the county! The hockey rinks in this area have become like the blighte NEG 7/12/2017 15:00:18 Margarert Calascione Margarert Calascione Comment noted. malls we have all over. No more urban blight ‐ no more hockey rinks on pristine lands, especially not in our public parks and nature areas that are for ALL to enjoy I believe the proposed ice rinks for Creve Coeur Park will have a negative impact on the park and surrounding community that currently enjoy the outdoor activities Creve Coeur Park offers. Indoor ice rinks and additional parking lots would not compliment the beauty of a park many have come to appreciate. Build the ice rinks on land other tha NEG 7/12/2017 15:05:21 Valerie Kalupa Valerie Kalupa Comment noted. parkland with the transparency the community it will affect deserves. NEG 7/12/2017 15:16:28 Sebastian Bautz Sebastian Bautz This is a terrible proposal. There is a park there and a lake ‐‐ it's perfect! Find a different plot for this new thing. No need to ruin a lovely place. Who came up with this??? Comment noted. It is inappropriate to take public park land for this usage. Natural areas need to be preserved, not taken over by construction and destruction of trees, wildlife habitat, and nature for humans. Such rink construction should be placed in areas already assigned commercial. Just because parks support some forms of recreation, does not justify Wildlife impacts were assessed in the EA. Although some trees and grassland within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. While the proposed project would result in alteration of habitats and displacement of resident wildlife species, these effects are not NEG 7/12/2017 15:21:09 carol gilster carol gilster destroying 40 plus acres of land designated for PARKS. This also sets a terrible precedence for future usurping of park lands. expected to result in notable alteration or destabilization of any species. Therefore, although there would be impacts to wildlife resulting from the development and operation of the proposed project, those impacts would be negligible to minor POS 7/12/2017 15:28:23 Jason Archer Jason Archer additional recreation activities for our region are positive for our youth, our communities and increase our ability to attract new talent to St. Louis‐‐‐ yes Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 15:31:01 Theresa Williams Theresa Williams This would be a great asset to the area. STL is a big hockey town and would bring many more people to the park Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 15:33:32 Trey Kirtian Trey Kirtian Please build this rink Comment noted. NEG 7/12/2017 15:38:04 Mark Peters Mark Peters Being familiar with the area in question and the extent of the development i am absolutely against development. Acquisition of public park land should not be taken for a private interest. POS 7/12/2017 15:43:00 Matt Segal Matt Segal I live two miles from Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park and think it would be a great idea! Please move forward with the plan! #Health #Wellness #Activity #Fun #Sports #Communities #LetThemPlay #FutureNHLPlayers #WishICouldSkateMysel Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 15:57:30 Aaron Fricke Aaron Fricke We need more ice and this is a central location that can serve all St. Louis communities. Comment noted. I support the proposed ice center for many reasons. It will be a powerful addition to Creve Coeur Lake Park, providing new recreational opportunities for county residents, helps alleviate a significant ice shortage in the St. Louis region currently unable to meet demand, and will position St. Louis for premier ice sports events that it canno POS 7/12/2017 15:58:38 Rebe. A Miner Rebe. A Miner Comment noted. accommodate now. I believe the land, currently idle and unused can be put to work to better our region. POS 7/12/2017 16:08:03 Julie Palozola Julie Palozola I think a four rink ice complex is a great idea for Creve Coeur. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 16:12:00 Tara Loftus Tara Loftus The ice center would greatly benefit St. Louis County and Creve Coeur Park! Comment noted. NEG 7/12/2017 16:13:49 Tom Frank Tom Frank We park our car in the lot where the soccer fields are now in order to ride our bikes. It is away from all the people down by the lake. It is also a good place to ride over the bridge along the trail that goes over the Missouri River into St. Charles. Will we still be able to park there if the ice rink is built The proposed facility is not on the same side of the lake as the soccer fields. POS 7/12/2017 16:21:06 Chris Johnson Chris Johnson Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 16:27:08 Kendall Johnson Kendall Johnson Please allow this project to happen. Hockey is very important to me and we need a place to play. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 16:30:50 Peggy Haynes Peggy Haynes I am very much in favor of this St Louis Ice Project in Creve Coeur Memorial Park. It will provide a much need ice rinks & recreation facility for St. Louis County Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 16:33:46 Matt Plummer Matt Plummer Speedskating needs a facility that can support national and world level competition. St. Louis is in a position to bring these prominent events, but will be unable to do so without a facility that can accomodate an event of that caliber Comment noted. The Missouri River floodplain is managed by the Howard Bend Levee. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) NEG 7/12/2017 16:34:19 Janet Cuenca Janet Cuenca Isn't this proposed structure going on the Missouri River floodplain? NOTHING should be built there; there's too much there already. Why not build an ice rink on the site of Crestwood Plaza? Why cover farmland/floodplain with a building when there are plenty of other sites? will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics Creve Coeur Lake Park would be even better with the proposed Ice Complex. I enjoy the park in the warm weather months and would love to have a reason to visit the area in the winter. The many different possible users of the rinks makes it a positive for the entire metropolitan area. Please consider enlarging one of the ice rinks to POS 7/12/2017 16:48:54 William Budde William Budde Comment noted. accommodate Olympic sports. Thank you POS 7/12/2017 16:50:39 Barbara Budde Barbara Budde Please build the proposed Ice Complex. It will be a regional asset for youth sports. Comment noted. Youth ice sports are critical to the young people of the St. Louis region. I really, really hope the new center at Creve Coeur Lake gets built. Also, the Ice Center will actually add 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact. How POS 7/12/2017 16:55:19 Bill Stoll Bill Stoll Comment noted. can anyone argue with that? POS 7/12/2017 16:57:03 Marty Moehrle Marty Moehrle As a St. Louis County tax paying adult I say allow this project to move forward without delay. This is a building to support positive youth activity. What is not to Love? There is plenty of room to kick soccer balls, hit base balls, paddle canoes, run, ride bikes, walk and the rest. Turn the dirt tomorrow Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 16:57:29 Betsy Webb Betsy Webb Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. The design is lovely to support the awesome St Louis Hockey community and its visitors and treat the park with respect Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 16:57:41 Steven Leasck Steven Leasck I remember growing up in St. Louis and visiting Creve Coeur park with friends and family. With the addition of SLIC we can continue that tradition and have new opportunities to create new and lasting memories. I fully support the use of park land for the SLIC and believe that it can only enhance what St. Louis has to offer to the rest of the world.Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 16:58:54 Tim Hunter Tim Hunter The hockey facility will bring families to the park to enjoy everything it has to offer as a constructive benefit to the community and to households. The increased use of the park will benefit local businesses, restaurants and boost real estate values Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 17:04:03 Michelle Taylor Michelle Taylor We need more ice in St. Louis!!! This will benefit youths across the state of Missouri along with all the hotels and businesses surrounding it Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 17:04:43 Joshua Pullam Joshua Pullam I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 17:05:52 Cameron Miller Cameron Miller I fully support. This needs to happen. Great things will come to this city. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 17:12:26 Joe Bannister Joe Bannister The Ice Complex will be a positive for Creve Coeur Park, Maryland Heights, St. Louis County and the entire region Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 17:13:48 Steve Rudolph Steve Rudolph This would be a great facility in a little used potion of the park. Hope to see the project move forward! Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 17:14:12 Lori Hill Lori Hill Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. As participation in regional ice sports explodes, several ice rinks in the St. Louis area have closed, while others are aging. I support the Ice Center in Creve Coeur Park for several reasons, one of which is because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes, the designers have mitigated flood risk, and the center as a whole POS 7/12/2017 17:14:26 Libby Kindle Libby Kindle Comment noted. will have a negligible overall environmental impact on the park. It will be an enhancement, not a detriment. And the addition of this ice center will ensure that my daughter continues to enjoy participating in youth hockey for years to come I enjoy all sports, including ice hockey. However I don't believe we should use a public park for this use. I live close to the park and use it several times a week, including walking my dog or just enjoying the lake. I am concerned with how it will affect wildlife as well as the excessive traffic concerns. The roads in the park would have to be modified. POS 7/12/2017 17:15:34 VALERIE MCCOOL‐FRY VALERIE MCCOOL‐FRY Comment noted. It seems like the Mills location could be expanded if more room is needed. I am concerned with giving up more park area, as we did several years ago to build the bridge to St Charles. Please reconsider this POS 7/12/2017 17:16:27 Kate Buesching Kate Buesching We NEED these sheets of ice. Hockey is exploding in St. Louis and ice time is hard to get, especially after losing the Hardee's Ice. My kids also play lacrosse so having a plan for the area in the off season is another benefit. Please listen to LOCAL voices when making this decision. Thank you Comment noted. The National Park Service (NPS) may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). I enjoy all sports, including ice hockey. However I don't believe we should use a public park for this use. I live close to the park and use it several times a week, including walking my dog or just enjoying the lake. I am concerned with how it will affect wildlife as well as the excessive traffic concerns. The roads in the park would have to be modified. NEG 7/12/2017 17:16:33 VALERIE MCCOOL‐FRY VALERIE MCCOOL‐FRY Wildlife impacts were assessed in the EA. Although some trees and grassland within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. While the proposed project would result in alteration of habitats and displacement of resident wildlife species, these effects are not It seems like the Mills location could be expanded if more room is needed. I am concerned with giving up more park area, as we did several years ago to build the bridge to St Charles. Please reconsider this. expected to result in notable alteration or destabilization of any species. Therefore, although there would be impacts to wildlife resulting from the development and operation of the proposed project, those impacts would be negligible to minor.

Fifty years of NHL hockey has inspired multiple generations of youth and adult hockey players. The growing enthusiasm for hockey in our region has resulted in a significant shortage of ice rink space. Additionally, the geographic location of St. Louis and the reputation of the City as a great sports town, attract tournaments and other high‐profile events to the region. But we need more event space to accommodate teams from the region and elsewhere. POS 7/12/2017 17:26:58 Virginia Imster Virginia Imster Comment noted. The St. Louis Ice Center is projected to bring thousands of people to the St. Louis region. That’s good for hotels, restaurants and our cultural institutions. The St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation would be responsible for operating/maintaining the St. Louis Ice Center, and the people associated with that organization are some of our region's best advocates for St. Louis as a great place to live, work, and play. They will be terrific stewards of the center, and ensure it is an asset to Creve Coeur Park and the region as a whole. POS 7/12/2017 17:29:12 Peter Huey Peter Huey Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 17:31:00 Joe Bannister Joe Bannister This project is vital to St. Louis. It's a game 7, let's win it and build the best Ice Complex to host the best youth events in the midwest Comment noted. Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County. Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed. POS 7/12/2017 17:34:11 Tracy Sturm Tracy Sturm Comment noted. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact. I love this area, and I love ice sports! We need this rink in Creve Coeur Park. POS 7/12/2017 17:40:33 Natalie Lafata Natalie Lafata Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and this a great use of public park land. The facility will have available for public use and bring more availability of ice sports to the StL area Comment noted.

POS 7/12/2017 17:48:12 Todd Dill Todd Dill I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County, just like they do in the other county parks, Webster Groves, Kirkwood, and St. Peters. Hockey and skating families, and travel teams, bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops, hotels, Comment noted. and other businesses. This can be seen in cies like Chicago, Wisconsin Dells, Minneapolis, Detroit and other Midwestern cies which host all of the big tournaments and compeons now. POS 7/12/2017 17:51:28 Ted Jacoby Ted Jacoby We are excited by the possibility of St. Louis Ice Center at Creve Couer Park. Our community is in dire need of more ice rinks. My son plays hockey and I coach hockey. The Ice Center would be a great benefit to the community Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 17:51:42 Gary Wesolowski Gary Wesolowski Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. I look forward to seeing youth hockey continue to grow in the region with this facility Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 17:52:54 David Eaton David Eaton Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. I support the ice center. Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and keeping kids active and involved. The portion of the park that it going to be utilized is currently just a field and a metal shed. It would be wonderful to add the center in this area as well as the added retention ponds to bring more people into this area and provide additional revenu POS 7/12/2017 17:56:05 Melanie Metzger Melanie Metzger Comment noted. to the surrounding communities. N/A 7/12/2017 17:57:15 Marilyn Ackerman Marilyn Ackerman From the comments I have heard on TV it gives the impression it will be in the middle of space where people current run etc. I also heard it is on a currently empty area ‐ but I don't think I have seen where that is in relationship to everything else in that park. Maybe there is confusion on where it will go and if it will interfer Comment noted. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeu NEG 7/12/2017 18:00:20 Jack Fritz Jack Fritz After two major floods in the area in two years, we need to have our heads examined for even thinking about doing a massive development like this in the flood plain. We need to scratch this project NOW before wasting anymore taxpayer dollars. Great project, but the worst possible location for it. Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. POS 7/12/2017 18:02:04 Jessica Hoagland Jessica Hoagland Great idea for the ice rink. Wrong location. "Wetlands Last Stand" Comment noted. I support the st.louis ice center. I live in Maryland Heights and visit the park frequently. This ice center will only enhance the park. The area for the ice center is an abandoned part of the park with a shed on it. It will not negatively the beauty of the park, the jogging trails or the lake. This will only be a positive addition to the park, the municipalit POS 7/12/2017 18:16:13 Allen Bruno Allen Bruno Comment noted. and the region. NEG 7/12/2017 18:21:32 Alan Wesley Alan Wesley Can we not have some beautiful beautiful open space without filling it with soccer field without filling it with soccer fields and ice rinks? I oppose the idea of an ice rink and hope we can continue to enjoy the natural beauty of the park Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 18:22:50 Matt Muenz Matt Muenz This is vital for the hockey community in St. Louis for the growth of the sport and economic growth for the entire state. Hockey youth teams travel and if this is built tournaments will come. Thanks Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 18:31:15 Steve Martak Steve Martak I feel that St Louis county has the need for this ice facility. With the closing of 3 sheets of ice and the demand in the county and St Charles county. It will more than pay for itself. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 18:39:24 James Fontanetta James Fontanetta The St. Louis County took a huge blow losing Hardees Iceplex. As some one who grew up with and at that rink, I cannot imagine kids not having a place to go to play the sport they love with their friends and family. I am for the project, and will help in any way to see it goes through. The whole project will be great for the whole community! Comment noted. With a hockey player and a synchronized skater, I understand first‐hand the need for additional ice facilities in the area. Both of their organizations travel extensively for completions, and the new rink would provide huge economic benefits as St. Louis would finally have facilities to host regional and national events. Adding the ice facilities is an POS 7/12/2017 18:40:41 Katiee Quinn Katiee Quinn Comment noted. enhancement to the park and would introduce new people to the park and a new recreational option for park enthusiasts. And with all of the efforts made by the team behind the rink to be environmentally‐minded, I don't know how this could be anything but a win for all I am in support of the proposed ice center in Creve Coeur Park for several of the following reasons. First, the proposed ice center will provide a positive environmental impact for wildlife and the natural beauty of the park by adding 5 acres of wetlands. Currently, the proposed site is void and sustains a vacant metal building. Secondly, a new ice facility will generate bountiful financial support to area restaurants, hotels and businesses. Increasing the region's economic value and capital structure. POS 7/12/2017 18:43:59 Rob Bliven Rob Bliven Comment noted. Third, the proposed ice center will furnish the opportunity for St. Louis youth to associate in an organized team environment that provides healthy, structured activities that generates strong guidance, ethical values and life experiences that enhances constructive relational and personal skills. Benefiting the future success of our youth and our community for generations to come. Thank you. POS 7/12/2017 18:48:15 Bill Watt Bill Watt Pro rink! St. Louis needs facilities like this that will give back to the community and especially the younger generations Comment noted. This project needs to happen, and I fully support the building of the new ice complex. Look at how many young players have been drafted by the NHL in the last couple years from the St. Louis area. Blues alumni choose to stay in St. Louis because of the hockey supportive community, but also because of the hockey rich environment that thrived here with the previous facilities. Hockey in this town should be a point of pride, and if any city in America needs an outlet for young people to enjoy and remain active in competition, it is certainly St. Louis. With our city being a two sport town for the foreseeable future, why not allow for a state of the art, environmentally responsible center to POS 7/12/2017 19:00:07 Tyler Eves Tyler Eves Comment noted. allow hockey to thrive and bring economic development and athletic acknowledgement to the region? Think of how proud we all were when local heroes such as David Freese, Ryan Howard, and now Luke Voit got their time in the national spotlight with baseball. The same can be said for hockey, and given the results of the last several NHL drafts, St. Louis is just now getting on the map of a well known, hockey talent producing area. We need this facility now more than ever There are a variety of reasons why I support the Ice Center. It is good for our population. It is good for our economy. And, it is enhancing the environment.

This community park would enhance the enviornment by adding 5 acres of water habitat via two lakes. It is in harmony w the existing sport uses of the Park and aims to use less than 2% of the existing Creve Coeur Lake Park, impacting none of the trails and existing resources. All concerns about a flood risk have been vetted by experts.

POS 7/12/2017 19:00:46 Emily Burch Emily Burch Importantly, The Center avails our community of a great facility for hockey, which so many kids and adults enjoy. Obviously, hockey promotes health and well‐being. Hockey is also a driver of our economy and this Center aims to enrich the community through Creve Coeur Lake Park. Comment noted.

That the Center represents a positive overall environmental impact and that The Center improves the lives of citizens who currently use it and the lives of new citizens whose recreation would be enhanced seems like A Slap Shot for St Louis!! A Total Win!

Let's do this! My family and I support the SLIC for many reasons. We are a hockey family and would love to be able to use the facility for much needed ice time, it will serve as the home ice for my daughter's hockey club. It will add more versatility to an already beautiful park and use such a small amount of available and unused land and bring many more POS 7/12/2017 19:03:32 Trisha Coleman Trisha Coleman Comment noted. visitors to the area. POS 7/12/2017 19:05:13 Shawn Coleman Shawn Coleman Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 19:08:38 Matt Franzblau Matt Franzblau It's a shame to see Hardee's Ice Plex close, I fully support this new ice rink. Comment noted. I am not supportive of this project if it would be using some of the original 400 acres donated to the county. Is this the case? Could there be a metro link spur or bus transfer from the metrolink to this complex? Any new recreational center should be located to be conveniently accessible by other means of transportation. Individual cars should POS 7/12/2017 19:23:30 John Burns John Burns Comment noted. be a last resort any more in design philosophy. POS 7/12/2017 19:25:38 Matt Zeid Matt Zeid I believe if we want to see the talent that entered the NHL this year out of St. Louis again in the future, a new ice rink is paramount. Don't let us down Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 19:30:00 Mark Rider Mark Rider As a hockey family in Affton, and no necessary need for a rink, we still support this effort. This will benifet the entire community, not just the hockey community. Build it people!!! Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 19:34:40 Elizabeth Bristol Elizabeth Bristol I support this project. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 19:36:06 Beth Ingram Beth Ingram This is a project I support. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 19:37:31 Andy Mueller Andy Mueller We need a state of the art facility in St. Louis area. First with Chesterfield rink closing the area was already needmore sheets of ice now even more. Next with a good facility we can bring in more out of town teams for tournaments that would help the economy Comment noted. Youth hockey is an important economic driver for the St. Louis area and additional rinks are needed to support demand called for by local and out‐of‐town teams. Hockey is growing rapidly in the St. Louis area and the lack of ice time threatens to limit that growth for a sport that provides countless hours of recreation to our young boys and girls POS 7/12/2017 19:56:14 Roger Hacker Roger Hacker Comment noted. We need these rinks. POS 7/12/2017 20:05:22 Derek Moore Derek Moore Build it ! We need this Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 20:09:42 Rich Oppits Rich Oppits Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 20:26:26 Janice Bailey Janice Bailey I am showing my support for the St. Louis Ice Center project. St. Louis is woefully under "iced" for all aspects of ice sports. This includes hockey, figure skating, speed skating and curling. These family oriented sports are good for the St. Louis region and create an environment that would attract new families to St. Louis. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 20:34:16 donald besancenez donald besancenez Love it! Would only enhance the park. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 20:35:35 Kasey Kaiser Kasey Kaiser We NEED this rink. The people opposing it have no clue about the details of the rink. The is great for the St Louis region and hockey community. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 20:51:00 Kathleen Motley Kathleen Motley Fully support the ice‐plex at crave coeur park. Will enhance the area. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 20:52:07 Christopher Donnelly Christopher Donnelly The new Ice Complex would be great for youth hockey. With the loss of the Hardee's ice complex this would be a great addition to the St. Louis region. Comment noted.

POS 7/12/2017 20:54:17 Michelle Begley Michelle Begley Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. Comment noted. This is a win, win for the community! POS 7/12/2017 20:55:17 Monica Bierschenk Monica Bierschenk This would benefit St. Louis in so many ways and is a great location as it is convenient to major interstates, airport, hotels and restaurants. Hockey has done so much for StL and especially the youth Comment noted. Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region POS 7/12/2017 20:55:35 Mike Andrew Mike Andrew Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 20:58:09 Arinda Nenninger Arinda Nenninger My son lives and breathes hockey. We love watching him and his friends play a sport they love so much. But we need this ice to host more tournaments that he can enjoy and will bring in more money for the StL area. I think this is an excellent use of the land and those who are objecting will be proven wrong Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 20:58:15 Tom Foster Tom Foster We need more ice. This complex will enhance the park greatly and help provide positive activities for our children. It will also have positive environmental effects Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 21:01:35 Kelly Brown Kelly Brown What a great project and way to enhance park use especially in the cold months. Love the design and it's thoughtfulness to the environment Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 21:02:16 Jen Scott Jen Scott We would love to see a new rink in the area. Youth hockey could use more rinks and it would be a great convenient area for a rink Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 21:02:39 Kathy Cave Kathy Cave I have 2 kids that play hockey and we need ice for them! Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 21:03:05 Brent Larson Brent Larson Hockey has been a big part of my family's life in St. Louis. Losing 3 sheets of ice in Chesterfield is devastating to the continuing development of young athletes not to mention the loss of the adult league I have participated in for the past 20 years. Let's keep St. Louis on the map for young talent development Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 21:04:12 Stefanie Taylor Stefanie Taylor As a hockey mom I would love to see this be built! Youth hockey has amazing benefits for kids. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 21:04:16 Marc House Marc House Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 21:04:40 Robyn Tebeau Robyn Tebeau Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 21:06:26 Elena Reduzzi Elena Reduzzi Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 21:07:38 Jon Quist Jon Quist We are a hockey family in St. Louis and understand the benefits of this great sport. We are working on replacing ice that has been lost and we support the proposed project near Creve Coeur Park. We need ice!! Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 21:08:52 Dave Cordes Dave Cordes Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think we need more rinks to support the influx of young players. As an older hockey player I would appreciate the additional ice time options so we don't have to play at 10:00 pm or later Comment noted. I back the SLIC 100%. We are in need of a top notch facility in the area. I have two kids that play youth hockey, one of which is a daughter. The idea of a centrally located facility that will be the home rink for a girl's hockey team is very appealing and may open the door for more girls who want to play. In addition, this rink will bring in revenue b POS 7/12/2017 21:09:15 Kim O'Brien Kim O'Brien Comment noted. hosting youth tournaments. POS 7/12/2017 21:10:15 James Kahre James Kahre The will be great for Creve Coeur, St. Louis City and the entire region. Hockey is rapidly growing in the Mid‐West. St. Louis should be right in the middle of it. Comment noted.

POS 7/12/2017 21:10:18 Dan Pfeiffer Dan Pfeiffer Comment noted. Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field. This will not only support the rapidly growing youth hockey community in St Louis, it will help support the economy as well POS 7/12/2017 21:10:19 Dmitry Ostrovskiy Dmitry Ostrovskiy Ice hockey is an excellent sport to developing our kids. Team work, discipline, persistent character are just some of the life skills gained through hockey. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 21:10:26 Kyle Uttley Kyle Uttley Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 21:11:45 Donna Kirtian Donna Kirtian I support the construction of the St. Louis Ice Center. Ice sports are becoming increasingly popular in our area, and we need more centrally‐located ice to support these activities. I also do not think the facility will affect the beauty or wildlife in Creve Coeur Park. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 21:11:49 Amy Neff Amy Neff Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 21:12:38 David Sanders David Sanders Thank you all for putting this plan together! The project is a great idea and will be a wonderful addition to CCP. This facility along with the soccer park project will be an economic driver for the county and region as a whole Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 21:19:38 Dan Stiehr Dan Stiehr Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. I am in support of the new ice center in Creve Coeur Park because hockey is a growing sport for all ages and St. Louis currently does not have enough ice available to support this sport. A new ice rink will allow more time for youth hockey practices so St. Louis can continue to produce great talent. More rinks are needed so the sport can continue POS 7/12/2017 21:21:54 Joey Lottmann Joey Lottmann Comment noted. to expand and children can attend practice at a reasonable time closer to home. Local businesses will benefit from out of state visitors. There are also adult leagues struggling to find available ice . POS 7/12/2017 21:22:05 Nancy Nevels Nancy Nevels Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 21:22:23 Monte Sandler Monte Sandler In support of additional rinks for the region. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 21:25:29 Randy Thompson Randy Thompson This project would be a tremendous help to youth hockey. The current demand for ice time is so much greater than what is available with the current facilities Comment noted. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. POS 7/12/2017 21:26:36 Brian Mendenhall Brian Mendenhall I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact. Comment noted.

POS 7/12/2017 21:26:46 Amy Burroughs Amy Burroughs Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 21:26:57 Chris Hoffmeister Chris Hoffmeister We need this facility! More ice is badly needed and this location is perfect. Comment noted. My son with Down's Syndrome has participated in Special Hockey for 23 years ‐ without access to ice facilities he would have to forgo this sport which has helped him build self esteem and be physically active. His team has well over 50 athletes all who benefit from hockey. We have experienced first hand what happens to our disabled ATHLETES POS 7/12/2017 21:28:18 Donna Ringling Donna Ringling Comment noted. when there is a shortage ‐ their needs seem to come last so when the thousands of other hockey teams in the St Louis are looking for ice ‐ guess who gets the short end. Please serve the community with adequate ice for our athletes...STL is a hockey town ‐ please let hockey continue to grow. POS 7/12/2017 21:28:58 Jon Clark Jon Clark Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 21:30:21 Kyle Ries Kyle Ries We need more ice in the area. There is so much growth in the sport. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 21:30:34 Nicole Schrage Nicole Schrage Comment noted. Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed The new ice center would promote major tournaments and revenue for the area as well as having more sheets of ice when as of 2017 with losing Hardee's Ice Plex, a new facility in a centrally located area would create more opportunity for the game of hockey and continue to allow hockey players and kids wanting to play hockey, a chance to POS 7/12/2017 21:32:23 Brad Piercy Brad Piercy Comment noted. further their development POS 7/12/2017 21:34:29 Jaime T Jaime T I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 21:34:50 Scott Thomas Scott Thomas Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 21:35:13 Tom Blair Tom Blair Comment noted. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses POS 7/12/2017 21:35:16 Neil Schanbusch Neil Schanbusch I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 21:35:29 Susan Holt Susan Holt Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesse Comment noted. This project is good for St. Louis kids, families, and all ice sports players and fans. It's also going to be great for business since it will bring people in from out of town when we have a venue for ice sports tournaments. Our family travels between 1‐4 times per year for hockey per kid. I'd love to be able to stay in town and get the folks from Chicago POS 7/12/2017 21:35:31 Justin Giessman Justin Giessman Indy, Nashville, KC, Dallas, Tulsa and other cities to come here to play for a change. I'm sure our hotels and restaurants would appreciate that as well. As an avid outdoorsman and hockey player, I am sure there is a way to compromise to ensure that the needs of both interests are addressed. CC Park is going to be enhanced by this rink and if the Comment noted. right attention is given, the green space and water areas can be improved to make it better than what we have currently. Let's get this rink done More ice is needed in the greater St. Louis area to accommodate all the young people who wish to participate. Ice hockey is a great sport. It offers exercise and teaches many lessons that will last a lifetime. Ice hockey also teaches kids how to manage time and keeps many youths in our town out of major trouble. Besides ice hockey, many kids POS 7/12/2017 21:36:22 Jeff Hanne Jeff Hanne and adults wish to pursue figure skating and speedskating. All of these are Olympic sports and St. Louis should wish to have local athletes compete in these sports. Wouldn't it be nice for the lead story on the evening news to be about an athlete that made it big rather than another teen or 20 something shooting others. Please consider this new Comment noted. rink as a way to turn the tide in our backyard. POS 7/12/2017 21:36:28 Tabetha Sheaver Tabetha Sheaver St. Louis needs this. It is a great support to an entire community of ice skating and hockey enthusiast. We use these sports for health benefits and teaching our children teamwork. Having a facility will increase city revenue by attracting visiting teams and hosting competitions Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 21:38:08 Matt Heffington Matt Heffington As a player, a parent and a coach of a 10 year old boy and 8 year old girl, this facility will allow my children the opportunity to skate and play hockey for years to come. It will bring in additional teams, tourist, fans to our great city and add additional revenue to other parts of our city. Im 100% on board and supportive of the center. Comment noted. Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and bringing a state of the art ice facility to Creve Coeur Park is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County. I also support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and POS 7/12/2017 21:38:44 Tiffany Emge Tiffany Emge Comment noted. the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact. POS 7/12/2017 21:39:00 Jennifer Emmons Jennifer Emmons Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. My children long for new ice in the region. We see similar complexes when traveling for games and tournaments in other cities across the US and the greater St. Louis region needs faculty like this to compete. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. POS 7/12/2017 21:39:06 Joe Winter Joe Winter Comment noted.

I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact POS 7/12/2017 21:39:08 sonia levy sonia levy 2 of my 4 boys play ice hockey, and it is an amazing sport of strength, skill, and aerobic activity. Due to limited ice times, we have to drive all over the St Louis and Illinois area for games. It would be wonderful to keep our gas and concession and ice‐time dollars closer to home Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 21:41:44 Dawn Kleinschrodt Dawn Kleinschrodt The ice rink has several benefits. It can be used year round and provide activities for residents and visitors in the area. It will also be good for the community, contributing to the economic growth Comment noted.

Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. POS 7/12/2017 21:43:46 Kathryn Corser‐James Kathryn Corser‐James Comment noted. I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact.

I am very excited to this opportunity for St. Louis. Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and bringing a state of the art ice facility to Creve Coeur Park is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County. I also support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two POS 7/12/2017 21:45:05 Keith Emge Keith Emge Comment noted. detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact POS 7/12/2017 21:46:06 Tim Rasure Tim Rasure Anything we can do to get more ice available in the STL area the better! Comment noted. I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County POS 7/12/2017 21:49:44 Mara Flick Mara Flick Comment noted. Facilites like this rink have played a vital part in the St Louis community for years and recently have helped establish the area as a hotbed for hockey talent. This rink would provide a tremendous opportunity for area youth to develop their skills not only as hockey players or skaters, but help them develop relationships and life skills throug POS 7/12/2017 21:52:01 Jeremy Sherard Jeremy Sherard athletics and community interaction. Supporting our local athletic communities like these has taken on even greater importance in the wake of the NFL leaving our city and creating a void while damaging our city pride. It's imperative that projects like this continue to be undertaken to ensure the vitality of the St Louis region as a desireable place Comment noted. to live and raise a family. Thank you. POS 7/12/2017 21:53:53 Neil Komadoski Neil Komadoski Please make this ice rink a reality. There aren't nearly enough rinks in the area for our kids and without this project, they will suffer Comment noted. The National Park Service (NPS) may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program NEG 7/12/2017 21:56:44 Debbie Rosso Debbie Rosso This project does not belong in a public park that is enjoyed by over a million people each year. Another place is certainly available that would be less destructive to such a valued natural habitat. goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex)

POS 7/12/2017 21:57:49 Hee‐Sun Kim Hee‐Sun Kim Comment noted. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of posive acvity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. We have been traveling to St Louis from Springﬁeld for the past 10 years for the compeve hockey and we do have our favorite restaurants and shopping areas. POS 7/12/2017 21:59:47 Ted Gruener Ted Gruener Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 22:00:30 Tom Cissi Tom Cissi Youth hockey is booming and we need more ice for local and out of town players. And bringing in more tournaments with out of town teams means more revenue for the region. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 22:02:48 Dan Endres Dan Endres Please support this new ice center. We need it bad in our community. Comment noted.

Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of the park. POS 7/12/2017 22:04:01 Susan Reed Susan Reed Comment noted.

Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses POS 7/12/2017 22:04:54 Colleen House Colleen House St. Louis is in dire need of additional sheets of ice. Building this facility would make use of an unused area of the park and attract more visitors to the location during a time of the year when the park is less busy. Comment noted. Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis. I have seen us featured many times as one of the fastest growing hockey cities in the US. Creve Couer Lake Park is BEAUTIFUL, but after biking there the last three weekends (with my hockey player) we realized that there us so much park land underutilized! It is currently just housing a big empty field and POS 7/12/2017 22:06:28 Lisa Pappalardo Lisa Pappalardo Comment noted. metal shed. Please consider putting St. Louis Ice Center there!!

POS 7/12/2017 22:06:41 Holly VonFeldt Holly VonFeldt Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. Comment noted.

POS 7/12/2017 22:07:21 Amy Carrington‐Fritz Amy Carrington‐Fritz Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 22:08:03 Steve Wilson Steve Wilson I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact. Not to mention all of the people it will bring in to enjoy our wonderful par Comment noted. Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region. It will increase POS 7/12/2017 22:09:53 Doug Patterson Doug Patterson Comment noted. patronage at area restaurants, stores and small businesses. Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed POS 7/12/2017 22:10:07 Steve Ahlheim Steve Ahlheim Comment noted. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses POS 7/12/2017 22:11:10 Donny Gunter Donny Gunter Comment noted. Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed POS 7/12/2017 22:11:32 Mia Ahlheim Mia Ahlheim Comment noted. Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed POS 7/12/2017 22:12:33 Laura Ahlheim Laura Ahlheim Comment noted. Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region. I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County. Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently jus housing a big empty field and a metal shed. POS 7/12/2017 22:12:38 Steve Wuennenberg Steve Wuennenberg Comment noted. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact. Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed POS 7/12/2017 22:13:23 Grant Ahlheim Grant Ahlheim Comment noted. Please support the skating complex at Creve Coeur Park. The rinks will allow enhanced winter recreation in an area that desperately needs more ice to support multiple ice sports. The area proposed is not going to negatively impact the park ‐ it is on the edge of the park and it has been designed to blend in. If anything, it will draw in more peopl POS 7/12/2017 22:15:55 Alicia Skroska Alicia Skroska Comment noted. to enjoy the beauty of this already well‐used County Park, year‐round. I can see the complex enhancing recreation as the ones at Kennedy and Greensfelder already do. Please approve this complex POS 7/12/2017 22:18:06 Devin DeStefano Devin DeStefano Youth hockey is an important and growing sport in St. Louis. This project is an excellent use of barren park land. Please make it happen Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 22:19:09 Ellis Prince Ellis Prince FULLY FOR THESE RINKS. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 22:19:18 Patrick McWard Patrick McWard Hockey is booming in St. Louis and this is a well needed facility for the entire community. Also great use of the land and building adding water habitat. Comment noted. I've only been in the youth hockey realm for 2 and a half years, my daughter plays for the St.Louis Lady Cyclones. I would have never thought in a million years that I would be come a rink rat , but that's what seemed to happen. I fell in love with not only the game but the kids there family's and our club . My daughter has become a more mature and thoughtful young lady because these coaches just don't teach hockey , but also how to be a better person as well , not just on the ice , but in there community's too! See this isn't just about hockey it's about how it makes these kids to become better human beings in our community. POS 7/12/2017 22:23:53 Sam Roth Sam Roth So if you don't think that this hockey rink won't make a difference in the children's lives you're wrong. It's an investment not only in there future but an investment in the future this community,for these young people are our future. Comment noted. Sincerely Sam Roth POS 7/12/2017 22:25:22 Michael Selby Michael Selby Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 22:28:30 Brylee Nausley Brylee Nausley I believe we need more ice to help build more of the youth hockey in the St. Louis area. Now with Chestfield gone we need to help the best way we can! This would be an awesome chance for kids to grow more with the love of the sport of hockey Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 22:31:06 Scott Bullinger Scott Bullinger There is no reason this shouldn't be built. There's no trails or trees or anything in this area but open, unused land. If anything the addition of the building and enhanced green space will only make the area better Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 22:31:10 Paul Rossi Paul Rossi I think this would be a great addition to both the hockey and stlouis community. Our hockey players and children need another facility of this magnitude!! Please make it happen Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 22:34:08 Julie Fontanetta Julie Fontanetta It would be good for the community. We need to replace the whole that Hardee's ice rink left. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 22:34:19 Peggy Dohlke Peggy Dohlke Ice hockey is exploding in our area. Even though we live in Illinois, we travel all over the St. Louis and metro east to enjoy a sport we love. More rinks are needed in this region to encourage and nurture the growth of this sport Comment noted.

POS 7/12/2017 22:34:35 Sean Callison Sean Callison Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. Comment noted.

POS 7/12/2017 22:38:25 Ian Winlof Ian Winlof My family strongly supports construction of the St. Louis Ice Center. It will encourage healthy, active lifestyles and bring much needed ice to the area. My son plays hockey and my younger daughter is just beginning to learn to skate. Access to these and other activities the facility will create should result in skills that we can all enjoy for a lifetime.Comment noted. I fully support building the Ice Center at Creve Coeur Lake. I have utilized the park for years and have watched it grow in popularity. Bike riding, hiking, rowing, zip line, disc golf, picnics, rentals and sports fields. Adding a much needed ice rink to the St Louis area is a natural fit. A facility of this size and quality will bring teams to St Louis instead o us having to travel to other states for hockey tournaments. POS 7/12/2017 22:44:05 Kevin Leonard Kevin Leonard Thanks Comment noted. Kevin

POS 7/12/2017 22:45:59 Brian Peterson Brian Peterson As a recent visitor to the proposed area of construction, I am strongly in favor of the proposed ice complex. The area clearly needs development, it is clearly under utilized, and I believe the ice complex will be an outstanding addition for the community Comment noted. Creve Coeur Park is such a great area for walking and birding. This proposed hockey facility would have such a negative environmental impact on what is a beautiful place. I am a hockey enthusiast but also know there are plenty of places in the county this could be built without imposing such a negative footprint. Hopefully it won't be one mor NEG 7/12/2017 22:46:16 Barbara Martin Barbara Martin green space gone the way of green greed!$$ While the proposed project is to build an ice center, it represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park. In addition, the proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). "They paved paradise and put up a parking lot"!! POS 7/12/2017 22:50:19 Emily Becker Emily Becker This project would finally give a home to the only girls hockey club. This club has made a huge impact on my daughters love for the sport and has grown her self esteem tremendously. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 22:52:20 Joe Gahn Joe Gahn Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 22:52:40 Megan Browdy Megan Browdy Very much in favor. It will encourage growth in our community, stimulate our economy and create a positive presence for out of state visitors. Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 22:53:14 Kevin Hug Kevin Hug Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. PLEASE make more ice rinks for the St. Louis region. My 10‐year‐old son has proved to me how fun the sport of hockey is. Kids love it! Also, ice skating, figure skating, and so many other sports! Kids need activities! And it will stimulate more traffic in the area, which would be excellent for our area. Please inform the public of all the positives.. POS 7/12/2017 23:00:32 Brenda Maire Brenda Maire there are so many! Comment noted.

POS 7/12/2017 23:14:35 Colleen Wells Colleen Wells I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 23:15:03 Mike Piasecki Mike Piasecki I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County Comment noted. POS 7/12/2017 23:25:37 Lisa Schrader Lisa Schrader STL needs more ice for the high schools, club teams and youth hockey, not to mention college and junior hockey,along with the ice skaters and dancers! It it a family facility. It keeps our young kids off the streets. Keeps them involved in a team experience which will help them in the future. This would be such an asset to stl! Comment noted. Hockey has been a very big part of my life and I have loved it the whole time. I have made many friends and it has been amazing playing for so long. Adding this ice can can provide other kids to have this opportunity. With Hardee's Ice Plex being torn down it is creating a lack of space for everyone and building this complex can build our already POS 7/12/2017 23:29:59 Alex Robinson Alex Robinson Comment noted. growing hockey community and give other kids the opportunity for the thrill I have with hockey. POS 7/12/2017 23:39:37 Chris Deslo Chris Deslo Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region

POS 7/12/2017 23:46:03 John Dempsey John Dempsey As an adult rec league player, it very beneficial to have access to many different ice venues. I look forward to playing in Creve Coeur Park. Comment noted.

Thanks. Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County. POS 7/12/2017 23:53:25 Crystal Espy Crystal Espy Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed. Comment noted. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact POS 7/13/2017 0:11:25 David Meresak David Meresak Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. This is great for the region. Do not let the area lose yet another opportunity to add value to the Saint Louis area. We need more rinks to continue to grow hockey in the area. Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 0:25:29 Dena Efthim Dena Efthim Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis. It is a fun and wonderful sport for our youth. I hope our community will continue to support this amazing sport. Comment noted. This project would be beneficial to many people from our entire area during all seasons. It also exposes our area to others who travel to compete. Granted, not all will use it but the same can be said of the zoo, hiking and biking trails, zip lines, tennis courts, swimming pools and sports fields. But it does have the potential to foster memories for al POS 7/13/2017 1:01:34 Terri Schaeffer Terri Schaeffer Comment noted. who chose to use it. POS 7/13/2017 1:02:01 Jeff Sengheiser Jeff Sengheiser Youth hockey is the greatest sport going. We have played all the youth sports, but the level of commitment to other sports pales in comparison to hockey. We need this rink to offer the sport to all that would like to play. Hockey not only advances the athletic ability of our youth, but also teaches teamwork and hard work to work towards a goal. Comment noted. CReve Coeur Park is the only place left in the urban metro area that offers the serenity of nature. I walk, read, meditate, do yoga and sail in the park to contol my blood pressure. The last thing I need is for some sports benue to be huilt that will attract loud, behavior disordered kids and young adults. There needs to be someplace left for civilized POS 7/13/2017 2:38:14 Martha Bellew‐Smith Martha Bellew‐Smith Comment noted. people. Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region. It will also increase income to businesses in the surrounding area and provide an opportunity for hockey to flourish in St. Louis. The life lessons learned from hockey will make the kids of today our leaders o POS 7/13/2017 4:42:21 John Brueck John Brueck Comment noted. tomorrow. This facility offers that opportunity! We NEED that rink! POS 7/13/2017 4:45:02 Riley Brueck Riley Brueck With Hardees ice Plex closed, we lost 3 sheets of ice in St. Louis and that impacts all rinks, all families and all hockey players. We need this new rink complex and it offers other great benefits to the community Comment noted. I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact POS 7/13/2017 5:31:46 Donna Lawton Donna Lawton Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 5:38:12 Kim Oliver Kim Oliver My daughter has been playing hockey since she was five years old. She loves playing hockey and her team competes at the National level. St. Louis needs more ice for players of all ages and abilities Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 6:15:40 Rob Kiem Rob Kiem We need this amenity as it would be great for the area and region. Youth hockey is so important now to our region, and the partnership with professional hockey is awesome. Additionally, I play senior hockey, and with the loss of the Chesterfield ice, this project is really needed. This project would be a great improvement! Comment noted. NEG 7/13/2017 6:17:55 Scott Marquart Scott Marquart Please preserve park land for outdoor activities. Build the ice rink and parking lots in a commercial district not in the park Comment noted. I read the "reasons" the usual anti‐development suspects had in todays P‐D and disagree with all of them. This is a public park to be enjoyed by everyone that decides to go there. 99% of the visitors will not have their enjoyment damaged because, on the horizon, they can see the casinos or a hockey facility. It is a stretch to even imagine how this recreation opportunity will compromise biking, sailing and picknicking. Traffic will not cause people to go elsewhere. The outdoor music venue nearby does not! They imply that the facility would not be used by the "general" public which is not true. Hockey is an indoor use not related to the lake. How is soccer "related" to the lake? The POS 7/13/2017 6:19:37 Larry Parrish Larry Parrish Comment noted. scatter shot also included the old saw..."the floodplain" argument. The pastoral park land has already been set aside for numerous soccer fields, none of which are "compatible" with the lake. The soccer fields are also not "for general" use. Only for those that play soccer on them. Build it! It offers another dimension for recreation for citizens of St. Louis county.

POS 7/13/2017 6:20:51 Tom Hanak Tom Hanak Comment noted. Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed.

POS 7/13/2017 6:27:43 Kevin Tipton Kevin Tipton Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 6:30:35 Nathan Iffrig Nathan Iffrig I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 6:30:56 John Streb John Streb I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 6:41:46 Jeanine Whitaker Jeanine Whitaker Adding the ice rink would enhance the features that the park already offers. We need more ice facilities in the St. Louis area and this would be a great addition to the area. Small impact on the overall park Comment noted.

POS 7/13/2017 7:05:24 Kelley Keller Kelley Keller Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. Comment noted. This will be a great enhancement to the area. POS 7/13/2017 7:08:00 Aaron Finley Aaron Finley Comment noted. I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact POS 7/13/2017 7:14:11 Joe Ambrose Joe Ambrose I see our public parks as a community gathering place supported by all county taxpayers. By building the ice rink on an otherwise unused part of Creve Coeur Park, a broader range of people will be able to enjoy the park Comment noted. I am in full support of the Ice Center. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses.

The Ice Center will actually be adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact. POS 7/13/2017 7:20:17 Tim Loughman Tim Loughman Comment noted. It's a win ‐ win for everyone.

POS 7/13/2017 7:23:51 Dan Bozwell Dan Bozwell The youth hockey players in this area desperately need more ice. This is a wonderful plan! Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 7:26:09 Kelly Whitener Kelly Whitener Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. There is a huge need for additional ice rinks in the metro area. This facility will not only help to grow youth hockey but also provide a place for all ice sports for participants of all ages. Also, a facility such as STL Ice Center will attract both regional and national events, which will have a positive impact on the local economy by bringing hospitality POS 7/13/2017 7:26:14 Steve Brickman Steve Brickman Comment noted. and entertainment revenue. This rink would be a huge boost to the area. My children play hockey and I fully understand the massive number of out of town dollars that come to the region as a result. Last season our team alone hosted 1 tournament and brought in 10 teams with 18 players per team for 3 days. That is 540 hotel nights, and over 3000 meals factoring in parent (which is usually 2), and countless other local dollars spent. I am a director for a business in Westport Plaza and can say that the business owners are extremely excited for the opportunity to gain this much weekend business. I cannot imagine why St. Louis county parks wouldn't take a useless corner of Creve Coeur park and add a beautiful facility of this nature. They have historically done this with Kennedy, Queeny, Eagle Springs, and others... Thanks for your time and consideration POS 7/13/2017 7:26:21 Mike Summers Mike Summers Comment noted. Mike Summers RVP ‐ McKesson 55 Westport Plaza Drive, Suite 300 St. Louis MO 63146 POS 7/13/2017 7:30:31 Rose Watt Rose Watt I support the ice rink in Maryland Heights Comment noted. This project is something the St Louis youth hockey community needs with the lose of 4 sheets of ice in Chesterfield it will take away from the development of these kids. Those that are against these types of projects don't realize that they continue to add to the stigma that the St Louis area is an old decaying community that rarely is receptive to POS 7/13/2017 7:32:55 Jim Hamilton Jim Hamilton Comment noted. change or for that matter growth. There are so many positives that could come out of this and to be proud of as a community. POS 7/13/2017 7:33:11 Matt Sander Matt Sander I SUPPORT the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact; while bringing many new families and positive recreational outdoor activity to Creve Coeur Park! Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 7:35:44 Ron Burgess Ron Burgess New ice in a beautiful setting will draw skaters from the greater Metro area and from outside the region Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 7:36:24 Jason Drezek Jason Drezek More Ice rinks in the area are vital to the growth of hockey in our area. Kids all over the area do not have enough ice to support their love for this great game. The ice rink will bring a positive economic effect on our area as well Comment noted. NEG 7/13/2017 7:36:32 Tom Anzman Tom Anzman I am strongly against the ice rink. A natural setting like Creve Coeur park is not a place for an ice rink. Additionally, I oppose public funds being used for this project POS 7/13/2017 7:39:05 Tom Burnham Tom Burnham The ice Park would be a welcome and smart investment in the community bringing extra people & therefore dollars to the area Comment noted. •I think this is another great way to bring healthy new acvie s to a beauful park in St. Louis County. 5 St. Louisans were draed in the ﬁrst round of the NHL dra and we need more ice to keep this trend going! I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty ﬁeld and a metal shed. this is another way in which we can support our youth, our park and our Blues. POS 7/13/2017 7:40:27 michael lowenbaum michael lowenbaum Comment noted.

POS 7/13/2017 7:41:52 Matt Hussey Matt Hussey Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed. Without this facility, youth hockey will struggle to continue to grow Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 7:43:57 Mike Nuzbach Mike Nuzbach Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 7:45:13 James Feuerbacher James Feuerbacher This complex would take up less than 2% of park acreage in an area that is not currently used for any recreational purpose. The complex itself will be a recreation destination for thousands every year. Ice rinks are great additions to any park, as we have seen in Kirkwood and multiple St. Louis County parks already. Comment noted. N/A 7/13/2017 7:46:49 Sook Deek Sook Deek Note to the tree hugging pussies trying to shut this project down: get fucked ya twat ass bitches. Go sit your loose asshole right on a tree motherfucker. You got that?!?!?!?!?!? Disregard comment. Not valid. Owing to terrific development programs, STL hockey is now on the international map (5 first round draftees NHL 2016). Most of that advanced development took place at the Chesterfield rinks, which are now closed. This proposal aims to bring in not only greater youth development but also a place for kids to continue development after mino POS 7/13/2017 7:51:55 Bob Gerchen Bob Gerchen Comment noted. hockey (USHL team). It's a great vision ‐ something our region has been sorely lacking for years. Let's keep going! A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lowe

A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur I currently use Creve Coeur Park to walk and observe nature. During the busy times, traffic is already a nightmare getting into the park, and parking is hard to find. Adding a rink of this size inside the park will exacerbate this problem. While the building can be raised above flood level, this will just make water rise higher. In addition, we'll lose NEG 7/13/2017 7:56:17 Julie Brinker Julie Brinker Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. valuable green space and habitat for wetlands wildlife. There is a lot of adjacent land in the area that can be utilized for this purpose that will not cause these issues. Wildlife impacts were assessed in the EA. Although some trees and grassland within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. While the proposed project would result in alteration of habitats and displacement of resident wildlife species, these effects are not expected to result in notable alteration or destabilization of any species. Therefore, although there would be impacts to wildlife resulting from the development and operation of the proposed project, those impacts would be negligible to minor POS 7/13/2017 7:55:23 Jennifer Gunn Jennifer Gunn Ice hockey helps so many young kids channel their focus on a sport that encourages teamwork and builds lifelong friendships. I encourage all that can to get behind the building of these sheets of ice to help grow the sport in st Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 7:59:27 John Conti John Conti •Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of posive ac vity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 8:01:13 Andy Strickland Andy Strickland I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact Comment noted. The project will be positively impactful to youth sports, have a positive impact on the regions image as a result of national and regional events and will create meaningful economic activity in both jobs and taxes. One of the great things about this project is the fact it is a private/public partnership that unifies multiple public bodies goals whil POS 7/13/2017 8:01:15 John Ross John Ross Comment noted. meeting the communities needs. POS 7/13/2017 8:04:54 Jessica Liss Jessica Liss As a devoted hockey mom, my family fully supports the project. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses POS 7/13/2017 8:10:08 Kim Egan Kim Egan Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 8:10:17 sandra hackman sandra hackman Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. NEG 7/13/2017 8:12:09 David Berra David Berra Traffic and beauty of the enterance to the park will be lost Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 8:14:19 M Brisherd M Brisherd I support the Ice Center since we are one of many hockey families and travel teams that will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses.Thabk you Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 8:15:33 Alex Sprigg Alex Sprigg This is a great addition to Creve Coeur Park and much needed in order to grow our hockey presence in St. Louis. I enjoy being able to watch future hockey stars and really hope to see a St. Louis USHL hockey team in the area soon. I support this initiative and look forward to being able to utilize the facility Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 8:16:21 Ted Zimmerman Ted Zimmerman Bringing this rink to St. Louis will give many more families the opportunity to learn and grow from the sport of hockey. Hockey is a very tight‐knit community and one in which families travel all over the country to play at the highest levels. Bringing this rink would not only benefit our local community, but also bring in many out of town visitors. Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 8:19:05 Lizzie Hendon Lizzie Hendon Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 8:19:10 JJ Bonnot JJ Bonnot My family fully supports the Ice Center because it is actually adding several acres of water habitat witth two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Ice Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact. Lets do the right thing for our kids and our community Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 8:19:10 Jen Cornell Jen Cornell We need this rink..we can't destroy the hopes and dreams of kids wanting to play this sport.. Using 2% of CC lake, damaging no wildlife and putting it where an abandon metal warehouse is .. makes sense .. help the community grow and kids pursue dreams .. If you build it they will come !!!!! And lots of them! Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 8:19:40 Tawny Carmody Tawny Carmody I'm SUPER excited for the Ice Center! My 16 year old plays hockey and we were without a rink for a while all together, so the promise of something new is a gift! Our entire family is excited Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 8:20:01 Thomas Lombard Thomas Lombard ?Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of posive ac vity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 8:20:09 Adrienne LeGrand Adrienne LeGrand This ice center would provide a lot of opportunity for youth hockey. It is currently an empty field and wouldn't be interfering with the beauty of the park. The project is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat with two detention lakes. Bring on the hockey Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 8:20:44 Clayton Mayer Clayton Mayer I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 8:21:06 Christy Sommer Christy Sommer Bringing a new rink to the St. Louis area would be great for our kids. There are such limited ice options, causing kids to have super early or late practices, that we need more options like this in St. Louis Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 8:21:20 Jacob Palazzolo Jacob Palazzolo Bringing youth hockey to the Creve Coeur Park area is a great way to utilize a space that is otherwise being wasted on a big open field, and a metal shed. It will bring tremendous growth to the area and to the park Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 8:22:18 Tim McGuire Tim McGuire This type of facility is needed here in STL. We drive all over the midwest to facilities like these and spend a lot of money for large tournaments. This will be a huge draw from outside STL and bring many visitors. Also, there is a huge shortage of ICE for this growing sport here in STL. This project is a positive for everyone!! Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 8:22:57 Craig Schaeffer Craig Schaeffer Please consider the ice rink facility. I believe that this will give more people different ways of enjoying the park. The plans include an area of the park not really being utilized currently and I do not believe that this will take away from the experience of other throughout the rest of the park Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 8:23:04 Troy Kahle Troy Kahle It is vital that we build the new ice center in Maryland Heights Creve Coeur Park because hockey is a growing sport among the younger generation as well as adults. It's also a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to beautiful park in St. Louis County Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 8:23:15 Mike Gibbons Mike Gibbons I support the project. The area needs the facility and to do not feel the location will take anything away from the experience of the park Comment noted. My family lives close and utilizes Creve Coeur Park. I was hesitant when first reading about the rink, but after reviewing the location and amount of acreage it will actually take up, I believe that this will be a great project. St. Louis definitely needs more rinks and this is such a central location. Hockey is growing rapidly in St. Louis and a facility lik POS 7/13/2017 8:24:23 Steve Kaufmann Steve Kaufmann Comment noted. this will help draw tournaments, which are good for the surrounding area. POS 7/13/2017 8:25:51 Laura Murphy Laura Murphy Hockey continues to be a growing sport in St. Louis, and more and more children are becoming involved. More ice is necessary in the community, and this would be a great use of park land that is currently only offering an eyesore with an empty field and metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 8:26:11 Jamie Estes Jamie Estes There is a huge need for additional ice skating capacity in St. Louis. The St. Louis area is a hotbed for youth hockey, and there's an accompanying growth of adult hockey as more and more parents are getting exposed to the game through participation by their children Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 8:26:24 Andi Olson Andi Olson This will be a great way to keep kids healthy, bring more visitors to the area which money to local businesses. Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 8:27:00 Robert Seigel Robert Seigel I support youth hockey in Creve Coeur park. My son played youth hockey and it is an outstanding way to build youth leadership and character. •Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I th ink this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty ﬁeld and a metal shed. Comment noted. I think bringing the Ice Center to Creve Coeur will be a great way to promote community involvement, youth activity levels and interest in sport, and make use of land which is currently going unused. I would love to see this land be put to good use for St. Louis area families, and for it to be a good source of interest and activities for both resident POS 7/13/2017 8:27:56 Emily Huss Emily Huss Comment noted. and visitors alike.

POS 7/13/2017 8:28:20 Dan Delvecchio Dan Delvecchio I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact. Comment noted.

POS 7/13/2017 8:28:23 James Barron James Barron Let's move forward not back. This ice rink would be a major benefit to the area and is something the St Louis area needs! Get it done Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 8:29:49 Marc Rumack Marc Rumack I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 8:30:02 Thomas LeGrand Thomas LeGrand I think the St. Louis Ice Center would be a great addition to the Maryland Heights area. It would not only make a great practice facility for the Blues but also attract regional hockey tournaments and bring in visitors from across the Midwest region Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 8:30:15 Tracy Ashley Tracy Ashley Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. I am writing in support of the St. Louis Ice Center (SLIC). I have three daughters that play ice hockey and they need a place to play. The reduction in ice due to the Sale of Hardee's Iceplex to Top Golf is putting a huge hurt on the booming St. Louis youth hockey scene and especially so with girls hockey that is beginning to expand rapidly in this area But this in not just about them, this facility will also provide much needed access for all of the Ice Sports in the area. Curling, Sled Hockey, Speedskating, Ice Dancing and Figure Skating are all feeling the pressure of reduced access.

The SLIC would enhance Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park and not take away from anything currently there. The proposed complex would be on 40 acres, which represents less than two percent of the park’s 2,100+ acres. That two percent is not currently being used for used for recreation. In fact, today it’s an empty field with a storage shed, gravel road and is bordered on one side by railroad tracks. POS 7/13/2017 8:30:51 Dale Greenbury Dale Greenbury Comment noted. The facility and parking around it would be developed in an environmentally conscious way. The Ice Center would add more than five new acres of water habitat for birds, fish and other wildlife through the creation of two detention lakes that don’t exist today.

The facility will also provide added access to the rest of the 98‐99% of the park through its integrated access to the new Great Rivers Greenway trail project that the SLIC has incorporated access into its design.

This project will provide much needed access to recreation for thousands of young people in the area. The outdoor ice rink will provide lots of reasons for park goers to come take advantage of the park in the winter. This project will benefit the rest of the park as well by enhancing access to the park for its other outdoor activities and the new acreage of detention ponds and access to the new Great Rivers Greenway will be a welcome addition to the park. This really is a win win situation for the park and the people of St. Louis

POS 7/13/2017 8:31:32 Michael Young Michael Young Comment noted. Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County POS 7/13/2017 8:32:35 Shwrri Beeman Shwrri Beeman St Louis needs this badly!! Great for youth! I think it is utilizing a part of the park that isn't pretty and will enhance it with the wildlife ponds. I grew up using the park and truly feel this will not hurt the park's look... queeny park has ice facility and it blends in and doesnt hurt the park's loo Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 8:35:09 Joe Miller Joe Miller Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 8:36:50 MIchelle Neuf MIchelle Neuf This rink would be great for the St Louis area. My son is hockey player and it's very hard to ice time around St Louis. Youth hockey is growing in St Louis and we need more ice rinks. Please build this facility we need it Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 8:40:24 Beth Signorelli Beth Signorelli Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. Dear St. Louis Legacy Ice: First I would like to say that my family and I appreciate your efforts to enhance the Creve Coeur Park and certainly this complex would be a better option than leaving this parcel of ground within the park an empty field. The region needs more complexes like this as facilities for hockey are few and far between and I believe this will become an POS 7/13/2017 8:45:32 Hank Bellina Hank Bellina Comment noted. attraction/destination for visitors and revenue to the City of Maryland Hts. These type of amenities are awesome additions to a community and it would be a "backwards mentality" not to allow this when the the St. Louis Legacy Ice group has chosen this site and community to invest what appears to be large dollars. These type of opportunities don't come along very often. POS 7/13/2017 8:50:27 Jodi Rooney Jodi Rooney •Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of posive ac vity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. Comment noted. As a hockey dad and rink owner this project is vital to our community. The goal is to provide our youth venues to learn skills and play at all levels. The location just outside the Park allows Park users access to something they will enjoy POS 7/13/2017 8:51:24 John Komlos John Komlos We strongly support this endeavor and this is what our community needs. Comment noted. Hats off the Legacy Ice, Pat Quinn, and the entire team.

Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. We travel several times every year to the St Louis Area from Central Missouri and stay in your hotels; eat in your restaurants and shop in your stores. Additionally a facility like SLIC would POS 7/13/2017 8:53:52 Patrick Kennon Patrick Kennon Comment noted. be a marquee destination that could bring in larger Ice Events that draw people from across the U.S., Canada and beyond. I also support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact POS 7/13/2017 8:57:05 SAHILA TOPON SAHILA TOPON Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 8:58:24 Samantha Parks Samantha Parks I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 8:59:02 Matthew Gossett Matthew Gossett We need this to be built for the youth hockey in the area. Almost all of the rinks I grew up playing on are gone now Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 8:59:19 Patrick Hagen Patrick Hagen This facility would be great for youth sports and the area, as it would be able to host several tournaments bringing money to the area. I see no negative impacts to the park Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 9:00:15 Kathleen Strode Kathleen Strode The kids need more places to plag hockey! Help keep hockey alive here in St. Louis Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 9:03:52 Jason Price Jason Price Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 9:04:00 Daniel Larson Daniel Larson I'd love to see a new, modern ice complex available to the public in St. Louis. I recently traveled to Florida and was surprised by the number and quality of facilities that I saw from the interstate. The central location of Creve Couer Park will make this facility accessible to residents from all parts of St. Louis and St. Charles County and beyond. Comment noted. With the closure of the ice rink in Chesterfield there is a void that this center will fill. In addition this type of center will be able to host tournaments and other events that will bring commerce to other area businesses. It is being built on farm ground and will not affect the amenities offered at Creve Coeur Park. I see no significant downside to POS 7/13/2017 9:04:42 Austin Moore Austin Moore Comment noted. this complex being built, but see tremendous upside to commerce in the surrounding areas POS 7/13/2017 9:05:20 Geoffrey Foelsch Geoffrey Foelsch I am fully in support of an ice arena being built in Creve Coeur!! Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 9:07:57 Kenna Hudson Kenna Hudson I think this would be a great addition to our community. As a parent of a youth hockey player I think this would be a great location for a new rink due to the centralized location between St. Louis and st. Charles county. This new rink would only enhance how wonderful the park is now Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 9:08:41 Billee McAuliffe Billee McAuliffe Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 9:09:35 Julie H Julie H •Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeu r Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region. Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 9:10:08 Jeff Dortch Jeff Dortch Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 9:10:56 Dylan Ream Dylan Ream As a family with small children, we believe that the proposed facility in Creve Coeur park will provide better opportunities for our children to engage in the local youth athletics community Comment noted. I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact. I see this facility as a great opportunity for the community AND the park as it will bring numerous people to the area POS 7/13/2017 9:14:38 Adrienne Kruse Adrienne Kruse Comment noted. Tournaments can create a lot of down time for families, and the park will be an awesome place to kill some time whether it be a picnic and/or exploring the trails along with all the other wonderful things to do in the area I realize there is some opposition due to the fact that the site is technically part of Creve Coeur Park. I grew up about a mile from Creve Coeur Park in the Old Farm Subdivision. I have used Creve Coeur Park many times and have no concern that this ice complex will negatively impact the park or its beauty. The suggested site is a vacant piece o ground with no real aesthetic appeal. Furthermore, I don't really even consider it part of Creve Coeur Park due to its location. POS 7/13/2017 9:17:51 Nick Cacciabando Nick Cacciabando Comment noted. I have a son who plays ice hockey for the St. Louis Rockets and would personally love to see this project completed. I think it would add to the already growing appeal of the area, and bring additional revenue to an otherwise underutilized area POS 7/13/2017 9:18:48 Steve L'Hommedieu Steve L'Hommedieu This project will be a great addition to St. Louis and a first class facility for our kids and to attract new events to the area Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 9:19:01 Carol LeGrand Carol LeGrand The ice rink will provide our youth a place to be physically active, off their game systems and phones. Comment noted. St. Louis has developed a real talent pool of hockey players. Youth programs are growing quickly and sheets of ice can be hard to come by. The design takes into account a plan for wildlife habitat and significant park improvements including the rink. As a hockey parent, coach, and player I believe this facility is needed to help sustain the future o POS 7/13/2017 9:21:17 Steve Traube Steve Traube Comment noted. St. Louis hockey and other ice sports. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lowe NEG 7/13/2017 9:23:08 Jamie Schlote Jamie Schlote I love hockey, but surely there is a better location for a new indoor complex. Creve Coeur Lake is so calm and wonderful for kayaking and picnics. Traffic can already be heavy in the parking lots, so I hate the idea of another large facility butting itself into the location. I will be very disappointed if this moves forward. The proposed project would not preclude park users from kayaking and picnics. POS 7/13/2017 9:25:06 Jennifer Richardson Jennifer Richardson Hockey is growing and providing opportunities to build sportsmanship, work ethic, and character for our youth. The community needs more ice rinks to accommodate this growing need. Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 9:25:43 Jason Dunaway Jason Dunaway Youth hockey in St Louis is exploding and there is a need for more ice. I support the Ice Center because it is actually addin g 5 acres of water habitat via two detenon lakes; the designers have migated ﬂood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact. Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 9:27:23 Ashley Belcher Ashley Belcher •Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty ﬁeld and a metal shed. Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 9:28:41 John Auble John Auble I think that this project will only enhance recreational opportunities within our community and even Creve Couer park. It will further assist in developing younger talent, and give local hockey the ice it desperately needs. It is minimally invasive to Creve Couer park, and aligns with the exiting theme of the area ‐ sports & recreation. Comment noted. Please build this rink! Not only is it a boon for the local hockey community which has seen continued growth and success in producing NHL players, but would also be a huge win for the city of St. Louis to have such a state of the art Hockey Mecca right here in the Midwest. The amount of opportunity for our own community is immense and I hope POS 7/13/2017 9:30:31 Rob Kerch Rob Kerch Comment noted. those that are being short sighted to evaluate the plus and minuses to realize how great this project is for the area POS 7/13/2017 9:30:53 John Wojtow John Wojtow Hurry and get this rink built before winter!!!! Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 9:34:08 Ethan Kroh Ethan Kroh This is a great enhancement to the community for youth sports, hockey fans, and visitors. The project will have a great economic benefit to the area as well. I am looking forward to seeing this project during construction and once the finished product is complete Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 9:34:51 Cyndi Heutel Cyndi Heutel I support the St. Louis Ice Center in Creve Coeur Lake Park because it will bring additional rink space to the youth in the St. Louis region. The complex, if done responsibly, will allow our youth to practice at reasonable hours and bring more young people into this great sport Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 9:37:10 Alex Boudi Alex Boudi I fully support this addition to creve coeur park. Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 9:39:03 Julie Beck Julie Beck I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 9:39:43 Mark Going Mark Going Comment noted. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses POS 7/13/2017 9:40:47 Ed Ortmann Ed Ortmann The St. Louis Ice Center is a very welcome addition to the Creve Couer Lake Area. The site and its demographic location are very appropriate for the use. The buildings will not compete in any way with the lake and its surroundings as it is located on a little used tract adjacent to the railway and on the northern edge of the park. Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 9:44:28 Megan Tocco Megan Tocco We need a centrally located ice rink to continue growing the sport of youth hockey. My son has reaped the benefits of youth sports, especially hockey, and that should be available to all kids. An empty field can. E put to much better use. It would be something everyone can enjo Comment noted. My family ice skates for fun together and with friends. I also have a daughter and son who play hockey. I have recently learned to play myself so our whole family can play together. The skating rink, while indoors, still continues the purpose of recreation by allowing physical activity for all ages. I am in support of the skating rink and believe it wi POS 7/13/2017 9:46:14 Katie Hoehn Katie Hoehn Comment noted. be an asset to the park and community by providing additional recreational activities. This new facility will be a huge asset to St. Louis. Our city is short on ice rinks and this would be a great facility for family to come together and skate as well as a great place for figure skaters and ice hockey players to practice and compete. This new facility would allow the possibility for Tournaments to come to St. Louis for all sorts of Ice Skating POS 7/13/2017 9:46:22 Sheri Levy Sheri Levy Comment noted. events. I fully support the development of this new facility! POS 7/13/2017 9:46:27 ellie horgan ellie horgan •Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of posive ac vity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. Comment noted. I am strongly in favor of the construction of the ice complex. I have followed the plan carefully from the very beginning and the impact on the Park and other activities there is being very carefully considered. It will be a fantastic addition to the other natural activities there and will in fact enhance those activities by bringing more people to th POS 7/13/2017 9:52:19 Jim Carmody Jim Carmody Comment noted. area. Many participants in the on‐ice activities will use the surrounding natural areas for walking, running and other exercise. It is a natural fit for the existing area and a great location. POS 7/13/2017 9:53:21 Fanxin Long Fanxin Long I am supportive of the construction not only because of the need for more ice in the area, but also because a premier facility as proposed will promote not only ice sports but also local economic development. I am confident that any legitimate environmental concerns can be properly addressed Comment noted. St Louis could really use more ice rinks...for the health of our kids who enjoy hockey and for the region to draw tournaments and events. a rink would enhance the park, the same way the soccer fields near it make it a great destination for the area. Let's do this. please POS 7/13/2017 9:53:35 marc abel marc abel Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 9:53:55 Sarah Lipovsky Sarah Lipovsky Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 9:54:30 Sharin Gossett Sharin Gossett This would help kids who would love to play hockey. A lot of rinks have closed. Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 9:58:17 Kayleen Carmody Kayleen Carmody The Ice Center is adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated the flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact. Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 10:02:24 Chris Bowe Chris Bowe This project will bring more people to an already incredible park and serve the entire St. Louis region. I love the redevelopment of relatively unused space in the park that will generate interest, attendance and excitement for the community. Looking forward to seeing this facility in action Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 10:02:32 zunli mo zunli mo Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 10:04:56 Ron Ramey Ron Ramey Hockey has such a huge positive impact on the young people who learn and play the game. The proposed facility will move our area forward without negative effect on the environment. New development is needed to make our region competitive. Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 10:05:24 Steve Goldman Steve Goldman Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land and I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 10:08:18 Mark Rubenstein Mark Rubenstein Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and more ice is needed. What a perfect place to attract visitors to our area and at the same time support a dynamic growing sport in STL. Comment noted. With youth hockey growing and the hockey base already in St. Louis, this ice center is much needed, as the amount of available ice is not enough. The location will enhance the park, as this area is currently not being used by any park‐goers. The center will bring new people to the park, allowing them to experience the park's beauty that they ma POS 7/13/2017 10:08:52 Clint Wobbe Clint Wobbe Comment noted. not have experienced previously. POS 7/13/2017 10:08:56 Brian Balch Brian Balch The proposed ice center would bring much needed ice to the growing hockey hotbed of St. Louis and be a major benefit to the region. The proposed location will have minimal impact on Creve Coeur park as it is proposed in a vacant area. Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 10:09:07 Patrick Maltagliati Patrick Maltagliati Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. My son played ice hockey since age 5, and he just graduated from high school. Hockey has helped him staying focus and have discipline to juggle the academics and the sports. POS 7/13/2017 10:10:27 Ernesto Ruiz‐Huidobro Ernesto Ruiz‐Huidobro Comment noted. Having another Ice complex and encouraging more kids to play this sports, will help keeping the kids on the ice and out of the streets POS 7/13/2017 10:12:10 Jill Clarkson Jill Clarkson Youth hockey is continuing to grow in STL and this would be a great use of park land and buildings that are currently underutilized. Comment noted. As a hockey fan, participant in adult ice hockey leagues and parent of a youth hockey player I strongly support the new facility.

I often read about the need to make St. Louis a better place to live and how to attract others to the area. I believe this facility addresses a need for more ice surfaces to meet the growing demand in the metro area. Sports and recreational activities, such as those that would take place at this facility, are a great way to encourage adoption of POS 7/13/2017 10:14:48 Dan Birkenmeier Dan Birkenmeier healthier lifestyles and build stronger bonds among members of the community. The facility will enable events attracting out of town participants, which in addition to generating incremental revenue streams for the area, help showcase the St. Louis metro area and have the potential to translate into future vacation visits generating additional Comment noted. incremental revenue.

I very much appreciate the beauty of our parks and the environment. I am confident this facility will not take away or harm either one. Rather, it will help expose more people to experience and appreciate what the park has to offer I believe we need more ice facilities in the St. Louis area. I know that there are many people who would use this facility. One specific group would be ice hockey players. Children on ice hockey teams are forced to practice very early or very late because there just isn't enough ice time available. This can sometimes make children/parents decide POS 7/13/2017 10:20:01 Becky Ward Becky Ward Comment noted. not to play on these teams because it is not possible to get enough sleep and stay healthy. Staying active is part of staying healthy. I believe that putting this in Creve Couer Lake Memorial Park will bring more people to the park. This will allow them to see all of the other great things the park has to offer.

POS 7/13/2017 10:21:08 Charles Wright Charles Wright The St. Louis metro area is very short on available ice. We have managed for years by stretching ice times from 5 am to midnight at times. Some of the area complexes are quite dated. This new complex would take a lot of pressure off of the current system and also help keep our kids from having to get home on school nights at 11:40 or later Comment noted. We really need a new ice complex. it's a great way for kids to stay active and healthy (one of the many benefits of Creve Coeur park) It will add to what the park area has to offer to the community and with the design of the detention ponds it will also give the wildlife in the park more options of where to go. As a science teacher I do not see any POS 7/13/2017 10:22:25 Kathy Scheff Kathy Scheff Comment noted. negative effect by adding the complex in the vast amount of land that is available in the park vacinity. Please add this much needed complex I strongly oppose the proposed multi‐story concrete and steel sports complex with over 1,000 new parking spaces in Creve Coeur Park. I’m appalled that grading has already begun although final approval has not yet been given and sickened that we are depriving other species of a safe habita While the proposed project is to build an ice center, it represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park, which would still offer biking, birding, running and boating opportunities to park users. These park users would not be directly impacted by the proposed project. Wildlife impacts were assessed in the EA. Although some trees and grasslan within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. While the proposed project would result in alteration of habitats and displacement of resident wildlife species, these effects are not expected to result in notable alteration or destabilization of any species. The park has been a quiet space to enjoy the water, birds, trees, and natural environment with many people using it for biking, birding, running, and boating. Converting 40 acres of Creve Coeur Lake Park to an indoor sports complex will only increase noise, light, and traffic and completely disregard the rights of those who visit the park for humans’ Therefore, although there would be impacts to wildlife resulting from the development and operation of the proposed project, those impacts would be negligible to minor. innate need for Nature and the need of others in the community of life for a place to live and raise their young. NEG 7/13/2017 10:23:48 Paulette Zimmerman Paulette Zimmerman A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. Please stop this project which simply bows to the wishes of special interests and fails to honor the common good. If such a complex is to be of true value, put it in a genuinely underserved community in the city. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis metro area. A demand study was conducted that determined that there is a need for more ice sheets in the St. Louis metro area. POS 7/13/2017 10:27:15 Marie Jourden Marie Jourden The St. Louis area is in need of more ice. Building a new rink in Creve Coeur park will help support youth hockey while bringing extra revenue to local businesses. Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 10:27:33 Todd Stimson Todd Stimson This would be a very beneficial addition to Creve Coeur Park and the surrounding business district. Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 10:27:54 Tim Schmidt Tim Schmidt Youth hockey is growing in the Saint Louis area and this is much needed ice that will bring many visitors and more money to the area Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 10:32:35 Jill Stoneman Jill Stoneman We love CC park & would visit even more with an ice rink‐ would be a great addition! Comment noted. The building of this rink is integral to the continued growth of hockey in Saint Louis. Over the last 10 years, I've seen signicant progress in the youth hockey community. Outside of the obvious players drafted in the NHL, I've watched players learn proper values through the game of hockey that have made them successful businessmen, coaches POS 7/13/2017 10:33:07 Michael Berra Michael Berra Comment noted. Missouri Representatives, etc. This rink will help continue the growth of the area in many important ways POS 7/13/2017 10:36:59 Todd Ellmo Todd Ellmo St Louis needs more sheets of ice to be a player in the Midwest when it comes to hockey. The loss of ice sheets recently has the potential to negatively impact the region. Please make sure this project happens Comment noted. Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land. POS 7/13/2017 10:37:10 Tom Mazzarese Tom Mazzarese Comment noted. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses POS 7/13/2017 10:38:42 Mike Mullen Mike Mullen What a great place to keep kids active and bring more visitors to a wonderfull park Comment noted. We need this Ice Complex!! Why? 1)Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region. POS 7/13/2017 10:40:44 Rebecca Sorensen Rebecca Sorensen 2) Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed. Comment noted. 3)Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. 4)Ice Skating is a great activity for all kids‐‐even if they don't play hockey. POS 7/13/2017 10:45:39 Amy Prielipp Amy Prielipp Comment noted. I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County POS 7/13/2017 10:45:44 John Burgess John Burgess I support this project. I grew up in Saint Louis and played hockey in every rink in the county. This would be beneficial for all ice sports. It will help grow our community and provide a nice new rink that can be easily used by many in the area Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 10:46:16 Roger Levy Roger Levy We have such great developing hockey kids. They definately need ice time and the new ice rink would be much appreciated and needed Comment noted. The park is about green space. Sports fields out doors are ok but not an ice complex. Don't ruin our park. We the St. Louis County residents need more green space not buildings. Redevelop a mall that has gone under like Chesterfield where it is already space used for buildings. Or the land down in Fenton where the car plants were. Or in While the proposed project is to build an ice center, it represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis metro area. A NEG 7/13/2017 10:46:34 Leslie Voetter Leslie Voetter Hazelwood at the old car plant. demand study was conducted that determined that there is a need for more ice sheets in the St. Louis metro area. POS 7/13/2017 10:50:09 Anna Fregin Anna Fregin As a fan of ice skating and hockey I think this new ice center would be great for STL County! We need more state of the art ice centers in the area. Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 10:50:49 Jeff Crenshaw Jeff Crenshaw Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. This facility would serve to anchor the growing hockey community in St. Louis. The commitment to our community that the Blues organization has shown in recent years and promises for those ahead is extraordinary, and this facility would further enhance the Blues' engagement in the community. Hockey teaches young boys and girl sportsmanship, discipline, teamwork, and an array of other lessons that translate into everyday life. This new facility would compensate for the loss of available ice time due to the closing of the Hardee's IcePlex and enable youth hockey programs in St. Louis to continue to grow, as well as be a destination for teams from out of town to improve POS 7/13/2017 10:50:56 Nathan Carter Nathan Carter Comment noted. competition and player development. I understand the concerns over the loss of nature space if this facility is built, but having enjoyed Creve Coeur Lake and Memorial Park on many occasions, I genuinely feel that that proposed location for this facility relative to the lake and most park amenities would not significantly alter the overall natural feel of the park. This facility will undoubtedly represent a significant net benefit to the St. Louis ‐ and specifically Maryland Heights ‐ community Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park. Look no further than Steinberg Rink in Forest Park. I support the Ice Center because youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this is a great use of park land that currently offers very little opportunity for recreation. Using less than 2% of the park, the Ice Center i actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact. POS 7/13/2017 10:51:26 Marcia Ambrose Marcia Ambrose Comment noted.

This would be great for the sport of hockey for youth in the area as well as those that are from other areas that enjoy playing hockey in the St. Louis area. Given that this will be in a park, it also offers families a place to explore and hang out in between games or before and after. With the increased involvement of the number of kids and families POS 7/13/2017 10:51:27 Tiffany Galloway Tiffany Galloway Comment noted. becoming involved in the sport of hockey, the park along with the facility would serve the immediate community as well as visitors from all around. I greatly support the development of this facility and look forward to my son playing in the facility as well as visiting it with my family!! NEG 7/13/2017 10:58:27 Marlon Fields Marlon Fields Missouri has few significant natural lakes. Creve Coeur Lake is the largest. Let's leave it ‐‐ and the surrounding floodplain ‐‐ in mostly natural condition. Please. This project will forever destroy anything that feels "natural" about the lake POS 7/13/2017 11:02:33 Greg Knapp Greg Knapp The ice Center will bring residents and visitors alike to a little used section of the park. The ice rinks will be great family attraction to a park mostly known for kayaks and cycling. I am a St. Louis County resident and I strongly support the proposed Ice Center in Creve Coeur Park Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 11:02:49 Joel Schwartz Joel Schwartz The number of kids that would be able to utilize the proposed facility is truly massive. The lifetime of cherished memories as a result of the opportunity to participate in such a wonderful sport will help build tremendous young men and women who will pay back the St Louis community in spade Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 11:03:42 Andrea Zinsmeyer Wiser Andrea Zinsmeyer Wiser The rink in Creve Coeur has been a resource for decades. It helped solidify so many players and fans in St. Louis, part of what makes St. Louis one of the best hockey towns in America. This redevelopment would ensure the future of hockey in St. Louis and create opportunities for children and adults in the region Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 11:04:38 Paula Cunningham Paula Cunningham I think it's a great way to support youth hockey as well as bringing new visitors to our community which will bring in more revenue for our local businesses Comment noted. Youth and adult hockey is growing at an incredible rate. Area clubs/teams desperately need more rinks and more modern facilities. Our area also lacks adequate rinks for tournaments. This results in players and families traveling to other cities to compete. Those cities benefit tremendously from the revenue generated from hotel, restaurant POS 7/13/2017 11:05:26 Heath Doty Heath Doty Comment noted. and other retail needs of those families. A new, modern, multi‐rink facility will be an instant, positive impact both socially and economically in our region POS 7/13/2017 11:13:38 Heather Scott Heather Scott Our community needs more recreational facilities. Ice is increasingly more limited so this will be well used and much appreciated by STL families Comment noted. The planned complex is a much‐needed amenity for families in the St. Louis Metropolitan area. The complex would be located in an area of the park that is not currently used for other purposes. Moreover, it is located on the outer‐most edge of the park and will not result in a material amount of increased traffic from vehicles that some say POS 7/13/2017 11:17:33 Brian Behrens Brian Behrens would disturb wildlife. The complex would allow families to participate in a wide variety of "on‐ice" activities such as ice skating, sled hockey, rehabilitation among others and is not simply limited to being a hockey venue. The park grounds are established to be used for recreational activities and the complex would certainly be in line with that Comment noted. intended purpose. St. Louis is in desperate need of a center such as the one planned and would be a nice focal point to attract those to our community. In short, I fully support the complex and hope that it receives the requisite approval POS 7/13/2017 11:18:45 Brian Hudson Brian Hudson I'm for constructing the ice rink. As the plans state, the rink will not disrupt the wildlife and it will be a big benefit to the area. The plans show a well thought out plan that will not be an eye soar. Comment noted. NEG 7/13/2017 11:23:48 Brandon Costerison Brandon Costerison Creve Coeur Park doesn't need an ice rink. Part of the reason it's so wonderful is the lack of development in the immediate area, and the preserved natural state. Additionally, the potential environmental impact of that much more traffic and vehicles parked on asphalt could be catastrophic for native flora and fauna. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. As an adult ice hockey player, former youth player, and current coach for youth hockey (with the Rockets organization) I can tell you how much our hockey community needs this new space. We currently have a hard time getting the ice we need for both youth and adult programs. Even more, I've personally witnessed the growth of the spor POS 7/13/2017 11:24:01 Matt Shatzman Matt Shatzman Comment noted. within youth hockey. I'm entering my fourth year coaching and have seen the numbers go up, significantly, each season. Please let this new hockey facility move forward and help our hockey current hockey community grow even more. Thank you POS 7/13/2017 11:27:07 Caroline Bieser Caroline Bieser I think this would be great for the community. This will create more opportunities for children to become involved in team sports. I know the hockey community in St. Louis is vast and this will continue to help it grow Comment noted. Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed

POS 7/13/2017 11:27:44 Margie Huggins Margie Huggins Comment noted.

POS 7/13/2017 11:33:30 Olivia Powers Olivia Powers I think the Ice Center complex would be a great addition for the St. Louis region. Comment noted. As an avid user of Creve Coeur park for 15+ years, I can honestly say this is truly an asset St. Louis County is lucky to have. Having two young children who love sports, we are looking forward to the new ice rink and soccer fields that are currently under construction for years to come. This is a project that makes sense for everyone and will only POS 7/13/2017 11:36:18 Kiley Hill Kiley Hill Comment noted. benefit anyone that wants to make use of the resources available to them as a resident of St. Louis County. This is a project about moving a county forward and providing resources for our families that provides an avenue to bring a community of all different backgrounds together. I SUPPORT TO MOVE THIS FORWARD! POS 7/13/2017 11:38:55 Douglas Allenbaugh Douglas Allenbaugh I fully support the St Louis Ice Center project. The economic impact of such a facility is amplified outside of the ice sports community. As a premier facility in the Midwest, the center will attract camps, tournaments and events that will benefit all In our community Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 11:40:09 Thomas Hunkins Thomas Hunkins GO BLUES Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 11:41:23 Michael Dunsmoor Michael Dunsmoor Really hoping this comes to fruition. With rinks like Hardee's ice plex and the threat of the ice zone going away, St. Louis needs more ice. We have incredible and thriving youth and adult recreational hockey leagues here and everyone is hurting for ice time. The more sheets the better Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 11:44:13 Corby Leinauer Corby Leinauer Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis (2016 5 first round picks) and I think this a great use of the land especially with the loss of the Chesterfield Valley Rinks Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 11:46:42 Nik Boyer Nik Boyer Let's grow hockey in STL! Comment noted. I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County.

Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed. POS 7/13/2017 11:47:48 Stacie Mullen Stacie Mullen Comment noted.

Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses.

I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact POS 7/13/2017 11:50:41 Ben Lawlor Ben Lawlor Some of my best friends have come from STL youth hockey, keep the sport alive under the arch! Comment noted. Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region POS 7/13/2017 11:50:53 Mary Stephens Mary Stephens Comment noted. Having multiple hockey players in my family growing up, I essentially grew up in hockey rinks. Watching my brothers and my dad play hockey are some of my most favorite childhood memories and I am now a life long lover of the sport. I fully support the multi‐purpose ice complex in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park to allow other families to have these same memories and accessibility to the sport. POS 7/13/2017 11:53:32 Colleen Ambrose Colleen Ambrose Comment noted. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses.

Lastly, I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact POS 7/13/2017 11:57:45 Steven Salmons Steven Salmons I enjoy time at this park with my family and I'm certain adding a hockey arena will make the area even more congested. Please find a different location for a hockey arena Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 11:59:18 Alexis Toporowski Alexis Toporowski THIS IS AWESOME!!!!!! I had the best coaches and hockey experience of my life in St Louis and I'm stoked to see it growing. I think an amazing thing would be a program for under resourced children to be able to learn and play the sport that we all love. I'm so excited to see this happening for some really important people of my life!!!! Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 12:00:58 Angie Skirvin Angie Skirvin Much needed ice for hockey in St. Louis. Would be great for hockey in St. Louis! Comment noted. I am writing in support of the development of a signature ice rink facility on a small, unused parcel of land on the periphery of Creve Coeur Memorial Park. This is the type of facility that brings families together from around the region. It supports a strong youth sports program that contributes to the positive development of boys and girls. It has been my experience ‐ after watching my two sons develop as athletes through a variety of youth sports ‐ that the region's youth hockey program is one of the best, well‐managed and developmentally appropriate sports programs around. I have a son, 13, who is a hockey player and a son, 16, who is a youth hockey referee developing important POS 7/13/2017 12:02:20 Nancy Cambria Nancy Cambria leadership skills while earning money to support himself in college. Such a centralized facility would strengthen this program and fill a vital need for ice space given the recent closure of the Hardee's rink in Chesterfield and the age and condition of many ice facilities in the region. In the spirit of the public nature of parks and the outdoors, I am Comment noted. quite certain the facility will bring the park more walkers and joggers ‐ and in my case, birdwatchers ‐ as many parents will utilize the park during practices and breaks in tournaments. As a region, I think it is also important to weigh the benefits of a facility and an organization that encourages exercise, sportsmanship and the positive development of our region's youth through a variety of activities that build friendships and positive connections with families throughout the entire region. The rink epitomizes the region's need for positive development that encourages wellness and stronger sense of community. POS 7/13/2017 12:05:22 Amy Williams Amy Williams Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 12:07:21 Mick Adams Mick Adams Our county parks have always been a huge part of hockey in St Louis and should continue this great heritage. Building this complex is a fabulous way to bring new visitors and healthy activities to our unique and beautiful parks Comment noted.

I have three daughters that love working out, swimming, kayaking, paddle boarding, riding bicycles, running, playing basketball and soccer, fishing, and camping. They also happen to love ice skating and playing ice hockey. All of these activities (in addition to many others) can be found today at a number of the St. Louis County Parks. While there is numerous acres devoted to many of these activities, there just simply isn't enough sheets of ice to support the growing interest in hockey, curling, sled hockey, speed skating, ice dancing and figure skating. And the sale of Hardee's Iceplex to Top Gulf has further exacerbated the issue. The community needs the St. Louis Ice Center (SLIC). We need it to be part of the Parks' system. We need to be protected from developers that sell buildings right out from under us when a better deal comes along. We need to protect those things that provide opportunities for our children to be active and engage in building a sense of community. The SLIC fits in with the spirit of what the Parks system is all about. It is meant to bring people together. POS 7/13/2017 12:11:45 Laura Greenbury Laura Greenbury In addition, the SLIC will not take away from anything currently there. In fact, it would enhance Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. The proposed complex would be on 40 acres, which represents less than two percent of the park’s 2,100+ acres. That two percent is not currently being used for recreation. In fact, today it’s an empty field with a Comment noted. storage shed and gravel road. Also, the facility and parking around it would be developed in an environmentally conscious way. The SLIC would add more than five new acres of water habitat for birds, fish and other wildlife through the creation of two detention lakes that don’t exist today. The facility will also provide added access to the rest of the 98‐99% of the park through its integrated access to the new Great Rivers Greenway trail project that the SLIC has incorporated access into its design. In summary, this project will provide much needed access to winter recreation in the area. It will not take away from any of the current outdoor activities that take place at Cree Coeur Lake Memorial Park during the warmer months. Thank you for taking the time to listen. I appreciate it.

POS 7/13/2017 12:11:57 Nancy Inman Nancy Inman I support this project because it will bring much‐needed ice for hockey teams, and will be done in an environmentally responsible way. It provides the right blend of development and environmental preservation. Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 12:12:15 Matt Phillips Matt Phillips This complex needs to be built. My Dad played hockey, I played hockey, my oldest son plays hockey, and I look forward to watching my grandkids play hockey on rinks lime this. BUILD IT Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 12:14:24 Chtis Nosal Chtis Nosal I support the rink. Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 12:14:30 chris arnold chris arnold I support the ice rink Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 12:16:19 Jon R Jon R Please, Please, Please, Please, Please. Hockey is a St Louis sport. This would be a welcome addition to MH! Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 12:16:36 Jamie Starck Jamie Starck This development is critical to the positive trajectory of youth hockey in the Saint Louis area and will provide sufficient sheets of ice to help initiate are youth into ice sports that otherwise might not be near a rink or able to afford to participate Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 12:16:52 Greg Staley Greg Staley I support the ice rink Comment noted. I have a niece and nephew that both play hockey. The Ice Center would be beneficial to them. I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact. POS 7/13/2017 12:17:13 Mark Streb Mark Streb Comment noted. Thank You, Mark Streb POS 7/13/2017 12:17:46 Mike Madden Mike Madden 100% for the rink being built Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 12:17:54 Ryan Ortbals Ryan Ortbals Let's do this. Hockey in the St Louis needs to continue to grow and strive . Hockey Mecca of the Mid West Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 12:28:34 Dan Lammers Dan Lammers St Louis needs these types of developments to prosper. Great for attracting out of town tournaments. Comment noted. As a hockey mom, I am 100% in support for the Ice Center. Our youth hockey players have a passion for the sport they play but unfortunately suffer due to the lack of ice in St. Louis. Our kids have early practices and late practices a lot of nights. The location is centrally located for those coming from the north and south and would bring revenue POS 7/13/2017 12:32:39 Heather Norman Heather Norman Comment noted. to St. Louis businesses, restaurants, hotels for out of town teams. Our grandson started out playing youth hockey in Springfield Illinois (our home town). The team he played on, the Springfield Kings, is a charter member of Missouri Hockey and over they years, they have played many games in and around STL, including Hardees Ice Plex. Currently, he plays for the AAA St Louis Blues U18's, and having this new POS 7/13/2017 12:35:55 Robert Fromm Robert Fromm facility would be a great asset for youth hockey in Missouri and Central/South Central Illinois. While we are not taxpayers in the STL area, we are supporters of youth hockey, and as our grandson approaches graduating to Juniors, to have a faciity that would support another USHL team, the prospects are exciting. As a hockey family, we would like Comment noted. to offer our support to the building of this facility, and look forward to watching games there in the future I grew up in Maryland Heights as a child and trained for my first marathon in high school at Creve Coeur Park. Even my high school senior picnic was at the park. I spent my life there from birth to when I graduated high school. I know I am one in thousands who had all these same experiences there. Please reject the permits to allow this gros NEG 7/13/2017 12:36:21 Alex Cohen Alex Cohen Comment noted. misuse of Creve Coeur Park to go down. If the responsible people allow this to move forward, expect mass resistance. I am in favor for the development of the new ice hockey sports complex in Maryland Heights. My 3 adult sons have participated in hockey for over 25 years. 2 of them are high school hockey head coaches and my youngest is in the National Hockey League. They have played in every hockey facility in the metro area. All the outdoor rinks, no county POS 7/13/2017 12:36:56 Philip Maroon Philip Maroon Comment noted. and so county, and every indoor rink. This proposed facility will only help in developing not only the hockey youth but will give some dicipline and stability in their lives. I urge you to proceed with this development. Thank yo POS 7/13/2017 12:44:01 Matt Wagner Matt Wagner With Chesterfield closed, it is absolutely necessary to build a new facility to handle the demand for ice time and provide availability of decent timeslots. Creve Coeur park will be a much more useful place with this added facility. Comment noted. Creve Coeur "Park" was established to provide access to green and open space to the people of St. Louis AND to provide a bit of habitat in a suburban area to wildlife. I love this park and do not want to see a skating rink and associated infrastructure take any of the green space that Creve Coeur Lake protects. We need to protect our natural POS 7/13/2017 12:50:26 Abigail Lambert Abigail Lambert Comment noted. green spaces. Thank you. POS 7/13/2017 12:53:52 Paula Gyllenborg Paula Gyllenborg This ice rink would be a fabulous addition to a wonderful city. It would attract great, promising young kids Comment noted. The proposed project would not preclude anyone from continuing to enjoy walking, hiking, biking, and kayaking My family and I live in Maryland Hts and we visit Creve Coeur Park on a regular basis to take advantage of the outdoor opportunities that the park offers ‐ walking, hiking, biking, kayaking and enjoying these types of activities in its natural surroundings. The idea of 250,000+ sq ft building plus the required additional parking surfaces and traffic A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. NEG 7/13/2017 12:57:49 Kenneth Schweiss Kenneth Schweiss congestion at a main entrance to this park is unthinkable. Also, this park is in a floodplain and the lake and surrounding areas including Marine Ave has been subjected to regular flooding. This park is already being LOVED to death. The Crown Jewel of the St. Louis County Parks System deserves better stewardship then what is being offed by this proposed use. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. NEG 7/13/2017 13:02:57 April Berryman April Berryman All parks are amazing and provide a safe and fun place to do outdoor recreation for the whole community. Please keep it this way. Comment noted. This looks like an amazing facility and thoughtful design. The residents of Creve Coeur and the surrounding metropolitan area should be very excited and proud to have such an addition to the already awesome park. I spent many weekends as a kid windsurfing on that lake, not to mention playing hockey at all of the metro park‐based facilities POS 7/13/2017 13:06:24 John McElroy John McElroy Comment noted. St. Louis is very lucky to have such nice facilities to help cultivate youth activities. Based on the expanding demand, it sounds like this will be a huge success and win for all. POS 7/13/2017 13:07:17 Jennifer Woodson Jennifer Woodson I am tremendously proud at what our city has done to earn the name the Heartland of Hockey and would love to see this further enhanced with the addition in Creve Coeur Park. Comment noted. Given the excitement in St. Louis surrounding hockey, and youth hockey particularly, I think this is a wonderful proposal. Especially given the loss of the Chesterfield ice‐rinks, which is adding to an already shortage of ice time availability in the area.

POS 7/13/2017 13:08:58 Dave Finklang Dave Finklang Past that, I think this is a very good use of the otherwise dead land surrounding the park. Since the ice complex would not be taking away any of the land or benefits of the current park, I see no reason why this would disturb the users of the current park. Comment noted.

All in all, this complex would be a great use of land and very beneficial to the entire St. Louis area POS 7/13/2017 13:09:11 Kyle Robertson Kyle Robertson I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 13:09:17 Ken Baer Ken Baer I think this would be a great addition to CC park Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 13:12:08 Ryan Otto Ryan Otto I am in favor of the new ice center in Maryland Heights. It will be a great asset for the community. Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 13:13:53 Ryan Montgomery Ryan Montgomery Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 13:19:51 Clayton Tittel Clayton Tittel This would be a great addition to a fun park. The more activities available the better. Comment noted. There are enough locations in the St. Louis area already available for indoor activities. A park developed for the preservation of natural land is not the place to host an indoor ice rink. Once land has been used for urban development (buildings and roads), it is difficult ‐ if not impossible ‐ to revert it back to its natural state. We have to stop A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis metro area. A demand study was conducted that determined that there is a need for more ice sheets in the St. Louis metro NEG 7/13/2017 13:25:31 Ellen Maas Ellen Maas sacrificing our natural ecosystems and healthy soils for sterile urbanism. They should be reusing land already converted to urban purposes. If some of the land has already been cleared and soil scraped off, insist that it be put back and left alone area. POS 7/13/2017 13:29:32 Maureen Wangard Maureen Wangard Hockey is a growing sport and has the benefit that it can be played year round. There is a major shortage of ice rinks for kids who play hockey. A rink that brings in people from all over the metro area ‐ and hence near businesses in the areas surrounding the rink ‐ solves the ice rink shortage and is a positive use for the land. Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 13:33:37 Fareesa Khan Fareesa Khan Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 13:48:22 Joseph Quinn Joseph Quinn Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region. I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County Comment noted. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeu NEG 7/13/2017 14:04:14 steve disch steve disch Please leave Creve Coeur park wild. No ice center. Will cause stormwater problems, more traffic, etc. Put an ice complex in a shopping center. Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. POS 7/13/2017 14:07:48 JASON SMITH JASON SMITH I support the building of the ice rinks in Creve Coeur park. There is plenty of room in the park for other activities. This is also 100% privately financed with zero tax dollars being used Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 14:08:51 Kathleen Brawley Kathleen Brawley I would love to see this facility built! It would be an asset to the whole community. Comment noted. Youth ice hockey has had amazing growth in the St. Louis region for the past few years, but ice surfaces are limited. Losing the Hardee's Iceplex was a big blow to youth teams accessibility to ice time. The St. Louis Ice Center would be an invaluable investment for the future of hockey in St. Louis, not only replacing the rinks lost by closing the POS 7/13/2017 14:09:08 Mariah Lauer Mariah Lauer Comment noted. Iceplex but adding two more. It would also be a wonderful family attraction to the Creve Coeur area, which is already so popular for St. Louis residents. Investing in the St. Louis Ice Center is an investment for the future of youth sports in St. Louis I would like to add my voice to support of this project. My wife and I have raised three kids in this area and two of them play hockey. We live in this community, we work here, and we care deeply about what happens here. We also care deeply about the environment and the impact on it from large projects including the proposed St. Louis Ice Center. Having read and considered the environmental assessment, we fully support the project as a win win for the park and the community. We believe this is the right project in the right location.

Over the past 15 years of hockey we have been at every rink within 100 miles and we've seen kids of all sizes, types, and ages playing this great sport. I was never so moved as when I first saw Sled Hockey where kids and adults who couldn't walk, run, or otherwise skate were able to get on the ice and do incredible things as athletes and teammates. Growing a sport is never easy but we need rinks and we need athletes. We also need great parks and to preserve the environment for the next generation. I believe the vetting of the environmental impact meets the N.E.P.A. standards and building a covered facility for an outdoor recreational activity center will not detract from the POS 7/13/2017 14:15:29 John Tackes John Tackes Comment noted. park or harm the environment, i.e. win win. With five acres of new water habitat added by detention lakes and a negligible overall environmental impact, I encourage and support this project.

This is about the right location for the right project. Concerns voiced over environmental management, while well intended and understandable, are in my opinion, without merit. Thank you for welcoming these public comments and I hope you will move forward with the project.

POS 7/13/2017 14:15:56 Brad Kosem Brad Kosem This is truly an opportunity to enhance Creve Coeur Park, bring more visitors from around North America to St. Louis, and provide a critical need (ice) to the St. Louis Region. If this complex is not completed, it will have an immediate and long term impact on youth hockey in the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 14:17:21 James Wachter James Wachter We need this ice complex developed to continue the growth of hockey as well as the streams of income that will come from the facility with tournaments, etc. Maryland Heights is the perfect, centrally located township for this development Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 14:29:31 Mack Preston Mack Preston With the desertion of the St. Louis Rams and the city not bringing an MLS club to Saint Louis, I expect hockey to become a larger presence in the city. The kids need a place to grow there skating skills while having a great time! This would have a positive impact on not only Creve Coeur, but the entire city of Saint Louis. Comment noted. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeu NEG 7/13/2017 14:40:27 Kent Pillatsch Kent Pillatsch I think this is a bad idea for many reasons. This detracts from the intended purpose of this park. The rinks can be built anywhere besides this flood prone area. Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. The natural drainage path on the proposed project site is to the east toward Creve Coeur Creek not toward Creve Coeur Lake. The recent flooding that occurred on site was at the eastern end of the property with the western end remaining dry. Additionally, a flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 fee to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year I am still waiting to see an actual env. impact study. the added paved parking will impact creve cour lake flash response to local rain. the installation of AstroTurf in the soccer fields on the other side of the lake will only worsen the situation. we've been flooded twice in the past 2 years. both these projects will ensure that this inconvenience will NEG 7/13/2017 14:42:37 Patrick Bronder Patrick Bronder floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. only get worse. additionally the access to the parking is off of Marine, a two lain road. the road already gets over loaded when the park has an event. how will this be rectified. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lowe POS 7/13/2017 14:46:12 Rachel Landes Rachel Landes This looks like a great opportunity for St. Louis to continue providing opportunities for youth hockey and recreational activities Comment noted. My oldest son has played hockey for ten years and we have become huge fans of this sport. The St. Louis area has a great opportunity to become a major hockey city and this proposed facility would be a big step in that direction. Since the Chesterfield Hardee's ice rink closed, the STL area has lost three sheets of ice. This would help remedy that POS 7/13/2017 14:48:35 Norene Bennett Norene Bennett Comment noted. loss. Please approve this facility! St Louis needs to promote youth sports, travel and tourism. POS 7/13/2017 14:57:30 steve Sieckhaus steve Sieckhaus Comment noted. NEG 7/13/2017 15:05:03 Lisa Kemp Lisa Kemp Why destroy wetlands, farmlands & natural beauty when there's a perfectly flat, barren Chrysler lot in Fenton that needs something to bring commerce out our way. POS 7/13/2017 15:15:22 Mark Goddard • Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 15:25:15 Nicholas Heembrock I am really looking forward to this being built in the Creve Couer area. We desperately need more ice space in the west county area as more and more hockey organizations pop up. PLEASE don't cancel this project Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 15:31:08 Sherri Bray I strongly support an ice rink in Maryland Heights. Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 15:31:08 Charles Johnson This would be great as the growing number of teams need more places to play. thank you Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 15:47:18 Skip Bray I think this would be a great idea and believe this would have tremendous support in this area. I would support this 100% Comment noted. Creve Coeur Park is a St. Louis City and and County Treasure. And it also serves St.Charles County and TOURISTS who visit St. Louis. It is the only natural space of its kind in the bi‐state area of Missouri and Illinois. It is an outdoor park enjoyed all year round by hikers, bike riders, and natue lovers.It is a DISCRACE that our government would even consider building this large indoor ice hockey rink with an accompanying parkin lot! Metropolitan citizens NEED A Reprieve from buildings and asphalt. Do Not Take Any Part of Creve Coeur Park for mega buildings and mega asphalt parking lots. I demand a citizen's vote on this before any plans go forward. I will organize a group to join other NEG 7/13/2017 15:49:33 Mary Harris Comment noted. groups for a PROTEST MARCH AT Creve Coeur Park Listen To Our Voices!! My daughter began playing hockey 2 years ago. Since then we have witnessed her work hard, come to understand teamwork, and build wonderful friendships. I support the new ice rink in Creve Coeur so more kids can enjoy the sport, including the girls. St. Louis hockey is growing. This new rink will help continue the trend and increase tourism POS 7/13/2017 15:55:03 Kim Hartmann Comment noted. through local tournaments. I walk everywhere there and ride my bicycle on the paths. Driving through to see natural life is beautiful on that Memorial side also. Had many picnics various locations. My boys play disc golf regularly with friends. This land is priceless to so many. Have you seen the people strolling along as couples or even as families enjoy the evening sunsets? NEG 7/13/2017 15:59:25 Jeanmarie Mertens Comment noted. Groups want to build ice rinks which then are outdaTed in a few years and they then abandon. Then what? We just defeated a group from doing this in our neighborhood park!

I walk everywhere there and ride my bicycle on the paths. Driving through to see natural life is beautiful on that Memorial side also. Had many picnics various locations. My boys play disc golf regularly with friends. This land is priceless to so many. Have you seen the people strolling along as couples or even as families enjoy the evening sunsets? N/A 7/13/2017 16:00:05 Jeanmarie Mertens Comment noted. Groups want to build ice rinks which then are outdaTed in a few years and they then abandon. Then what? We just defeated a group from doing this in our neighborhood park! POS 7/13/2017 16:02:15 Conrad Kempa I think the ice complex would be great! A welcome addition to the area and help develop area youth and attract lots of tourism Comment noted. I have a few comments concerning the environmental study and the Alternative 5 at Queeny Park labeled 2.3.1.4. First, Weidman Rd is actually 4 lane from Manchester to Wyncrest resulting in 3‐lane road for only .41 miles not the .65 miles listed in your Environmental Assessment. There is also ample room up to Thomas Mason Place to increase Weidman to a four lane road. That would result in a 3 lane road only for 510 feet to the entrance of the park. This is all somewhat moot in that your proposal only calls for widening Marine to three lanes anyway. Second, your proposed building would encompass about 5.7 acres. The current buildings and swimming pool area at Queeny park are approximately 6 acres so there is plenty of space for the building (this does not include the playground or tennis courts, which could both also be used and replaced in another section of the park.) Third, Queeny park already has approximately 925 parking spaces on the Weidman Rd side of the park. The approximate parking spaces of each lot is: The length of 3‐lane road has been revised in the EA. A road widening project along Weidmann Road would affect thousands of households and would be a costly endeavour. The widening of Marine Avenue occurs in a non‐residential area and is a short connection to a four‐lane divided highway, which provides better regional access to the upper lot 326, the horseshoe lot by the tennis courts 97, the main lot 230 and the Corporate parking lot 260. So with no real loss of green space you could renovate or refurbish those lots and have your 880+257 needed parking spaces. site. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis metro area. A demand study was conducted that determined that there is a need for more ice sheets in the St. Louis metro area. The commenter suggests the demolition of the current ice rink and swimming pool in Queeny Park. This is not an economical solution and relocating the pool and playground, as suggested, would result in additional impacts in Queeny park. Some other comments I have about your proposal in general are: The comparison to Pittsburgh is not about latitude on the globe. While not an exact comparison, it's about a comparison to a city with similar population, size, sports culture, demographics, and climate. NEG 7/13/2017 16:02:57 Scott A. Davis, CPRE I would love to see growth of hockey, figure skating and especially curling in the St. Louis area. But I think it is a bit disingenuous to say that St. Louis is going to build hockey to the same level as Pittsburgh which is a 130 miles north of St. Louis. Are we to believe that we will have as many ice fisherman at Creve Couer Lake as Oshkosh, Wisconsin too? Different geographical regions will have different levels of support for different recreational activities. The number of year‐round ice sheets in the St. Louis metro area is 17 (14 in Missouri and 3 in Illinois). This does not count seasonal‐only ice sheets, which bring the total to 23 (19 in Missouri and 4 in Illinois). In St. Louis County, there are 14 ice sheets, with 9 being year‐round. Several sheets such as those at Shaw Park in Clayton, Steinberg in Forest Park and the Florissant Ice Rink are seasonal and open air. You say the standard according to "NRPA is 1 indoor ice rink for every 100,000 population. StL County has a population of slightly less than 1 million." There are currently 11 sheets of indoor ice in St. Louis County. So we are covered by that standard. Comment noted. Some revised text has been provided regarding outdoor recreation opportunities. 3.16 I again think it is disingenuous to say that a 40 acre fairly flat area of a LWCF site "offers very little opportunity for outdoor recreation." I could name numerous avenues of outdoor recreation that could be placed on this site, (sports fields, bmx track, pump track, dog park, picnic sites, water park, and many more.) But, one thing is for sure is that if you pave it over for 1000+ cars and put up a 6 acre indoor recreation facility with an anticipated life span of 40 years, then there certainly will not be any more opportunities for the outdoor recreation in that area. I use Creve Coeur Park for biking, walking, relaxing, and for getting a bite to eat. Having the proposed ice rink facility near the park would harm tourism and recreation for locals. There are many other areas in St. Louis and St. Charles County that could be improved by such a facility. I will choose other parks to enjoy the perks of nature should the A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis metro area. A demand study was conducted that determined that there is a need for more ice sheets in the St. Louis metro NEG 7/13/2017 16:03:11 Kelly Wieser ice rink be built, which means I will not be spending money in Creve Coeur or Maryland Heights before/after area. POS 7/13/2017 16:03:33 Chad Bomerschein This is a much needed facility since the closing of Chesterfields three sheet facility. Youth hockey is a growing sport and the community needs more modern up to date places to help develop the hockey program in the greater St. Louis area Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 16:05:10 Angie Oliver I live in this area and want to see the positive impact this ice center would bring to the community. Hockey families and travel teams will bring increased business to the area including restaurants, shops and locally owned businesses Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 16:09:53 Jeff Swabby The St. Louis area needs this development if they intend on growing the great sport of youth hockey. For this to be held up by a few nesting birds and a handfull of bird lovers is beyond me! Please come to some type of common ground on this issue so we can get this much needed facility off the ground Comment noted. The proposed project to build an ice center represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park. I'm commenting because I frequently use this park for running, biking, fishing and canoeing. The significant portion of this park being converted to a sports complex which I would never use is disappointing. It is also public property being converted to private property which is robbing from the public and degrading the park by the building and NEG 7/13/2017 16:10:50 Katie Wiesehan parking lot and imminent flooding. I don't think that this complex should be built on the public land to ruin a significant portion of a beloved park. The National Park Service (NPS) may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex) A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeu Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. NEG 7/13/2017 16:16:45 Edward Davies I use the park regularly for walking and biking. I think that this project would negatively impact the natural beauty. Additionally, developing natural floodplains is a bad idea and has exacerbated flooding over the last 20+ years. Finally, traffic on Creve Coeur Mill Rd. is already heavy at times due to the soccer facilities. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower This year we are moving in a new direction from co‐ed to girls hockey. My 15 year old is very excited but the Cyclones need a place to call home. I feel that hockey is the very best sport for girls please help the girls feel like they have a home ‐‐that they have value and belong. If you build this area the options for the St. Louis area is endless. Thank POS 7/13/2017 16:20:06 Heather Tackett Comment noted. you POS 7/13/2017 16:20:44 Paul Giljum I think it's a great idea. But there is no mention of curling lanes. And because of that, I'm out ‐ both myself and Mark Cuban, probably Comment noted. Currently, there are no ice rinks in Chesterfield. The Hardee's Ice Complex closed. A plan to consider a new ice center in Chesterfield has been proposed by other interests. The plan has not been approved by city officials in Chesterfield and would require a public vote because it proposes to develop a TDD (Transportation Development District NEG 7/13/2017 16:42:08 Linda Champion No, to ice rink, go to Chesterfield, already one built. and use funds from sales taxes imposed by the TDD. At this point, it is not a definite project and does not reflect a change in the need of the proposed SLIC The Ice Complex would be a great addition to Creve Couer Park, not only would it supply much needed ice time to families of hockey players and skaters, it would bring visitors/revenue to St. Louis for tournaments and events, that we could not host currently. My son is going to be entering his 4th season playing hockey for the Blues Specia POS 7/13/2017 16:45:02 Jill Prosser Comment noted. Hockey Team (formerly Gateway Special Hockey) he was not able to attend a 6week camp (which is where he first started) because of the lack of ice time available! Please pass the proposal for this wonderful Ice Complex which would benefit St. Louis and so many families POS 7/13/2017 16:51:09 Brandon Beishir I grew up playing ice hockey in St. Louis and currently work in the engineering and construction field. I think this project is a great addition to the community Comment noted. I believe building this system of rinks will be very beneficial for everyone in the metro area. There is a large shortage of rinks and the hockey community has grown significantly to the point where we really need more ice sheets. We have many Adult leagues that are expanding (Arch Hockey, HNA, etc), and many youth hockey programs that can POS 7/13/2017 16:53:13 Courtland Frost Comment noted. use this ice time to their benefit. Plus there are many other uses for this complex outside of hockey that will benefit others that enjoy ice sports, like curling, figure skating, speed skating, etc. It will enable the park to be used more during the winter months than it generally gets. Please approve this so the city can continue to grow. Thank you POS 7/13/2017 17:06:33 Sahar Arnaout Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 17:07:26 Emily Koenig Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. The ice complex in Creve Coeur Park would join some already wonderful ice facilities that already exist within St. Louis County Parks. St. Louis needs more facilities like this. It's great to see that they have incorporated watersheds that will create new habitats for countless animals and also add to the beauty of one of the true jewels of the St. Louis POS 7/13/2017 17:15:18 Farrell Browne Comment noted. County Park system. POS 7/13/2017 17:38:29 Michelle Abel I'm in support of the ice center. It's much needed in St. Louis. It will benefit the youth, our families, the Creve Coeur community and has much to offer the park. Hockey is a growing sport and needs the support IN St. Louis county. This is a good thing and should happen Comment noted. NEG 7/13/2017 17:44:13 John Donjoian I am frequently in the park, whether on foot, on my bicycle with my 13yr old son, or on the paddleboard out on the lake. This is one of the greatest parks in the area, it does not need a huge man made steel and concrete structure. Keep it natura The proposed project to build an ice center represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park. POS 7/13/2017 17:50:24 Tim OBryan Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeu NEG 7/13/2017 17:50:31 Renee Korte Considering this area has experienced major flooding twice in the last 18 months, do you really think it's wise to build in this area? The corp of engineers doesn't have the best record in trying to prevent further flooding. The recent shutdowns of I‐44 and I‐55 are evidence of their ineptitude. Find another site that is not in a flood plain. Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics POS 7/13/2017 17:56:31 Jeff Fetick This is a much needed project for the region. Comment noted. NEG 7/13/2017 18:03:57 Linda Kram While hockey is fun and important to some children, the environment is important to the entire ecosystem. This area once destroyed can never be repaired. Please choose another place for the ice rink Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 18:10:46 Ryan Planchard Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. NEG 7/13/2017 18:12:34 Reese Forbes I have been a user of Creve Coeur Park for over 40 yrs. The Ice Center does not belong in the park. Do not built it. Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 18:14:01 carolyn wobbe Youth hockey in St. Louis has been growing, we offer so much for so many sports in our city I think we need to step it up on hockey, we only hope this land is used to support hockey in St. Loui Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 18:18:42 Joyce Levy We desperately need another ice rink since Chesterfield is closing down. And we have so many good developing youngsters playing hockey, this is a great idea and it is at a good location for everyone Comment noted. NEG 7/13/2017 18:20:22 Nancy Bush Creve Coeur Park is fulfilling its original mission, which is to provide open recreational space. Let's not spoil it with ANY kind of development ‐ hockey or otherwise The proposed project to build an ice center represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park. POS 7/13/2017 18:32:57 Kyle Fetick Please make this proposal pass. Great addition to the community. Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 18:33:43 Steve Fetick I support the new rink going up in creve coeur Comment noted. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis metro area. A demand study was conducted that determined that there is a need for more ice sheets in the St. Louis metro NEG 7/13/2017 18:49:59 Bradley Kohler Don't ruin the beauty of Creve Coeur park. Let these developers find another site. area. NEG 7/13/2017 18:54:34 Jim Biermann Please no!! This is the best park in the county!!! Comment noted. NEG 7/13/2017 19:03:04 Jon Cunningham This is absurd! This is probably the same group that tried to take over a park in Olivette but the public revolted. If this is such a great idea and in such demand why can't these developers BUY some property. This is just a con, do they want a TIF as well This project is not connected to any actions proposed or taken in any park in Olivette. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis metro area. A demand study was conducted that determined that there is a need for more ice sheets in the St. Louis metro area. Your excuse for taking the land is that it's not being used. Then develop it as an active part of the park or let it be as open space. Once it's gone it won't come back. Besides, what about the next 2% for the next good idea, or the one after that. It is a very slippery slope. It also seems there is plenty of open space adjacent to the park, build it there or NEG 7/13/2017 19:11:14 Daniel Conford at least expand park by acres you are losing. Thanks The National Park Service (NPS) may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex) POS 7/13/2017 19:15:50 Nancy Cunneen I love the idea of an additional rink and I love Creve Coeur Park! I think both can happily exist in the region as they do in places such as Queeny Park Comment noted. Last night was a great moment in sport as Tim Shriver was recognized for the work his mom did creating Special Olympics....a movement of inclusion. This new facility will allow the park to serve many underserved groups looking to improve their lives through sport. From athletes with special needs, expansion of programs for girls and women o POS 7/13/2017 19:21:55 Chris Zimmerman Comment noted. all ages, and recreational participants, the facility will be a regional asset to advance sport and recreation in this great park POS 7/13/2017 19:59:33 David Scales Hockey is growing in St Louis! We need more ice. The Blues are making a significant investment in youth hockey and so should we. This is an excellent opportunity for a central location for a great facility like this Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 20:36:26 Lindsey Langille Build it and they will come. Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 20:45:23 Jeff Sadtler I fully support the concept of the new ice complex. These type of developments are absolutely vital to the continued improvement of the region. Please move this project forward Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 20:58:19 Dan Rupp Our area needs additional sheets of ice. This is a benefit for our kids and for the entire region. It will bring people in from all over the country to play ice sports Comment noted. NEG 7/13/2017 21:00:58 Matt Padberg This is not a good idea. That area is open and natural. It's used by many for outdoor recreation. Comment noted. A top notch facility like this is needed to support youth hockey and will be a draw to the region hosting tournaments and other events. It is not in the middle of the park, but next to the Maryland Heights Expressway not far from the existing soccer and lacrosse. It is a great use of a vacant field and compatible with the area. I believe this will be POS 7/13/2017 21:47:35 David Levy Comment noted. benefit to the St. Louis region A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. NEG 7/13/2017 22:03:28 Debra Bremer Put a new ice rink somewhere where the current road structure could handle the traffic and there's adequate parking and it wouldn't take away green space to build it. Putting this large building in the park would ruin the aesthetics and ruin what is a nature respite. Don't put an ice rink in Creve Coeur Park please. The scenic integrity around the project site ranges from moderate to low and has already been lowered by human alteration such as the mowed field, the electric transmission lines, paved roads including a four‐lane divided highway, traffic signals, a parking lot and its lighting, electric traffic signals and a railroad. NEG 7/13/2017 22:06:09 Jane Quinton Please save Creve Coeur Park as a natural area for all to enjoy. Stop the commercialization, it will kill the wildlife that call this special place home Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 22:24:06 Blair Mehlman This would be a great project. Perfect for the community. Supporting it is a no‐brainer Comment noted. NEG 7/13/2017 22:29:55 Kenneth Seger Please do not convert part of Creve Coeur park into any type of building or development. The area needs to have its green space preserved for present and future enjoyment. Biking around the lake is a much better experience with a much natural beauty around it as possible Comment noted. Hello, I am writing in regards to the proposed ice rink at Creve Coeur Park in St. Louis County. As a county resident for most of my life I have used CC park on numerous occasions from about 1982 to the present. The park itself has been redone as of late but still seems under‐utilized for the actual size of the park itself. The size of the lake and the adjacent golf course are the main draws, but on any given day you can still have plenty of places to go to enjoy the naturalistic spirit.

The idea of building a rink facility does not come out of a selfish interest with the builders to make millions of dollars but to provide a space of much needed urgency for a sport that would be as happy to play on the frozen lake at CC park as it would be to have a state of the art facility.

The project is not about building a sports arena for a pro sports team, but building a facility for the community. Of course the STL Blues would have a spot in the overall scheme, but is that not want you would want for the facility, to have your NHL team making it its home practice rink? Hello, one of the top NHL teams in the country wants to be a part of this.

The idea that CC Park would be harmed by the building of this rink is about as crazy as saying that any of the improvements to the highways in the area, addition of the golf course, and other improvements have caused harm. They have only brought more visitors to the park.

POS 7/13/2017 22:32:39 Chet Plegge I respect the cause of those who are trying to derail this project, but bottom line is we are not talking about putting a speedway in Yellowstone, or a water slide in Glacier. The common sense approach to land and its use should be strongly thought through based on how much this facility would actually do. We are not talking build and hope they Comment noted. come; it is more along the lines of build and hope you built enough.

St. Louis has the opportunity to provide a positive investment in the city and county. In the last couple of years the city has had its share of bad luck with trying to do the right thing in regards to sports, and we have been kicked down the hill. This project provides a small punch back at a city that has a proud and invested sports community who will support this project with open arms and 110% enthusiasm!

Thank you for your time.

Sincerely, Chet Plegge Teacher Special School District of St Louis County POS 7/13/2017 22:57:27 Rich Esswein I support the St. Louis Ice Center project. I believe we need this facility to support the many ice sports that we have in the St. Louis area Comment noted. N/A 7/13/2017 23:08:17 Marsha Marsh I enjoy walking around beautiful Creve Couer lake Comment noted.

Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. POS 7/13/2017 23:09:23 Noelani Breitenfeld Comment noted. With five native St. Louis area hockey players being selected during last year's NHL draft, youth hockey is alive and well! We need to support such a thriving activity for area youth POS 7/13/2017 23:10:03 Linda Komlos The proposed St. Louis Ice Center would be a wonderful asset/addition to St. Louis community. We are huge hockey fans and look forward to increasing the hockey and ice skating opportunities for those of all ages and skill level Comment noted. POS 7/13/2017 23:50:42 Elizabeth Monticelli It's awesome! Youth hockey is growing! It'll generate lots of activity and revenue!!! Comment noted. NEG 7/13/2017 23:55:51 Diane Mueller Stop building things in flood zones. Just stop. Save the little green space we do have at the park, leave construction out of it. The End POS 7/14/2017 0:08:00 Jacki Toman In a town that does not have a Pro football or basketball team, we rely heavily on Baseball and Ice hockey for entertainment. The revenue from these arenas, draw kids and adults to the game. A new ice rink centrally located in Creve Coeur, would allow more people to paticipate in ice hockey Comment noted. POS 7/14/2017 0:35:09 Charles Vantine In favor of proposed rink complex and think it would great fill a need without adverse impact to the park and community Comment noted. POS 7/14/2017 4:28:09 Patti Dundon Very important to build this rink! My daughter is a synchronized skater and many skaters would benefit from this rink especially now that the chesterfield rink gone. I hope this gets built Comment noted. POS 7/14/2017 5:44:52 Lori Boyer Ice hockey teams already have difficulty finding ice times. The interest in this sport is growing and the St. Louis area needs more accomodations. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/14/2017 5:48:34 Erin Klippi As a parent of a figure skater I fully support this project. St. Louis has some amazing and talented young women and men who are forced to relocate to other states for advanced training. A superior ice facility will encourage the development of advanced training in our area Comment noted. NEG 7/14/2017 7:22:18 Katie Heaton Please do not use this beautiful park for the location of a large development like this. We drive an hour just to hike, bike, and kayak in this natural area Comment noted. Please consider the new ice complex in Creve Coeur Park. This past spring nearly 20% of the ice in the St. Louis area was closed at a time when this sport is booming in our area. St. Louis has been a huge contributing area to producing NHL and other high‐level hockey players in the past few years and there is a great potential for that trend to POS 7/14/2017 7:26:18 Chris Vancil continue however it will not if there is not ample space for the sport to be played. Furthermore, ice hockey draws a lot of financial support that could be very beneficial to Creve Coeur Park and the St. Louis County Parks and Recreation Department. This would not only be done through the use of its regular local users but through many out of Comment noted. town guests who would come for tournaments. Please feel free to contact me for further discussion. • Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region • I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County. • Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed. POS 7/14/2017 7:36:17 Lauri Hoke Comment noted. • Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. • I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact.

• Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region • I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County. • Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed. POS 7/14/2017 7:36:42 David Hoke Comment noted. • Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. • I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact.

POS 7/14/2017 7:50:29 Brent Yanics The St. Louis community needs more ice rinks. This is a great project and hope it comes to fruition. The people that live in the St. Louis metro area should also be the ones making this decision Comment noted. St. Louis has a reputation for producing top quality talent in the world of hockey. From the championships won by the Affton Central States teams, AAA Blues, Jr. Blues, to the most recent success in the 2016 NHL draft where 5 St. Louisians were selected in the first round. This world class facility is necessary to continue the growth and success o POS 7/14/2017 7:56:51 Steve Hille Comment noted. youth and amateur hockey in the St. Louis region and beyond. POS 7/14/2017 8:00:28 Jeff Debus St. Louis and the surrounding areas, are in desperate need for this facility! This will not only help youth sports, but it will add economic value to the community. This is a great opportunity for St. Louis ‐ build this complex Comment noted. POS 7/14/2017 8:17:21 Shelly Stackpole Hockey families and travel teams will bring a lot of activity to the area, including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/14/2017 8:18:03 John Wright Our community is in need of new ice surfaces, to not only serve local youth hockey, but to attract out of town visitors for tournaments which will support our local hotels and retailers Comment noted. POS 7/14/2017 8:27:14 Josh Lanfersieck There are so many kids in the Chesterfield area who need a new facility to play ice hockey at. Comment noted. POS 7/14/2017 8:50:51 Jessica Forst Hockey is a growing sport in the st. Louis area. We need more ice for our kids involved in hockey. I support the proposed st. Louis ice center. Comment noted. DO NOT RUIN THE PARK. NEG 7/14/2017 9:46:03 Steve Light This is a big mistake, it will bring too much traffic to the park. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. Do not do this. NEG 7/14/2017 10:24:57 Constance Refendum Build a huge building in a pastoral park. Bad idea. Are you idiots? Comment noted. NEG 7/14/2017 10:27:50 John Zacheis Do not build in the park ! It's a park ! Leave it alone ! Comment noted. POS 7/14/2017 10:28:16 Kathy Culiberk We need more ice rinks in the St Louis area. Now that Chesterfield and Fairview heights rinks are both gone, it is very important to replace that ice to keep all of the ice sports active in the St Louis area Comment noted. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐yea I do NOT want this building to be built. Find another space, there are so many what happened to The Mills? Northwest Plaza? Those two locations are close to Creve Coeur Park. The park floods every year, this is an indoor complex ‐‐ not outdoor and the park is being destroyed ‐‐ find another location. This should be up for a vote! Put it on the NEG 7/14/2017 10:29:17 Sheryl Signore floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur ballot! The water has to go somewhere. It is too crowded in the park now ‐‐ we do not need this complex to be built Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. The proposed project is not required to go to a vote of the people. A public meeting about the proposed development was held by St. Louis County in January 2017 This rink would absolutely be beneficial to the St. Louis community. St. Louis has an exploding hockey community and this facility will only help improve our profile on a national level. Considering the high number of quality NHL draft picks that came out of St. Louis youth hockey programs last year, we cannot afford to squander an opportunity t POS 7/14/2017 10:38:48 Ian Summers grow that program further. On top of that, the adult hockey community, which I am proudly part of, is strong in St. Louis. Reducing the overall ice capacity of the St. Louis area by not supporting this facility would hurt youth and adult programs. With Hardee's IcePlex already closed and IceZone stuck in the Mills property which has a questionable Comment noted. future at best, we absolutely need to act now to keep St. Louis at the forefront of American hockey markets. POS 7/14/2017 10:50:39 Jennifer Basarich St. Louis and the surrounding areas need this rink. We need more ice rink facilities so that we can grow Comment noted. POS 7/14/2017 10:59:44 Melissa Siedle This would be great for the area! Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/14/2017 11:01:10 Chris Viviano I support this project. Comment noted. I am registering my opposition to the proposed ice rink within Creve Coeur Lake Park. I'm failing to see how an indoor ice rink fits in with the "outdoor recreation use" mandate. The skating activity would not be outdoors for the bulk of the year. If it needs a roof, it's not outdoors. Also, continuing to build large projects like this on a flood plain are The proposed Ice Center meets the definition of a Public Facility under LWCF guidelines. Public Facilities may be included in Section 6(f)(3) protected areas, like Creve Coeur Lake Park, where the public facility results in a net gain in outdoor recreation benefits, enhances the outdoor recreational use of an entire park, and is compatible with the just silly. It's pre‐committing the taxpayers to foot the bill for repair of damage due to the increasing flooding incidents. outdoor recreation resources and opportunities in a Section 6(f) protected area. The EA and PD/ESF describe the various ways that the proposed Ice Center will provide increased benefit to public outdoor recreational opportunity and otherwise meets these criteria in response to Step 3C question 1 of the PD/ESF and throughout Chapters 1 and 4.16 of the EA. The attraction to the park is the lake and surrounding minimally‐developed lands. An ice rink can be built anywhere ‐ it doesn't need to be right next to a lake. If anything, expand the parking for lake use at CCL, and add more launch points. I personally use the park for the running trails, particularly the dirt trails at the south end, and for kayaking NEG 7/14/2017 11:08:08 Tracey Grzegorczyk on the lake. The traffic can already get congested in the summer months. Widening Marine also invites the potential for more car‐pedestrian accidents, with people already speeding through that stretch of road. How will risk to foot traffic be mitigated? A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur The proposal mentions that the region lost ice rinks due to the closing of a facility in Chesterfield. Was the demand not there to support that rink? Was it built in a bad location ‐ like a flood plain ‐ which made support and maintenance too expensive? Why can't the new facility be put in the same location? Or at least, why can't the facility be put in Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak mes of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitaon is lower. a location away from the unique space that is Creve Coeur Lake? The proposed facility is not five stories tall. Why the hell are you messing with the park, go build your crap some where else. This is one of the only natural lakes to Missouri, it's a memorial park. We don't need a five story complex in a county park. More than likely it will fail and the tax payers will have to pick up the bill to keep it running or tear it down in the future. Lets put it on the ballot This project is not required to be put to a public vote. NEG 7/14/2017 11:08:36 Rick Voorhis and vote on this. the park floods now just the way it is, if you put down more blacktop it only get worse. Go buy your land and build. This is a beautiful park just the way it is and is visited by thousands on a regular basis. It's a flood plain, leave it alone. A lot of the animals have no where to go as it is, now you want displace more, what the hell is the matter with you. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics POS 7/14/2017 11:40:59 Jen Vacha Comment noted. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. STL needs more ice. All Clubs will benefit Pg. 1‐2, Section 1.2 Project Description

The project is described as an outdoor recreation facility; however, the majority of the project is indoors (i.e., three indoor ice sheets with one covered outdoor skating sheet).

The project description fails to disclose the intended private use of the SLIC by the St. Louis Blues (not public use). This is not stated throughout the document except briefly in Appendix A.

The project description fails to disclosed the intention to use existing parking available for park users at Sailboat Cove as part of its plan to meet facility requirements. This will impact the public’s ability to use the park for other recreational activities. There is already insufficient parking for users of the Community Rowing Center and park hosted charity events (e.g., 5Ks), as attendees end up parking on the grass between the Section 1.2: The proposed Ice Center meets the definition of a Public Facility under LWCF guidelines. As described in Step 3C question 1 of the PD/ESF and throughout Chapters 1 and 4.16 of the EA, the proposed Ice Center results in a net gain in outdoor recreation benefits, enhances the outdoor recreational use of an entire park, and is compatible with the outdoor recreation resources and opportunities in a Section Sailboat Cove parking lot and the Community Rowing Center. 6(f) protected area.

In one section of the description, it states that the parking west of Marine across from the proposed SLIC is a potential future 257 space overflow while in another section states that it is planned. It also, again does not disclose the intended use of the existing parking spaces current at Sailboat Cove (illustrated in more recent renditions of the SLIC development plan). The Environmental Assessment focuses on the potential for impacts to the human environment. The PD/ESF contains a description of aniticpated users of the proposed Ice Center and Attachment C contains further details about who will use the ice. The St. Louis Blues will use 2 to 3 percent of the ice time, and at a time of the day when most students are in school.

The assessment does not address the increased parking and traffic associated with the addition of the Fee Fee Greenway Trailhead that will be created in conjunction with this project. The additional demand for parking (in addition to SLIC users) will take away parking access from current park users and increase traffic on Marine which is already congested at peak hours often requiring assistance directing traffic at the exit Section 1.4: The Purpose and Need of the project identified a shortage of ice sheets in the St. Louis area. Those mentioned in this comment are, as stated, good hockey “parks”. However, the need for more ice sheets still exists. from Sailboat Cove during high park usage (e.g., events).

Section 2.2 A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. One was at Queeny Park and the others were in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park or in the vicinity of it. It was determined through alternatives analysis that the selected location is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The population around the Pg., 1‐3, Section 1.4 Project Purpose project area is slightly more diverse than the state of Missouri. Black, or African Americans, are the largest racial minority group in the project area (7.0 percent), followed by two or more races (6.9 percent), Asian (5.9 percent), and all others (0.4 percent). Of these, Asians and two or more races are higher than the comparative St. Louis County and Missouri populations.

The project purpose does not disclose the intended use of SLIC by the St. Louis Blues (not public use) which will consume a portion of the facility space. Section 3.4: A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. The parking lot will serve as overflow parking for other events within the park, such as the Dragon Boat race when vehicles are currently parked along the side of Marine Drive. Becuase the proposed Ice Center will serve as a trailhead, it will encourage Ice Center visitors to migrate out into the rest of the park. The project purpose does not address the current ice sheets available for public use across the St. Louis metro area. Further, it does not disclose other projects underway concurrently or being considered with SLIC to increase ice sheets in the area (i.e., Chesterfield Valley, Chesterfield Bottoms, Alton). NEG 7/14/2017 12:01:15 Kristina Heffernan Section 3.6.3: It is unclear what the commenter is referring to on the east side of Marine Ave. The community rowing center is west of Marine Avenue and is beyond 500 feet from the proposed Ice Center and does not need to be considered as a noise receptor. The overflow parking area, should it ever be needed, is immediately adjacent to the community rowing center; however, it would not pose a significant noise Missouri‐20 sheets of ice impact as any effects of noise from parking activities would be very intermittent and temporary. Kennedy Recreation Center‐Susan Park Meramac Shark Tank @ Lemay and Meramec Bottom Section 3.13 & Appendix A: A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur Creek). The flood study indicates that there will Affton Ice Rink @ Gravois and McNary be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. Fenton Forum Ice Arena @ 44 and Bowles The description of the rower's building has been corrected in the EA. City of Webster Groves Rec Complex City of Kirkwood Rec Complex Appendix A City of Brentwood Rec Complex The lease and management agreements have not yet been drafted. Any such agreement will clearly indicate that the leased/concessioned area is to be operated by the lessee/concessionaire for public outdoor recreation purposes in compliance with provisions of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Act and implementing guidelines, including but not limited to: (1) the area will be identified as publicly City of Clayton Shaw Park owned and operated as a public outdoor recreation facility in all signs, literature and advertising, and is operated by a lessee as identified in the public information to eliminate the perception that the area is private; (2) all fees charged by the lessee/concessionaire to the public must be competitive with similar private facilities; and (3) compliance with all Civil Rights and accessibility legislation is required and City of St. Louis‐Steinburg compliance will be indicated by signs posted in visible public areas and statements in public brochures. The lease and management agreements will reserve the right to periodically review the performance of the lessee/concessionaire and terminate the agreement if its terms and the provisions of the grant agreement, including maintenance, public use and accessibility, are not met. Temporary Outdoor Ice Rink at Luther Ely Square in downtown St. Louis City Queeny County Park City of Creve Coeur Ice Arena City of Florissant Ice Rink Ice Zone at St. Louis Outlet Mall in Hazelwood‐‐Blues practice facility Meadows Outdoor Ice Rink in Lake St Louis Lindenwood Ice Arena‐‐two sheets St Peters‐‐three sheets POS 7/14/2017 12:32:57 Ron Komlos I love the idea of this facility, Hockey and Ice Skating in general are very popular with kids and our Region needs more places to provide for these activities. Plus a rink of this nature will be a job creator Comment noted. POS 7/14/2017 12:41:15 Stacey Tiggard Fantastic idea. St. Louis is starving for ice space. In addition to successful hockey programs, we are home to Nationally Competitive Synchronized Skating teams, Figure Skaters and Theatre on Ice. Our community has much to be proud of and a real lack of venues to show it off Comment noted. POS 7/14/2017 12:52:00 Nick Rizer I support the ice center for what it will bring to the community. I have been involved with youth hockey in St. Louis for 40 years as a player, coach, and parent. This is a much needed venue to continue the growth of a sport that brings so much to the community Comment noted. I am a huge supporter of this initiative. St. Louis has become the hotbed for youth hockey and development in the US and we dont have enough ice currently to fill the needs of our young players, let alone to afford the continued growth of the sport POS 7/14/2017 12:55:44 Bob Gassoff Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. Comment noted. This initiative will be a short and long term positive investment for the community Comments on “St. Louis Ice Center Project Draft Environmental Assessment, Maryland Heights, St. Louis Co., Missouri”

Robert E. Criss, Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Washington University

First, who is the author of this document? The title page fraudulently suggests that the document was authored by the National Park Service and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, yet the contents and project advocacy strongly suggest that it was authored by a developer or biased promoter. The misleading title page will discourage public comment, and in my view is clearly illegal.

Second, the document overlooks and/or grossly misrepresents several key aspects of the hydrologic and hydogeologic situation. Four specific examples are:

1) The report fails to mention that the project area will encroach on the regulatory floodway, as mapped by FEMA (2015). This designated area must therefore be kept “free of encroachment”, so of itself, location in the floodway is a crucial and overriding factor. The preparers of the document are clearly stated in Chapter 6 of the Draft EA. 2) The narrative and figures for the site development plan (e.g., Fig. 1‐2) do not clarify the current and future plans for the area west of Marine Ave and south of the railroad. Almost all of this area resides in the floodway. If this area is not needed or part of the current plan, or an unspecified future plan, why is it even included in the project (e.g., The title page was prepared in compliance with National Park Service NEPA guidelines. Figs. 3.4, 3.5, 3.6 etc.)? Floodplain comments: 3) Any encroachment of the floodway or floodplain in the proposed development area would impede the outlet of Creve Coeur Lake. 1) Appendix D contains FIRM map 29189C0176K date 2/4/15. This map shows the location of the floodway, which is a very small portion of the northwest corner of the site at Marine Avenue and the railroad right of way. The majority of the western triangle (the portion west of Marine Avenue) is located within the floodway. The floodway line NEG 7/14/2017 13:11:57 Robert Criss is clearly shown on the project site and grading plan ( C4.0 ) ‐ Appendix A. There are no building structures located within the floodway, the interconnected drainage channel is located within the floodway as is the future parking, both of which are permitted. The Stormwater Management Facilities Report dated 3/27/17 clearly explains and 3a. Any such encroachment would back up floodwater into much of the park, damaging facilities and lengthening the interval of inundation, thereby interfering with existing uses of the park. provides the supporting calculations to demonstrate a net No‐Rise with the proposed site improvements. In fact, there will be a decrease of .04 ft under the 100 yr / 10 yr storm event. 2) As stated above in item 1, this area is shown to have an interconnected conveyance channel and future parking lot. 3b. Any such encroachment would increase sediment deposition in the lake, and on inundated trails, pavilions and other facilities. This will increase cleanup time while increasing the requirements for dredging, which are already considerable. 3) This is not true, see response to item 1. 3a, b and c) Each of these statements are all false. The technical design information contained within the Stormwater Management System Report and Site Improvement Plans, which include Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans and BMPs, address the issues raised in these comments. 3c. Water quality would be negatively impacted by increased floodwater inundation time. Moreover, populations of mosquitoes and other undesirable disease vectors would increase, impacting park users as well as citizens in surrounding communities. 4) The text regarding the flow rate of Creve Coeur Creek has been revised to indicate that it is the maximum AVERAGE flow rate. 4) The document grossly misrepresents the flow rate of Creve Coeur Creek, claiming “According to the USGS National Water Information System, Creve Coeur Creek at the Creve Coeur gaging station had a maximum daily discharge of 46.6 cubic feet per second (cfs) in 2008.” This claim is easily checked and proven to be fraudulent, as the information is widely available for the relevant gauging station, USGS 06935890: Creve Coeur Creek near Creve Coeur, MO. Specifically, on September 14, 2008 the peak flow at this station was 8,780 cfs, while the mean daily flow on that day was 2,040 cfs (USGS, 2017). These two reported, official values are more than 180x and 40x larger than the flow of 46.6 cfs claimed in the report on page 3‐21. Finally, the dismissive comments about the rural appeal of this highly utilized area, such as “Therefore, the landscapes are not considered to have distinctive quality” prove that the unspecified author(s) of this report have no regard for either factual information or the rights of the one million citizens who annually use the park. Contrary to what is claimed, rural landscapes and broad vistas are no longer common in St. Louis County, and easy public access to such areas is even less common.

References FEMA (2015) Flood Insurance Rate Map, Panel 29189C0176K, revised Feb. 4, 2015. St. Louis Ice Center Project Draft Environmental Assessment, Maryland Heights, St. Louis Co., Missouri. https://stlpartnership.com/wp‐content/uploads/2017/06/STL‐Ice‐Center‐Assessment_061917.pdf POS 7/14/2017 13:30:59 John Cochran I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County Comment noted. POS 7/14/2017 14:22:10 Steve Fogle This looks great! Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/14/2017 14:35:29 Samantha Peterson Yes! Comment noted. POS 7/14/2017 14:36:48 Dan Creaghan Build it...STL needs more rinks Comment noted. POS 7/14/2017 14:45:54 Andrew Gist Help St. Louis become the hockey Mecca of the Midwest. This rink will provide the Ice Community in St. Louis a state of the art facility that everyone can be proud of. Being a hockey player in the area and growing up a huge fan, we need more facilies to help the game grow even more locally Comment noted. POS 7/14/2017 14:50:53 James Owens I fully support this project. I have been a part of the youth hockey community since my children played in the 90s. I , as an adult, continue to play a few times a week at many different rinks in STL. We really need the ice with the recent closing of the Chesterfield Rink . The opportunities this will present for children and adults is tremendous. Comment noted. POS 7/14/2017 15:14:11 Zac Danner Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/14/2017 15:20:30 James Arand Creve Coeur Park is a gem...addition of this ICE CENTER WOULD BE A GREAT ADDITION! The More people will be drawn to the park and enjoy all the ammenities including this beautiful ice center. Good for local business too Comment noted. POS 7/14/2017 15:24:04 Scott Vogelsang Hockey has continued to grow in the St. Louis area and there is so much enthusiasm. This would be a great addition to the park area and will be a one of a kind facility. I can't wait to skate in the new facility Comment noted. Please keep Creve Coeur Lake as it is. It's a great place as is and I really enjoy hiking, mountain biking and sailing there on a weekly basis. I think adding giant buildings and parking lots will take away from the beauty of the park and is not how the donated land was intended to be used. Please respect those of us that use the park regularly and don NEG 7/14/2017 15:33:32 Scott Hunley Comment noted. ruin a great St. Louis gem. Find somewhere else to put this. POS 7/14/2017 15:52:07 Carter McCracken I am completely in favor for the new St. Louis Ice Center! Comment noted. POS 7/14/2017 16:14:18 Kim Ammons Hockey in STL has many positive aspects! It brings in economic growth, and it is a great way to keep kids active and families participating in a healthy activity! The STL area needs more ice to support the growth Comment noted. POS 7/14/2017 16:16:50 John Stefek The STIC is a well‐planned enterprise that will enhance Creve Coeur Lake Park and be an asset that brings significant attention and visitors to the St. Louis area Comment noted. POS 7/14/2017 16:17:33 Claytn Janson I think the proposed Ice Center is a great idea! Comment noted. POS 7/14/2017 16:18:31 Laura Janson I think the proposed Ice Center is a wonderful addition to St. Louis County. Comment noted. POS 7/14/2017 16:19:55 Chris Janson The Ice Center is a fantastic idea for this vacant, underutilized piece of land. I am in total support of it. Comment noted. NEG 7/14/2017 16:24:11 Lynn Johnson I do not want an ice hockey complex built in Creve Coeur Park,there are other locations that could accommodate such a project. Creve Coeur Park should remain a natural area A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area POS 7/14/2017 16:30:11 Ryan McNealy Ice in STL is so expensive. If/when we lose the Hardee's Ice Plex, this problem will only be further exacerbated. St. Louis is so far behind many of it's Midwestern siblings, we cannot pass on opportunities like this for progress Comment noted. I just wanted to share that we live near Creve Coeur Lake and really love using the park. Having reviewed the proposed rink location, documents and interviews, I have a few concerns. While I realize there are existing sports fields nearby, I am concerned this will bring additional light and noise pollution closer to the park area, especially in the evening. Light is probably my greater concern. The darkness of this area makes it more natural and appealing in evenings, even driving around it at night. I understand primary use will be in winter months, but people do spend time in and around the park year round. Also, many facilities keep lights on in evenings for security purposes even when A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. Noise and light modeling conducted during the environmental assessment indicated that the NEG 7/14/2017 16:36:51 Sarah Gregor not in use, which would still increase light pollution. I'm always concerned about impacts to animals as well, and potential disruption of their cycles. This is likely to increase for humans and animals with nighttime use of LEDs, which are becoming standard. Finally, I am slightly concerned about potential for heavier traffic on Marine, especially near operational and traffic‐related noise would attenuate to minor levels. Additionally, the proposed site lighting is not anticipated to create visual discord at middleground and background distances as the topography and vegetation of the surrounding areas provide screening. a main park entrance. I have no problem with the idea of the rink, and fully understand and appreciate the regional and economic benefits, however I am not fully comfortable that this is the best location, mainly for the concerns cited above. Thanks so much for your time. POS 7/14/2017 16:40:52 Cheryl Haeffner Ice time is becoming harder and harder, and there is a real need for an ice facility in a central location for stl. I love Creve Coeur park and think the ice center will be a great addition to the other sports complexes such as the soccer fields Comment noted. POS 7/14/2017 17:00:17 Laura Lee My whole family is ecstatic to have the complex in St. Louis! Comment noted. NEG 7/14/2017 17:31:34 Alyssa Marshall My family goes to this park frequently, to enjoy the day and get away from it all. There a plenty of other ice rinks and sports complexes in the area that can be upgraded and renovated, there is no need for another one The Purpose and Need of the project identified a shortage of ice sheets in the St. Louis area. Those mentioned in this comment are, as stated, good hockey “parks”. However, the need for more ice sheets still exists POS 7/14/2017 17:48:18 Laura Lebedun LGB!!! Comment noted. I think this is a great project and a wonderful use of public tax financing. There is not enough ice available in the St. Louis area to support the growing number of ice sports, especially hockey. This would be a great community are for families to spend time together while also contributing to the local hockey community. After losing the Rams, it i POS 7/14/2017 19:08:18 Rebecca Fritsch important that St. Louis continue to nurture their remaining professional sports in order to remain a competitive metropolitan region. By providing much needed ice in the center of the metro area, you can contribute to more families becoming involved in the sport and life long Blues Fans. By looking at the existing public ice rinks‐ Brentwood, Comment noted. Kirkwood, and Webster it is apparent that the mid‐west county region would greatly benefit from a similar attraction POS 7/14/2017 19:19:42 Dawn Doty An ice center in creve coeur will be an incredible asset as my son gets older. I want to be a hockey mom. Comment noted. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐yea NEG 7/14/2017 19:55:45 Eric Chilcoat Horrible idea. We are building up that area, and it is already in a floodplain. We do not need another hockey or ice rink so close to this natural gem. Build it in Earth City or near BMAC, Cot near Creve Coeur Park. floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. I am not against an ice complex, but not in the park, in a floodplain not a good idea. There are plenty of other places to build this complex. Mills Mall? A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year NEG 7/14/2017 20:24:47 Terri Roberts Adding more asphalt and fill dirt to build up the complex will only increase flooding somewhere else. floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Traﬃc will be a nightmare with only Marine as the access. Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. POS 7/14/2017 21:43:38 Ted Sward Hockey is a fantastic sport and we need to keep adding ice to replace those rinks we've lost. And creve Coeur park is such a great central location ‐ many local teams would utilize the new space Comment noted. POS 7/14/2017 22:04:05 Jericho Jones The ice rink would take better advantage of the area and offer a good venue for youth leagues. Overall a positive for the area. Comment noted. POS 7/14/2017 22:21:13 Dan Conroy I feel this should be a no‐brainer. The area is lacking for quality ice‐time to help bring along our young, aspiring hockey athletes Comment noted. POS 7/15/2017 2:36:37 Jim Walker I fully support this project for the benefit of youth hockey. Comment noted. POS 7/15/2017 2:40:39 Paul Smith Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/15/2017 3:03:24 Kelly Spann As a resident of North County, Creve Coeur Park patron, and a ice recreation mom, I fully support Legacy Ice! Comment noted. POS 7/15/2017 3:23:07 James Sheldon I highly support a new ice arena at the purposed land at Creve Coeur park for the use of anew ice rink.We have already lost 3 sheets of ice Anew facility especially if it is a multi use facility and not funded by public money would be a great benefit to creve coeur and surrounpin are Comment noted. POS 7/15/2017 5:30:24 David Murray The community's commitment to skating (hockey and figure skating) and the resulting success of the youth programs in developing talent at a national level has been one of the most successful stories of St Louis community action and commitment. This rink in Creve Coeur would be an asset to these ongoing programs. Comment noted. POS 7/15/2017 6:06:13 Deborah Challoner We need this rink! Please do not allow this project to be stalled by groups that do not understand the need and the benefits to our community. Our youth and families need this facility ‐ and the location is perfect. The park and the surrounding community around it will only benefit from the activity and tax revenu Comment noted. POS 7/15/2017 6:07:12 David Vorhies Our community needs the rinks. It's hard to find ice time for my kids. Comment noted. POS 7/15/2017 6:47:41 Bryan Aston I support this project. Comment noted.

Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. POS 7/15/2017 6:56:18 Matt Weber Comment noted.

I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact POS 7/15/2017 7:14:36 Anne Yannakakis This project will be a great addition to the park providing additional athletic activity options to the public Comment noted. POS 7/15/2017 7:28:16 Fredrik Engelhardt I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact Comment noted. While I love the Blues, I love Creve Coeur Park more. I think that this project will detract from the peacefulness of the park and add congestion. That, plus it would be in an area prone to flooding that shouldn't be built up with anything at this point. You have a beautiful project that belongs in an area more suited to it than Creve Coeur Park. Than A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeu NEG 7/15/2017 9:17:09 Dan Connors you. Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics NEG 7/15/2017 9:34:51 John Belleville Wrong place. Comment noted. POS 7/15/2017 10:27:01 Debbie Howe Morning. With the closing of Hardee's ice we are in need of a rink for all the youth hockey and figure skating programs. What I have seen and read this will not impact park goers. I would like to see the project go forward Comment noted. POS 7/15/2017 10:36:35 Mr Draper I'm in favor of the new location of the St. Louis ice center. Looking forward to producing more great young hockey players in the St. Louis area in a new state of the art facility Comment noted. Adding the new Ice Center will add a valuable new outdoor recreational opportunity in Creve Coeur Lake Park. I learned to skate on that lake many years ago and hope to enjoy many more hours skating at the new facility and enjoying all the other recreational opportunities in the park. This currently empty field can be used to give so many St POS 7/15/2017 10:42:35 Cathy Dunkin Comment noted. Louis families wonderful times together. Thank you! POS 7/15/2017 10:45:04 Mr Draper I'm in favor of the new location of the St. Louis ice center. Looking forward to producing more great young hockey players in the St. Louis area in a new state of the art facility Comment noted. We certainly need this complex and other economic development initiatives in our community at large. If no one steps forward (which no one EVER seems to do) St. Louis will continue to struggle and fall behind. All you have to do it look at other Midwest cities of our size (Nashville, Indy, Cleveland, Cincinnati)and one can see that we have been completely passed by. We need a new rink because ALL of ours are junk! As the news of this potential new rink has been spread, other community rinks are stepping up their game and looking for ways to improve. That is a GOOD thing. We need to be able to host tournaments, which generate visitors and income. Since we can't seem to get POS 7/15/2017 11:09:10 Kathy Wunderlich soccer or KEEP football, we need to keep the remaining teams strong and vibrant. A top‐notch hockey venue is good for the Blues, our local college teams, future junior teams which I hope we can attract and our youth programs which can again, bring tournaments here. We all need to work together on this. Everyone is always looking for Comment noted. SOMEONE ELSE to pay. If EVERYONE wants SOMEONE to step up but NO ONE does, how will ANYONE move our community forward? Let's get this done. We have a good hub of sports activity in that general area. Let's expand. I know there is concern about the park environment but this is a good blend and balance of indoor and outdoor sports space. It just makes sense. PERIOD! POS 7/15/2017 11:11:50 David Rapp This is a win win for St Louis County. It helps drive business to the area for economic gains. It helps provide recreational opportunities to thousands of kids. And to be able to attach it to a little used area of park land it has a negligible effect on the environment. St Louis County needs to get this project done Comment noted. POS 7/15/2017 11:27:31 Jason Hanson Ice skating and hockey are lifelong sports that whole families can enjoy. I plan to play "old man" no contact hockey until I can no longer skate. My girls look forward to playing as they grow Comment noted. Ice hockey is a revenue producing activity, and the entities who want this turned into a hockey rink are attacking the natural patrimony of the area. There is only a limited amount of green space, and part of the law purchasing the park involved funds from the LWCP, which requires that it stay in nature. Not ice rinks. Make the people who ar The NPS may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the LWCF when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the NEG 7/15/2017 11:34:04 Jo Schaper benefiting from the ice rink pay for it privately. End of story. use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). The NPS may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the LWCF when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the We should not be giving away public park lands. We should not be violating the restrictions placed by the LWCF on development only for outdoor recreation. We should not be supporting corporate welfare to pro sports teams. We should not be building in flood plains. St.Louis County and STL Partnerships have not shown due diligence in seeking use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). NEG 7/15/2017 11:44:26 Steve Brewer out alternative sites that are readily available. With parking areas, full utility infrastructure and easy accessibility to a more central,y located site. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. One was at Queeny Park and the others were in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park or in the vicinity of it. It was determined through alternatives analysis that the selected location is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. POS 7/15/2017 11:45:50 Kami Sanders Comment noted. Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed NEG 7/15/2017 11:50:13 Kathleen Vaccaro According to our Maryland Heights Mayor in his last news letter this week, it sounds like this is a done deal. I am very dismayed by this. I agree with everything that you posted Comment noted. POS 7/15/2017 12:10:39 John Behrens With children active in hockey our family understands the shortage of rinks in the area. A rink at the proposed location would be very beneficial to growing and maintaining the interest in hockey our community has Comment noted. NEG 7/15/2017 12:20:12 Carrie Palombo We don't want this! Comment noted. POS 7/15/2017 13:07:17 Phil Vitello I have been a supporter of youth, high school, and professional hockey for almost 50 years. I have played youth, and high school hockey, and continue to play pick up hockey at the age of 53, we are in need of this new ice rink!!!!!! Comment noted. NEG 7/15/2017 13:24:57 Laura Ellen I am opposed to an ice center in Crete Coeur Park. Greenspace will be changed to more hard surfaces. The ice center will increase traffic and detract from the beauty of the area. I enjoy running in the park and attending events there NEG 7/15/2017 14:18:19 Deborah Alcorn I do NOT WANT this monstrosity built in my county park!!! Put it somewhere's else. Comment noted. POS 7/15/2017 14:39:22 Jim Moore The ice center at Creve Coeur will be a greatly needed addition for the St. Louis area and its growing amateur youth ice hockey. It will create more opportunities for recreation in the park for everyone who visits Comment noted. The proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). The project site consists generally of a fallow field, a maintenance shed, and some wooded areas in the south portion. Jurisdictiona NEG 7/15/2017 15:40:21 Byron Clemens As a Park user (for decades) I believe this unique, Spring fed Lake, Wetlands and Forest should be preserved. I have hiked, sailed, picnicked and socialized with groups there ‐ please do not take park land for a hockey rink that could be built elsewhere. wetlands identified on the project site will be preserved and not impacted as part of the development. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. One was at Queeny Park and the others were in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park or in the vicinity of it. It was determined that the selected location is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeu NEG 7/15/2017 16:56:31 Campbell McCaskill I think it is a major mistake to build parking lots and large buildings in the flood plain. That area can't handle the water problems as they are now; this will just make it worse. Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics POS 7/15/2017 18:23:23 Timothy Patrick Hockey in St. Louis has been exciting and is rich in tradition. This endeavor will help to continue that tradition and reach out to everyone from youth to professionals Comment noted.

POS 7/15/2017 18:25:15 Mary Beth Thompson Youth and adult hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just an empty field with a metal shed. My son just finished his high school hockey career here. He hopes to play in college and with friends and cousins in leagues during the summer. My daughter has been playing for several years and would like Comment noted. to continue. I started playing hockey when my son was little and now play in women's and co‐ed leagues. Our continued participation in and enjoyment of this sport will not be possible without building more rinks in the area POS 7/15/2017 18:48:21 Judy Varley The St. Louis area could use a new ice complex. Having been involved with high school hockey, I saw that it can difficult to get ice time. With the closure of the Hardee's/Chesterfield complex, it will be even harder to get ice time. Many of the facilitiies in the area are also dated and needing updates, glass replaced etc. Comment noted. The proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). The project site consists generally of a fallow field, a maintenance shed, and some wooded areas in the south portion. A traffic study The Creve Coeur Lake Park must not serve as the location for the St. Louis Ice Center. Its natural beauty and tranquility will be markedly diminished by this project, accompanying traffic and potential future construction projects. There are a number of empty malls and other buildings throughout St. Louis County to house this type of project. We NEG 7/15/2017 19:20:41 Anjum Shariff was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was need to preserve the tranquility of Creve Coeur Lake park and build these types of projects in the more urban, developed parts of St. Louis County. determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area The proposed development will be considered a public facility, not a commercial development. As part of the proposal, the St. Louis County Department of Parks and Recreation (SLCDPR) would retain ownership of the land and lease it to a not‐for‐profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation (Foundation), which has been formed to Please do not use the property of Creve Couer Park to build the new Blues ice rink. I am a capitalist and would want the 4 ice rinks and the revenue that it would generate but not at the expense of the park. We use the park 4‐5 times a week. Many of the people we see walking or riding or rowing there love the park. The park is a sanctuary for oversee construction and the operation of the project. The St. Louis Blues will only use 2 to 3 percent of the ice time, and at a time of the day when most students are in school. The project enhances outdoor recreation in that it provides amenities above and beyond the properties present usage. Very little to no recreation exists on the NEG 7/15/2017 19:31:16 Katherine Stirmlinger people to get exercise and help there physical and mental state. There is plenty of ground in the area. Use that lank not Creve Couer Lake and the rowing facility. property, which is the site of a County Park maintenance shed and a fallow field. The proposed project would add an outdoor rink and an outdoor field to this area, and it would provide connections to GRG’s McKelvey Woods Trail, which is under construction. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. One was at Queeny Park and the others were in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park or in the vicinity of it. It was determined that the selected location is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. POS 7/15/2017 19:35:28 Chris Wangard This is is desperately needed and I'm sure will be well utilized from day #1. I think it is relatively rare that you KNOW that a project such as this will be fully utlilized, and there is no doubt here Comment noted. POS 7/15/2017 19:58:37 Christine Seyer There are so many other places this rink can go. And it's my understanding that there will be a dr. Office and retail? What does that have to do with a park? Absolutely not Comment noted. POS 7/15/2017 20:01:32 Rachel Eskridge With the increased focus on physical health and fitness, this rink would be a huge asset to the community. Indoor rinks provide a controlled environment to exercise, have fun, and compete year round Comment noted. This recreational ice center will be a great addition to Creve Coeur Lake Park as well as the entire region. Nearly all the facility's ice time will be devoted to amateur hockey involving all ages, players and families from St. Louis and throughout the midwest

Over the 30+ years I have lived in St. Louis, youth hockey has grown tremendously. The number of men and women playing in recreational leagues also has risen exponentially.

St. Louis needs this facility to sustain the growth of ice hockey for today's generation and future generations. It will complement the other sporting and leisure activities in the park. POS 7/15/2017 20:40:25 Carter Dunkin Comment noted. From an environmental standpoint, I lived near Creve Coeur Lake Park for nearly 15 years, including during the public discussion and construction of the 364 extension. The proposed ice center development includes the creation of five acres of water habitat, in addition to bringing a vacant area of the park to life.

Thank you for your consideration.

I go to the park to Kayak in the lake and run on the pathways. The park is regularly busy with people enjoying the outdoors. A building for hockey and other indoor sports should be put somewhere outside of a public park, on land that is not already in use. Open parkland is being used by the creatures that live there and by the people that ar NEG 7/15/2017 21:14:58 Nancy Fish Comment noted. enjoying the park and the surrounding views. Do not box us in with a big building POS 7/15/2017 21:43:26 Bret Roberts I love the idea. Please make this happen Comment noted. The proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). The project site consists generally of a fallow field, a maintenance shed, and some wooded areas in the south portion. The NPS may This is a worthwhile project but not on a large area of prime natural parkland that is an area badly needed as a buffer from all the proposed commercial and industrial development along the Maryland Heights Expressway. This land was obtained under the restriction that it can only be used for Outdoor Public Recreation, a description that in no NEG 7/15/2017 22:24:37 Richard Orr allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the LWCF when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other way fits this project. The county also is going to have to spend millions to upgrade Marine Ave. since it cannot handle the volume if new traffic this complex will create. This misguided project must not be allowed to proceed! major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. St Louis needs St Louis ice center. Many well known parks in the United States have facilitated for neighboring communities to enjoy. There will be plenty of park space for so many to enjoy as wel POS 7/15/2017 22:25:11 Laura Boldt Comment noted. As this well planned Ice Center. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. Although the proposed SLIC will remove existing habitat for other wildlife, the project site represents only 1.9 percent of the entire Park area with most of this being a mowed field with just a few trees. The existing habitat at the project site is not unique, and there are numerous areas within and adjacent to the Park that will support wildlife offset by the SLIC. Within a 5‐mile radius, there is a relatively large amount of deciduous I have great concern about the traffic that would be generated by a facility that could be open 20 hours per day. Creve couer mill rd is a very narrow 2 lane road that is already overburdened with traffic from 8 soccer fields, with more on the way. Dozens of deer routinely graze on both sides of the road, crossing frequently . NEG 7/15/2017 22:33:55 Brian Wells forest of equal or better quality than the habitats being removed. Therefore, due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland What about the rinks in Chesterfiled Valley ? Only 4 miles away . habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. One was at Queeny Park and the others were in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park or in the vicinity of it. It was determined that the selected location is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. As a player since the age of 8 and referee since the age of 12, I've been on the ice in some capacity for over 20 years now. The closing of the Hardee's Iceplex was a huge loss to our hockey community. St. Louis is a booming hockey hotbed, and we have very limited ice to accommodate all the young players across all the different clubs in the area. This causes a shortage of ice time during the regular season, which forces some of the younger age groups to practice as late as 9pm. The addition of these four sheets would be hugely beneficial to not only our hockey community, but St. Louis as a whole. A facility with four sheets of ice would be the biggest our area has ever seen, and would POS 7/15/2017 22:43:23 Ryan Brown help immensely with the shortage of ice time. It is centrally located in an area that is accessible to a large number of youth hockey clubs, as well as high school and college teams. Additionally, this state of the art facility would no doubt host a great number of tournaments which will bring in hundreds of young players and their families. This would Comment noted. bring a great deal of traffic to local businesses during these events and would be a great jolt to the local economy. I do fully understand that some opponents to this facility believe the use of park land to be a deal breaker. However, in my opinion the benefits to this facility make it well worth giving up 40 acres of an approximately 2,000 acre park. At the end of the day, this should be about the kids who desperately need this facility to allow them to continue playing the sport they love POS 7/16/2017 2:08:11 Devyn Brown Love this idea! St. Louis and the surrounding areas can always use more ice rinks. Comment noted. POS 7/16/2017 6:32:18 Pam Reynolds Hello. I think this project is a great idea. It is not tearing down all of Creve Coeur park just adding on to build an ice rink for not only the blues hockey to practice, but a rink for my boys special blues hockey team to play at. It is taking anything away, just adding on Comment noted. POS 7/16/2017 7:06:52 Danelle Coombe St. Louis needs this ice complex! Comment noted. POS 7/16/2017 9:07:49 Elizabeth Finley Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. While I certainly understand the desire to provide additional athletic facilities to current parks, I do not believe such a facility should be present in Creve Coeur Park. Creve Coeur Park is a place of quiet sanctuary for so many people and animals alike. This morning as I sat on the lake in my kayak, I was blown away by sheer amount and variety o The proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). The project site consists generally of a fallow field, a maintenance shed, and some wooded areas in the south portion. The building, water fowl that was present on the lake. However I was also rather aware of the construction to the soccer fields and how that was effecting the beauty of my surroundings. A park doesn't need to have multiple sports facilities in order to be useful or desirable. Creve Coeur Lake is where so many of us go for sanctuary ‐ to escape noise, chaos, NEG 7/16/2017 9:08:49 Cara Furtwengler as situated, would be visible from the north end of the lake toward the northeast. The building would be more obscured from view at the center of the lake. There would be no disruption to the horizons to the west and south from the lake. The views and horizon from the proposed site are already disrupted by high‐tension power lines, cars, pollution, etc. Unfortunately this beauty has already been compromised by the bright lights of the soccer fields in the evenings and the traffic across the Page extension. Why destroy more of the natural surroundings? There may be a "need" for a ice rink but there is a far greater need to keep our some of our parks natural. Allow people the railroad tracks and a 4‐lane divided highway. chance to escape their urban/suburban surroundings. Jurisdictional wetlands identified on the project site will be preserved and not impacted as part of the development. Although the proposed SLIC will remove existing habitat for other wildlife, the project site represents only 1.9 percent of the entire Park area with most of this being a mowed field with just a few trees. The existing habitat a the project site is not unique, and there are numerous areas within and adjacent to the Park that will support wildlife offset by the SLIC. Within a 5‐mile radius, there is a relatively large amount of deciduous forest of equal or better quality than the habitats being removed. Therefore, due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the NEG 7/16/2017 9:16:32 Johanna Jeremiah Bad idea for our very needed wetland and parkland for people and animals to coexsist in nature within rhis growing metropolis they have already hurt the lake by putting the hiway btidge over the park and lake stop ruining our green spaces construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. The St. Louis Ice Center is needed in the region. The area lost 3 sheets of ice which will impact many families and ice times will be very early or late. Youth hockey in St. Louis keeps growing. Although St. Louis does host tournaments it would be amazing to have facilities that are as good as Chicago and Kansas City POS 7/16/2017 9:32:06 Angela Albert Comment noted. As a family that is outdoors as much as possible we understand the concern for the park. Creve Coeur Park is amazing and is a great location for additional youth and adult sports. Any activity kids can and will participate in is a benefit to them and the larger community whether it is indoors or outdoors. Kids need to have access to more active lifestyles!! POS 7/16/2017 10:54:20 Matt McLain Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/16/2017 10:56:12 Luke Hofmann The St. Louis area hockey community is strong but we need more ice! Not just for the kids but for all the old guys like myself Comment noted.

I am strongly opposed to the Ice Center proposal for Creve Coeur Park. Contrary to what its supporters claim, a 250,000 square foot facility with three indoor rinks, several thousand seats, and all of the accompanying support facilities is NOT an "outdoor recreation facility." Nor is building a paved 880‐car parking lot a good use of public park land. The project enhances outdoor recreation in that it provides amenities above and beyond the properties present usage. Very little to no recreation exists on the property, which is the site of a County Park maintenance shed and a fallow field. The proposed project would add an outdoor rink and an outdoor field to this area, and it would NEG 7/16/2017 11:22:00 Steve Sorkin A park is valuable for its open space. A piece of the park that is "unused" is still valuable and worth preserving. It is not an invitation to development. provide connections to GRG’s McKelvey Woods Trail, which is under construction. Additionally, the National Park Service (NPS) may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is There are many other places in St. Louis County where this facility can be built, including recently‐closed ice rinks. Creve Coeur Park is a valuable jewel for the County. Please preserve and protect it, and not allow this huge INDOOR building unrelated to park or lake use to be built just because there is "unused" open space. consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex).

POS 7/16/2017 12:05:10 K MacDonough Yes! A big plus for St. Louis. Comment noted. Creve Couer is where I and many other people go when we need a break, wether that is to just sit on the beach by the lake, or walk/bike/skate the trails, or even paddle board or use the canoes that are provided. If there is a hockey rink next door, it will no longer be a place of peace and quiet and relaxation. This just doesn't seem fair to the NEG 7/16/2017 12:23:12 Katlynn Alford Comment noted. hundreds of people who I see every time that I am there, please leave our gem in the city alone. I use Creve Coeur park regularly for biking and walking the dog, and I am against putting in a large specialty building like this ice rink. The park is a great place to go outside and feel like you are at least a little outside of an urban area and this would completely change that feel. There is an ice rink in Creve Coeur already, why destroy public par NEG 7/16/2017 12:52:14 Sherri Shoe Comment noted. land in the name of installing some indoor ice rink. Thanks! POS 7/16/2017 12:58:10 Cathy Danner Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County POS 7/16/2017 12:59:55 Mike Danner Comment noted. POS 7/16/2017 13:05:19 Giuseppe Giardina I fully support this new complex. Hockey is thriving in St. Louis and the ice is needed to ensure that it continues to flourish. St. Louis is becoming world renown for its hockey programs and, as a community, we should support the local programs Comment noted. Yes, you CAN have your Park and skate it, too. The proposed complex enhances the park's long‐standing commitment to health and sports. It sits at the outside edge ‐‐ close to feeder roads but far enough from the lake and walking trails to not intrude on the peaceful atmosphere enjoyed by walkers, joggers, bikers, rowers and others ‐‐ just as The POS 7/16/2017 13:29:31 Mike Hogan Quarry golf course does. St. Louis needs more amateur and recreational rinks to meet the demands of increasingly successful youth programs (numerous established stars including Stastny and Bishop and 6 NHL draft picks in the past two years alone) and the Blues have developed a "win win" facilities concept that meets their needs and provides Comment noted. the vast majority of ice time for the greater community. POS 7/16/2017 14:01:13 Roderic Jacoby Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/16/2017 14:08:07 Deseree Longhi We need more ice. Ice hockey is a wonderful sport. Many families really need this new ice arena.!! St. Louis has great players and we need more ice available for our athletes to train and play Comment noted. NEG 7/16/2017 14:22:29 ashley pyle Please don't gobble up park lands for parking spaces. Comment noted. I am fully supportive of this wonderful addition to the community. Hockey is a growing sport among youth in our country, and locally we have an opportunity to become the "Heartland of Hockey". Let's invest in our future by allowing area kids to have a top notch facility to learn a wonderful sport. There is no greater source of positive role model POS 7/16/2017 14:29:08 Michael Presson Comment noted. than the NHL and we should give our youth the chance to continue the great accomplishments nhl players have made I feel that the Ice Arena is a needed and overall benefit to the St Louis area. The need for a place for our kids to be able to have the place to skate is just as important as a place to bike, play ball or any other physical activity. People complain about kids always on video games yet when it comes to adding any ability to engage in a sport top get them POS 7/16/2017 14:32:33 Scott Bante Comment noted. off the electronics there is opposition. Creve Coeur park is an optimal location to place such a venue with very little impact to the environment (there is ALWAYS impact with a project of any sort). We built a bridge over the park we can build something that will ultimately benefit the community such as the ice arena. NEG 7/16/2017 15:08:47 Susan Shiels Please do not make any changes to creve coeur park. It's beautiful. There must be other place to build a hockey arena. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area POS 7/16/2017 15:12:49 Carol Thomeczek St. Louis needs more ice rinks. We just lost Hardee's and it would be a terrible travesty if the youth of tomorrow do not have the opportunity to learn how to be a team player and how to stay active. Please support the ice rink in Creve Coeur Park Comment noted. POS 7/16/2017 15:18:36 Kerry Preete I am in support of this complex being built. Not only will it support more than 1000 families in various ice sports such as hockey and figure skating, but it will serve as a community facility for various entertainment events. It can also be a center piece for the further development of the Creve Couer park area Comment noted. POS 7/16/2017 15:30:32 Anyi Sun Because hockey is such a wonderful sport, there will be more and more people playing this sport in the future. What better way to support the growing number of hockey players than building a new rink for them Comment noted. Please build this rink ... we need it ... My daughter, Sydnée, played with the Lady Blues and being with the lady blues was a huge development step forward for Sydnée who is a freshman at Wesleyan University this fall and playing for their NCAA D3 women hockey team. The lady blues are a big part of her success, the coaching (Mark Halleman, POS 7/16/2017 15:35:49 Stephane Goyer Comment noted. Joe Bovaconte, Al McInnis) was excellent and the teams were very competitive even though the girls came from all over the Midwest and couldn't be together for practices all the time. The Lady Blues were very important to Sydnee and girls hockey needs all the opportunities it can get to help develop these young athletes. POS 7/16/2017 16:02:51 Andrew Ludwig I fully support the complex! Comment noted. POS 7/16/2017 16:06:22 Dmitri Kivisikkk Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field Comment noted. I am in strong support of the privately funded ice center project that is being proposed for Creve Cowie Park. I understand that this project will be using less than 2% of the park area and that environmental concerns have been respectfully and brilliantly addressed. My grandchildren, boys and girls, play ice hockey and synchronized skating. Thes POS 7/16/2017 16:24:28 Barb Quinn sports play a prominent role in their personal development. The loss of several ice rinks in our area have presented several new challenges for their sports. Please consider this project as an important solution for both the youth of our area and those other youth teams who will travel here to play against them. I see positive impact in several ways Comment noted. for our region with this generous project. It will impact all ages offering recreational opportunities that all parks should provide. Let's go forward and make it happen!! Thank you The location of the project could not be less impactful in terms of park beauty and land use. The location is in a desolate area, void of hardwood forest, proximal to a four lane divided high use roadway. Certainly not a placid, serene, hideaway for hiking, picnicking or peaceful lolling about

The "environmental insults" are terribly overblown. Recognizing that this facility will achieve its highest use, when the park normally sees very little traffic, again speaks to the "best use" argument of this tract. POS 7/16/2017 16:30:29 Michael Quinn Comment noted. A tremendous project backed by two governmental subdivisions, Saint Louis County and Maryland Heights, the need has been recognized and applauded by those agencies.

This Public‐Private project fills a tremendous void in our community.

POS 7/16/2017 16:39:17 Larry Howe Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed. Comment noted.

POS 7/16/2017 16:42:20 Christopher Durso This ice center will be the jewel of all ice facilities in the Midwest and most importantly is absolutely a necessity to continue the growth of the game of ice hockey and other ice sports in our area Comment noted. POS 7/16/2017 16:43:43 Caitlin Howe This ice rink is good for the St. Louis area with no negative environmental impact. Comment noted. I'd just like to say that I grew up very active in sports and am now a 32 year old man. Without having played Baseball, Ice hockey, and track as a kid, I'm not sure I would be socially and mentally stable as an adult. I really feel that facilities like this one is important for kids who are growing up to have the chance to get ice time and also interaction POS 7/16/2017 16:50:22 Sal Zerilli Comment noted. with their teammates. It builds a child's social skills and athleticism. It is all around a win‐win for the community to have something nice like this that functions well for everyone Children and young adults who are not busy are those who find them self getting into trouble or hanging with the wrong crowd. In Missouri and Illinois many of the area ice centers have/are closing. We need centers like this one for our children to have a place for a good wholesome activity, such as hockey. We as parents need to be the voice/advocate for our children and their future. POS 7/16/2017 16:56:25 Christie Frazier‐Fussell Comment noted. Additionally, It has been proven that sports and regular physical activity benefits health in many ways, including helping build and maintain healthy bones, muscles, and joints; helping control weight and reduce fat; and preventing or delaying the development of high blood pressure. Exercise is one of the least expensive ways to stay healthy, with one study finding that exercise can prevent chronic diseases as effectively as medication. A comprehensive study and analysis of existing research found that leisure‐time physical activity is associated with reduced risk of 13 different types of cancer, including breast, colon, liver and myeloid leukemia according to the National Institutes of Health, 2016. POS 7/16/2017 17:01:09 Gina Fusco I am 100% for Youth Hockey in St. Louis, Mo. I also am an avid fan of the sport of Hockey in general and believe St Louis would do well to support and fund ice facility for our Youth. Let me know if I can do anything else to help. It would generate and educate people of all ages for this great sport Comment noted. Here we have this one time opportunity to make St Louis Metro an Ice hockey Mecca for amateurs both locally and a tourney venue for all over the Midwest POS 7/16/2017 17:38:49 Roger Hunt Comment noted. Let's embrace this opportunity and be progressive and not 'blow it' like we did with the proposed soccer venue !!!!!! POS 7/16/2017 17:43:40 Steve Gund St louis should support recreational activities on county park land. Whether is Clayton Shaw park or Queeny Park, park land has long offered recreational activities for all Comment noted. POS 7/16/2017 17:55:37 Adisen Brueck Plain and simple, we lost three ice rinks under 1 roof and there are too many hockey players now scrambling for ice and it's going to get worse. This makes sense. This is great for the community and no issue to the environment. It's also a multipurpose facility that will provide amazing options and service. Please approve this. Comment noted. POS 7/16/2017 17:57:57 Haley Brueck This is a no brainer. We are losing ice facilities and this will not only address the lost sheets in chesterfield, but provide community enhancements with other sports in the building. Hockey in St. Louis needs this facility. Please approve it Comment noted. POS 7/16/2017 18:02:19 Kelly Bick I support The construction of this Ice Center! Let's get the kids active and on the ice!! Comment noted. Creve Coeur Park should not be turned into a hockey complex. People use and need this park. Leave it an open Green space. The Earth needs to breathe, animals and people need a place to roam. Alit of energy will be needed to run this huge complex. It will contribute to more global warming. The park has flooded twice in just the last year. Thin A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeu NEG 7/16/2017 18:09:45 Genevieve Esson of the damages both to the eco system and the hockey complex when this happens and it will happen. Leave the noise and pollution outside of the park. Build it in a vacant strip mall and rehab that area. Build it somewhere else. Leave Creve Coeur Park alone. Stop being greedy.Your children and grandkids will thank you. Greenspaces are the Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. The applicant is following the provisions of NEPA and Section 6(f) in evaluating the use of the park land for the proposed development. Based on the smart choice. Thank you. impact analysis presented in the EA report, the proposed impacts to the affected environment will be negligible to minor With all the negativity surrounded business development to assist our region this is a no brainer. Improve our youth interest in sports, providing an area for kids and family to come together and finally an area to bring families from other regions here to show off our community. It's needed, wanted and will enhance our region and all for the righ POS 7/16/2017 18:14:41 Thomas Bottini Comment noted. reasons. This multi‐purpose ice facility is absolutely needed in our region. The proposal is well conceived on all aspects: Financially sound with no taxpayer funds; Meets the existing and growing interest in hockey throughout our community; Adds to the overall appeal of Creve Coeur Park in an environmentally positive fashion. The leadership of this projec POS 7/16/2017 18:24:27 David Harper Comment noted. is responsible, capable and genuinely committed to enhancing our overall community POS 7/16/2017 18:27:10 Jack Proebstle We need to develop ice hockey in our area. The kids should have an opportunity to learn the basics and a place to compete with other youth hockey teams Comment noted. POS 7/16/2017 18:54:24 Brian Koch This would be an awesome project that not only encourage youth participation in an awesome sport but also will benefit the area businesses by attracting out of town guests to participate in a variety of tournaments Comment noted. Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed POS 7/16/2017 18:56:36 Lusa Brickhaus Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. Comment noted.

POS 7/16/2017 19:37:33 Drew Petersen St. Louis is a hockey and skating town that needs more rinks to support our wonderful community Comment noted. POS 7/16/2017 19:44:26 Julia Bailey I live in Kirkwood and I support this because it has been a big part of my family. Comment noted. POS 7/16/2017 19:44:28 Lauren Wendell As a St. Louis county resident I support this rink. It brings the community together as well as great way for our youth to develop especially through hockey Comment noted. POS 7/16/2017 19:45:12 Sally Owens Hi! I live in kirkwood and have grown up around hockey. All ice sports have a huge impact on the community youth Comment noted. POS 7/16/2017 19:45:56 Alison Owens I am a kirkwood hockey mom. It is amazing how this sport gets into the souls of people who play it. My husband at 54 years old has played for 50 years. My son now lives in Denver and many of his best hockey friends live there too. They still play hockey and always wil Comment noted. POS 7/16/2017 19:45:58 Ashby Owens I would love to see this come to action. Hockey has been a huge part of my family and I hope many other people can say the same thing. Not only is this big for our community youth, this would support the City of St. Louis in many ways! I can see this having a future support for St. Louis as a hockey town and bringing home a Stanley Cup!! Comment noted. POS 7/16/2017 19:51:50 Nada Vansaghi Our kids play hockey and enjoy having this sport as their passion. Please make more ice available for all the kids in St. Louis. Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/16/2017 20:15:40 Bob Olwig Our family lives in Creve Coeur and we support the SLIC project. Comment noted. POS 7/16/2017 20:15:50 Barry Cook I support for our kids and our city. This is a great opportunity Comment noted. POS 7/16/2017 20:40:40 Mark Perkins This facility is a great idea and would go along way to satisfy shortage of ice and create a good purpose for unused land in the park for county and other citizens Note, comment posted twice ) Comment noted. POS 7/16/2017 20:48:41 Russ Owen St. Louis has a long and proud history with ice sports. This complex will serve the community, continue the region's support of ice skating/sports and add a much needed winter enhancement to Creve Coeur Park. This will do in the winter what the bike trail has done for spring, summer and fa Comment noted. N/A 7/16/2017 20:54:22 Donald Schneider We use the park 2‐3 times per week, here we go again making money for a few! Comment noted. POS 7/16/2017 21:01:45 Omar Baig Hockey is a great sport and the facility will be a wonderful addition to the area and will benefit local business from the increased traffic from local and out of town visitors Comment noted. POS 7/16/2017 21:07:34 Craig Kaminer Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed. St. Louis needs more venues like this to attract people to our region and stay competitive Comment noted. I am a heavy user of the park (running, boating, cycling, walking my dog), and I know that this rink (and its parking lot!) destroys both the ecology and the character of Creve Couer park. I am vehemently against this hockey complex, as its presence will reduce the beauty and enjoyment of Creve Couer park. No one wants this hockey complex NEG 7/16/2017 21:08:13 Kika Tuff Comment noted. except the private interest groups that run it. One of the most impressive things about St. Louis is the passion that its residents have for sports. The Blues and the Cardinals have great fan bases, but that passion is truly seen in the local rinks, courts and fields around the area. Growing up near Boston, I have seen true passion around amateur hockey. That same type of passion exists in St Louis and continues to grow each year. With a son that has played in the Kirkwood Youth Hockey Association, we have been nothing but impressed with the level and passion that this city has for the game. St. Louis is, without a doubt, a hockey town and is the hub of the Heartland of Hockey. The passion is there. The interest is there. We simply need more facilities. The STL Ice Center project will bring opportunities from Learn‐to‐Play programs, youth leagues, local collegiate programs, regional and national tournaments, Tier programs, adult pick‐up ... all the way to the St. Louis Blues. it will be an economic engine for Maryland Heights and the surrounding area. It will be a gem for the region. POS 7/16/2017 21:20:57 Steve Chapman Comment noted. I also don't agree with any comments that claim that this is public park land and was not intended for a public hockey rink. I have run the trails of Queeny Park while my son practiced in the rink located in the very middle of the designated area. We have played hockey at the Kennedy Ice Rink at Kennedy Park. The outdoor rinks at both Shaw Park and Forest Park are beloved by area citizens. The "open lands" at all of these parks are positively affected by the people that are introduced to these great parks through the ice rinks.

The STL Ice Center would be a wonderful addition to the County Park System and will have great support from the hockey, ice skating and ice sport community Hockey, figure skating, synchronized skating and other ice sport families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses POS 7/16/2017 21:23:08 Lee Higginbotham Comment noted. POS 7/16/2017 21:25:34 Yue Wu We are true hockey family. My daughter, husband and I all play hockey. We really looking forward to this new ice facility. That will definitely help the growth of this area and youth hockey. Thank you for your consideration Comment noted. I am ecstatic to hear about this proposed ice facility. There is no area more deserving of such a commitment to youth hockey players. Both my kids grew up playing hockey in St. Louis from the Rockets, to Chesterfield, Affton and AAA Blues. Ice hockey is one of the fastest growing youth sports in America. Building a facility like the one proposed in Creve Coeur Park will enable St Louis County to support an expansion for ice hockey in this region. More high profile tournaments and Junior programs will bring in much needed revenue. More importantly, our local clubs are in desperate need of ice. We are currently unable to support our local Clubs and leagues with the amount of ice sheets POS 7/16/2017 21:38:57 Sunny Hilliard Comment noted. available shrinking fast. Further, we have an obligation to provide for the more than 4000 players seeking to develop into players we can move on to the next level. St. Louis has a rich hockey history that I would like to see continue, and I cannot think of a cause more worthy of our local support and backing. Thank you to all people involved in this project from volunteers to investors. This hockey mom is proud to call St Louis home and I hope my players will be able to skate one day in the near future on the facility's hallowed and remarkable sheets of ice. If we build it‐‐They will come. The ice rinks in STL not only helped me to reach my dream of being a World level Speed Skater but through the time I spent training with inspirational coaches and fantastic teams I developed into the man I am today. New ice is important for the STL area so that others can have the same chance that I did: to grow into strong, capable and POS 7/16/2017 21:48:36 Robert Goodwin Comment noted. confident individuals. POS 7/16/2017 21:53:19 Kyle Parke Yes, we definitely do need an ice sports complex in Creve Coeur Park as we have recently lost a major ice complex in Chesterfield. Creve Coeur Park is a perfect place for it. Already, multiple other sports have a place to play in Creve Coeur Park. An ice sports complex would be a great and much needed addition Comment noted. This comment is in opposition to locating the proposed ice hockey facility in Creve Coeur Park. This park is an outdoor focused public park that is much loved by bikers, walkers, boaters, picnickers, nature and outdoor enthusiasts. Even today access is an issue on busy weekends. Destroying outdoor space with nature trails to put up a huge facility A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur NEG 7/16/2017 22:03:53 Robert Jung with a limited lifespan and passing enthusiasm is a horrible mistake that we will live with for decades. To top it off it will be built in an area that floods almost annually. No one is against hockey. This is just the wrong place for a facility of this nature. Our County leaders can do better. Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. POS 7/16/2017 22:03:56 Lindsey Leardi The facility will add public outdoor recreation opportunity to the community. The park will be a leading center for ice sports and recreation. It will be easily accessible and serve the entire region and beyond Comment noted. AS A SOUTH OF THE BORDER HOCKEY FAN FROM BIRMINGHAM,ALABAMA, I WILL LEND MY LOVE AND SUPPORT TO THIS PROJECT. IT IS BY FAR ONE OF THE TOP ICE HOCKEY PROJECTS IN THE COUNTRY AND WILL OPEN UP ICE HOCKEY AND OTHER ICE SPORTS TO MANY THAT WILL NEVER HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE ON THE ICE. I SEE THIS POS 7/16/2017 22:28:43 DONALD GREEN Comment noted. PROJECT OPENING UP A NEW AVENUE TO SO MANY YOUNG FANS AND GET THEM INVOLVED IN SPORTS INSTEAD OF GOING DOWN THE ROAD TO NOWHERE. WAY TO GO ST.LOUIS!! The addition of this new facility would bring a greater opportunity for young hockey players to learn the sport of hockey. It would give residents of Creve Coeur and neighboring municipalities a state of the art Ice skating rink for recreational use. Additionally, it would create jobs through the maintenance, and operation of the rink. Ultimately thi POS 7/16/2017 22:32:10 Austin LaPlante Comment noted. rink will help grow the Creve Coeur economy. I ride my bike at Creve Coeur Patk several times a week and was shocked and surprised to hear of this proposal for a ice rink. So many people, including my children, grandchildren, and people of all ethnicities, use their s Park on a daily basis. It is beautiful and peaceful. It is a shame that people were not asked to vote on this project when The proposed project is not required to go to a vote of the people. A public meeting about the proposed development was held by St. Louis County in January 2017. Additionally, per the requirements of NEPA and Section 6(f), the Environmental Assessment report has been posted for public review and comment (from June 22, 2017 through NEG 7/16/2017 22:41:33 Teresa Heitkoetter historically people have treasured and fought to protect this Park, as seen when the highway went in. Please do not let steel and concrete take over the natural environment at our park. We need to keep it as natural as possible to protect the deer and other animals and plants that flourish there. July 23, 2017).

POS 7/16/2017 23:18:34 Lacy Goodwin Indoor recreation is important for the community as well as outdoor. Having both available in the same location is a benefit, not a detriment, to the park. Ice skating on a hot day is delightful, as is skating on a rainy day or snowy day when the outdoor activities aren't as easy. This facility is a great addition for the residents of Creve Coeur to enjoy. Comment noted. I support youth ice sports at Creve Coeur Park. As it is already a multi‐dimensional park, including ice sports among the many other activities that now occur is a natural fit that has the opportunity to make the park a truly 365 day destination. I grew up in Minnesota, where ice facilities are routinely in municipal parks. Nothing new in Minnesota POS 7/16/2017 23:48:01 Tom Proebstle Comment noted. For this site, with the proposed building being on the edge of a railroad track and highway, its a perfect buffer to the parklands POS 7/17/2017 0:20:53 Dusty Nagy Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 1:22:09 William Terry Updating this project is especially important for the growth of the entire region around st. Louis. New companies, new business, and new jobs all require support of the family infrastructure. We need this infrastructure for growth and ice hockey. Note, comment posted twice ) Comment noted. We need to support our young athletes, and this facility is very necessary for our amateur hockey and skaters in the St Louis area. The Lady Cyclones Hockey Team are very much in need of ice and a facility to call home. Thanks in advance for your support. POS 7/17/2017 2:56:16 Darren Pang Comment noted. DPang. POS 7/17/2017 3:58:48 Katie Schaefer Anything that can be done to increase interest in hockey and the Blues while also giving teenagers a safe and legal place to hang out will always get my support. Not to mention it could be used for other ice sports like skating and curling, it would be a great family friendly addition to the St. Louis area Comment noted. I support the SLIC because it will allow us to enjoy this park much more than we do currently. It would help my husband and I be more active during all the time my children are at practice ‐ it would be wonderful to take a walk or run in the park during those times! It will also bring many more new visitors to the St Louis region and to Creve Coeu POS 7/17/2017 7:04:11 Lisa Clarke Comment noted. park. Thanks for making this improvement a reality for so many. POS 7/17/2017 7:27:32 Cynthia Schmitz St. Louis truly needs another ice facility to help with the challenge that all ice sports are having right now ‐ we can't get ice times. We need to start hosting tournaments to help our community. We all travel out of town and spend our money elsewhere Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 7:28:52 Robin McClanathan This new multi use ice rink will increase family oriented commerce to local businesses, incourage healthy living to adults and youth, and increase the desirability to neighborhoods around Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 7:28:59 Tom Steinbrecher Stl needs world class hockey center to give our kids a chance to fulfill their dreams. Let's do this and stop being a second class community to raise our children Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 7:49:17 John Montre No ice rink in park! If needed put it in place of abandoned shopping mall. Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 7:51:21 Steve Hejna Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. The NPS may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the LWCF when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the I am strongly opposed to the construction of the St. Louis Ice Center in Creve Coeur Lake Park. Most of the land involved in the proposal was secured for outdoor recreation using federal funds and should not be used for a purpose which leads to removing open space from public use as park land. The SLIC would bring visual and light pollution, use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. disturb habitat for birds and other wildlife, cause traffic congestion, and diminish the public's enjoyment of the park as a natural area. When I enter the park, I'd like to continue to enjoy the view of the green corridor and canopy, and would not want to see parking lots, concrete, and buildings. As a County taxpayer, I object to an entry fee for even Noise and light modeling conducted during the environmental assessment indicated that the operational and traffic‐related noise would attenuate to minor levels. Although the proposed SLIC will remove existing habitat for other wildlife, the project site represents only 1.9 percent of the entire Park area with most of this being a mowed field NEG 7/17/2017 7:51:22 Arlene Sandler a portion of open space designated as public park land. with just a few trees. The existing habitat at the project site is not unique, and there are numerous areas within and adjacent to the Park that will support wildlife offset by the SLIC. Within a 5‐mile radius, there is a relatively large amount of deciduous forest of equal or better quality than the habitats being removed. Therefore, due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project area would be Why not consider locating the SLIC in one of the empty malls in North County? Parking lots are already there, as well as other infrastructure, and such a facility could promote economic development in those areas. removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. POS 7/17/2017 7:51:37 Faith Beckermann Gives Creve Couer a competitive edge with other rinks and a new facility is always an asset. Central location to bring in more teams Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 7:59:11 Matt Kennington I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact Comment noted. A new facility offering healthy activities and bringing new visitors to our city? Yes please! POS 7/17/2017 8:11:27 Dae Cochran Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 8:14:56 T Anderson I believe this would be a wonderful amenity for all the surrounding communities. Nothing like this exists in the area and I feel the programming opportunities would be a positive addition to not only indoor but in the outdoor space. Destination Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 8:16:08 Katie Dickherber Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 8:18:42 Jared Hagedorn The need for sheets of ice in the St. Louis area is at an all time high while the number of sheets is dwindling. The ice complex will help bring an amenity to this state park while helping solve a need in the region Comment noted. The park provides a valuable health and wellness benefit to people, wildlife, & the ecology. It revitalizes the soul when you can enjoy nature & get much needed exercise. I have seen bald eagles & other wildlife enjoying the park. Replacing green space with concrete will prevent future generations making great memories at this park. I am looking NEG 7/17/2017 8:19:49 Patti Shaw Comment noted. forward to bringing my new Grandson to the park so that we may enjoy the wonderful outdoor activities together. Please don't damage this wonderful and unique land POS 7/17/2017 8:24:01 Andrew Kesel I support this project. I believe that the SLIC will promote the health and wellness of the community and bring even more attention to the park Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 8:24:22 Gretchen Blain The St. Louis Ice Center will add a beneficial community amenity to the park and will create even more reasons for people to go to the park Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 8:27:28 Tara Sears I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County Comment noted. The SLIC would enhance Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park and not take away from anything currently there. The complex would be on 40 acres, which represents less than two percent of the park’s 2,100+ acres. That two percent is not currently being used for any kind of recreation. In fact, today it’s an empty field with a storage shed, gravel road POS 7/17/2017 8:29:22 Crystal Kolb Comment noted. and is bordered on one side by railroad tracks. I believe it would also attract more people to the park who are not usual park goers POS 7/17/2017 8:34:24 Kyle Hinterser I am in full support of the new ice center in Creve Couer. Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 8:40:09 Patrick Cooley A new sports complex would promote a positive community atmosphere, improve security and allow new patrons to experience the lake breathing new life into the park and hopefully surrounding businesses. I am in support of this project and the bright future this would bring for the community Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 8:40:56 Joseph Pfister This would be great for the community! The STL is such a hot bed for hockey right now and this would add some much needed open ice for all ages Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 8:43:48 John Moldthan Our area needs the Ice Center. As a Maryland Heights resident, my family supports the efforts to build and have the Ice Center in Creve Coeur Park! Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 8:57:49 Brian Butts The St. Louis Area needs these rinks in order to continue to nurture and grow youth hockey in the St. Louis region as well as the economic benefit that will come from outside of the St. Louis region to use the rinks for National Tournament Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 8:59:10 Paul Quatmann This is a great use of the park land. We desperately need additional ice surfaces in the STL area and this will help. It will generate tax income for the county and lead to additional businesses and development. Please build!! Comment noted. My husband and are Maryland Heights residents and in full support of this project. My husband recently participated in the Arch hockey Toronto tournament where there were 7 teams from St. Louis (out of 30 total teams that participated in the tournament), far exceeding the # of teams from any other city, including Chicago, Philly, DC, an POS 7/17/2017 9:06:54 Jennifer Dickinson Comment noted. Toronto. Many of the players from St. Louis teams drove the 12+ hour trip to Toronto with their families, because hockey is so important to them. St. Louis is a hockey town and is in desperate need of additional ice rinks POS 7/17/2017 9:07:07 Dan O'Neill This facility is a must for our area. The benefits are two fold. First, it addresses a glaring need for ice for a booming hockey community in St. Louis. Secondly, it utilizes a very small area of the park to facilitate recreational activity, attract more visitors, and create environmental enhancements Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 9:10:03 Greg Johnson Can't wait for these rinks to open. They are desperately needed. For the first time in history our club ‐ located in central St Louis County ‐ has to limit registration because we can't get more ice. Our learn‐to‐play interest is also at an all time high. Let's get this done Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 9:10:34 Elliot Fritsche I have played hockey for over 25 years and have traveled great distances very early in the morning or very late at night just to play. The impact that organized hockey has on the youth is phenomenal and the kinship it creates as adults is unmatched. Please build this complex it will be a great asset to our city Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 9:20:37 Nathan Calcari Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 9:21:03 Jenna Fox Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed. St. Louis hockey continues to put itself on the map and this has been shown the past few years with several STL natives being drafted Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 9:22:10 Jill Monaghan This will be a great project that will benefit many people and many sports. Very excited to see it come to life Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 9:23:28 Ron Reimer What an outstanding opportunity to serve the youth of our community! Interest in hockey is growing quickly, this project can certainly further that effort! Full support Comment noted. We are excited about St. Louis County bringing in a first‐class facility to accommodate the much‐needed practice area for St. Louis youth. The development team has done a great job of utilizing underdeveloped areas while also conserving and enhancing the park by adding habitats for wildlife and preserving the wetlands. This project wi POS 7/17/2017 9:27:25 Jennifer Grammer Comment noted. ultimately draw more visitors to the park and bring in revenue, which is good for us all POS 7/17/2017 9:31:32 Patrick Quinn "Build it and they will come" ... to Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park to sail, kayak, run, bike, hike, zipline, disc golf, watch birds and PLAY HOCKEY ... The Rink of Dreams ... for our kids ... for our region ... for our future Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 9:32:35 Chuck Ferretti St. Louis needs to support youth hockey and hockey families. This would be a great addition to the park Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 9:34:44 Angie Killion StLouis Ice center will allow the midwest to have better support for youth hockey programs. Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 9:39:47 Randy Girsch The St. Louis Ice Center would be a great addition to the park and give new reasons for people to visit. Ice recreation is such a great outlet for kids and families create bonds and lasting memories, as well as a healthy activity Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 9:48:07 Robert Dolrenry Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. I am a big supporter of this project. There is a need for more ice in the City to allow kids to participate in all forms of ice sports. The facility would be a valuable addition to an already outstanding facility and compliment the soccer fields at the south end and the various trails through the park. It would provide additonal opportunities on land that i POS 7/17/2017 9:54:46 Bill Baker Comment noted. not being utilized at this time. The more kids in the County that we can get active in some form of sport the better off we will all be. Build the rinks and they will come! POS 7/17/2017 9:59:19 Brian Slater This is a great opportunity for the park in the city. It seems like the park will benefit environmentally and financially, so it has my full suppor Comment noted. N/A 7/17/2017 9:59:46 test tes test Not applicable This would be a massive win for the St. Louis community IF the government officials support this project and see it come to fruition. I've been fortunate to play hockey in nine different states since I graduated high school and I can honestly say the St. Louis Hockey Community is second to none when it comes to supporting and helping young POS 7/17/2017 10:00:40 Marc Hale hockey players reach their goals. I can guarantee I would not be the person I am today without the support and guidance the great people of this community showed me when I was younger. My fondest memories were of the times I spent with my teammates at the US Ice Sports Complex in Chesterfield. Now that this facility is gone, I fear many Comment noted. kids today will not get the chance to experience the great times and learn the valuable lessons I did when I was their age. Please do what's right and support this project to make sure this great community has the tools and facilities to allow the children of today to have the great experiences and memories I was fortunate enough to have. I am an adult recreational hockey player and a Creve Coeur resident who uses Creve Coeur Memorial park on a weekly basis. I love to bike, kayak, and walk the beautiful trails in the park, and I am beyond excited about the ability to have the opportunity to also play hockey at the park. I am very familiar with the area planned for the ice aren POS 7/17/2017 10:01:04 Diane Metzger location, and I think it will be a great use of what is now just an empty field. I firmly believe that the ice arena project will only add to the opportunities which the park currently provides the community, and it will also give more people coming to the park to visit the arena the opportunity to also discover the many wonders of Creve Coeur Comment noted. Memorial park. This project will be good for my community in so many ways, and I therefore support it with all my heart. Thank you As a St Louis County resident, I am in favor of the proposed new ice and outdoor facility in Creve Coeur Park. This facility would be a great asset to our community and as I understand, Maryland Heights is in favor of the project POS 7/17/2017 10:02:08 David Brandon As far as the objections, there are already several parks in St Louis County that currently have ice facilities, why would this be any different? Regarding wild life, there would be plenty of 'green space" remaining in the park, as well as the vast amount of river wetlands nearby. Comment noted. I will be monitoring this situation closely. I trust our county leaders will make the correct decision for the citizens of our county. Thank you POS 7/17/2017 10:02:48 Abbie Lucasey The St. Louis Ice Center would be tremendously valuable for children in the Greater St. Louis area as it would encourage health and wellness Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 10:25:13 Jamie Lyon Just returned from a hockey tournament in Tampa. What an amazing ice complex they have a what great opportunities it brings to the community! Can't believe STL does not have a state of the art facility similar. Even Florida has better ice facilities! Please bring a great complex to STL. It would be great for the community! Comment noted. Being a life time hockey player, and now raising my kids within the sport, I think this new rink is a great way to increase youth hockey in St. Louis, and offer facilities that will attractive people and teams from all over the region. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity and money ‐ including increased patronage t surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. This will continue to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County. I spend a lot of time at CC park and the site that the new Ice Center will be at, is perfect placement as it is central in the entire city of St. Louis, and the surrounding counties. The land POS 7/17/2017 10:29:15 Michael Roberts Comment noted. itself, is unused at the moment, and does not hold any environmental positives (animals, agriculture, activities, etc.). Hope to be playing at this new rink soon!

POS 7/17/2017 10:34:25 Trip Goodloe STL needs more ice, especially for the growing youth hockey scene we have. Personally it would be great to be able to utilize and enjoy Creve Couer Park during the winter months and this facility would attract people in the winter Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 10:35:21 Gary Slay Yes! St. Louis would benefit greatly. The youth hockey scene in St. Louis rivals the largest in the country ‐ take the 2016 entry draft, for example. Have to encourage that growth. Will only help the community Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 10:35:38 Tyler Frank Absolutely a must in STL! I fully support the initiative and the all the positive ancillary benefits the new Ice Center will bring to St. Louis County Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 10:44:24 Stephen Douglass St Louis youth and adult hockey desperately needs more ice sheets after the closure of Chesterfield. This project is an excellent use of land, and will give a needed boost to the local economy from traveling teams, tournaments, etc Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 10:53:27 Karen Milner Ice arena would make great addition to the park. This would be a great place for kids interested in ice skating and ice hockey to gain exposure and better their skills Comment noted. I do not support this complex in Creve Coeur park. Having a building this large, as well as the new roadways and parking lots to support it, would do the opposite of what a public park seeks to do, which is give the community outdoor spaces to enjoy. There is plenty of land in the St. Louis area where development is needed, and I don't think tha The proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the NEG 7/17/2017 10:54:50 Courtney Klein Creve Coeur park is the right place for this development. most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact POS 7/17/2017 10:57:18 Trish O'Neill Comment noted. “I am strongly against the proposed St. Louis Ice Complex being built at Creve Coeur Lake Park. It is a wonderful natural park which is unusual for a major metropolitan area. We should NOT be encouraging construction projects within it or adjacent to it and undermining its ecosystem. There are a number of empty buildings and strugglin NEG 7/17/2017 11:00:46 Faizan Syed A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. shopping malls in the St. Louis area that are far more appropriate for this construction project.” POS 7/17/2017 11:00:57 Lauren Komadoski Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 11:02:33 Jason Morgan Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 11:06:19 James Carmody I strongly support the new Ice Center development. I have been following the proposal very closely since discussions first began and the supporters of the project have very carefully considered any possible impact to the Park. I believe it will be an important addition to the Park Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 11:07:35 Brandon Knox The ice center will provide children with a state of the art facility to practice one of the fastest growing sports in our area. This facility has the potential to be the main hub of youth hockey in the area, and it would be ideal for hosting tournaments to bring in youth teams from other citie Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 11:13:02 Chris McMillan Can't wait to see this new facility built. I live in Atlanta and this will be the closest place to host large tournaments for all of us here in the South. Nice work on this one STL Comment noted. I fully support this development. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses POS 7/17/2017 11:14:35 Jeff Follis Comment noted. I also support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact.

POS 7/17/2017 11:14:58 Dustin Scheller Great facility! Will bring extra revenue. Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 11:15:53 Jeff Diekemper very excited about this complex. I visit the park at least once a week and love the idea of adding more activities Comment noted. As an NHL fan, seeing the number of high draft picks come from the St.Louis area was proof that organized hockey, from the Blues down to Pee‐Wee and adult leagues, has become something of an identity for this town. Hockey is a fantastic team sport that teaches young people the discipline and commitment of teamwork with the added and shared difficulty of learning how to do all of that on ice skates. In short, the more boys, girls, parents and coaches that have access to a state of the art, environmentally sensitive facility, the more this identity as a hockey‐ POS 7/17/2017 11:16:18 michael hogan Comment noted. town will materialize. Additionally, the center will work as an attraction for out of state travel teams and other out of towners who wish to partake in an icy treat POS 7/17/2017 11:17:50 Tom Dickherber • This facility will bring another attraction to the area and I think will add a new development area where there was just an abandoned field. I think this is a great project Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 11:18:32 Brandon Wolk I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact Comment noted. I would love to see this project completed St. Louis is a growing community for hockey fans & the sport in the past few years has drawn such an interest in youth and people of all ages. This would be a great addition to St. Louis and all surrounding areas as it would being in many people from around the area to get involved and participate in ice POS 7/17/2017 11:19:17 Tyler Henke Comment noted. rink related activities. Looking forward to the possibilities that this complex would provide POS 7/17/2017 11:21:33 Morgan Greenbury Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 11:25:38 Phil Schneider Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 11:27:16 Ted Noel St. Louis has become a hot bed of hockey talent to the U.S and rest of the world (See 2016 NHL Draft) we need a new facility like this to capitalize on the momentum of youth hockey in St. Louis and make this area one of the top hockey communities in the country Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 11:28:47 Fiona Hunter Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 11:29:37 Tim Hunter Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. • Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region POS 7/17/2017 11:35:09 Jeanne Walk Comment noted. • I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County.

POS 7/17/2017 11:40:47 Todd Kaye This is a great way to support local youth hockey and bring new visitors and activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 11:41:39 Scott Voyles St. Louis needs new and improved ice facilities and multi use sports venues. With our history of the St. Louis Blues many of the young and upcoming ice hockey players are limited to the number of facilities that they can use to develop their skills Comment noted. With the loss of three sheets of ice at Hardee's Iceplex, the entire STL area is in dire need of more rinks. This facility seems like a great idea as it's easily accessible from several roadways, and somewhat centrally located so that participants from all around the area can get to it quickly and easily. However, the proposed location scares me A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend N/A 7/17/2017 11:49:32 Mike Bruins somewhat as I've seen the area underwater during the last two floods, and I'm unclear as to how this problem will be solved. If flooding in this area isn't an issue, then I'm all for this project. Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur Creek). I am a firm believer that this Saint Louis Ice Center will be a terrific addition to the county and especially Creve Coeur Park! As a long time resident of the county and frequent visitor to the park I cannot think of any addition that could match or exceed the impact that this project WILL have! First of all it will enhance and improve facilities for all Ice sports, not just hockey for county residents! We all know how important outside revenue is to the success of these facilities and I am convinced that the year round visitors competing and viewing multiple tournaments and competitions in multiple sports will bring much needed $$$ from visitors. I am thinking of hotel nights in addition to meals POS 7/17/2017 11:52:44 Jack Stapleton Comment noted. and other revenue generators! So my knowledge of the park is extensive... this facility will be on about a 40 acre plot of land that is not presently being used in a park that has more than 2,000 acres. We take care of a multitude of sports minded residents AND we attract visitors on many weekends that will spend here in our county... what is wrong with this picture ... NOT A THING! I highly encourage that we all invest in this great project as this will enhance our collective lives on many fronts! Thanks so much.. POS 7/17/2017 11:54:28 Gina Brandt Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 11:54:29 Tiffany Tocco As a STL county resident who lives in Ballwin, MO. I am in support of the hockey arena. Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 12:11:08 Carie Gonzales This new facility will be such an asset to the community. Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 12:32:18 Jason Brauer The STL Ice Center will make a positive and lasting economic and environmental contribution to our community Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 12:32:58 Sarah Yoselevsky Kaye I support the new ice complex. Ice hockey is growing so much and this would be a great use for the land. Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 12:33:37 Robert Putnam This complex will be an asset to the city for both skills development and enjoyment for hockey enthusiast and economical development for the community Comment noted. I am in full support of the St. Louis Ice Center. As a St. Louis county resident, a business owner and a supporter of St Louis sports this project means a lot. For the community , region and even nationally. There are too many benefits to name but urge those making decisions to consider the impact this project will make, far outweighing any obstacles or opposition. POS 7/17/2017 12:35:13 Keith Alper Comment noted. Keith Alper, CEO Nitrous Effect POS 7/17/2017 12:41:42 Shelley Woll Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 12:45:52 Pam Hardester I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 12:46:24 Jill Giorgio Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 12:46:48 James Strong Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 12:47:15 Paul Bridges Ice time was tight even with the Hardee's Ice Plex. With this now gone it is more critical than ever to bring more ice to St Louis to support the youth hockey movement. While this may bring more traffic to the park, that is good as well. I have never thought about this park before but now am interested in checking it out. Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 12:48:45 Michael Schlarman Ice is needed to support this growing youth sport in St. Louis. Will help the whole region Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 12:48:59 Holly Libera We need more ice for the kids! Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 12:49:02 Jessica Shatto Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently not being used to it's full potential. The tournaments this center can hold would bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. Plus more people who would enjoy the park! Comment noted. Additional ice space is badly needed to sustain our growing ice hockey community. The proposed venture meets this need with out putting any burden on the tax payer. To a parent of a young hockey player, the environmental concerns reported seem like just a smoke screen to scuttle the project because it would be on park property. Accept o POS 7/17/2017 12:49:08 Kevin Byrne Comment noted. reject the proposal on its merits and not on this environmental smoke screen. POS 7/17/2017 12:49:40 Mindy West We just lost 3 sheets in Chesterfield!! Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 12:49:40 Ronnie Fowlkes Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed. If this is not built St Louis will lose out on all the momentum created by our recent success in the last two NHL drafts, hockey is growing and without this rink it will slowly die out. Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 12:50:23 Robert Karandjeff I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County Comment noted. My son loves playing hockey and we have attended several camps out of state,including Wayne Gretzky's Camp.. it would be nice to have those type of camps come to the area. POS 7/17/2017 12:54:50 Shelly Justus Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region. Comment noted.

POS 7/17/2017 12:54:54 Mary Gale As a frequent visitor to the area, with 4 sons in Spirit Hockey, I am very in favor of this proposed plan. Comment noted. St. Louis needs this ice! St. Louis hockey is having huge growth and success right now and these new rinks are needed to keep the momentum going. The site right now is not used for any activities. Let's use it to help our kids and keep the spotlight on hockey in St. Louis. This will be a great tourney location so will also bring visitors and revenue t POS 7/17/2017 12:54:58 Jim Skirvin Comment noted. our city. A win for all! POS 7/17/2017 12:56:03 Tim Balis I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact Comment noted. As a board member of a local high school team the shortage of ice in St. Louis is apparent. The addition of this rink would certainly be a step to improving the availability of ice in the region. Certainly the popularity of the hockey in St. Louis is growing and there are few other sports that demand the skill, dedication and athleticism that hockey does POS 7/17/2017 12:56:43 Dan Kruse Comment noted. All attributes that should be promoted. POS 7/17/2017 12:57:59 Matthew Harp Comment noted. I support the Ice Center because more sheets are sorely needed for our kids. This project is ideal and exactly what a thriving and forward thinking community does. As a region we need to stop allowing the vocal few to stop progress; this project had minimal environmental impact I am a hockey family that travels to the St. Louis area, and loves staying in Creve Coeur. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. We typically spend about $300 to $400 per weekend with hotels, meals, shopping and hockey fee POS 7/17/2017 13:01:40 Ann Koszuth Comment noted. to the rinks we are visiting. With the closure of Hardees Ice Plex, you need this rink. Its very hard to schedule games in St. Louis due to a lack of ice availability. Its always frustrating. More ice is better Ice hockey and figure skating travel teams and their families will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, hotels, shops, and other small businesses. I have seen first hand over the years what new ice centers can bring (Nashville, Madison, Tulsa and others in the region). Youth hockey is strong and POS 7/17/2017 13:01:51 James Bryan Comment noted. growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of county park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed My son has played ice hockey since he was 4 years old (now 13) and i have seen first hand the sport growing like wildfire. St. Louis is in great need for additional ice facilities and this complex can only benefit the area. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants POS 7/17/2017 13:02:32 Jared Wilson Comment noted. shops and other small businesses. POS 7/17/2017 13:02:43 Kelly Cutter We need this ice rink with Chesterfields rink being taken away. Ice hockey has grown in St. Louis! Let's support our youth Comment noted. This hockey complex is a great idea. While there are other rinks in the Saint Louis Region it can be difficult to get ice time. This complex will be a one‐stop shop for hockey fans young and old. As a Saint Louis Blues fan and University City resident I'm looking forward to the opening of this complex. It's easily accessible and will help grow the game o POS 7/17/2017 13:03:09 Scott Smith Comment noted. hockey in the region. POS 7/17/2017 13:04:29 Lisa Kustura Adding a youth hockey ice center to St. Louis County would allow so many more kids to get involved in this great sport. It would be great to have a central location for St. Louis to host tournaments which is great for the neighboring restaurants and hotels as well helping to put St. Louis on the hockey map as a great hockey town. Comment noted. I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact. And, youth hockey is a growing sport in STL that provides tremendous physical, emotional and mental developmen POS 7/17/2017 13:07:32 Craig Herron Comment noted. opportunities for to keep our youth on the right path! POS 7/17/2017 13:09:48 Don Enke My son (11 years old) has been playing hockey for 4 years and he loves it. We need this facility to accommodate all of the teams that come into town for tournaments. Without it, tournaments are limited yet there are so many available teams. This will also be a great way to bring visitors to St. Louis to show off the town and support the economy. Comment noted. This rink would address a much needed concern in the hockey community, available ice. Additionally, the facility proposed will attract hockey teams from throughout the midwest, and possibly nationally, for tournaments. They will bring both hockey players as well as family members to our region and support local restaurants, hotels and othe POS 7/17/2017 13:10:24 Mark Buckley Comment noted. businesses. POS 7/17/2017 13:10:44 Mary KOBOLDT Hockey is a wonderful sport for all ages ‐ my son is 9 and I am 53 and we both play hockey. A new rink is greatly needed and the entire facility would enhance the offerings at Creve Coeur Park Comment noted. I learned to play hockey at the Webster Outdoor rink. Fast forward 20 years later I am driving 35 to 40 minutes to continue to skate with guys I skated with in High School. This sport builds friendships that last a life time. Life lessons are learned that can't be taught in a classroom. I would hate to see the hockey momentum created here in St. Loui POS 7/17/2017 13:11:16 Jason Cutter Comment noted. lost by our inability to provide the facilities. POS 7/17/2017 13:11:25 Nate Kolda Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. • Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region

• I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County.

• Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed. POS 7/17/2017 13:11:58 Mike Ryan Comment noted. • Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses.

• I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact.

POS 7/17/2017 13:12:08 Gary MnNeil II Youth hockey organization and discipline is far above any other youth sport. We need more quality facilities to allow more families to participate Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 13:12:56 Shon Miller Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. The St. Louis region is in need of developing and advancing their community park system to be inclusive of all residents sports and leisure activities. In nearby regions including Springdale, AR and Springfield, MO, they have created vibrant parks with ice rinks designed to meet the needs of all members of their community as well as showcase area of their city that also attract new residents and a positive economy. Minneapolis, MN is the nation's example of public parks systems that incorporates bike trails, golf, tennis, swimming, playing fields, open spaces, natural habitat, and ice rinks. St. Louis needs to step up and advance their parks system to also be a leader in the nation as well as POS 7/17/2017 13:14:17 Katherine Benoit further encourage development and support of sports teams and visitors to our city so we may continue to bring in needed economic revenue and a positive image nationally and internationally. The proposed development has shown sound economic thought and judgment with community leaders, a contribution from private business to support Comment noted. the endeavor, and efficient and effective use of land that extends the community possibilities as well as encourage the retention and growth of the surrounding natural habitat. Let St. Louis be a leader showing other communities how people and nature can come together in an accessible and inclusive park system open to the needs and desires of all residents while improving our economy. Efforts like this benefit everyone! Thank you. POS 7/17/2017 13:16:04 Greg Smith This project will serve thousands of St. Louis Countians now and for generations to come. It will put us on the map nationally as a mecca for amateur ice sports and demonstrate to our community and the Country that we are once again capable of doing big things. It will make us all proud and serve an important demand for ice recreation facilities.Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 13:16:11 Jason Griffith Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. This rink is mandatory for the success of St. Louis hockey and its youth athletes. St. Louis produces professional and Olympic talent, without the proper amount of rinks we cannot foster our youth into the young men and women we aspire for them to be. These rinks do not only facilitate the growth of players, they help grow quality members o POS 7/17/2017 13:16:24 Ryan Hogland Comment noted. society. POS 7/17/2017 13:17:07 Elise Senti I support the proposed St. Louis Ice Center. It would be a great addition to Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. It would serve many people in our region and beyond Comment noted. I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact POS 7/17/2017 13:17:28 Jaime Trader Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 13:19:44 David Linenbroker St. Louis has developed a tremendous reputation nationally for youth hockey. In order to maintain and grow this community strength, it is imperative that we have a modern facility that will accommodate the tremendous regional demand for ice sheets Comment noted. St Louis is proving to be world class in skating/Hockey, we are in definite need of Ice sheets to encourage our youth, providing the infrastructure to continue to attract tourist & be recognized in this field. I also support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood POS 7/17/2017 13:19:57 Brian Lucas Comment noted. risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact POS 7/17/2017 13:21:26 Jason Wargel Love the plan. This town needs more sheets of ice, and I'm so glad that you have taken this by the horns and tried to solve the problem Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 13:23:56 John Barada Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 13:24:07 Tom Kutz Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that will integrate with community needs Comment noted. Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region POS 7/17/2017 13:25:12 Kristina Barada Comment noted.

POS 7/17/2017 13:25:35 Matt Sellers Sports give kids an outlet and the confidence to succeed in life. This is a great opportunity for this generation and future ones too Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 13:25:58 Brian Ray Ice sports help our youth become healthy, responsible adults. Also, the added ice will host events which brings people and money to St Louis Comment noted. As a father of three hockey players (2 girls and 1 boy) at various stages of their lives, I have seen firsthand the impact this sport has had on their character and growth. Hockey has so many life lessons that my children have taken away and applied to their lives. They know that hard work, team work and discipline are all critical to success. They know that if you "coast" or "take a shift off" it will be noticed. They know that they are only as good as their teammates. They know that there are going to be setbacks and how to overcome them.

One other CRITICAL point is that this game has given my daughters an opportunity to COMPETE with boys on the same ice. They have learned what it means to overcome negativity and have learned to work EXTRA hard to earn respect. My daughters KNOW that they should NEVER take a backset to ANYONE for any reason but especially because they are girls. This sport has empowered them and taught them that they can accomplish anything. Please proceed with this magnificent facility. It is desperately needed and an investment in the character of our youth. I have seen firsthand the transformative power of this great sport on my children and their many teammates through the years. POS 7/17/2017 13:28:36 Jim Anderson Comment noted. With the recent closures and the booming growth of this sport for both boys and girls, it is critically important that this project proceed. Not only will thousands and thousands of our youth benefit from the great sport of hockey, but many, many more will benefit from the overall community enhancement (public events and skating, opportunities for figure skating, as a gathering/socializing spot for the community, etc.) In addition, this will become a very attractive hub of ice‐centric events and tournaments that will draw in teams and spectators from all over North America. Not only will this enhance our local economy (hotels, restaurants, entertainment, airport, rental cars, etc.) but it will also offer our children the chance to enjoy their sports in their hometown.

I am respectfully asking that you please proceed with this critical project and investment in our community and especially the youth of the entire St. Louis region. Thank you! POS 7/17/2017 13:30:32 Craig Biesterfelf The proposed ice rink facility in Creve Coeur Lake Park in St. Louis County, Missouri would be an excellent recreational use of public park space benefiting not only St. Louis residents but throughout the Midwest Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 13:31:30 Dee Dee Duda Youth hockey is a wonderful way to bring new families into the St Louis area. Families will come to this beautiful park to enjoy the rink as well as visit other Amazing sites around the St Louis area. My family and I are looking forward to this new rink in our community Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 13:35:07 Tim Knapp I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 13:36:57 Brad Lipman This project is vital to the long term growth of the region and will fill a vital need in the community Comment noted. I strongly support this project. Hockey has grown tremendously in the St. Louis area and the current infrastructure cannot support it. Not only is it important to provide youth with the opportunity to get involved in hockey but a first class complex is a plus for the community as a whole. Large regional tournaments bring money into the area fo POS 7/17/2017 13:38:30 Michael Reid Comment noted. hotels, restaurants and retail. POS 7/17/2017 13:40:39 Carrie Buerges I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 13:40:42 Chris Schodrowski My son played youth hockey and made friends that he will carry thru his adult life. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 13:40:55 Kimberly Geraghty I think it would be a wonderful addition to the park! There isn't enough ice for the kids to use around here and it would be a great central location Comment noted. St. Louis has frequently been selected by USA Hockey, the sport's national governing body, as a region for tournaments that brings families and visitors from Alaska, California, New York, Florida, Texas and many other areas across the U.S. Our state's largest facility, comprised of three ice rinks, was recently closed in Chesterfield. To sustain ou POS 7/17/2017 13:40:58 Katy Benoit own hockey community, it is paramount that we have a new facility. Combining it in a public setting with other community‐related activities keeps St. Louis ahead as well as inclusive to all sports‐minded families. We are excited that St. Louis county is leading a positive and thoughtful path to continue to include hockey as one of its sports Comment noted. programs, and understands the economic benefit to all in the community. Thank you POS 7/17/2017 13:41:47 jeff Westmeyer We need more rinks for the kids who want to play hockey and other ice sports. Ice sports are a great activity year round and a great investment in our youth Comment noted. This project could be a crown jewel to the area and compliment the recreational activities that occur there. It could be a draw to visitors from the surrounding region which would bring revenue to support and maintain the park and increase visibility. With attention to sensitivity in design, (structure and landscape), both entities could certainl POS 7/17/2017 13:42:50 Thomas Jr. Sims Comment noted. exist in harmony with one another. POS 7/17/2017 13:43:07 David Nappier Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 13:44:11 yuhang sun Hockey is a great sports for kids and adults. However, to get my kids to play more games, we have to spend a lot of time and money to travel. I play in HNA. Some games are over near midnight. It is just grueling after years and years late night hockey Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 13:44:42 Brett Honerkamp I fully support new ice in STL and in the park proposed to support our ice sport community growth. Lets not let a couple of differing opinions keep that from happening. Please find a way to work it out so that all parties are happy with the solution, and we can keep a positive aspect of the STL community growing successfully. Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 13:48:03 Lindsay Biesterfeld Would be a great use of this space! Comment noted. Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region

Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed. POS 7/17/2017 13:48:27 Betty Sisco Comment noted. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses.

POS 7/17/2017 13:49:52 Dave Rogowski Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region POS 7/17/2017 13:50:41 Dave Hester Comment noted. Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region POS 7/17/2017 13:52:01 Dave Hester Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 13:52:58 Andrew Rogan Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 13:53:08 Dave Hester Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 13:53:51 christine petrucci youth hockey needs more ice available. This will be a great addition to the community. The need is especially strong now that Chesterfield's rink has closed. Looking forward to this facility Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 13:54:26 Mike Hefferon St Louis needs this ice complex. Thousands of kids for years to come will benefit. Comment noted. My son has been playing hockey for six years in the STL area. Losing the ice at chesterfield has created an overflow of kids in other areas and we simply don't have enough ice to support the love of hockey our city is demonstrating. Creve Coeur is a central location for the city so would attract kids and families from all over the stl area and help us POS 7/17/2017 13:54:57 Michelle Sadtler Comment noted. keep our kids and families active! We fully support an ice center in Creve Coeur! I feel this development will only add to the current amenities offered at Creve Coeur Lake. This is the perfect spot. No different than Queeny Park or Steinberg. I fully expect this will improve the health of many as the moms and dads, aunts and uncles, grandmas and grandpas that drive their loved one to practice will be inclined to stay in the are POS 7/17/2017 13:58:10 Patrick Quinn Comment noted. and take a lap around the lake. Improving their own physical and mental well‐being POS 7/17/2017 13:58:45 kim oliver Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 14:01:28 Mary Goodman I am a County resident and visit our beautiful parks all the time. I think it is a great idea to build the Ice Center inside Creve Coeur Park and offer yet another activity for visitors. I also think it would introduce Creve Coeur Park to those that would otherwise never visit the Park Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 14:05:16 Jennifer Cissi I support the Ice Center because youth hockey is growing in St. Louis, and I think this is a great use of a small portion of the park which is currently not being used effectively Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 14:05:20 Michael Dubus Hockey is exploding in the Midwest but my team has to travel 40 minutes to the nearest rink for practice. Creve Couer has the potential to host the next generation of Missouri hockey players Comment noted. Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region

POS 7/17/2017 14:06:15 Sandy Shedelbower I also think this is a great way to bring visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County. Comment noted.

I think this a great use of park land that is currently unusable. POS 7/17/2017 14:08:34 Ellen Smith An ice complex will greatly benefit the region‐‐‐we know from experience that hockey brings whole families into an area, benefitting all the local restaurants, hotels, etc. and also promoting positive use of the park by increasing the visitors. Please consider this idea Comment noted. This is a great idea. We definitely need this. Especially after Chesterfield ice rink has been closed. My husband plays at least 2 times a week. I have two little girls who absolutely love playing ice hockey but it is very challenging because we do have to drive to south county and with traffic it could take almost an hour to get to any of the ice rinks the POS 7/17/2017 14:15:02 Hatice Goshtaiy Comment noted. have tournaments for girls. POS 7/17/2017 14:15:04 Brett Shorts I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact Comment noted. I completely support the new rink. The St. Louis hockey community has put decades worth of work into developing an outstanding environment to develop young hockey players. A rink such as that proposed will help to make up for ice lost elsewhere, as well as provide an excellent venue to showcase our players, prorgrams, and civic support a POS 7/17/2017 14:18:54 matthew johnson Comment noted. among the best in the midwest. POS 7/17/2017 14:19:45 Chuck Munroe I support the Ice Center project because youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 14:21:03 Andrew L. I support St. Louis Hockey Comment noted. • I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact. Note, comment posted twice ) POS 7/17/2017 14:27:34 Jay Repaso Comment noted.

POS 7/17/2017 14:28:22 Kevin Fink Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. This is a great use of public funds and land. It will bring money into the community and be a great place for kids to keep off the streets POS 7/17/2017 14:30:43 Jeanie Summers Comment noted. Please make this happen. It is a wasted lot right now and could be saving a popular local sport. POS 7/17/2017 14:31:55 [email protected] Mike Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 14:32:51 Roberta Erson I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 14:37:56 Daren Aldag I believe this Ice complex would be a much needed addition to the St. Louis area and a positive for the growing Ice Hockey programs of St. Louis. It would also be a great addition for Hockey tournaments for both local teams and teams traveling to play here Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 14:44:32 Tom Psaris with what youth hockey offers StL kids and families this is a no‐brainer and needs to get done as StL needs new ice surfaces and this is a great option Comment noted.

Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed. POS 7/17/2017 14:45:16 Justin Williams Comment noted.

Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses POS 7/17/2017 14:54:51 mike wolff We need more ice in St. Louis. We are starting to produce NHL quality players and we could produce so much more (and enhance everyone's experience) by having a high quality, multi‐rink facility. Other cities (such as Chicago) have many of them. We have none. That is pathetic. We need to get in the big leagues Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 14:55:23 Jessica Hames Youth hockey is growing in the St. Louis area. Sports in general are great for kids. We need to support these programs to offer opportunities to our kids. Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 14:55:27 Gary Feder Hockey is very important to Saint Louis and promoting youth hockey is essential. This project needs our support! Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 14:55:32 Neil Komadoski •I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new acvies to a beauful park in St. Louis County. Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 14:56:18 Shannon Lewandoski The region and area is in desperate need of a new ice rink facility. Rinks have been very successful in local parks and we would support it 100% Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 14:57:03 Hollie Barron Youth hockey is growing in the St. Louis area. We need more ice for our kids to practice and play games on. Please support this new facility. Sports teach kids so many important life skills Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 14:57:30 Bryan Lawrence Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 14:59:49 Jill Niedbalski Comment noted. Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed This is my sons 2nd year playing hockey he loves it and wants to continue. this is not just fun for my son it's a chance for him to make new friends, build confidence, be apart of something and be active while growing. This keeps him off the ipads, this keeps him healthy not just now but I'm hoping for the rest of his life, I'm hoping when he's older POS 7/17/2017 15:01:24 Tony Lam Comment noted. he will give back to the community just as this community is doing now. One of the beauties with a project like this offers is not just a building but dreams for our new generations maybe NHL, Olympic figure skating, speed skating or just learning to skate. That's what you are building please remember. POS 7/17/2017 15:08:06 Michele Kraemer Bringing ice hockey to the park is a great use of land and provides healthy activity for a growing sport. Comment noted. Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region POS 7/17/2017 15:14:37 melissa boren Comment noted. I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County I very much support the ice rinks at Creve Coeur Lake. So many young children are playing ice hockey, and they all have family who have to get them to the activities. Grandparents and aunts and uncles also go to ice hockey, even if the child is 6 years old. This brings people to the parks who haven't previously visited the parks, and they wi POS 7/17/2017 15:17:52 Alice Lucas remember how wonderful it was when they plan other activities and need to rent facilities for events. Comment noted. Please support the building of the new ice rinks. POS 7/17/2017 15:19:32 Nick Dragan Youth hockey not only provides a great team and physical activity, it is something kids can do their entire life. I still play after starting 45 years ago Comment noted. Speaking as someone who frequently uses Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park for biking, walking my dogs, playing disc golf and afternoon outings with my wife and son, I cannot be more for this proposal to build an ice rink complex at the park. Hands down, Creve Coeur Lake is my family’s favorite St. Louis County Park to frequent, not only because of its convenient and centrally‐located (within the county) geography, but also because of the vast recreational opportunities. This ice facility only bolsters the park’s offerings, and brings an added dimension for those winter months when that biting wind makes it too cold to walk and bike along the Lake’s eastern shore. I’m unequivocally a POS 7/17/2017 15:19:39 Will Pinkston Comment noted. hockey fan—a True St. Louis Blues fan, through and through—who was extremely excited to relocate to St. Louis from Kentucky, where my son can grow up in a community known as one of the United States’ best youth hockey markets. An ice facility of this scope reinforces that image, already getting national attention, and helps our community become a regional destination for tournaments and recreation. Everyone knows that rink time is a premium, and this facility would help make a significant dent in that problem. I implore the powers that be to strongly consider the benefits of bringing such an opportunity into our community. Thanks. POS 7/17/2017 15:25:22 John Duffy For several years my son has been visiting other midwestern cities for hockey tournaments, and it's about time St. Louis lives up to our growing reputation for youth hockey development by building a facility like those I've seen throughout Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and even Tennessee. You have my suppor Comment noted. I would support an Ice Rink in that area. I grew up skating in Forest Park and skating has been a positive experience for me and I believe that it can be a positive experience for kids. It's a winter activity that everyone can participate in and even compete in ice sports like speed skating or hockey should they choose POS 7/17/2017 15:28:30 Ray Loehr Comment noted. Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis. REcently, we've lost many of sheets of ice. It's critical we have ample access to quality ice for all ages and levels. My entire family thinks this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed ‐ not to mention bringing some water habitat to the area. Please make thi POS 7/17/2017 15:34:00 John Meyer Comment noted. happen!

POS 7/17/2017 15:37:37 Kristin Waltz Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. Comment noted. We need ice in St.Louis for all these kids who love the sport! It is important support all sports in the St.Louis region. The proposed ice complex for Creve Couer park would put our region on the map for ice hockey/figure skating competitions. It would be economically important for the area who already boosts affordable hotels and restaurants. To me it's a no brained. I sure don't remember any opposition POS 7/17/2017 15:43:27 Bob Bensing when the now soccer park was being proposed and then built in the same area. For this region to comptete for out of town business, we need these types of facilities, for example the proposed facility for Chesterfield which would only be used for soccer, baseball and softball. Area Hockey families are being discriminated against, for choosing Comment noted. hockey over the traditional boring sports of this area. POS 7/17/2017 15:43:49 Jeffrey LoVecchio Seriously. Get this project going! Youth sports teach kids invaluable skills, keep them out of trouble, and bring the surrounding area tons of money from tournaments, games etc. It's seriously a no brainer Comment noted. Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park POS 7/17/2017 15:54:50 Missy Boccardi Comment noted. The ice rink will be used by all residents in the region. We are so excited to be able to have this addition to our community This would be so great for the area. There are so many kids who love to play hockey, figure skate or just plain love to ice skate. We have lost 3 sheets of ice when Hardee's closed. This will help fill the gap so kids don't have to get up at 6 am to practice or stay up till 11pm on school night to get in practice. This is in a area of the park that is not used POS 7/17/2017 16:02:10 Kathy Osborn Comment noted. and wouldn't hurt the park but enhance it. POS 7/17/2017 16:05:59 Stacey Liekweg What a wonderful opportunity to support the hockey community in St. Louis. The kiddos need more ice time and support for our Blues team is essential to growing the city Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 16:07:57 Steve Louer There was already a shortage of ice surfaces in St Louis when Hardees shut down will make it worse. This facility will help fill that void, but still more is needed. Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 16:09:57 Scott Lawson The ice rink appears to create another opportunity to engage the youth of the community in team bonding and physical education at a time when many parents complain about individualistic and unengaged youth. The environmental impact appears minimal over the current situation, the community wide impact appears starkly positive. Comment noted. It's about time STL gets serious about supporting our youth hockey programs with a state of the art facility not only for our hometown teams, but one that we can be proud of as we host out of town teams for tournaments in the year to come. With the recent success of local youth in the NHL, the addition of this complex can only help our region POS 7/17/2017 16:13:33 Tom Newman Comment noted. talent succeed on the national stage. POS 7/17/2017 16:27:34 Larry Haffner I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County Comment noted. I would strongly like to encourage you to move forward with the plans for expanding the ice rink in Creve Couer. I play hockey in a men's league, and almost after every game which my family comes to watch we go out with a group of us to a local restaurant in the immediate area too. I wish my local town was building one, but since they're not POS 7/17/2017 16:29:52 Jonathan Niezing Comment noted. would like you to remember the economic benefits you bring to all the business owners in the area. Bars and restaurants especially not to mention the additional jobs you'll be creating POS 7/17/2017 16:31:41 Meg Thomas We love youth hockey and Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park would be a great location. Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 16:35:27 joseph robichaud The St. Louis region needs more ice facilities. The SLIC would be a step in the right direction. Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 16:35:58 brody robichaud The St. Louis region needs more ice facilities. The SLIC would be a step in the right direction. Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 16:36:22 melissa robichaud The St. Louis region needs more ice facilities. The SLIC would be a step in the right direction. Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 16:52:48 Scott Abeln This project would be a win/win for the St. Louis region. It would give the growing sport of youth hockey 4 much needed sheets of ice, while bringing countless people to a great county park. Comment noted. I support this facility because it would provide numerous opportunities for area youth to grow physically and mentally. It would alleviate some of the stress teams find themselves in now‐ finding a location to practice and play. Additionally, it would alleviate the stress felt by families in having very early or very late practice, game, and/o POS 7/17/2017 16:56:35 Meaghan Goodman Comment noted. competition times. This facility has the potential to shape the next Gold medal figure skater, or perhaps the future hockey players who finally bring the Stanley Cup to St. Louis! POS 7/17/2017 17:00:13 Mark Trompeter Our family 100% supports this project. The Ice Center project is not only good for the St. Louis hockey community but will also give an economical boost to all businesses Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 17:01:41 Carol Trompeter I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 17:12:34 Kevin Ryan Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 17:15:00 Dave Lane With the growth of youth hockey in the area and the closing of Hardee's Iceplex there is a dire need for another ice rink for kids. Why would anyone oppose this? Comment noted. NEG 7/17/2017 17:39:22 Lori Weiler I am opposed to building an ice facility on the land within Creve Coeur Park. I use this park for hiking and biking and do not want a large building on the lake shore as an eyesore and disrupting the existing flood plain. This is a terrible use of public park land and should be stopped Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 17:49:18 Robert Schneiderjohn I support the rink development. The rink is a public recreational facility in line with the uses of the park and will draw additional benefits of use out of the land ‐ particularly in the off season, when the park is underutilized. Comment noted. With the recent closing of the Hardees Ice Plex our region is in desperate need of a new facility. The proposed facility will allow our region's youth hockey program to continue to grow and flourish. This project is vital in not only allowing our youth to continue with the great sports of hockey and figure skating but also in the significant economic POS 7/17/2017 17:54:28 Jon Hodgins Comment noted. benefit it will have in regard to job creation and attracting high profile ice events to our region. I urge the Park Service and local government to seriously consider the incredible benefits this new facility will have on the region and the youth of St. Louis and turn this project into a reality. POS 7/17/2017 17:55:33 Doug Mercille We need more ice. We have had some recent success with producing great hocky athletes in St Louis. Let's keep it moving forward. Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 17:59:20 Jim Gildehaus Saint Louis needs more ice for youth hockey. Youth hockey is rapidly growing in St Louis. It improves our wonderful parks and our region as a whole. Comment noted. I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County POS 7/17/2017 18:05:28 Mike Sadlo Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 18:08:16 Gary Wideman In favor of the rink. 10's of thousands will be served in that space in the park. No brainer. Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 18:10:59 Jeffrey Wyman Hockey is a growing sport here in St. Louis and with the chesterfield ice rink closing we are running out of places to play and this proposed rink should help solve that Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 18:11:42 Scott Moore We need to support hockey in St. Louis. We lost Chesterfield and other rinks are also in decline. Comment noted. Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region POS 7/17/2017 18:12:02 Gary Solomon Comment noted. I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County POS 7/17/2017 18:14:56 Jennifer Hotfelder I think this is a great way to bring new visitors to a beautiful St Louis County Park. I think it is a great way to provide healthy activities for our St Louis area youth Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 18:15:41 Jason Turkin Build the Rinks! Let's stop going backwards St.Louis! We need top facilities to attract top employers and grow our metropolitan areas! Quality of life is one of the first things companies look at when deciding where to put their jobs Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 18:23:58 Golden Peters Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. NEG 7/17/2017 18:24:36 Mark Minor An open air ice rink would be a nice addition to the park. However a large building would not. I use the park routinely and it has a nice natural feel with no large structures. Please keep it that way Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 18:25:33 Cathy Arnold Placing an ice rink in this location would be a wonderful and helpful effort. Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 18:27:35 Rick DeCollo Comment noted. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses My daughter will soon begin her learn to skate program via the Lady Cyclones and this development will give us a local option for her to play at. Currently, with Chesterfield's rink closing and others around in disrepair and aging, I think this is a great addition to the park so long as they are environmentally conscious about their build, which the POS 7/17/2017 18:29:36 Stacy Cavin Comment noted. proposal is. Wanting to save the 2% of park land as open land for no other reason than just to save it seems counterproductive for the local economy. No one is coming to look at a barren piece of land with a shed and a gravel road on it. POS 7/17/2017 18:31:32 Debbie Kaminer How fabulous to have a resource like this in St. Louis county where children from all over the greater St. Louis community can come together and participate in healthy ice sports and team activities Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 18:33:32 Maureen luetkemeyer I have three boys who play hockey. It is a wonderful sport and my boys get so much out of being apart of a hockey team. However, we are always in need of more good ice. This complex would be a much‐needed addition to St. Louis. Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 18:33:34 Kevin Hopkins I think it would be great for the area, and especially great for all of the youth hockey players effected by the Chesterfield ice closures Comment noted. Parks, in my understanding, are about opportunities for public recreation and the preservation of nature. This project enhances an existing park and provides more opportunities for recreation within an existing park space that is neither beautiful nor currently in wide use by people or animals. It sounds as though both people and animals wi POS 7/17/2017 18:33:37 Corey Quinn Comment noted. benefit from the proposed plans, so I offer my support of the project. With the closure of Hardee's Iceplex, St. Louis is in desperate need of more ice. Especially in the winter months when high school hockey is in full swing, amateur hockey leagues are having a tougher time finding enough ice. I do believe that St. Louis and it's surrounding area would benefit greatly by having a new, state of the art, multi‐sheet ic POS 7/17/2017 18:36:12 Patricj Byron Comment noted. complex that would draw youth hockey teams from all over the country while also providing St. Louis' local players with additional options for ice time. POS 7/17/2017 18:37:38 Frank Patrick Please build the ice rink as we need it and it will be supported. Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 18:38:39 Tom Howard The proposed ice facility would be great for the park, the area, and the region! Our kids need a place to skate and presently this site is not being used by anyone for anything. I am strongly in favor of this proposal Comment noted. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses POS 7/17/2017 18:40:07 Jennifer Barbey Comment noted.

A new rink would be a welcome addition to St Louis. The current demand is higher than capacity, and some of rhe older rinks in town can't provide the necessary amenities such as dressing rooms POS 7/17/2017 18:44:42 Don Tonner Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 18:45:25 Christina Hausmann Bring more jobs and the community together !! Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 18:52:36 Brian Clinton We need this ice. Hockey and other ice sports are exploding in popularity and we're losing 3 sheets of ice. It's been hard enough to get ice time and losing ice will make it even more difficult. Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 18:52:58 Ron Kraml Jr. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. NEG 7/17/2017 18:56:04 Autumn Simons The ice center threatens the floodplain and will only create greater problems for our communities in the future. Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 19:01:30 Hannah Lesinski I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 19:02:49 Brian Taylor The St. Louis region needs more ice rinks. As a man over the age of 30 ice can be hard to come by. Would love for new rinks to be added to the area. If/when I have kids, I would love for them to have the opportunity to try and play this game as well. More ice rinks give that a stronger possibility Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 19:09:32 Dan Leary Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 19:12:37 Richard Huynh Youth hockey and special needs hockey are growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 19:21:59 John Paul Saracino Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 19:22:04 Sean Keller I'm a big supporter of the ice center Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 19:23:07 Rich Oliver I currently visit Creve Coeur Park about once a year. After the rink facility is built, I estimate visiting the park several dozens of times per year. Thanks for increasing the public usage of this park by providing a recreation venue that I and my children will enjoy for years to come Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 19:38:28 Luke Oliver I am looking forward to visiting Creve Coeur Park to ice skate. Thanks for making a rink close to my home and giving me a reason to enjoy this beautiful Creve Coeur Park with its new 4‐rink ice facility‐‐‐ currently a park I never visit‐‐‐ but, soon wil Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 19:49:08 Denny DeGreeff We need more ice for the growing local hockey teams. Perfect place for it. Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 19:55:41 Don Tonner The St Louis area could use more rinks, the demand is greater than the supply. Many of the older rinks lack appropriate amenities such as adequate dressing rooms. It would be a great addition to the region Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 20:06:22 Ronald Wurmb This would be a great addition to Creve Coeur park. Not only would it bring people to the park during the summer, but more importantly, during the winter. The rink will bring so many benefits to the city and county including revenue and jobs Comment noted. I am so excited for this hockey opportunity for St. Louis. Growing up in a hockey family in Massachusetts, rinks were readily available and hockey was the number one family and community sport. With two youth (and one adult) hockey players in our family, it has been challenging to juggle ice times/locations, and will be harder with the closin of the Chesterfield sheets and with ongoing cooling and space issues in other area ice (Webster, Brentwood, Queeny) . POS 7/17/2017 20:12:10 Susannah Danforth We have made it happen because 1. We love the sport; 2. We love that youth hockey enables our players to spend quality time with kids/athletes from outside their zip code/friend group/school; 3. St. Louis is breaking out as a very strong feeder for national college hockey and beyond. Comment noted. Our boys are not playing beyond high school but count their time on the ice as among their most valuable. Bottom line: this proposal is an excellent use of this land and will have a priceless long‐term financial and social impact on the St. Louis area. St. Louis can't let yet another growth opportunity pass it by.

This ice complex is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County. Hockey is growing in the US and St. Louis is a great location in the middle of the country to bring teams from all to participate in tournaments and showcases. POS 7/17/2017 20:12:36 Chad Carbone Comment noted. This a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed POS 7/17/2017 20:16:26 Ron Stanley When this rink finally gets built we will be there. Make it happen Comment noted. July 17, 2017

Subject: Opposition to the Hockey Facility at Creve Coeur Lake

I am opposed to the location of the proposed Legacy Ice Foundation indoor hockey facility at Creve Coeur Lake Memorial County Park in St. Louis County, Missouri.

I am a neighboring St. Charles County resident, and frequent the park with my wife and our family and friends for its natural beauty and wonderful outdoor recreation. We routinely bike the trails, kayak in the lake, picnic in that pavilions, and observe the wildlife and birds. This is a perfect spot in a large metropolitan area to get out in nature and enjoy the views and outdoor physical activities. However, this is the wrong location to build a monstrous building, cover huge expanses of open land with parking lots…all in a floodplain.

The bike ride on the Great Rivers Greenway trail (which we do often) from the KATY State Park Trail, over the Hwy. 364 Page Extension Bridge, to and around Creve Coeur Lake is outstanding! On that entire stretch, there are no large buildings in view, just beautiful green space. Kayaking in the largest all‐natural lake in Missouri is so peaceful and relaxing. The diversity of the birds through all four seasons and wildlife that we can observe along those trails and around the lake is amazing. Adding this facility to the north end of the park would be an eyesore and add additional flooding potential with all of that impervious area of roofs and parking lots.

Adding almost 1,500 parking spaces to this area would increase congestion, which then becomes a safety hazard for all involved, especially the walkers and bicyclists. The infrastructure in the area would not support this mass of people adding concerns to all of the people attempting to perform the outdoor activities that we already enjoy in the park.

NEG 7/17/2017 20:21:34 Aaron Jungbluth If I were a taxpayer in St. Louis County, I would feel that this is a misuse of public park land and public taxpayer money. The expense of this project on taxpayer money is not right, with little to no revenue stream to recoup those dollars. The location of this proposed facility is wrong also, in a floodplain (in other words, a plain that floods). Use of Comment noted. taxpayer money to repair the facility and its parking lots when, and not if, it floods is also a misuse. If I were a taxpayer in St. Louis County, I would be demanding a vote of the public to determine proper use of this money.

However, this does affect me monetarily. Money was granted to Creve Coeur Lake Memorial County Park from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund, which are my tax dollars. This Fund was designated for outdoor recreation, and an indoor hockey facility is neither the proper use of undeveloped land or conservation.

Since grading as already occurred on this land, I propose a better use for this area that meets the Land and Water Conservation requirements. Let’s work together to plant a diverse prairie habitat and continue with the proposed water retention natural wetlands. A walking trail could wind its way through this prairie and wetlands with interpretive signs about the importance of prairies and some of the plants, animals, and birds that all make the area home. Right next door in the savannah area with the large, old trees and open grass, additional native trees could be planted. Once again a trail winding through the trees identifying each one and its importance to wildlife and people could be posted. These ideas would not ruin the landscape, would be naturally aesthetically pleasing to park goers, and actually help reduce potential flooding.

I am not opposed to children, indoor organized sports, or St. Louis sport team pride…all very important aspects of life in the St. Louis area. However, I am opposed to the location of the proposed Legacy Ice Foundation indoor hockey facility at Creve Coeur Lake Memorial County Park in St. Louis County, Missouri.

Thank you for your time and please stop this hockey facility propsoal from moving forward in this location.

Sincerely, Aaron Jungbluth 2302 Canyon Drive July 17, 2017

Subject: Opposition to the Hockey Facility at Creve Coeur Lake

“In the end, our society will be defined not only by what we create, but what we refuse to destroy.” John Sawhill, past president of The Nature Conservancy Much will be destroyed and become a mess if the Legacy Ice Foundation indoor hockey facility becomes a reality at Creve Coeur Lake Memorial County Park in St. Louis County, Missouri. The ice rink is a great idea, however, Creve Coeur Lake Memorial County Park is not the right location.

I am opposed to the ice rink for the following reasons:

1. Despite the fact that the building foundation will be raised on the proposed facility, it is still being built in a flood plain. If the levy breeches during high water on the river, an emergency evacuation plan will need to go into play. People could be put at risk.

2. Marine Avenue goes under water during high rain events. The proposed ice rink will not be accessible during such times as Marine Avenue is the only road into and out of the proposed facility. Couple this with item #1 above, and this spells a real disaster. 1. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard 3. Creve Coeur Park Memorial County Park is already extremely crowded on the weekends and during special events. Parking is already an issue. Adding an ice rink facility that seats over 4,000 and building a parking lot that only accommodates 1,500 will only add to this problem. Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur Creek). 2. See response to No. 1. 3. NEED INPUT 4. The proposed project is not required to go to a vote of the people. A public meeting about the proposed development was held by St. Louis County in January 2017. Additionally, per the requirements of NEPA and Section 6(f), the Environmental Assessment report has been posted for public review and comment (from June 22, 2017 through July 23, 2017). 5. NEED INPUT NEG 7/17/2017 20:23:22 Angie Jungbluth 4. This proposal should have gone to a vote. A growing body of people are feeling that this deal was snuck in at the last minute behind their backs. 6. The NPS may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the LWCF when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). 7. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. One was at Queeny Park and the others were in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park or in the vicinity of it. It was determined that the selected 5. Ice rinks usually have a ‘life’ of about 10 years. Once this time has passed, equipment that is used to maintain the ice must be replaced. This is an extremely costly. It is sad to think that the taxpayers will probably get stuck with this bill. location is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. 8. Comment noted. 6. Money was granted to Creve Coeur Lake Memorial County Park from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund. This money comes from tax dollars. This Fund was designated for outdoor recreation, and an indoor hockey facility is not the proper use of undeveloped land or conservation.

6. I am not opposed to children, indoor organized sports, or St. Louis sport team pride…all very important aspects of life in the St. Louis area. However, I am opposed to the location of the proposed Legacy Ice Foundation indoor hockey facility at Creve Coeur Lake Memorial County Park in St. Louis County, Missouri. There are a number of other sites that already have the infrastructure of plumbing, gas, electricity, etc. to support such a project. The following locations already have these basic necessities: •The old Chrysler Plant in Fenton would be a great locaon. •The Mills Mall would be another great locaon (The mall itself is dwindling, but the ice rink is sll in use. One rink is already there – just add three more.) •Chesterﬁeld Mall is in bankruptcy – yet another great possibil ity.

7. Since grading has already occurred on this land, I propose a better use for this area that meets the Land and Water Conservation Fund requirements. Let’s work together to plant a diverse prairie habitat and continue with the proposed water retention natural wetlands. A walking trail could wind its way through this prairie and wetlands with interpretive signs about the importance of prairies and some of the plants, animals, and birds that all make the area home. Right next door in the savannah area with the large, old trees and open grass, additional native trees could be planted. Once again a trail winding through the trees identifying each one and its importance to wildlife and people could be posted. These ideas would not ruin the landscape, would be naturally aesthetically pleasing to park goers, and actually help reduce potential flooding Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses POS 7/17/2017 20:24:41 Tim Mckittrick Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 20:26:28 Alison McKown St. Louis desperately needs this ice facility for the future of youth hockey and the development of great hockey players. A must Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 20:28:10 Keely Abeln I am supporting the ice rink because of the number of children this will have a positive impact on. I understand the concern for nature and wildlife, but I do feel like the two retention ponds they are planning to put in will be better for the wildlife than the current empty field Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 20:45:45 Dennis Sullivan I want & support the proposed rink at Creve Coeur Park. It will be great for the park & for thousands of people. Build it! Thx Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 20:47:54 Matt Mercille Some of my best childhood memories were centered around Ice hockey and the friends I made playing the game. I live in Creve Coeur and have 2 small children that I would someday love to introduce the amazing sport of hockey to. St. Louis needs more Ice! Creve Coeur Park would be an awesome venue for it Comment noted. This is a NO BRAINER!

POS 7/17/2017 20:51:09 Gerard Hempstead As someone who has played and coached hockey over the last 40 years, I know how much demand there is for good ice facilities. Comment noted.

What better way to use public land to support the region and continue to foster the growth of world class ametuer hockey in St. Louis POS 7/17/2017 20:52:52 Candice Harper I'm in favor of the new ice center! Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 20:55:07 Robert Fort I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 20:59:18 Kim Baker This would be a absolute an asset to our already incredible city. Great recreational activities for the residents!!! Fabulous for our hotels. Great for athletes and entertainment!!!!! All around a win win!!!!!! Also fulfills the parks master plan!! Comment noted. It's a DISGRACE how this sorry excuse of an "Environmental Assessment" asserts that only five sites ‐‐ all in/near County parks ‐‐ were viable. If this thing is really the economic engine it's sold as, then this 3500‐seat USHL arena with accoutrements should go in a location zoned to accommodate other businesses which would benefit from it. But, A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. One was at Queeny Park and the others were in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park or in the vicinity of it. It was determined that the selected location is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis NEG 7/17/2017 21:05:46 JJ Boccabella no, we get a location at the foot of Creve Coeur Lake which has had three "100‐year" floods in the last 22 months. There are many, many other issues as well, but I'll save those for my letter to the National Park Service in Omaha protesting this travesty which you support lock, stock, and barrel. area. POS 7/17/2017 21:11:40 Tom Morgan This would be great for the area and youth hockey Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 21:12:39 Evan Hurt I fully support placing a new ice rink here in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. The positive benefits reach across the entire St. Louis area, across all ages and other demographics. Comment noted. I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and a new activity to a beautiful park in St. Louis County. The economic impact would be tremendous with visiting teams attending tournaments and local teams practicing and playing league games. An easily accessed central location easily is also advantageous as the new rink is needed to replace POS 7/17/2017 21:14:42 Richard Sabo Comment noted. aging rinks scattered throughout St Louis County. As the proposed is not being used, environmental issues should not be a concern. My only reservation would be the possible difficulty of keeping the park and lake clean of trash and debris due to the increased vehicle traffic and hockey players, families, and spectators. POS 7/17/2017 21:16:11 Tom Morgan This would be great for the area and youth hockey Comment noted.

Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region. I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County. POS 7/17/2017 21:17:44 Dave Rickard Comment noted. Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. One was at Queeny Park and the others were in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park or in the vicinity of it. It was determined that the selected location is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Loui NEG 7/17/2017 21:18:56 Donna Romero I am against the ice rink at Creve Coeur Lake. Plenty of other places to put it that won't destroy natural areas. area. POS 7/17/2017 21:26:44 Darrell Baker This project would be a great enhancement to the park and provide an added dimension to be enjoyed by the entire population of the St. Louis region. Comment noted. I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact POS 7/17/2017 21:28:57 Joe Goldberg Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 21:37:08 Joe Ancmon Reasonable ice times are becoming non existent due to lack of ice sheets. Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 21:40:17 Casey Ott I spent many weekends growing up with family at the numerous county parks and rinks, this only enhances the experience for the community of families. This new recreation facility is multi functional for families, encompassing a variety of activities and will serve as a conduit for hockey in the heartland Comment noted. I have been playing hockey since I moved here ten years ago. Started at Lindenwood and have played at almost all of St.Louis area rinks. I have been skating since I was three and 27 years later I still love to skate. It's a pure passion and I will encourage my kids to skate as they grow. Expanding St.Louis area ice arenas would be 100% beneficial. I POS 7/17/2017 21:40:53 Lisa Moreau we support the Blues why would we not support the simple joy and love for those who don't get paid for it but rather pay to do it because it's FUN! I support this and look forward to skating there in the future. Comment noted. Great revenue :‐) As a father to a young hockey player I fully support the proposed St. Louis Ice Center. We have played in every rink in the St. Louis metro area and I can say that St. Louis is in desperate need of more sheets of ice. Having a state of the art ice and recreation facility will no doubt strengthen the hockey community. Hockey is alive and well in St. Louis POS 7/17/2017 21:41:00 Taka Yanagimoto Comment noted. but we need more sheets of ice to accommodate the growing demand of youth hockey. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. Noise and light modeling conducted during the environmental assessment indicated that the I strongly oppose the ice hockey arena proposed by the Legacy Ice Foundation being located in Creve Coeur Park. This is one of the most used parks in the county and the proposed development would have a large negative impact on the park by altering the overall environment. The development would increase traffic and noise and bring a lot of operational and traffic‐related noise would attenuate to minor levels. Additionally, the proposed site lighting is not anticipated to create visual discord at middleground and background distances as the topography and vegetation of the surrounding areas provide screening. people into the park that are not interested in the park itself, but rather a commercial entity. It is also a habitat for birds, small mammals and bats. The increase in noise, light and traffic would have a detrimental impact on wildlife, especially on endangered bats that live in the area. Since Creve Coeur Park is County Park, Section 6(f) of the LWCF Act mandates that any site acquired or developed, either partially or wholly, with LWCF assistance must be retained in public outdoor recreation use in perpetuity. Public recreation facilities may be approved per section 6(f) where the facility results in a net gain in outdoor Although the proposed SLIC will remove existing habitat for other wildlife, the project site represents only 1.9 percent of the entire Park area with most of this being a mowed field with just a few trees. The existing habitat at the project site is not unique, and there are numerous areas within and adjacent to the Park that will support wildlife recreational benefits or enhances outdoor recreational use of the entire park. The proposed development is not an outdoor facility and will not enhance outdoor recreational use of the park. The proposed development will become a high traffic area but it has nothing to do with the park and there is no reason it should be located in the park. offset by the SLIC. Within a 5‐mile radius, there is a relatively large amount of deciduous forest of equal or better quality than the habitats being removed. Therefore, due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife The website for the Legacy Ice Foundation brags that this facility will be the best ice hockey facility within 500 miles. A sports complex of this magnitude belongs in an area zoned commercial. NEG 7/17/2017 21:48:38 Stephanie Todd species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. There is no reason Creve Coeur Park should be ruined for this development. The Legacy Ice Foundation argues that more ice arenas are need, but if this is the case then why were three ice rinks recently closed. Also, there is plenty of unused land in St. Louis County where this development could be located and the Ice Hockey Federation is disingenuous when they claim Creve Coeur Park is the only feasible location in St. Louis County. For example, the Ford plant in Hazelwood or the Chrysler plant in Fenton could be considered as well as upgrading the abandoned ice rinks. Putting this development in a public park is nothing short of a corporate hand‐out. St. Louis citizens voted The NPS may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the LWCF when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the down using taxpayer funding for a new football stadium and a new soccer stadium. If citizens had the opportunity to vote on putting this development in Creve Coeur Park I am confident it would be voted down. use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). Additionally, the proposed development is in alignment with the City of Maryland Heights' Comprehensive Plan for the Howard Bend and Creve Coeur Park area. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one Please do not allow this development to be built in Creve Coeur Park. This is a county park that serves thousands of people for numerous activities including walking, running, biking, picnicking and gathering. Taking away a section of the park for a non‐related facility would be detrimental to the park and effect the thousands that enjoy the park as being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The proposed development will be considered a public facility, not a commercial development. As part of the proposal, the St. Louis County Department of Parks and Recreation (SLCDPR) would it currently is. A price cannot be put on our parks and once they are destroyed they are gone forever. Please preserve this park from greedy developers. retain ownership of the land and lease it to a not‐for‐profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation (Foundation), which has been formed to oversee construction and the operation of the project. POS 7/17/2017 22:01:38 Brian Jakubeck This facility will be used by families in our community as well as for hockey. We fully support the ice complex. Comment noted. One of the best ways we can evaluate our community is how we treat both The young and the old. The ice arena serves so many different Generations not only for the sport of hockey but the development of community and the fellowship that it provides never has there been a time that a community has been sorry that it has invested in its ow POS 7/17/2017 22:13:53 Clark Sanford Comment noted. enrichment when they put the the quality of life, community, and its Neighbors interests first POS 7/17/2017 22:14:25 Brad Cytron I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 22:22:34 Danny Solomon Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 22:26:33 Beth Hallemann St Louis absolutely needs this facility for our youth! Comment noted. I fully endorse the St. Louis Ice Center in Creve Coeur. It represents the best interests of all St. Louis residents and I have a hard time understanding the current opinions to the contrary. This project has such a huge upside‐‐ not just to the youth in our community‐‐ but to the local economy, short and long term jobs, and most importantly the POS 7/17/2017 22:32:09 Jon Rianhard Comment noted. overall future of the St. Louis area. One of the best stories to shine the national spotlight on our city was that of the 2016 NHL Draft and the tremendous talent being produced by St Louis youth hockey. This new facility would help continue that incredible trend. POS 7/17/2017 22:35:18 Michael Einspanier With the loss of 4 sheets at Hardee's ice complex, this rink is absolutely necessary. Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 22:49:55 Cara Barnes We need more rinks to grow our youth hockey and host hockey tournaments. Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 23:10:49 Bruce Anderson Please do not let this opportunity pass by! KC is growing, Denver is growing, Dallas is growing and we move backward. Will never be NBA or NFL in this town again. Hockey is a growing youth sport in Stl. and we should do everything in our power to ensure the trend and the viability of the Blues franchise Comment noted. Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed POS 7/17/2017 23:12:48 Eddie Trendley Comment noted. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses POS 7/17/2017 23:32:55 Stacey Peters I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact Comment noted. POS 7/17/2017 23:33:59 Patti Peters Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. There is a severe shortage of available ice time for youth, high school and University teams. It is my understanding this building would be in an area that is out of the way and not near other facilities in the Park. Hockey in this area is a various to yet sport with children beginning to participate at age 4 and over. The lack of new rinks will put a larg POS 7/18/2017 0:02:08 Linda Smith Comment noted. damper on this sport so many youngsters will no longer have the opportunity to participate POS 7/18/2017 0:12:45 Lynn Green Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 0:19:51 Thomas Hrabusicky Sounds like a great project for new ice and in a great location. So long as there are no environmental drawbacks the project looks great. Comment noted. I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact POS 7/18/2017 0:29:00 Steve Waller Comment noted.

POS 7/18/2017 1:25:06 Laura STAGE I THINK AN ICE RINK FOR THE KIDS IS AN AWESOME IDEA. KIDS NEED A POSITIVE PLACE TO EXPAND THEIR MINDS. BUILD CHARACTER, BUILD FRIENDSHIPS, LEARN TEAM WORK, KEEP THEM IN POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE. MY SON PLAYED HOCKEY GROWING UP‐‐‐‐ I THINK HIS SON AND GENERATIONS OF OTHER KIDS DESERVE THE SAME THING Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 2:16:35 Julie Aydt Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 2:17:56 Joseph Aydt Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 2:23:20 Linda Smugala I support the proposed ice complex. It would be a great addition to the area. Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 5:05:12 Connie Nuelle Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 5:06:01 Jeff Nuelle Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 6:05:50 Carla Smith My vote would be to build this at a DIFFERENT site, do not build it at CC lake. Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 6:23:33 Nick Rothe This project would be great for the region. Comment noted. The development of kids hockey has grown tremendously in our region over the past few years and there are even more girls becoming interested in playing hockey. Legacy Ice Foundation has developed a way to help continue the growth of kids hockey with the new facility they would like to put up. Without this new facility and the closing of th POS 7/18/2017 6:35:45 Kristan McKinney Comment noted. Chesterfield facility, it will be much harder to run programs to help your child's development in the sport they love to play that will help them reach their dreams POS 7/18/2017 6:49:22 Morris Wisdom Construction of this facility would add to the recreational opportunities of children and families that live in the St. Louis region and create an economic benefit to businesses in the community as guests would travel to the area for tournaments and games Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 6:57:59 Greg Gargas We need to build hockey in the community, as it is one of only 2 professional sports in our town. This facility will go above and beyond for that! Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 7:07:17 Jake Mueller Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 7:37:51 Jeffrey Plume St. Louis is one of the fastest growing hockey markets in North America. Last year 5 of 12 American born NHL first round draft picks were from St. Louis. This is a great opportunity support the growth of the sport in our community Comment noted. NEG 7/18/2017 7:44:26 Stacey Ficken I am opposed to building a arena at Creve Coeur park. It will be an eyesore and ruin the purpose of a park and nature. Second we do not need to be spending tax payer money for an ice park. It is a huge burden on taxpayers for upkeep and a very very small population of people who will use. Poor use of taxpayer funds. Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 7:52:49 Robert Clark Kids with hockey sticks are better citizens than those with clubs, guns or knives Comment noted. The St. Louis absolutely needs this ice rink for local players. Many are run down or have now closed. Competing nationally, like my children do, we see so many wonderful youth hockey arenas and sports facilities. It is time for St. Louis to invest the same in a very strong growing local sport. Our top teams compete very well nationally, which means our kids have opportunities for national exposure which can turn into hockey scholarships or future hockey play for our local kids. The strong economic impact a top notch facility can have on our area is a major benefit as well. A top notch facility allows teams to bring in competition from many other cities, whose families will spend POS 7/18/2017 7:56:05 Stacy Gund money in airfare, lodging, shopping and dining. This is a reality. I would think this can only help tourism at our local sites like the Arch, Main Street St. Charles, museums, etc. as well. The investment in Sportport in Creve Coeur/Maryland Heights has brought national Field Hockey to our city. Having a daughter that will now be playing D1 field Comment noted. hockey in college this fall, the availablity to train daily on a top water turf field last few years has been remarkable, not to mention the national competitors this facility has brought to our region. Field hockey, like ice hockey and lacrosse, are extremely fast growing sports in the St. Louis area. These sports provide tons of opportunities for women and men to earn college scholarships. Finally, a top notch ice facility provides families a place to ice skate together which is a passion for many. Please, please invest in our region and our children. This will be great for St. Louis and youth hockey! It will be a cost effective way to bring more ice to the St. Louis region. As Queeny and Kirkwood Parks have shown, this will be a great way to enhance a part of Creve Coeur Park that is not currently utilized. St. Louisans must think of creative ways to enhance our region; not find reasons to stay POS 7/18/2017 8:05:45 Don Danforth Comment noted. stagnant. Let's make this happen for our region and for our youth. POS 7/18/2017 8:06:02 Deb Hellwig Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 8:15:36 Scott Graham •Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of posive ac vity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 8:15:51 Scott Graham •I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new acvies to a beauful park in St. Louis County. Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 8:16:42 Sage Drake Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 8:17:54 Lauren Barthlow Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 8:31:08 Joe Salerno Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 8:35:07 Stephanie Schrader St. Louis Ice Center is essential for the future of youth hockey in St. Louis! Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 8:38:34 John Waller Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. Consider this 100 percent support of the Ice Center. Parks are intended to serve the wants and needs of many. The preferred source of recreation and activity of for a growing segment of the population is ice ‐ recreational, hockey, figure skating and other. The facility will be a welcomed and needed addition to the offerings of the county park POS 7/18/2017 8:40:43 Jim Woodcock Comment noted. system. Thank you. POS 7/18/2017 8:42:15 Pete Kinsella I am excited about the new ice project at Creve Coeur Park. What a great use to add to the park, and another reason / way to introduce the park to new guests, particularly during the winter months Comment noted. I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact POS 7/18/2017 8:42:33 Shelley Waller Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 8:43:01 Lisa Barthlow Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 8:46:24 Ted Fundoukos Full Support for the project. This will be an incredible unique civic asset for the community enhancing the existing recreational activities in the park. Build it. Comment noted. NEG 7/18/2017 8:51:43 Mary Jane Fritz Please, no more development in the flood plain. Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 8:57:28 Tracy Finnell I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 9:02:00 Tom Opich Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 9:07:14 Jon Williams Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 9:16:31 Steven Wolff Hockey families and traveling teams will bring a great deal of positive activity‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants and businesses Comment noted. Since the closing of the Hardee's Ice Pex, there is a demand for ice at all levels. Youth hockey is growing rapidly in St. Louis. The local hockey families and the teams that travel from all areas of the United States will bring lots of positive activity including increased patronage to the surrounding restaurants, shops and other small business. POS 7/18/2017 9:19:36 Debbie Hayes Comment noted. Tournaments utilize numerous hotel accommodations bringing in teams from all over the United States and other countries. This certainly helps our economy. POS 7/18/2017 9:21:02 Jared Dodd The St. Louis Ice Center will attract hockey families and travel teams to the Metro St. Louis area, which will bring positive economic activity St. Louis needs ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 9:22:21 Herb Giorgio I strongly support the proposed St. Louis Ice Center. Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 9:23:45 Brad Amling Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. With the deeply negative feelings of the St. Louis Rams departure behind us, the recent surge of NHL players being drafted from St. Louis and the hugely successful hosting of the Winter Classic, St. Louis has an opportunity to become a true national hotbed of hockey in the U.S. Right now thousands of St. Louis youth players and their familie POS 7/18/2017 9:24:02 Scott Gaterman Comment noted. travel to other cities 3‐4 times / year for hockey tournaments (often to less than desirable locations). This is our opportunity to flip that statistic in our favor and show what our city has to offer youth hockey players from all over the world. Please make this happen 1 Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses POS 7/18/2017 9:25:43 Jack Learn Comment noted. 2 Building the complex will boost ice sports in the area and will not harm the park POS 7/18/2017 9:32:30 Zachary Geear Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. With the loss of the Hardee's complex, this facility is needed now more than ever. This complex will bring in revenue for the St. Louis region, with visitors staying at hotels, going to restaurants and visiting local attractions. Plus, the main reason is for the kid's who want to learn to play hockey. This is a great sport that teaches teamwork POS 7/18/2017 9:34:25 Richard Kustura Comment noted. sportsmanship and just having fun!! POS 7/18/2017 9:47:35 Dana Champaign Hockey families as well as other Ice Sport travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 9:58:00 david apted Many kids and organizations have lost their ice with closing of Chesterfield facility. Plus, supporting youth athletics, especially in today's environment, is a great idea. Blues have been a strong in community activites and charities Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 9:58:18 amanda fowler There are baseball and soccer fields in almost every park in the area, but there are few ice rinks. Our kids need a place that they can practice and play without having to drive all over St. Louis. Why not bring visitors and tourists to the area and use land that is currently empty Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 10:10:29 Sheri McGuire After losing Chesterfield and a rink in the Metro East, the area needs more rinks and this beautiful facility will help! The rinks at Queeny don't take away the beauty of that park. Thanks for listening Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 10:13:17 Lisa Gates This project has my full support. Great use for the area. Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 10:13:21 Bruce Sokolik I support this project Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 10:15:08 Ralph Dacey I grew up playing hockey in St. Louis and the opportunity to be part of a team and learn the game has had a tremendous positive effect on my life. Fully support the project. Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 10:16:27 FRED SCHAFER I support the Ice Center as proposed for Creve Coeur Park . It adds to the park by providing a place for youth ice sports, it utilizes only a small, currently unused portion or the park acreage, the plan is well thought out, and it would be a plus to the community and region. Thank you for accepting input on this Comment noted. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. Both of my children play hockey and we do not have enough ice for all the teams and the high schools. We have ice times that are extremely late for my kids due to not enough ice fo POS 7/18/2017 10:16:33 Renate Jones Comment noted. everyone. This four sheet ice complex would be a wonderful addition to the St. Louis area.

Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed. POS 7/18/2017 10:21:24 Fabio Moraes Comment noted. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses.

POS 7/18/2017 10:23:28 John Harbaugh Comment noted. Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed. POS 7/18/2017 10:27:38 Chaunessy Wright I think this project would be great for the area and kids. It has my support. Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 10:28:26 William Peick The Ice Center will be a benefit for the city and the local region. I support the project 100%. Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 10:32:14 William Wallace I think that St. Louis absolutely needs a state of the art ice complex to support and enhance the outstanding development of recreational youth ice hockey as well as higher level development. St. Louis is a traditionally great hockey city and the development of this complex will assist that truth in a myriad of ways Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 10:32:51 Madeline Kinsella I support Comment noted. This rink would greatly enhance Creve Coeur Park and promote physical activity among youth and adults alike through the sport of hockey. Hockey is growing in popularity in the St. Louis region, while ice time becomes scarcer, but the creation of this rink will help to alleviate that problem. This is a great use of land that is not being utilize POS 7/18/2017 10:37:16 Teresa Miller Comment noted. otherwise. POS 7/18/2017 10:39:07 Maria Kinsella I support Comment noted. Building an ice hockey center is very much needed. Our son has been playing hockey for 13 years & he's going to be playing in college also. I believe a rink is important because it gives kids a great outlet for all their energy & a way to keep them busy so they're less likely to get into trouble. It has helped him form lasting friendships with othe POS 7/18/2017 10:39:55 Lois Koch boys & good bonding during critical growth years. As parents, we have also formed close relationships with other parents & the boys themselves. Our family very much welcomes this hockey center in Creve Coeur as beneficial to everyone around. It would also increase patronage of restaurants & stores in the area. We whole‐heartedly support Comment noted. this venue! POS 7/18/2017 10:40:48 Maggie Gil‐Schweizer This complex will be an amazing opportunity for St.Louis youth hockey and Creve Coeur!! Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 10:41:53 Kathy Kinsella I support Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 10:44:05 Justin Mcclusky I support Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 10:44:52 Diane Favier I am in total support of Ice Center; it will be a great facility for our hockey community. Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 10:47:20 Angela Kinsella I support the ice rink Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 10:47:57 Anne Kinsella Kelly I support Comment noted. I am writing today in support for the Legacy Ice Foundations Ice Center project. With the recent loss of four sheets of ice in the St. Louis area (Hardee's Ice Plex), it is clear that St. Louis needs this facility to continue the growing interest and success of hockey and other ice sports in our area. St. Louis was recently named one of the Top 5 hockey cities in the U.S. and that is something St. Louis should be proud of and be able to continue to grow to become a Top 3 hockey city. We recently lost out on hosting the World Junior Championships for hockey, something that could bring considerable profit and branding to our city. I strongly believe completion of the Ice Center project would put us atop that list for reconsideration in the future. POS 7/18/2017 10:48:00 Lauren Ott Comment noted. The amount of people, ranging from ages 3 through adults, that utilize the various ice facilities in the area each day is astronomical.I have several family members involved in hockey and figure skating and oftentimes, practices are cancelled or moved due to the high demand of the ice rinks and not enough ice to support the demand. This new Ice Center would bring four new sheets of ice for not only hockey, but figure skating, sled hockey, and other ice sports. I strongly believe this facility would be beneficial to all levels of competitors from youth, to high school, to collegiate, and even professional hockey in the St. Louis Blues.

Thank you for your consideration and continued effort to make this happen for St. Louis. As a parent of a young hockey player, I can see the positive impact that playing a team sport, such as hockey, has on our youth. Youth hockey is a growing sport in St. Louis, and we are in desperate need of more ice. The proposed ice rink will have a positive economic impact on the town of Creve Coeur as well as having a positive impact on the POS 7/18/2017 10:48:41 Andrew Condie Comment noted. lives of our families and the children of our community. I fully support the Ice Center effort. POS 7/18/2017 10:49:37 Michael Seitz What an awesome project that everyone in the community can benefit from. Wish I had access to a facility half as nice as this one when I was growing up. Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 10:50:04 Jay Ott Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 10:50:16 Maria Stack Kinsella I more than heavily support the proposed ice complex. Comment noted. I fully support the St.Louis Ice Center at Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. This is an outstanding public use for the area across from Creve Coeur Lake. Although technically part of the park, the proposed development site is an underutilized area (think overgrown farmland, not lush forest or wetlands) that would benefit from the proposed POS 7/18/2017 10:50:31 Paul Chesterton recreation complex. It will also be a great complement to the adjacent SportPort facility. Developed properly with supporting hotel, restaurant and entertainment amenities, the Ice Center would be a great step to put St. Louis on the map as a destination for national ice hockey, field hockey and lacrosse tournaments. Presently, those events and Comment noted. dollars are going to other cities that have made the investment to attract them. Hopefully, St. Louis will break ground and get in the game POS 7/18/2017 10:50:42 Adrian Silverstein Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 10:51:11 Judd Stoltz This will be great! Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 10:53:04 Janet Dautenhahn Being a hockey fan, I feel more places like this are needed to get young people interested in hockey and have a place to practice and play. What a great place to have when you can not do outdoor activities in the park because of changing seasons Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 10:54:02 Chris Collins I support this project, the parkland that it will sit on is currently underutilized, and will serve as a great setting for a number of kids to be healthy and active, and will be a facility that is an attraction for folks all over the country with regard to the game of hockey. let them build it Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 10:56:42 Olivia White I support! This is a great project! Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 10:56:47 Taylor burford i support Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 10:59:35 David ott I am in favor of the project we need new ice in St. Louis for our kids. Please allow it to proceed. Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 11:01:11 Chris Barrett Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. •I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detenon lakes; the designers have migated ﬂood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact. POS 7/18/2017 11:01:45 Tim Crowley Comment noted.

POS 7/18/2017 11:03:05 Dana Zimmermann I support this 100%. As a member of the board of directors at the St. Louis Sports Commission, I truly feel this will benefit so many that live in St. Louis and continue the love for ice sports for kids and adults in the St. Louis area. Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 11:04:57 Zack Liley The St. Louis region needs more ice facilities. The SLIC would be a step in the right direction Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 11:05:48 Rachael Mergenmeier This is a big win for families in the STL metro. Creve Coeur park is already a destination for recreational activities. Let's round it out with a great year‐round facility that so many children and adults can enjoy Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 11:06:13 Max Holter I support this project. Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 11:06:39 Stephanie Hochu I support this project! Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 11:07:37 Carl Darby Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 11:10:06 Emma Sorrells Good project Comment noted. St. Louis is in desperate need of new ice. Hockey is growing in our community and there just is not enough sheets of ice for the demand. As a player and as a soon to be father, I would love for the sport to continue to expand and thrive in St. Louis for many generations to come POS 7/18/2017 11:17:52 Ryan Moats Comment noted. This new facility gives St. Louis an opportunity to continue to move forward and think bigger by constructing a premier rink for amateur hockey throughout Missouri. This facility is crucial to the growth of youth hockey players in the St. Louis area. Hockey builds character, team work, and life long friendships, but without enough rinks in the area the sport won't be able to continue to shape the lives of young athletes. I've been playing hockey for nearly 14 years now and without the game my life and the perso POS 7/18/2017 11:27:14 Chase Hallemann Comment noted. I am today would be completely different. I SAY BUILD THE RINK!! The new ice rink will help grow the game of hockey and other ice related sports. Also our organization is heavily involved in teaching learn to play hockey for younger girls and we give back to the community whenever we can. Hockey has taught my daughter so much and it will help others develop life skills they can use when they get older. Th POS 7/18/2017 11:29:38 John Ruzicka Comment noted. St. Louis area needs this. Thank you! I fully support the development of the St. Louis Ice Center. My son started in hockey at Creve Coeur Ice Rink as a 5 year old in 1991. He moved to Chesterfield when that facility was built and remained there until he began high school and club hockey. Hockey has been an integral part to his personal development including fitness, socia POS 7/18/2017 11:38:59 Daniel Fox interaction, leadership, discipline and team building. It is important that we continue to provide quality facilities that enable kids from the entire County to learn the game and benefit from all it has to offer. Unfortunately, Chesterfield has closed, and other facilities are in short supply to continue to grow the sport. St. Louis Ice Center will Comment noted. facilitate the continued growth of the sport in St. Louis for generations to come. POS 7/18/2017 11:39:52 Keith Grosz I would love to see this rink/facility at this park. I use the park for biking all the time so would love to see a facility like this Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 11:41:24 Amy Learn Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. I need this rink because there is limited ice time because of Hardee's being closed. I am a Saint Louis Synergy Synchro skater and this ice rink would help my team get more ice time to practice. I know that this rink would be built in a part of the park and would take up little space that barely is used. Please help my team and the rest of the kids in St POS 7/18/2017 11:49:01 Suttom Quinn Comment noted. Louis, Thank You. NEG 7/18/2017 11:57:32 Rich Brotherton Please stop the building of ice rink at Creve Couer Lake. That area used to be a one of the few places in West County that we had access to nature. Over the years, it has become more and more commercial. Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 11:57:43 Joseph Garlik We need this ice complex after hard Hardes ice complex shutdown !! Comment noted. My children have been involved in Youth Hockey for years, it has grown tremendously in our area and brings families who to the area of the rink who would otherwise have a reason to be there. I feel it would be a great addition POS 7/18/2017 12:12:08 Loni Pugh Comment noted.

Both of my boys play hockey for Missouri hockey club teams. And if it were not for hockey my oldest would most likely have gone down the wrong path. He is now playing on a national travel team and working towards a college scholarship. My youngest boy started playing last season as a goalie and taken to it like a fish to water. He will be POS 7/18/2017 12:19:15 Corey Seymour moving on to play AAA in the very near future and will also pursue a college scholarship. The problem we have her in St. Louis metro area is the game of hockey is continuing to grow at a pace faster then the towns can provide ice. When we lost the 3 sheets at chesterfield along with the 2 sheets lost a few years ago in Fairview Heights we know Comment noted. have a serious deficit of ice. The kids are here the talented coaching is here and the dedicated parents to get them there are also here. We need the ice to be here or this sport will not be able to grow in the way it obviously can and will with the proper facilities. Thank you for your time and consideration.

NEG 7/18/2017 12:21:15 Michelle Swatek I object to a project in a flood plain, and I find a public/private project being developed in an area WITHOUT public transportation access unconscionable. Not one cent of public monies whether in cash dollars or in subsidy should develop any project that cannot be accessed via public transportation. I find this this oversight unacceptable. Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 12:22:47 Rob Schoelch I support the Ice rink so we can invest in our hockey future here in St. Louis Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 12:25:05 margie kessler I am in favor of the ice rink because a new facility is needed in St. Louis, and the hope is that the center will bring more business to the area. I am an environmentalist, but it seems to me that this plan will improve and not harm the park Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 12:25:47 Michael Quinn i think st. louis needs this rink Comment noted. Having spent countless hours in ice rinks with both of our sons I feel I know firsthand how important ice rinks are and what they provide to the area. You need grounds/park around them to meet, hang out before/after games and practices and just generally have additional things to do especially when there are tournaments going on. I know thi POS 7/18/2017 12:28:45 Lynn Ott Comment noted. space and it seems a no‐brainer. It could definitely benefit from a facility like this and the enhancements would be a much needed improvement in my eye. Please get this approved so families can enjoy the space sooner than later!! POS 7/18/2017 12:29:10 Michael Quinn i think st. louis needs this rink... ive been playing hockey since i was 4 and i think the rink shortages needs to be fixed so i can build my game and get to the next leve Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 12:35:13 Jack Thomas Please please please build this rink i have been playing hockey for 6 years now and i love hockey! i was devistated when hardee's closed. i really want to excel hockey because i love it. so please build this rink Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 12:40:48 Peggy Zimmerman I think a new ice rink in Creve Coeur Park would be beneficial to the area's youth. Surely some money can be found in the appropriate budget to allow for this Comment noted. •Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeu r Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region. •I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new acvies to a beauful park in St. Louis County. •Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty ﬁeld and a metal shed. POS 7/18/2017 12:41:52 Tim Combs Comment noted. •Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of posive ac vity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. •I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detenon lakes; the designers have migated ﬂood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact.

Youth hockey (and hockey in general) is a sport with growing interest in St. Louis. The key issue is access to ice and ice time. The ice facilities that are currently available are insufficient to meet the demand and the proposed facility would help to meet the demand and allow youth hockey to continue to grow in St. Louis County. The economi POS 7/18/2017 12:50:42 Matt Ahlers Comment noted. impact will be tremendous. POS 7/18/2017 12:59:34 Catherine Gilbert The region has a large hockey playing population and needs another local ice option to accommodate the demand. Thanks Comment noted. As an active member of the Maryland Heights community I 100% support the proposed St. Louis Ice Center to be built in Creve Coeur Memorial Park. The addition of the St. Louis Ice Center would enhance an area of the park that is not currently used. It's a win/win...The economic impact on the area would be beneficial to everyone and amateu POS 7/18/2017 12:59:59 Karen Krispin Comment noted. youth sports encourages sportsmanship, a healthy lifestyle and fun! It doesn't get any better! POS 7/18/2017 13:03:09 John Capps Build it Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 13:03:38 John Haffenreffer Build it, please! Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 13:04:24 Angela Dailey BUILD IT. Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 13:05:58 Stacy Wipfler I think that the ice rink would be a great addition to St. Louis County. As a long time resident with active children, I know that the ice rink is needed. Ice times are extremely difficult to get in the area and the new rink would allow for better access for both sporting and recreational purposes. Please allow this facility to be built! Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 13:06:50 Al Koller I urge the partnership to support the building of the St. Louis Ice Center in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 13:07:16 Fritz zaegel BUILD IT Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 13:08:22 Mark Sophir Build It! Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 13:16:13 Maria Brett I have a child that plays ice hockey. Many parks have hockey rinks and I am excited that this one will too. This would be a huge draw to the park and to the hockey community Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 13:16:24 James Glik Build itb Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 13:17:27 Dixon Smith St. Louis is a phenomenal ice community, with a limited ice supply. Adding this facility is critical to reinforcing ice sports and recreation in the area. Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 13:17:28 Barry Goldenberg Build It!! Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 13:22:20 Jenn Moss Build it! Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 13:25:32 Benjamin Rassieure This sounds like a real asset for the region after the demise of the Chesterfield facility. I support leasing the land to the Legacy Ice Foundation and allowing them to build and operate this facility Comment noted. Ice Hockey and all other ice related sports need a facility such as this. The amount of available sheets of ice in St Louis had decreased and this state of the art facility will grow the sport and fill the need for more ice. Also, hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants POS 7/18/2017 13:27:37 Linda Sheets shops and other small businesses. Comment noted. Also the Ice Center is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact POS 7/18/2017 13:28:24 Robert Goldstein BUILD IT Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 13:31:27 Charles Windsor I support the CC Ice Center complex Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 13:34:25 Mindi Brothers Build it Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 13:34:38 Bob Rubin BUILD IT Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 13:45:48 Alexander Kuehling This would be a great project for St. Louis and our recreational needs. It is on a small site in Creve Coeur Park, that will be well utilized for recreational purposes. I fully support this project Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 13:47:10 Ali Bade Very excited about this Ice Center! 100% in support of this! Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 13:49:20 Cheryl Walker Please build it. Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 13:56:43 Scott Stream Build this complex. The community needs it. Thanks. Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 14:03:16 Lynn Kraml I NEED this ice for my therapy!!! Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 14:07:09 Ellen Mathews Comment noted. I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact POS 7/18/2017 14:08:42 Eric Gaal I am a huge supporter of this project. It is an outstanding opportunity for the St. Louis community to lead regionally and nationally with a incredible facility within a great park. PLEASE get this done Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 14:09:06 james seldin I fully support the building of the St Louis Ice Center. St Louis is a great hockey town, and we need to preserve that! Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 14:12:14 Paul Chapman I am highly supportive of community projects that encourage and support youth sports in our communities. The proposed facility in Creve Couer Park is centrally located and therefore will attract participants from across our region and beyond, potentially exposing more people to a wonderful area park. Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 14:18:33 Stanley Hoffman Build It! Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 14:33:13 patrick sorrentino Build it! These kind of facilities are critical to our youth Comment noted. As a St. Louis County resident, I am staunchly in favor of building the St. Louis Ice Center in the proposed location. This region is in dire need of more facilities for youth athletic opportunities, event hosting opportunities, and regional growth. While not discounting impact on the environment, it seems to me this project would not have a larg POS 7/18/2017 14:36:17 Tim Ryan negative affect on the environment. The project seems to have a balanced scope of progressive development and respect for the environment, so it makes sense to approve this project and allow it to move forward. Comment noted.

POS 7/18/2017 14:37:11 Rhonda Rickermann My family lived and breathed hockey for 25 years. We know this facility will benefit so many people in the St. Louis Community. We hope to see our grandson play ice hockey in this facility one day Comment noted. As a life‐long hockey participant, I grew up during an explosion of ice hockey participation in the StL region. During the time there were ice rinks in many municipalities. However, sadly, many of those closed over the years to a point where there is currently a severe shortage of ice in the area and once again a huge growth in ice hockey. StL ha POS 7/18/2017 14:47:05 Robert Biffignani experienced much success recently in supplying quality hockey players and given the comparison to cities, such as Chicago, the ratio to ice rinks to the quality of player is staggering and constructing complexes such as this one can only increase the quality that StL can grow. In addition, this complex will provide many other ice and non‐ice Comment noted. activities in a beautiful setting and location. Looking forward to watching my future grandkids participate here POS 7/18/2017 14:50:28 David Crepps There is a shortage of ice facilities in St. Louis, and that was before Chesterfield closed. This adds a much‐needed, modern facility for recreation. Get it done! Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 14:54:49 Steve Hurster Build it! Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 14:59:08 Glen Slay Build it! It will be wonderful for our community! Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 15:02:23 Cathy Sabourin Ice hockey has been a part of my family for generations...Please build the new ice center at Creve Coeur Park so future generations can enjoy! Thank you. Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 15:16:13 Mathew Ott Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. I strongly oppose the building of an ice rink in Creve Coeur Park. This will irrevocably change the beauty and peacefulness of the park. This land was designated as park land, for residents to enjoy the quiet beauty of nature. NEG 7/18/2017 15:16:15 Tina Warhover Comment noted. Creve Coeur Park was never intended to house a facility of this size, and it will be ruined if this moves forward POS 7/18/2017 15:22:56 Cliff Leve Build it! Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 15:25:07 Edward Barry Hockey is a great workout and builds teamwork and character. Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 15:26:08 Bart Holtzman Build it! Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 15:26:48 Michael Laycob I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to St. Louis County Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 15:27:12 William Bailey I am in favor of the complex. Comment noted. I have been standing up to protect Creve Coeur Lake Park for decades, and here it is again. We MUST NOT destroy any part of this park and the environment for commercial reasons. Big money is destroying this country and the balance of nature every day. We need this space for ourselves, children, grandchildren, wildlife, trees etc. We are the NEG 7/18/2017 15:35:01 Linda Kusmer Comment noted. residents and the tax payers. It is time you listened to our wishes. Do not sell us and this park out. NEG 7/18/2017 15:44:18 Sally Duke I oppose this and any plan that allows for an ice rink to be built on Creve Coeur Park property Comment noted. NEG 7/18/2017 15:46:23 Laurie Chrisco I am fully opposing the building of a huge (40 acre) ice rink on parkland please leave Creve Coeur Park alone. This would be a very big mistake if this ice rink is build Comment noted. NEG 7/18/2017 15:49:03 Bobby Chartrand We don't need another ice rink in the area. Hardee's Complex was fine, build another in that area where there is not park access. Continue using the failed Mills Mall. Enhance the Creve Coeur rink. Don't tear up a beautiful area where people use all year round. Plus, hockey and traditional sports are trending downward. This is a HUGE mistake. Comment noted. NEG 7/18/2017 15:53:02 Emily Hogan I do NOT support the building of an Ice Rink at Creve Coeur Lake Memorial park. I think is a bad decision for the park, city, and the community. Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 15:55:02 Caroline Zaegel BUILD IT Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 15:55:55 Fritz Zaegel BUILD IT Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 16:11:25 Jason Braidwood I couldn't support this initiative more. Sports ‐ and the venues required to provide them ‐ galvanize communities and strengthen regions Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 16:32:58 Melanie Tamsky I grew up near Creve Coeur Lake and spent a lot of time there with my friends. Considering the long standing popularity of the park and the lake, an ice rink would be a great addition and one that I certainly would have enjoyed! Comment noted. This would give ice time to people struggling to find some. On top of that, I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact. It would also benefit the growing youth hocke POS 7/18/2017 16:49:23 Sarah Neyer Comment noted. leagues. NEG 7/18/2017 16:55:41 Rayna Chervitz We have an ice rink not too far away in Creve Coeur, how many rinks are needed? My family loves to go to the lake and a big concrete building would ruin the natural feel of the entire area. The Purpose and Need of the project identified a shortage of ice sheets in the St. Louis area. The other rink mentioned in this comment is available to the St. Louis metropolitan region, however, the need for more ice sheets still exists based on the region population and number of currently available ice sheets POS 7/18/2017 17:00:11 David Payne BUILD IT! Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 17:01:08 Jonathan Goldstein This Center will be a huge asset to St. Louis County and the region. I strongly support it. Comment noted. I am for moving forward with this project I understand environmentalists are opposed, there is enough undeveloped land in the state of Missouri that developing a needed/wanted space like this where the people are should not be an issue. We are no longer a football town and should support Ice hockey and the Blues and the sport in general and POS 7/18/2017 17:05:20 Gregg Williamson Comment noted. give kids and family a place to play. POS 7/18/2017 17:14:39 Jayne Foley I support it!! Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 17:22:35 Danny Bell Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 17:23:21 Kyle Foley I support Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 17:23:27 Terry Bader Build it Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 17:25:01 Emily Foley I support Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 17:28:38 Jayne Foley I support it!! Comment noted. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. Noise and light modeling conducted during the environmental assessment indicated that th operational and traffic‐related noise would attenuate to minor levels. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) NEG 7/18/2017 17:32:11 Jane Austin Such a massive facility will forever change the nature of the park. Increased traffic, noise, pollution, flooding, crime. This facility belongs in an industrial park, it does not belong in our beloved Creve Coeur Park. will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. Based on impact analysis conducted in the EA report, there are not anticipated to be hazardous materials or contamination related impacts to the project site due to the construction and operation of the facility NEG 7/18/2017 17:42:28 James Lammering Leave the park alone!! Comment noted. The ice center will provide countless opportunities to residents of all ages, genders and backgrounds. The center allows for year‐round use of currently under‐utilized land and does so in a manner very inline wth the mission of park departments around the US. The recreation center will be able to be utilized by people from the age of 2‐80+ and POS 7/18/2017 17:42:59 Shawn Quinn Comment noted. there are very few other projects that will be able to replicate the opportunities that the ice center will provide to the entire St. Louis community. Citizens will be able to learn the great sport, continue their careers, train to further their skill, or simply enjoy skating at a public session or catching a local youth, high school or USHL game. POS 7/18/2017 17:53:55 Michelle Arand Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 17:54:54 Joseph Ott Ice hockey runs in the veins of St. Louis. Lets carry on that tradition with the next generation while improving community. There is really no reason to oppose this measure Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 18:01:14 David Angle I believe the rink will be a huge asset to the whole state of Missouri. I hope we do not miss out on another enormous opportunity to make the area even better! Comment noted. I fully support the Ice Complex. This complex would be a major step for St. Louis County towards providing more young people with opportunities to participate in ice sports and after school activities that provide a positive outlet for energy. Further, it would provide residents with more opportunities for public, open skating for both recreatio and health. This complex would provide an opportunity for our local colleges and universities to practice in high quality, state of the art facilities which, in turn, would increase the ability to recruit higher quality players to these teams. This would then increase the number of students and eventual residents in St. Louis City, St. Louis County, and POS 7/18/2017 18:03:38 Christopher Miofsky Comment noted. St. Charles County. Though I understand the concerns of those who are opposed to this being near Creve Coeur Lake Park and, to an extent I share some of the environmental concerns, I have faith that St. Louis County and the Legacy Ice Foundation are taking into account the environment and will do everything possible to ensure a green facility is built. Good luck! POS 7/18/2017 18:17:22 Pete Ott I would like to see this project completed as proposed. The whole region could benefit with the availability of this type of facility. I don't believe that there is a better use of this ground that would be available for year Comment noted. NEG 7/18/2017 18:19:02 Haley Anon I enjoy biking to this park in the spring, summer, and fall and kayaking in the lake. I also love to grab dinner at the lakeside diner after a 10 mile ride Comment noted. Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region

I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County.

POS 7/18/2017 18:28:47 Craig Kneale Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed. Comment noted.

Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses.

I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overal POS 7/18/2017 18:49:08 Jackie Guy Great idea! Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 18:49:47 Molly Quinn This rink will not only be a step in the right direction for the hockey community but also for our community as a whole. This central location will allow everyone to utilize these amazing facilities Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 18:52:02 Heather Kraus St.Louis NEEDS this!!! Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 18:54:47 Bri McMahon Build the rink Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 19:00:39 Courtney Neisler As an employee of the Florissant Ice Rink I know how hard it is to get ice time. Especially last minute, if need be. There are definitely not enough rinks in the area for the kids who want to play hockey. I say build it! Comment noted. Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region POS 7/18/2017 19:01:17 Suzanne Mueller Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 19:52:26 Aaron Stewart Get this done. It would be a great addition to the community. Let's kids playing the sport they love Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 19:56:22 Steve Gelber Build it. Comment noted. This is a no brainer project. Hockey is alive in this town. 5 first round draft picks in the last 2 years. The Blues are one of the most winning teams over the last 5‐6, even if we still can't get that elusive Cup. Not to mention, it will definitely increase the use of this park even more than it already is POS 7/18/2017 20:03:37 Tony Randazzo Comment noted. St. Louis needs to stop getting in the way of St. Louis. We did it for football and really did it for our chance to enhance to soccer experience here. Let's have some fun and get a community going again. I am saddened and outraged by the thought that you all would consider using public parks and green spaces to build an ice rink. We need to protect our public parks and green spaces. We need these green spaces for out betterment as a people, and to protect them for future generations. What happened to them using the ice rink at the Mill NEG 7/18/2017 20:19:20 Mary Friedman A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. Mall? Or if that is not possible, there are several large commercial and industrial locations in St Louis that are sitting vacant. Using those spots would make much more sense, rather than destroying existing green space to build another buildin POS 7/18/2017 20:54:08 B Challoner Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 21:04:01 Cindy Chapman Parks are for everyone and I think the community would enjoy the ice facility! Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 21:12:04 Kirk Rafferty The SLIC would be a huge asset for the community. Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 21:22:29 Michelle Liley Being new to the St. Louis area, I think this new development will be a great asset. I enjoy hockey, and would love to watch it grow Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 21:31:35 Rick Syberg I love hockey, both my boys played for the Webster Wings, and we have Syberg Restaurants all over Town, and in Maryland Heights. So if I can do anything we are in totally Comment noted. What a fabulous facility this would be for our community. A place the St Louis youth could use for more than just hockey and a venue that is long needed. I grew up playing hockey in St Louis and have many memories and friendships that I a gained through the experience that still serve me well today! St Louis needs more positive projects lik POS 7/18/2017 21:37:50 William Boudoures Comment noted. this that will support fitness, friendships and fun. If this project does not get approved it will be another blemish on St Louis that we don't need. Lets do something positive for this city POS 7/18/2017 21:40:43 Chris Nasrallah Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. This project will also kick start the beginning of the Maryland Heights Lake District in becoming one of the premier locations in the Region Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 21:47:23 Liz Ott I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 22:46:25 Jon Giokas I support this idea as I believe that it would add to youth recreational options in the region with only limited impact to the park Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 23:44:16 Adam Minnick We don't have enough ice in the St Louis area. The addition of these sheets would enhance the community as a whole. The Chesterfield closure removed tournaments from the area. Tourism money most. Comment noted. POS 7/18/2017 23:57:03 Kim Berry I support Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 0:20:26 Ty Fernsler Build please! Comment noted. My son plays ice hockey and works at Lindwnwood ice arena. With the recent closing of the Hardees complex, they have taken on more tournaments and teams. Not that that is bad but to keep the Ice Hockey sport alive and thriving we need more ice facilities to play at. This would encourage positive extra curricular activities vs the poo POS 7/19/2017 0:37:55 Jeanne Besselman Comment noted. alternatives. Please consider the new complex!! I have lived in St. Louis for 15 years and I love raising my family here. I'm In FULL SUPPORT of an ice center in Creve Cour. Hockey is a sport which enables children to learn to work with others, encourages teamwork and keeps children active and healthy. We live in a society where obesity is the norm anything we can to do promote health living POS 7/19/2017 4:59:31 Lisa Thomas Comment noted. should not only be encourage but be the foundation for our parks in St. Louis. POS 7/19/2017 5:53:19 Angela Leonardmoreau I grew up in Creve Coeur and will forever love this town. I love seeing the growth and new activities. I love this idea. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 6:27:54 Anna Blair Build it! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 7:05:22 pat kelley this would be great for the kids of our community. ice time is at a premium and it would keep us close to home as opposed to driving all over the city, and spending our money elsewhere Comment noted. Let me first say I was a long time resident of St. Louis County and worked on multiple initiatives to advance conservation, social equality, and sustainable development. I still have a shared interest in the advancement of these initiatives in and around St. Louis. I am not opposed to nor do I disagree with the notion of developing rinks within the St. Louis County area. It is a worthwhile form of recreation and can be an economic engine, but in my opinion, if a need truly exists it will be met by the private industry. All public money and public land should be funneled into programs and services that all can afford. This project violates this principal and will cater to a small few, while taking away significant open space from the more than one million annual visitors who visit Creve Coeur Lake Park to enjoy outdoor recreation, a quiet atmosphere, and scenic vistas. Instead of utilizing public parkland, I would encourage the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation to seek out one of the failing commercial real estate ventures in the St. Louis Area for this rink. i.e. James Town Mall, Mid Rivers Mall, Northwest Plaza, James Town Mall, etc., as the County and tax payers have already invested in these areas via tax incentives for the developers. Please utilize this land and parking areas to build the needed rinks and facility. To speak to the sustainable development piece of this venture, the facility is proposed in the floodplain of the Missouri River. The lake is a meander scar of the Missouri River. Why is the county building a major facility in the floodplain? If an investment is made here, we are putting taxpayer dollars into a very risky, what should be private, investment. FEMA’s recommendation on not building in the floodplain should be strictly followed. I think it is irresponsible for the County to allow the construction of a new building when it will require floodplain insurance. Damage from a flood would likely be a heavy burden for the county and all individuals who pay into the National Flood A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is Insurance Program. Furthermore, if the county moves forward with this plan, it will further encourage development in the floodplain of the Missouri River. This is a completely irresponsible action fueled by flood‐amnesia, please ask individuals in Lower Meramec Watershed, or anyone working with Creve Coeur Park during the devastating floods consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood NEG 7/19/2017 7:17:11 Matthew Cosby of 1993 about the risk of building in the floodplain. study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. Additionally, the NPS and LWCF may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the LWCF when the proposed development enhances outdoor The St. Louis County Parks department should be focusing on park activities that serve the population. Creve Coeur Park currently does that. The space that is currently a “vacant field with a shed”, could be enhanced in ways much more in line with the original intent of the park. To that point, I do have a direct question as to why the use is being recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. modified from the outdoor recreation mission identified on the parks webpage? The County provides the following statement regarding the parks acquisition, “The use of the Federal Land & Water Conservation Fund grant in (for) land acquisition and park development placed strong restrictions on future uses of the lands for purposes other than outdoor recreation.” Further, they state that “Should the lands be used for other than park purposes, some conditions of federal law would have to be addressed.” I do hope the rink and 40 acre development are not being considered “outdoor recreation”. The Park Department’s website also notes that “In recent years annual attendance at Creve Coeur has exceeded 1 million, making it the most heavily visited St. Louis County Park.” This should lead anyone to wonder why this modification to the parks mission is warranted. This park should be an example for the St. Louis County Parks Department, and a litmus test for what the resident’s really want. I also wonder about the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation organization. I cannot find a long history of supporting this type of development, further I cannot find any information on an overall mission. I don’t see any credible documentation on their ability to manage a facility (including operation and maintenance) of this scale. I believe that this is a large risk for the County and region. I encourage the park system to be resistant to the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation’s very risky “flagship endeavor”, avoid the potential long‐term unsustainable operation and maintenance costs, and preserve the original intent and natural functions of the Creve Coeur Park. POS 7/19/2017 7:17:12 John McCurdy Build it Comment noted. This would be very good for our area. It would bring people from all over, not only the St. Louis area, but from other states for tournaments and events. I would much rather see the area be used as a venue for sportsmanship, family and friends, and entertainment, than for subdivision development. Please strongly consider this project. I travel a POS 7/19/2017 7:18:56 Lisa Hays Comment noted. lot and there is a lot going on in other states, St. Louis needs to step it up. This project would be a milestone in the right direction. Thank you for allowing the public to share its thoughts POS 7/19/2017 7:21:55 Debbie Hayes St Louis need this complex to be built as soon as possible! Ice is in demand and it will only help the economy....Hotels, Restraurant, shopping, etc. Comment noted. I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact POS 7/19/2017 7:23:27 Nancy Dusenberry Comment noted. NEG 7/19/2017 7:36:25 Christine Sai‐Halasz I am against placing the St. Louis Ice Center in/around Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. I would like the park to remain with as few structures as possible and certainly minimal pavement/parking lots Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 8:02:14 Julie Feder Build it!!!! Comment noted. The St. Louis region is a wonderful and burgeoning place for the development of youth hockey players and this facility will support that growth. More and more children are taking to the sport and many of them are now nationally recognized at the professional level

This creates positive press coverage for St. Louis county and city. It also generates new business as people visit for games and development camps. Additionally is helps the many families of those here who's children already love the sport. These positive impacts are sorely needed as St. Louis is consistently recognized as a place of violence and POS 7/19/2017 8:16:26 Mark Anderson Comment noted. crime, rather than the wonderful place to grow up, raise a family, or run a business that I know it is.

POS 7/19/2017 8:16:51 John Wilson I want a place for my grandkids to learn how to skate. I also think that this will be a great way to bring new visitors to a beautiful park in St. Louis County Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 8:25:05 Mike Timmerman Build It Comment noted. My son has been playing youth hockey for several years. For boys and girls, hockey is great exercise, a lot of fun and a great forum to make new friends. The same holds true for the parents of the kids. We've made new friends and have enjoyed watching all the games. The fact that 5 boys from St. Louis were drafted in the first round of the NHL draft just a couple years ago is a testament to the strength and popularity of hockey in the St. Louis area. Most importantly, boys and girls of all skill levels are welcomed with open arms to all the great hockey clubs in the St. Louis area. Finally, the hard work put in by volunteer coaches, team managers and board members ensures the stability of POS 7/19/2017 8:30:17 John Gunther Comment noted. each club in the area. The loss of 3 sheets of ice with the closing of the Hardee's Ice Plex will have a big negative impact on youth hockey, figure skating and adult rec leagues. 2 new sheets of ice in O'Fallon, IL will be a boost to hockey in the metro east but as hockey continues to grow, more sheets of ice will be needed to support future growth of hockey in the area. As a registered voter, I opposed the use of park land for this type of venture. It is one thing to have an ice rink for the public to use as recreation, its something different if it is being used by sports franchises and schools. This is not what we want our back yards used for. Please do not grant this petition NEG 7/19/2017 8:34:05 Angela Caradine Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 8:36:40 joe kreps Build it ! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 8:37:32 Kirk Bonnot •Hockey, ﬁgure skang, speed skang, synchronized skang and ot her ice sport families and travel teams will bring posive acvity to the area ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding lodging, restaurants, shops and other small businesses. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 8:40:13 Parichat Seagrave We support the construction of the St.Louis Ice Center. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 8:41:32 Krystyn Waller I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact Comment noted. St. Louis needs more ice facilities. Location is central to area and may draw more attention to the most underutilized park in stl POS 7/19/2017 8:50:52 Rebecca Lane Comment noted. Would allow Tourn bringing in new revenue to the area! POS 7/19/2017 8:56:59 Jennifer Prideaux This would drastically diminish the recreational area used by families and enthusiasts. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 9:17:19 Kane Van Gate I wish any kid that wanted to skate and play the game of hockey had the opportunity. Sadly, it's not always the case. Please, give kids in Creve Coeur and its surrounding areas the exposure and the opportunity of ice. Furthermore, give all current youth players with dreams of playing in the NHL a proper place to grow. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 9:17:27 Sarah Goldstein BUILD IT! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 9:19:22 Maureen Bryan We definitely need a new hockey rink! It would be a great addition to the central corridor. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 9:32:12 Michael Dawahare Build the center for the community. Don't let obstructions who have a long history of being wrong stop a positive for so many families Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 9:38:04 Matt Kenyon This will be good for the park providing recreational opportunities not provided already and expand winter park offerings, while having no impact no impact on what the park is already popular for Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 9:41:44 Peter Emerson I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed. I like the idea of turning this into a place I can take my family for recreation Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 9:44:42 Joe Bauer Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. The area needs more ice facilities for hockey players, young and old. As a young professional moving back to the St. Louis area after growing up here (one of the reasons being the popularity of hockey in the city), we need more things that attract young people like me to this city. Comparing St. Louis to other booming, successful cities that are POS 7/19/2017 9:47:53 Matt Dennison infusing youth and money into their economies like Dallas, Nashville, etc. St Louis doesn't have a chance unless it continues to develop things like this. We need developments in this city other than just sprawling nursing home centers. From the proposed plans this will cause no harm to the surrounding park system and will be of great benefit to Comment noted. thousands of hockey players, figure skaters, and recreational skaters, especially in the wake of the loss of the Chesterfield ice rink. POS 7/19/2017 9:51:22 melissa freeman Youth hockey & the St. Louis Blues needs these sheets of ice. It will bring so many events & tournaments to our area. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 9:55:25 Meg Syberg Build it! Comment noted. This is the right fit for the ice rink facility. My wife and I has stopped by the site of the possible construction of the ice rink facility and the site (if it is opposite sailboat cove" would be perfect. First of all the entire area is in need of this facility. The increase of persons who are into all forms of ice skating and also hockey is one of the fastest growing sports in the United States up 22% in the last ten years. The site would be accessible via 141 to I‐70 and the participants to the rinks would have easy access. The area to the north has many hotels and motels that could host out of town visitors hence increased sales tax revenue. One thing that is lacking in the metropolitan area is ice rinks. Having an outdoor rink along with indoor rinks that are of Olympic size and standard is a must to continue to grow the events that could come.

I do not understand the view that this will any way deter from the natural beauty of Creve Coeur Park. I truly believe that most citizens of St. Louis County only think of the park as the area around the lake and this is so unfair. I have used all areas of the park and I see so many acres that are unused such as the area that is the upper portion of the park. The area around "Go Ape" business is under‐utilized and I have seen very few persons using the tennis courts and softball/baseball fields. Whenever I am out by the soccer complex at the southern end of the park during soccer season I can hardly find a place to park a vehicle. The park is a center that is more than just a visual beauty. It should be an area that ALL should be able to participate in such as walking, bicycling, using a canoe, fishing, sailboats, baseball, archery, hiking, picnics, soccer and ice skating. Many years ago person could go ice skating on the lake and also do sledding in the park but do to new mandates the later two can not be done.

Having the facility on the outer edge of the park would be able to bring people into the park that has never seen it before. In St. Louis city they and the area has Forest Park which has museums, golf courses, outdoor theaters, lakes that paddleboats, ice rink, zoo, and other outdoor activities which encourages people to come and participate in all POS 7/19/2017 10:03:23 David Witte Comment noted. areas. I can see this happening in Creve Couer county park.

I have heard and read the complaints of added traffic to Marine Blvd but not much about the increase traffic to highway 141. This is not a problem for me. The road is now classified as a highway and is built for traffic. The area that is adjacent to the proposed area is farming area which is underutilized. Plus I do not think that most of the citizens in the area has driven all of the area around the park which is now growing and also is for sale.

I want this facility to be built since it will serve the entire metropolitan area for jobs at the facility, construction jobs, and will also offer the opportunties for the St. Louis County to grow.

I do not have any interests in this project that would merit any influence. I am a 59 years old and have been a resident of St. Louis county for the majority of my life and I have seen too many ideas floated around to enhance the community but never goes through because of the discent of a minority view. I believe it a detail topographical map and also a detail drawing of the entire section of St. Louis County from I‐270 west to the Missouri River, from 364 to the Missouri River and then from 364 to I‐70 and present this to the public would show to everyone that this project is not destroy the natural beauty of the area. POS 7/19/2017 10:04:56 Cameron Fleming Build that rink now! Comment noted. I am in favor of the Ice Center because it is actually taken into consideration the environmental impact. The addition of designated of 5 acres of water habitat with the retention ponds is in harmony with the area. After reading the environmental impact statement, the plan reduces the flood risk and will have a negligible overall environmenta POS 7/19/2017 10:11:15 Jim Z. Comment noted. impact. The park is certainly big enough to incorporate the facility, the location does't seem to be part of the park on the periphery near 141. I suspect that the other park attractions will see greater utilization. That part of the park is pretty well of the beaten path I support this facility because it will satisfy a major need for youth hockey and ice sport space in the St. Louis region and because this project will benefit the St. Louis region as a whole economically. The proposed project site is ideal, making use of a small, but otherwise underutilized, portion of Creve Coeur Lake Park. I believe the presence of this POS 7/19/2017 10:14:16 Matt Hoffman Comment noted. facility will only enhance the recreational opportunities available at the Park and improve the experience of Park users POS 7/19/2017 10:17:17 Jim Gorczyca As a business owner in Maryland Heights, we welcome the new development and the resources it brings to the community. The center enhances the recreation area and brings more sporting options for residents and visitors alike Comment noted. My son has played youth hockey for three years now, and he has enjoyed every second of it. It promotes good health, good decision making, working well with others, and emotional growth. Every year I've seen more and more skaters participating in the sport in St. Louis. At the same time, the number of sheets of ice has actually decreased. The POS 7/19/2017 10:18:51 Eric Fair Comment noted. St. Louis Ice Center would be a huge asset to the youth of this community. I heartily support it's construction and I can't wait to spend time at Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park while we are there. Thank you POS 7/19/2017 10:23:18 Cynthia Pappas I support the ice complex. Great idea! (Note, comment posted twice ) Comment noted. As a concerned citizen who frequents this park, please do not build an ice rink in Creve Couer. Even though it will only be on " two percent of the park’s 2,100+ acres" it will damage the surrounded park space. The construction overflow, additional traffic pollution, and the excessive amount of trash that the human population leaves behind at an facility will destroy the beauty and sustainability of the surround park. The proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). The applicant is following the provisions of NEPA and Section 6(f) in evaluating the use of the park land for the proposed development. Based on the impact analysis presented in the EA report, the proposed impacts to the affected environment will be negligible to minor. NEG 7/19/2017 10:43:39 T S There is plenty of alternate spaces in St. Louis County that are not currently being used that could be renovated and revived by placing an Ice Rink in that space. Do not destroy are parks. Reduce our footprint, re‐use already existing space, and recycle land that has already been developed. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. Thank you. While I would truly enjoy having a new ice arena in the St. Louis area, the project as described is has the following problems

1. It is in the flood plain of the Missouri River. Marine Avenue was under water in May all of the way to the boat ramp at the foot of the hill. 1. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard 2. When the Page Avenue extension was being built, additional land was added to the park as remediation for lost wetlands due to the road going over the park. While you may argue that there can be more wetland added to the park, there is no way that you can remedy the huge amount of impermable surfaces from the roofs and the parking Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. lots. NEG 7/19/2017 11:00:54 Gregory Andrus 2. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur Creek). 3. The foundation design of the proposed building has been completed and approved by the project engineers, and includes ground improvement measures. 3. Even if the flooding does not get you, the nature of the soil in the flood plain will make it very difficult to provide good integrity and structural support for the ice and HVAC system needed. 4. Public parks include a wide range of recreational activities. The proposed ice rink activities are consistent with other parks in the region such as Queeny Park and Kennedy Recreation Complex. 4. This project is not in keeping with the historic intent of this park. Thepark was created in order to provide a natural preserve for the people of St. Louis County.

5. POS 7/19/2017 11:03:59 Andrew Kozozenski this is an absolute must for Youth hockey and the hockey culture in St.Louis. Well worth every dollar Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 11:09:27 Amy Lankford I think it would be a great addition to the park. Comment noted. My 3 sons now play hockey and would have never tried the sport without recreational facilities that were in close proximity to our home. The new complex will allow for more people to be introduced to ice sports and vice versa, those that have never been in Creve Coeur Park will now get to experience all that it has to offer. This is a win‐win fo POS 7/19/2017 11:11:44 Brooke Schaub Comment noted. everyone involved. I could not be any more supportive of the new rinks. St. Louis is growing the game of hockey as rapidly as any city and is desperate for sheets of ice. Hockey will help the city of St. Louis economically in a huge way as well. Kids should not be restricted from playing hockey simply because there aren't rinks. This would be a great addition to the city POS 7/19/2017 11:12:22 Brendan Terbrock Comment noted. of Creve Coeur. POS 7/19/2017 11:12:58 Erik Hales Yeah you better add this!!!! Stlouis is a hockey hub!!! Legalize weed while you're at it Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 11:25:15 David Humphrey •I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detenon lakes; the designers have migated ﬂood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 11:27:22 Scott Westerman Build it!!! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 11:28:25 Mitchell Klink Great for families, great for visitors, great for the region. Comment noted. St. Louis Ice Center will provide much needed access to recreation for thousands of young people in the area. The outdoor ice rink will provide lots of reasons for park goers to come take advantage of the park in the winter. This project will benefit the rest of the park as well by enhancing access to the park for its other outdoor activities and the POS 7/19/2017 11:31:37 Chad Beffa Comment noted. new acreage of detention ponds and access to the new Great Rivers Greenway will be a welcome addition to the park. This really is a win win situation for the park and the people of St. Louis POS 7/19/2017 11:31:46 Joe Vickey This will be great for local leagues and young persons wanting to play hockey. It can be used to host events that will draw organizations and teams from the entire region. Comment noted. My son plays hockey for the Meramec Sharks. Our club has over 475 players, with over 250 in the 8U and under category.

The need for ice for all the teams that each club has is growing as the sport does here in St. Louis. Last year alone we were sent to four different rinks other than our home rink just to fulfill our practice schedule including using a St. Louis County rink and the new ice at McKendree college.

For us to miss the chance to parntner with our NHL affiliate to gain exposure as a city that had 5 first round picks taken in the 2016 draft would be foolish. To gain exposure to our sport in the city would be the same issue. POS 7/19/2017 11:34:18 Tom O'Day Comment noted. Think about our kids that would want to be recruited for college or junior hockey and the opportunities they could lose if our reputation as a youth hockey city faltered due to poor support from a lack of ice.

We need this complex.

Thank you, Tom O'Day The proposed St. Louis Ice Center project is consistent with existing uses and will enhance the development of youth sports in and around Creve Coeur Lake Park. At present, the Park hosts the largest concentration of soccer fields. Coupled with the adjoining Lou Fusz soccer complex and SportPort, the addition of a youth hockey facility wil POS 7/19/2017 11:38:12 Frans von Kaenel Comment noted. make St. Louis County a mecca for youth sports driving added tourism, promoting recreation and enhancing economic development throughout the region POS 7/19/2017 11:44:14 Mike Singler Build it! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 11:44:27 Jacob Kennedy Please build so we can have competitive hockey programs for the St. Louis Metro area! Need as much help as we can get! Stanley Cup! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 11:44:52 Rya Lehmann I fully support this new ice arena being built. Please approve! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 11:44:58 Darrick Griggs YES please build Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 11:45:41 Jason Christopher Ice hockey is growing across the country, and most cities have very nice ice complexes, Saint Louis does not. With this project, Saint Louis will see a lot of tournaments which helps all business and tourism Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 11:48:01 Matt Markillie This is so needed. Please make this happen. Would really enhance Creve Coeur Park!!! Plus another outdoor sheet would be awesome! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 11:48:32 Louis Kemp BUILD IT Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 11:50:42 Jean McCool This would be an amazing place for families! I support this development! Comment noted. Please approve this rink. My Nephew plays youth hockey. I have been a long time youth, highschool, mens league hockey player in the area. We need this rink to grow the game. POS 7/19/2017 11:51:00 Eric Okler Comment noted. Let's Lace'em Up!! POS 7/19/2017 11:51:17 Elizabeth Fritsche I'm in support Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 11:55:00 Patrick Andre Build It Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 11:55:42 David Brandon Build it! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 11:59:19 Brian Lacke GREAT IDEA AND WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT YOU BUILD IT!! Thank you. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 12:04:04 Emily Dickson I support the new ice rink! Comment noted. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. The project enhances outdoor recreation in that it provides amenities above and beyond th NEG 7/19/2017 12:06:10 Joe Rodebaugh I very much appreciate using this Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park, especially as it is rarely crowded and almost always quiet. The ice rink will add significant traffic to the area, thus detracting from the peace and beauty of the wonderful park. Please DO NOT convert 40 acres of public parkland to an indoor sports complex. Keep our parks beautiful! properties present usage. POS 7/19/2017 12:07:08 Matt Clendenin St. Louis needs more ice for figure skaters and hockey players. I learned how to play hockey at 6am weekday mornings over 15 years ago and there were the same number of rinks then as there are now, but with even more kids participating. Please help Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 12:11:50 Pat Morrison Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 12:13:27 Dustin Doerr Hockey has been a constant positive in my life for the past eight years. More rinks will allow me to share this positivity with my son and future daughter Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 12:15:39 Liz Kehoe This is great for St. Louis. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 12:28:58 Jeff LaBrier Great idea, do it! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 12:32:22 Susan Casey This is such a needed facility in the St. Louis area. It will serve so many families and groups. I can't wait to step inside! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 12:32:51 Jon Smith I am for the proposal. The extra ice would be very beneficial to midstates and no hockey. Losing the Chesterfield sheets already have made it difficult for practice times and ice touches Comment noted. This Ice Rink project is NOT conducive with the whole purpose of Creve Coeur Park and Outdoor activities let alone the congestion it will create with traffic and air pollution. One of the other reasons as there are many you in a floodplain and to add more roads takes away from the main purpose of park clean air, quietness and enjoy nature. Not a Public parks include a wide range of recreational activities. The proposed ice rink activities are consistent with other parks in the region such as Queeny Park and Kennedy Recreation Complex. The project enhances outdoor recreation in that it provides amenities above and beyond the properties present usage. A traffic study was conducted, NEG 7/19/2017 12:41:12 Robert Hanson massive ice rink with traffic congestion. If there is such a need for this type of facility Mills Mall is a perfect spot as the Blues are already there and monies spent to build in Creve Coeur could be use to enhance the facilities need to make the mall serve the same purpose. There is already plenty of parking available. which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. The project enhances outdoor recreation in that it provides amenities above and beyond the properties present usage. A site This should be put to a vote of all St Louis County taxpayers since it's our money that supports the park system and we don't need political and corporate influence and pressure to build something of this magnitude in a public park. location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The proposed project is not required to go to a vote of the people. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses

POS 7/19/2017 12:42:42 Philip Liefeld Comment noted. I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact.

POS 7/19/2017 12:43:53 Amy Carbone Comment noted. I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County I am against the proposed ice rink at the Creve Coeur Lake County Park. There is so much more open space around St. Louis that is screaming for development I do not understand why putting it in an area designated for passive outdoor recreation is a good idea. Marine Avenue has flooded twice in the last 18 months closing to traffic for severa days each time. The proximity to the largest natural lake in Missouri is worrisome. More runoff, traffic, storm water issues, light and noise pollution, etc. I do not see any benefit to this project except to the contractors but they can benefit from it being put elsewhere. Chesterfield Council is considering a proposal for a new 3 sheet project. St. Louis County Parks already closed their rink in North County a few years ago but now want to get back in the "business" in Maryland Heights. The Blues have a practice rink that they are now wanting to leave and let Hazelwood foot whatever that bill will be. Please make note of all of the environmental groups and even the Association of Public parks include a wide range of recreational activities. The proposed ice rink activities are consistent with other parks in the region such as Queeny Park and Kennedy Recreation Complex. The project enhances outdoor recreation in that it provides amenities above and beyond the properties present usage. The project enhances outdoor Architects that are against this project at this location. recreation in that it provides amenities above and beyond the properties present usage. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. A flood NEG 7/19/2017 12:52:35 Janet Schweiss study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur Creek). Please put this project somewhere else. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The proposed project is not required to go to a vote of the people. Thank you! Jan Schweiss St. Louis really needs a state of art Ice rink. Building the rink on Creve Couer Parks property would only help bring more to St. Louis. I see this as a win win situation. We need this rink bad POS 7/19/2017 12:52:39 Kathleen Daniels Comment noted. Both of our sons played hockey and getting reasonable ice times was always an issue. A new ice area in this area is necessary. POS 7/19/2017 12:59:08 Candace Simmons Comment noted. Hockey is growing in popularity and having a convenient, well equipped arena in St.Louis county is a tremendous asset to the community Both of our sons played hockey and getting reasonable ice times was always an issue. A new ice area in this area is necessary. POS 7/19/2017 13:00:32 Candace Simmons Comment noted. Hockey is growing in popularity and having a convenient, well equipped arena in St.Louis county is a tremendous asset to the community NEG 7/19/2017 13:07:04 Dennis Baricevic I am not in favor of the new ice Center being placed in Creve Ceour Park. Comment noted. Oppose and deny permits needed to construct an indoor ice facility in Creve Coeur Lake Park. There is enough other commercial land available to this project. There is no need to take green space away in a public park that will only serve a very limited number of people. Please kill this project in the park. It is bad enough that more soccer field NEG 7/19/2017 13:07:33 Ed Fisher Comment noted. are being built in the park that will not be open to the public. Thank you NEG 7/19/2017 13:08:49 Ted Campbell This is a terrible idea for our park Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 13:08:54 susan fechter I think the proposed St. Louis Ice Center would be good for St. Louis County, as well as good use of an underutilized section of the park. Ice rinks for recreation and for sports would increase revenue and provide a great place for activity for families, kids and adults. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 13:09:22 matt manning I have two young kids who I believe will be involved in youth hockey someday. I think hockey is growing in St. Louis and kids need more places to play. I think this would be good for the community and help grow the sport locally Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 13:12:18 Robert Cadieux Yes. We need this facility for our youth. It will enhance CC park. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 13:12:27 Lisa Brauch Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 13:15:51 Scott Reilly I believe this complex is an excellent addition for an excellent city, thank you. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 13:22:03 Jay Bode BUILD IT Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 13:24:52 Jordan Janes Firmly support the idea to secure the future of youth hockey for years to come. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 13:30:53 David Friedman As a regular user of CC Park area I highly support this new ice rink complex. It will be great for our area and fits the mission of the park perfectly. Thank you Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 13:36:46 Adam Micheletti St. Louis is in desperate need of more ice and this would help a lot. It is in a great location, and even though it is being built in a park, the area is never used. I fully support the rink being built Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 13:37:48 Kevin Witbrodt Ice hockey is one of the few sports that people play for their entire lives. More rinks will allow more kids to begin playing and adults to continue playing this wonderful sport Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 13:39:14 Chris Griffin Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 13:40:10 Billy Flashdance I fully support this project! I love ice hockey. This will be great for the community! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 13:41:00 Kevin Duy I have three boys who play youth hockey. One who plays for the AAA Blues. Ice time is hard to come by with the closing of the Chesterfield rink. Youth hockey is growing with great momentum and this facility will be a great place to showcase the sport and our kids Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 13:41:26 Ray Schwartzman This is a great project for Creve Coeur Park, Maryland Heights and St. Louis County. It will complement the soccer field work being done on the west side of the park. It will bring additional spending dollars to the region. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 13:41:27 Neal Fenster PLEASE BUILD IT! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 13:41:32 David Stanard Build it! Great project for the St. Louis Area. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 13:43:39 Zac Moore Would be an amazing addition to Creve Coeur park! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 13:43:43 Kari Gahn St. Louis needs more ice rinks to continue to develop young players. The number of kids wanting to play increases every year and everyone should have that opportunity in this hockey city Comment noted. The St. Louis hockey community is in dire need of additional ice in the area. After the closing of the Chesterfield Ice Conplex a lot of youth, high school, traveling tournaments and men's league hockey have been displaced. In order to keep up with the growing demand and popularity of the sport the proposed Creve Couer rink is a must. In order to POS 7/19/2017 13:50:23 Jason Lang Comment noted. keep St. Louis on the national hockey map we need a state of the art facility. POS 7/19/2017 13:50:30 Nick Lamb I strongly support the new rinks. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 13:53:37 Mike Marchal I am in favor of the proposed Ice Center in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. Youth sports in general are critical to children's development, ice sports especially. I hope this project happens in the park, and soon Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 13:54:09 David Patritti Please build the Ice Center! We need it!!! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 13:54:29 Mark Billeaud Much needed in area. This is smart development. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 13:54:39 Scott Hacker This rink needs to be built. It's impact on the park space it will displace is minimal while the economic and civic benefits are numerous. It will bring businesses to the area and patrons from outside the St Louis region. This project is also vital to continue to nurture the already succeeding youth hockey programs in the St Louis area. Comment noted. Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed POS 7/19/2017 13:55:47 Lisa Parres Comment noted. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses NEG 7/19/2017 14:06:19 Nancy Hirsch Creve Coeur Park is for walking, biking, relaxing, being around nature, pedalboating, Kayaking, paddleboarding and preserving green space for wild life. I am opposed to an ice rink in that park Comment noted. Not only would this bring more national level events like the High School National Championship in Chesterfield two years ago, but it would also save families time and money in not having to drive all the way out to Wentzville or St. Peters from Fenton or South County just because those are the only rinks with available ice. POS 7/19/2017 14:09:14 Brad Rohman It would also be an ideal location for a practice facility for the Blues since it would be more centrally located, making it more feasible for fans to attend practices. Comment noted. It's also a location that allows for expansion or even the addition of other public recreation facilities which would only add to the appeal of the park. POS 7/19/2017 14:11:30 Nikki Bouchein Yes! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 14:15:06 Jason Stoffel I support growing hockey in the Saint Louis area Comment noted. Let's keep our precious park land. Building rinks would be better suited for a different area rather than in CC park. NEG 7/19/2017 14:22:36 Dr. Ron Helms Comment noted. Thank you. Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region POS 7/19/2017 14:29:35 Sheryl Andrew Comment noted. It will bring in out of town guests, and that will bring much business to local venues. $$$ This project really intrigues me and I fully support it. I agree that it can be helpful to the local economy but I think mostly what it represents is an investment in our children. The youth hockey scene would go bananas for this as well as numerous other sports mentioned in the article. I also think adults will be able to enjoy this through new POS 7/19/2017 14:37:10 James Pace experiences. Last thing: with the ever increasing interest in the Blues around the city, this would be a perfect place to practice as I believe they are beginning to outgrow the Mills Mall location (as evidence by the support for prospect camp earlier this month). I understand the financial burden of this projects to be high, but from the outside Comment noted. looking in, it looks like a great addition to our community. POS 7/19/2017 14:38:15 Jill Peterson Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 14:42:57 Winnie Kesteloot Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed. Also, hockey families and travel teams will bring a lot of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops, motels and other small businesses. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 14:43:48 Jordan Groth I support the ice rink! Comment noted. I use the upper park for walking. Including the wooded trails. I also use the lower park along the lake for walking and biking. I am opposed to developing adjacent land and park land for commercial development. We need to preserve this precious property. It is not necessary to build on every inch of open space. Let's leave this area open fo NEG 7/19/2017 14:45:53 Kathryn Norwood Comment noted. sports, agriculture, woodlands and wetlands. Stop over developing. Commercial ventures should be placed with other commercial ventures.

Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses. POS 7/19/2017 14:50:08 Aaron Ammons Comment noted. My daughter plays for the St. Louis jr lady blue, and think St. Louis is a great place to play. To give you a little more about us we live in Colorado and flight out here for practices. I also know 3 other girls that play for the blue who also live in Colorado. I love the St. Louis hockey so much I also promote your programs here trying to bring more Colorado girl to St. Louis. I live across the street from Creve Coeur park and use the facility very often. (Walking, Jogging & sailing) A Ice Rink in the North west corner would be tremendous for Maryland Heights growth & the St Louis Community. It may draw traffic and noise however our tax base would grow and roads would improve in and around the complex. Ou POS 7/19/2017 14:50:32 Robyn Porath Comment noted. Current road Marine from Dorsett to the lake alone needs improvement. This would allow other entries and exits also be improved. I'm for it POS 7/19/2017 14:56:16 Jack Kinzel I love the rink idea. St. Louis needs this rink Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 15:04:38 Andy Metz Very excited for this development to get underway. Ideal location for all ice‐sports enthusiasts in the St. Louis and Midwest region Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 15:19:04 Rachel Hartmann Yes! Comment noted. This rink is a much needed asset for our community. Without this rink, I could only imagine that the current rinks will struggle to be able to provide enough ice time and quality instruction for the demand, plus because of the demand they would raise prices which would alienate our kids. Our kids need a safe place to play and a new rink w POS 7/19/2017 15:24:25 Bryan Wesley Comment noted. provide that. Lastly, I also feel that a state of the art facility such as this will have a positive economic impact for decades. By providing construction jobs to build it, staffing jobs to run it, drawing tournaments and more, this is a must have. I can't wait for this rink POS 7/19/2017 15:25:20 Anne Sherrod St Louis needs ice for the children youth sports desperately. This will be welcomed addition to St Louis and it will not get in the way of any water Sports ,etc at the park Comment noted. An ice skating rink in Creve Coeur would be a great addition to the already lovely Creve Coeur park. Hockey is such a fun way for kids to get active and have fun, unfortunately a lot of kids don't have access to rinks close enough to participate. The more rinks in St. Louis, the more kids (and adults) can enjoy the great sport of hockey. I support thi POS 7/19/2017 15:28:24 Caroline Sepe Comment noted. rink 100 percent. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses POS 7/19/2017 15:33:56 Sharon Quinn Comment noted. I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact POS 7/19/2017 15:37:31 John Guminski We have several parks in the St. Louis area that have hockey rinks, museums, etc. St. Louis Youth Hockey desperately needs this rink to build upon the momentum of the 2017 NHL Winter Classic Comment noted. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses POS 7/19/2017 15:37:32 Joseph Quinn Comment noted. I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact POS 7/19/2017 15:37:44 Megan Little I believe that the addition of an ice rink at Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park is a worthwhile and beneficial asset to the St. Louis County Parks system and a much needed addition to the thousands of children participating in youth hockey programs in our area Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 15:38:56 Elise Butler I support the plans for the new Ice Center in Creve Coeur Park. With the closings or disrepair of many local ice sheets, St. Louis youth need new ice in order to continue playing the sports they love. This will not negatively impact the park and will positive influence thousands. Please build i Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 15:47:49 Amy Johnson BUILD THE ICE CENTER! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 15:49:13 Amber Davis Youth Hockey can give back to the community through multiple generations. Ice hockey is recreation that needs to be recognized as it has in many other parks in the area Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 15:56:42 staci girsch Developing the proposed ice center would contribute positively to the local neighborhood and surrounding St. Louis communities. The multiple sports and activities that will be offered will give families an exciting place to spend time togethe Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 16:00:28 Anthony Berni Great central location for such a venue. Great use of that space in the park. St Louis County desperately needs such a facility, will be able to attract tournaments with multiple rinks at one location. Most major hockey cities have many multiple (up to 10!) rink complexes, let's welcome this one here Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 16:02:38 Hannah Arnold I support the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation and the youth hockey, figure skating, speed skating, etc. that it will support in the STL area. Comment noted. St. Louis needs a complex like this to help grow the sport of hockey. St. Louis has missed out on several key sports opportunities in recent years and it would be a travesty to miss out on growing this sport in the Midwest. Given the recent changes to local rinks and space this can help bring balance to the needs in the community and make St. Loui POS 7/19/2017 16:03:02 Robert Cox Comment noted. a hockey destination for top young talent in the future. I am writing to express my support for an ice rink in Creve Coeur Park. St. Louis is a city that prides itself on it's sports history and culture. There is no better way to honor that legacy than increase the cultural footprint of our city's passion than building a state‐of‐the‐art multi‐sheet facility that will support amateur, collegiate and professiona POS 7/19/2017 16:04:51 Doug Couch sports throughout the St. Louis and Midwest regions. Other cities who have built similar sports facilities such as Kansas City and Frisco, TX have seen an economic boon as a result, and it's time St. Louis catches up. As a recreational hub, both Creve Coeur park and the new ice center are an ideal match. This project will further bridge the divide Comment noted. between St. Louis city and county, and help promote healthy living to our vibrant community. If you build it .. POS 7/19/2017 16:04:53 Massey Howard I would like to see the St. Louis Ice Center become a reality in the near future. This facility would help in numerous ways with the growth of the area. Comment noted. Hockey has been a part of my life since I started playing back in the early 70's. My boy has played all his life. Only drawback to hockey is the lack of ice. Playing adult hockey at midnight and going to work the next day is next to impossible. New ice facilities are needed throughout the region. Please use this as 1 person's yes vote to ice at Creve Coeur park. POS 7/19/2017 16:05:21 William Meeh Comment noted. Sincerely your, Bill Meeh POS 7/19/2017 16:06:42 Maura McNamara Hockey, figure skating, synchronized skating and other ice sport families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 16:08:00 simon katz I believe the ice center would be an asset to the community. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 16:13:57 Brian Hartmann In addition to being a fan of hockey, I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County. Plus, Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal she Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 16:14:13 Andrea Wiegert Youth ice sports are growing rapidly in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 16:14:30 Diana Quinn STL has produced many world class athletes who will forever be positive contributors to our community. The opportunity to excel in athletics starts with this type of facility. Comment noted. I fully support this project because it will benefit so many youth in our area. Some would say it detracts from the natural beauty of the park, however quite the opposite is true. I've seen similar facilities throughout our country integrated into park like settings and they have all been beautifully done. It would be much nicer than the current ope POS 7/19/2017 16:14:53 Traci Wagoner field with the metal shed. If we can continue to add open soccer fields in the park devoid of landscaping how can we turn down plans that actually would enhance the landscaping? Comment noted. The children in our region deserve this facility! POS 7/19/2017 16:16:44 Rachael Jernigan I have been a skater since I was 3 years old and I am now 20. Finding ice times has always been a struggle. Now that I am a coach I find that it is still hard to find ice. I also see know kids respond to being on the ice. Teaching them confidence and discipline. The St. Louis area would benefit from another rink tremendously! Comment noted.

POS 7/19/2017 16:21:06 barry girsch Comment noted. This project will be very positive for the community and the environment. It will give more people the opportunity to enjoy the sports they love POS 7/19/2017 16:21:31 Joe Ambrose Gives more people a chance to learn the basics and game of hockey, and gives me a chance to have another rink to visit, I score keep various hockey games, high school, to adult league to big bear, to anything hockey related. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 16:22:49 Patti Dundon Bringing youth hockey, figure skating, synchronized skating and other ice sports is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 16:23:10 patti dundon Bringing youth hockey, figure skating, synchronized skating and other ice sports is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. I'm convinced the ice complex would be a boon to the Maryland Heights economy. I understand this parcel of land has not been used to improve the park at all since 1939. Since anyone using the lake itself would not be able to see the ice complex I believe there is no better competing idea for use of this ground. Thank you for listening, Tony POS 7/19/2017 16:24:28 Tony Mincher Comment noted. Mincher POS 7/19/2017 16:24:34 Kimberly Wuertz I approve the ice complex construction Comment noted. If you build it, they will come! This is going to be a great addition to the park. The location is on the edge of the park grounds and will not affect any of the activities that are occurring around the lake. It's going to provide additional opportunities and uses for the park. Due to the hard work by the Blues Alumni association, St. Louis is on the ma POS 7/19/2017 16:25:20 Traci Vette Comment noted. regarding youth hockey. This area is not known as the "Heartland of Hockey" for no reason. Build it so they will come! Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region POS 7/19/2017 16:27:47 Allan MacInnis Comment noted. Hello,

I would like to express my opposition of the proposed hockey arena at Creve Coeur Lake Park. I live about three miles from the park and use the park multiple times per week, biking and running the trails, running the stairs, or kayaking.

The idea of a hockey arena going in at the corner of Marine and 141 sounds like a terrible use of that space. A major part of the appeal of that park is the rural, natural feel you get when you're there. That would vanish with a massive hockey arena in that location. It would ruin the look of the landscape and remove that connectedness to nature that I feel when I'm there. That's to say nothing of the increase in traffic, noise and pollution the arena would bring to the region. I have nothing against the idea of a hockey arena in St. Louis County, I simply disagree with that particular location. With so many abandoned malls and strip centers, it seems to me there must be a better location available that does not require digging up more of the precious little natural landscape that remains. The proposed project represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park (approximately 1.9 percent). In addition, the proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. Noise and light modeling conducted during the environmental assessment indicated that the operational and traffic‐ NEG 7/19/2017 16:39:05 Brian Russell related noise would attenuate to minor levels. Additionally, the proposed site lighting is not anticipated to create visual discord at middleground and background distances as the topography and vegetation of the surrounding areas provide screening. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area.

I hope the DNR will do whatever it can to oppose the hockey arena and work to keep Creve Coeur Lake Park as a natural oasis inside the mostly developed St. Louis County.

Thank you,

Brian Russell POS 7/19/2017 16:40:36 Erin Klippi As a skating family and avid photographer, I am in full support of this project. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 16:47:29 Kelli Yosel Adding this to creve couer park would be such an enhancement! Comment noted. I have 2 daughters who are figure skaters. Ice time is badly needed in this area ! This complex could help the local economy because it would be used all the time by the many skaters in this area. It could also host Regional, Sectional and National Competitions which would support local hotel and hospitality industry as well as shops and POS 7/19/2017 16:52:57 Ann Miller Comment noted. restaurants! POS 7/19/2017 16:55:22 Erin Zlatic Absolutely support additional ice complexes in STL!! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 16:58:26 Rachel Toby Please build the rink! It would be wonderful for the community and St. Louis! Comment noted. What a fantastic addition this would be to our community. I'm a frequent user of Creve Coeur Lake Park and applaud the developers on designing a facility on unused park space that will not only be far enough away that it will not disturb the beauty of the lake and trails, but will also encourage more children to be active by providing another ic POS 7/19/2017 16:59:23 Matt Gardner Comment noted. rink to the St. Louis area. POS 7/19/2017 17:18:25 ali spry This would be an excellent place for kids to make amazing memories while playing their favorite sports! The St.Louis area could definitely use a faculty like this! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 17:18:39 Guy Blase This would be great for the community Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 17:20:03 Paul Fullerton I support the ice center. Comment noted. NEG 7/19/2017 17:37:16 David Hays Leave Creve Coure park green. The ice rink will bring huge traffic to the area ruining the park. There are hundreds of acres elsewhere to develop without harming the park. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lowe POS 7/19/2017 17:37:22 Jeff Crossland I really hope this facility gets built! Fabulous idea. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 17:38:36 Paul Zarky I wholly support this project. Let's get this built. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 17:38:40 Alex Brice Build it! I don't play hockey, but this would deffinetly help make the St. Louis area even more hockey oriented! Plus I'd love to learn how to ice skate. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 17:38:46 Paul Hauser The rink will meet the needs for our region; centrally located, availability, regional draw Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 17:41:17 Dean Kases Build it! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 17:42:44 Susan Meyer As a parent of a skater, an extra ice rink location would be beneficial. Scheduling ice time is so difficult, and can result in very early mornings. An ice rink in this park would be a huge bonus to the whole St Louis region, and shows a way to support sport for kids and adults alike Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 17:47:26 Nick Nicolacakis This is great news for the future of hockey in St. Louis. I support the Ice Center. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 17:48:15 Tim Dowling This complex will be good for youth hockey and the economy! Please allow the build Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 17:48:18 Tori Connors Build it! We need a new ice rink! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 17:51:26 Mike Sieckhaus Stl needs another rink. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 17:51:37 Grant Robinson We need a rink bad Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 17:52:49 Danielle Froelich This would be such an amazing addition to the area, and give kids and teens alike even more of a reason to get out and get active! I support anything that's going to keep kids healthy while promoting FUN and exercise Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 17:52:55 Marvin Parks Kids need a place to learn the game of hockey. Also having the potential to bring a USHL team to play in the arena would be great for the area. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 17:54:56 COLLEEN THOMPSON STL hockey is growing ‐ a beautiful park to utilize & help small business in the area. WIN WIN Comment noted. Please don't let this project go through. Creve Cour Lake is an oasis and beautiful place to enjoy peaceful nature and recreation. I have lived in the area for 20 years and have gone running, walking, biking there often. I have enjoyed sitting on a bench in prayer and meditation after often. Watching the lake and birds flying overhead is so peacefu NEG 7/19/2017 18:00:14 Kathy Dierker Comment noted. after a stressful day. Walking with friends is fun too. I have friends who enjoy sailboating there. Please don't ruin a wonderful gift....something people can enjoy for free NEG 7/19/2017 18:01:56 Mark Jones This rink should be built in the city of st.louis. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area POS 7/19/2017 18:06:29 Monica Trinh This rink would serve such benefits for children (and adults) around the STL area. It would be a great opportunity for them to get to enjoy the sport they love. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 18:07:06 John Waters This is a wonderful project. There is plenty of green space and space available for this project. We support it 100%. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 18:09:25 Annabella Perotta This would be awesome! This would help give kids the opportunity to play the sport they love locally! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 18:12:40 Debbie Gerardi I support the Ice Center. Build it for the kids! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 18:14:20 Shelah McClymont Bringing youth hockey, figure skating, synchronized skating and other ice sports is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 18:15:26 Austin Shrum A new ice rink is exactly what the public needs! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 18:15:41 Mike Abfall Let's make this happen. This would be a great next step on the path of growing the game in the greater St. Louis area Comment noted. My family has spent a lot of time in rinks in the St. Louis area over the years. We have seen the growth of youth hockey in particular through our boys. Not only does a facility give kids the opportunity to have a place to play but the growth of youth hockey has also put our city on the map in the hockey world which in turn can lead to mor POS 7/19/2017 18:18:15 Chantal Tkachuk Comment noted. tournaments and events in St. Louis which would bring in additional money to the city. POS 7/19/2017 18:18:32 Hugh Scott Lets do it! This is a fantastic idea and a great plan Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 18:20:13 Bryce Mandrell Build it Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 18:21:36 Paige Nilsen We need a youth hockey rink in St Louis! I support this rink! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 18:22:15 Bruce Rubin This complex will bring enormous opportunity to St. Louis county! Athletes will love it, their parents and families will love it and it will bring life and vitality to our region Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 18:24:43 Chris Doner As a Maryland Heights resident I am in 100% support in building a Rec center/ice rink. I've got two boys and would love for them to get to use it as they grow up. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 18:25:55 molly danforth this will be a fantastic center for all ice sports!!!! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 18:28:43 Annie Danforth Phenomenal Plan. Make it happen Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 18:28:54 Eric Rohr I support the new ice complex Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 18:29:46 Caroline Danforth make it happen. we need this now!! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 18:31:42 Laura Barnes Think it looks awesome! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 18:34:17 Ashley Seay Love this! I'm all for community projects that can give kids something active to do. Plus, hockey is my favorite sport and would be great if it can continue to grow in this area. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 18:35:20 Jason Miller We need this rink! Do it! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 18:36:44 Richard Freeman The area desperately needs this rink to be built. Hockey is growing in the STL area and our rinks need to grow to support. The area should also see increased revenue as a result of the rink. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 18:40:49 Angela Porcelli St. Louis kids need this! This is important to the hockey community! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 18:43:15 Curt Schroeder Build it, great project Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 18:43:18 Annie Sloane Great idea ‐ need more ice but also more indoor turf fields (for lacrosse etc) Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 18:44:02 Michael Leahy The ice complex would enhance the park, and give kids more options to stay active and be involved in positive activities Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 18:45:37 Mike Wallweber This is an ideal use for a park. One can bike, run and use the lake. Why not have hockey and skating. Let's get this done asap. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 18:56:46 Barrett Mitchell Let's continue making STL a hockey hotbed Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:04:22 Linda Kesel We used the park for years and this new ice complex would be such a great asset to the park. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:09:42 Natalie Mayers Build it Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:11:33 Steve Goodyear I am for it Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:12:02 Ross Danforth As a youth hockey player, the lack of ice in St. Louis leads to many challenges. A high schooler playing hour and a half games at 10:45pm on a school night makes it very hard to be prepared for school. Having 4 extra sheets of ice would solve this problem. This is a fantastic initiative Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:13:15 Ross Danforth We need more ice in St. Louis. It would be extremely beneficial and there is practically no downside. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:14:26 Ross Danforth I really appreciate this initiative and the positive impact it will have on the St. Louis area Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:16:27 Ross Danforth This could not come at a more crucial time for St. Louis hockey players. The game is growing in stl like never before as the city had 5 first round draft picks in 2016 and local hockey players lose 3 sheets of ice at chesterfield. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:24:42 Amanda Quinn Much time and effort has gone into this project. Committee members and planners have made careful plans that respect the park and community. Please consider supporting this project Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:30:09 Jeff Hayes We so much need this complex for our region to progress in all ice sports. It's for the betterment of all athletics and sports! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:30:43 Brandon McLaughlin Ice Center will be huge for the future of hockey out of STL, but here's to hoping there's a big emphasis on Women's Hockey, we have a D1 college team and the game needs to make big strides in general Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:31:05 Christa VanWie I think bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park. It's a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County. Hockey families and travel teams will bring a lot of positive activity Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:31:55 sam maccracken St. louis needs to be progressive, needs this center & keep the city moving forward. Beautiful plan, & will be a major asset to the region Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:33:11 sophie liu in favor of ice center!!!!! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:33:20 James Gentry This development would be huge for St. Louis! As someone who has played since childhood, this complex would be perfect (and necessary) for future generations of youth hockey players. Hockey is an incredible sport our community has rallied around and this development would only enhance that support. Please build this complex! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:35:20 Mayura Seagrave Build it! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:35:29 joyce liu build it Comment noted. Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and is a positive, healthy activity for our youth in the area. This would be a great use of park land not currently being used for anything else. Hockey families and travel teams would bring positive economic activity to the St. Louis area like increased patronage at restaurants, shops and many small businesses a POS 7/19/2017 19:35:30 Andrew VanWie Comment noted. well! POS 7/19/2017 19:36:28 Katy Miller The St. Louis region needs more ice facilities. The SLIC would be a step in the right direction. More ice supports hockey, figure skating, speed skating, and synchronized skating athletes in St. Louis and is very needed. It gives families another fun, active option for recreation as wel Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:36:39 David Makowski The approval of building the proposed St. Louis Ice Center would be great for kids and for the communities they live in. Please support this approval and make it happen Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:37:10 Casey McCracken I fully support the Ice Center. Build it for the kids. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:38:07 Christy Ambrose I support the building of the ice rink! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:38:21 Sean Seagrave please build this Comment noted. A hotel is not planned as part of the St. Louis Ice Center project. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area As a user of CC Park, I think it is a bad idea to put a skating rink and hotel on a part of the park. What's wrong with just leaving that area green, like a park should be? I'm not sure what's happened to the ice rinks in Chesterfield and at The Mills Mall, but if those didn't make it there, why in the world would one make it in this less populated area? NEG 7/19/2017 19:43:20 Jennifer Kelly And then there's the traffic issue. Marine Road will not only become more congested with traffic, but cars and other vehicles already disregard the posted speed limit signs (putting crossers at risk), more traffic is just going to increase problems in a park that's meant to be serene and relaxing. Please keep Creve Coeur Park green! A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower POS 7/19/2017 19:44:55 Andrew VanWie I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:48:02 Celeste Liu i support the ice center, build it for the kids Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:48:57 simone liu i support the ice center, build it for the kids Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:50:02 Alec Hillird Growing up playing hockey in STL has changed my life. I'm proud to be a STL hockey player and want stl to continue being a major hockey city. The youth need a place to play Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:50:25 Lalin Seagrave i support the ice center, build it for the kids Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:50:58 Peter Constant Build it Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:52:25 Kassia Fundoukso St. louis needs this. It is about time the county leadership does something for its constituents. What a great way to engage and bring the community together. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:52:53 Matthew Gibbs I live near Creve Couer and as a kid I was missing this in the area. I would have to drive 20 minutes further just to get ice time. Please make this happen Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:53:34 Cosi Fundoukos I love hockey and ice skating and we need more ice. Build it. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:55:22 Vanessa Galvalya I fully support the ice center and think it will be a great addition to the park. build it please Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:55:25 HARRY CURLEY Build It Already! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 19:57:23 Chip Haines I fully support the ice center. Great addition for the park. Congrats County Leadership for finally stepping up and doing something for the community Comment noted. We need additional ice time for our teams to excel to their fullest potential I feel like the skater struggle on a daily basis just trying to figure out where they can go on an affordable range of ice time just to practice their moves independently much less with the team as a whole ‐ we desperately need more ice time for all sports teams involved not POS 7/19/2017 19:57:59 Angela Turner Comment noted. just Ice Skating but hockey is well. I think they to be most beneficial to this area if we could incorporate do you seven new facility so therefore I support any movement going toward that ultimate go if you have any questions for myself been directly please don't hesitate to contact my email or my phone 573‐680‐3258 sincerely Angela Turner I've used Creve Coeur Park for 30 years and currently skate 50‐60 miles weekly at the park. My teenage daughter also uses the park for bike riding and paddle boarding POS 7/19/2017 19:59:22 Gary silverberg Comment noted. I love hockey and understand the need in St. Louis for sheets of ice! I welcome the project to my park!! POS 7/19/2017 19:59:33 John Miller Youth ice sports are growing rapidly in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 20:01:18 Kirby Ott Please build it. If not for the ice sports community, then for the economic benefit of the region. On top of those positives the foundation has taken serious consideration to address the environmental concerns thoughtfully. Comment noted. The National Park Service (NPS) may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). We go to the park to enjoy the beautiful surroundings. Relax. Your plan uses a part of the park that has beautiful big trees and us used currently by the public for picnics and Frisbee golf, so saying it's only 2% of the park doesn't justify your plan. The complex and building you propose are massive in comparison to the other buildings within the NEG 7/19/2017 20:04:59 Lisa Levin park and will detract from the area and look out of place. The traffic will increase and affect the citizens who use the park currently. There are other places to build this complex, in fact, isn't there one in Chesterfield that you can modify to fit your cause? It upsets me that any money from Maryland heights is being used for this project when it A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. doesn't benefit many of its citizens. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area POS 7/19/2017 20:12:23 Beth Celli I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 20:23:33 Dan Dagenais The kids in St. Louis need these ice rinks to have fun and play hockey. I have 2 sons that play hockey and we need these rinks to help their development. Please build these rinks! Thanks! Dan Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 20:25:52 Emily Wittenauer Youth ice sports are growing rapidly in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. NO!!! This is suppose to be a nature focused park. You let this project move forward and it's the death of a great park. One man's greed is NOT what's best for the park. Tell him to take his slick unwanted project for a hike. St. Louis residents have already been screwed over enough by this ya‐hoo NEG 7/19/2017 20:34:59 Cynthia Elder Can we for once NOT SELL OUT...? Comment noted. NO to this project!! POS 7/19/2017 20:37:42 Brett Beeman I've lived in the St Louis area for 43 years. I grew up spending time at Creve Coeur Park. I have a lot of great memories. A few years ago my daughter started playing hockey and it has become our life. I look forward to many future memories being made at the new St.Louis Ice Cente Comment noted. As long as the center is built with the priority of preserving the existing park as much as possible and with as little waste/pollution as possible during both the construction and operation of the complex, it would be a great addition to the STL area providing kids and adults alike the opportunities to enjoy and pursue hockey, figure skating, and othe POS 7/19/2017 20:38:19 Nick Albrecht Comment noted. sports/activities featured in the complex, especially with the permanent closing of the Hardee's Ice Plex in Chesterfield POS 7/19/2017 20:38:33 Kevin Pickett Youth hockey needs this complex. It will not only help local hockey but will bring thousands of people to the area for major tournaments. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 20:38:48 Rachel Durnin I support the ice complex to be built in Creve Coeur. It would be beneficial for the park and the surrounding communities. Comment noted. Our family supports the new ice rink. My kids all play hockey and losing Hardee's Ice Plex is detrimental for the youth hockey program, the high school teams, and all the instructors who did lessons there. My son plays for AAA and Hardee's was their home ice. They have now been moved to Mills, but with only one sheet, ice time is challenging POS 7/19/2017 20:39:03 Stephanie Nelson Comment noted. STL needs another ice rink to continue to support the growing number of kids playing hockey. The proposed site in the park is a perfect location. Bring on the rink!! POS 7/19/2017 20:51:48 Erin Fowlkes This is a much needed facility needed in St. Louis. We need to keep our kids involved in many different activities. Ice skating and hockey are two growing sports that our kids can develop in. These facilities bring in a lot of families from all over the country to compete in tournaments Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 20:53:46 Bryan Lucas The area needs this complex. Please help the area move forward instead of standing still and again being passed up by other cities. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 20:54:35 Ellen Komlos I love hockey! Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. The St Louis area needs more ice!! POS 7/19/2017 20:55:26 Pam Forster Youth and adults in all disciplines of ice sports will flock to the new park. And, people shop and eat after a good workout:) Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 21:00:53 Connor Quinn Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 21:01:21 Griffin Harmon This facility would help St. Louis become an even better hockey town and it would also bring the community together through all ages from Kids to Beer leagues. It is a great opportunity for our community to show its love for an amazing game Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 21:04:08 Aletta Martin In support the Ice Center!! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 21:13:07 Josh Resmann Much needed rink! We are the HEARTLAND OF HOCKEY! Losing Chesterfield hurt. Now we need to prove that we are a hockeytown Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 21:13:58 John Ventura This is great! Spreading and growing hockey is vital to the sport! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 21:19:42 Kim Luecke We need a new ice rink in the St Louis area, we do not have enough sheets of ice for all of the hockey/ice skaters in the area! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 21:21:44 Amy Williams With the closing of Hardee's IcePlex we are in need of another ice complex in the St.Louis and surrounding area. My daughter is on a synchronized skating team and would also love to play hockey one day Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 21:30:59 Tad Thompson Sweet Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 21:31:57 Kayla Turner My nieces and nephews both play hockey for their school and other leagues and they are in need of some more ice rinks. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 21:32:20 Laurel Clark Please do not build an ice rink in Creve Coeur Park. The beautiful open space is one of the main reasons I bought a condo on Maryland Heights. There are lots of other places that can be used. What's wrong with the place already in Hazelwood? Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 21:32:55 Matt Flores My 2nd grade daughter started playing ice hockey this year after cheering on the Blues with her hockey‐loving cousins and uncle! It quickly became her favorite of the four sports she plays. This complex would be a fantastic addition to the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 21:38:17 Tanner Paige I support this Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 21:38:47 Kristine Kutter Build it Comment noted. I am a longtime rower and science and environment teacher, and I've come to love the way in which Creve Coeur Lake is able to balance many different uses and groups, on and off the water, with a thriving ecosystem and natural beauty. I'm very concerned about the development of the hockey rink and more specifically with the paving of a huge A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend chunk of the floodplain around the lake, where our now‐regular floods already challenge the ways many of us use the lake. I fear that increased development will lead to more flooding, cause damage to the plants and wildlife that live in the area, and is an unnecessary risk‐‐ I also wonder how easy it will be to manage an ice rink under increased NEG 7/19/2017 21:43:51 Simon Warren Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. A public meeting about the proposed development was held threats of flooding. I understand the allure of getting a free plot of land for a development project, but there is plenty of already‐developed stock, which has the capacity for parking and making ice in warmer‐than‐freezing temperatures, and the rushed process of grading the land and proceeding with the project without public comment suggests by St. Louis County in January 2017. Additionally, per the requirements of NEPA and Section 6(f), the Environmental Assessment report has been posted for public review and comment (from June 22, 2017 through July 23, 2017). to me that this project does not have the best long‐term intentions of the community in mind POS 7/19/2017 21:50:43 fran Lazaroff We certainly need more ice to keep encouraging youth who work very hard to support the sport as well as figure skaters Comment noted. I am really excited about the proposed ice center. Ice sports (hockey, figure skating, speed skating, etc) are great recreational activities for people of all ages and having an ice rink in Creve Coeur would make these activities much more accessible for people in St. Louis County. I took up ice skating a few years ago, when I was 25, and I often have POS 7/19/2017 21:52:43 Meredith Hoog Comment noted. trouble getting to a rink to keep up with my favorite exercise/recreational activity, since most of the year‐round rinks are to far from my home in Fenton. I am all for this new ice center POS 7/19/2017 22:09:04 Charlie Voellinger Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 22:15:27 Matt Shearn Saint Louis is one of the best hockey cities in the world and deserves this rink. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 22:16:04 Mary Chipley Skating is a very popular and growing sport for girls and boys and we need more ice. The park additions sound like they would be good for the public and our environment Comment noted. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed NEG 7/19/2017 22:19:31 Linda Wicks PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO BUILD AN ICE RINK IN CREVE COEUR PARK! We need all the green space to stay as it is. And the additional traffic would disturb the peace of the park! There MUST be another location that would be useful for a new ice rink!!!! It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area POS 7/19/2017 22:23:06 Phyllis Mast The children in the area desperately need an ice rink, with the closing of the most recent rink they don't have a lot of options for other rinks, not many available, they need somewhere to go. There's alot of kids out there boys an girls who love hockey an want to play, please give them the opportunity. Thank you Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 22:27:50 Lisa Opilka St Louis needs this complex. It gives the city a destination for events and opportunity for so many to play the sports they love. Comment noted. Bringing youth hockey, figure skating, synchronized skating and other ice sports is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region POS 7/19/2017 22:42:18 Mary Bethel Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 22:42:49 Dominic Casola Are town really needs a replacement rink because of Hardee's being closed. Please we need more ice in are Community. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 22:50:22 Buddy Hardin This project will be an incredible addition to our are. My 2 sons played hockey for 13 years and it profoundly affected their lives. This complex will help future generations of kids develop into great adults Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 22:51:18 Nick Krakosky Communities shouldn't miss out on an economic opportunity that unites the community, creates jobs and attracts tourists. This project does just that. Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 22:54:09 Wesley Carbone stl needs more ice for sure. This rink would help hockey in stl tremendously Comment noted. Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed POS 7/19/2017 23:08:28 Bob Bulger Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 23:12:05 Callie Danforth Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 23:13:41 David Foiles This is a no brainer! More rinks = more kids playing. Do it for the kids! Comment noted. POS 7/19/2017 23:15:12 Tom Judge It's what the city needs not enough ice to go around for all the people that want to use it. Comment noted. I'm very hopeful that this project goes forward as planned. St. Louis desperately needs more Ice available for Youth Hockey. My Daughter, Samantha, has been playing Hockey with the St. Louis Lady Cyclones for the past two years. She Loves the Sport of Hockey and I believe it has helped her gain confidence. She has also met so many Awesome Young Ladies through Hockey, that she has bonded with and considers her Hockey Sisters. I never thought I would be a Hockey MOM but I'm so proud that I've had to Opportunity to meet so many Wonderful Families through this Amazing Sport. And look forward to continuing to enjoy watching my Daughter and the rest of her Hockey Sisters to POS 7/19/2017 23:44:47 Mary Staub the New St. Louis Ice Center in the near future. The St Louis Lady Cyclones Hockey Club does not presently have HOME ICE but with this project moving forward that will all change. I'm so excited for Our Girls to actually have a place to Call Home, so let's make this dream a Reality!!! Comment noted. Thanks for letting me have a voice. I truly believe this project is a Huge win for the St Louis Community and not just for my Hockey Family 💚 Thanks again, Mary Staub POS 7/19/2017 23:53:40 Brendan Hennessy I think this is an amazing idea and as a former youth hockey player myself sounds like a great location and a wonderful to improve the game and extend its impact in a class setting. Mutually beneficial to the city as we Comment noted. I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County POS 7/20/2017 0:09:54 Patricia Ott Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 0:15:06 Morgan Greenbury Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 0:18:49 Debbie Miller Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. Absolutely love this proposal, all for it!! This will help tremendously with youth hockey and grow the great sport of hockey even more for St. Louis. I want to have kids someday and I want them to grow up playing hockey and this will be a big step to help young kids and families to play the sport. I love the location as well. The ice rink at the mill POS 7/20/2017 1:15:31 Jake Trudo is... well we all know in a terrible spot and the fact that the mall is practically vacant and won't last. Comment noted. All and all, this makes me happy to be a hockey and Blues fan. This will help boost the great sport of hockey and be a big addition to the city of St. Louis! The future is bright! POS 7/20/2017 1:30:48 Tom St. Onge I support the ice rink to be built at the proposed location in Maryland Heights.I am a resident of Maryland Heights and would like this for our town. Thank You Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 2:37:28 Chase Mueller I've been watching buddies for years and years get out of hockey games at like 12 in the morning, another facility could really spread out those games and get high school kids home at a reasonable time. Also‐no mathematician here by any means, but I can only assume that facility will make a lot of money once it's opened up to the public. Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 3:30:32 Jordan Allen It's a great idea Comment noted. The St Louis Community will all BENEFIT from this facility as it will allow youth to POS 7/20/2017 4:58:05 Chris Ott Comment noted. have a venue to play and will also bring in new tax dollars POS 7/20/2017 5:21:23 Dorothy Menetre I am strongly opposed to building the ice rink in Creve Coeur Park. The park is such a valuable asset. Why destroy it? A soccer facility is already being built with no voter approval Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 5:27:50 Dorothy Menetre Creve Coeur Park is my back yard. I don't want to lose it. Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 5:42:32 Debbie Olwig Although our city is considered a baseball city, I also believe we're a hockey town. We need to have access to a rink for our team, the Blues, as well as to the hockey fans in St Louis. I hope this goes through. Thanks. Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 6:18:07 Melissa Jensen I am a huge supporter of the development of a hockey facility in Creve Couer Lake. This facility would have a positive impact on kids, families and others in the metro area. Our fingers are crossed that this moves forward. Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 6:40:52 Dean Nicolacakis I'm supportive of the ST Loius ice center project Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 6:47:07 Patricia Raposo All in favor. Great enhancement to park and area!! Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 6:55:47 Chris Sevier As an avid park user and a hockey family we support this project. I grew up in the north county ice rink and learned many things that I believe have led me to being successful today. I would love my kids to have the same opportunities I did. This facility would provide that and also also to allow us to take advantage of the park. Thank you. Comment noted. My family and I use Creve Coeur Lake Park regularly. We walk, run, bike, and kayak there. It is peaceful and a wonderful asset to our community. While we love hockey and the idea of being able to easily watch the Blues practice, we feel that putting an ice rink this close to Creve Coeur Lake would be an ecological and logistical disaster. Bringing POS 7/20/2017 7:25:33 Jen Keutzer that many people near this ecosystem would alter the environment there, potentially damaging wildlife and the lake itself. Time spent at the lake would be filled with the noise and exhaust of cars going to the ice rink. Further, the lake is on a two lane road; there simply is not enough room there to support the 1000+ cars who would be parking in Comment noted. those spots. Again, I hope the ice rink is built somewhere, but next to a delicate ecosystem is exactly the wrong spot. POS 7/20/2017 7:48:58 Trevor White St.Louis needs a hockey rink!!!! (Note, comment posted twice ) Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 7:49:25 Nick Gay St.Louis needs a hockey rink!!!! Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 7:52:51 Russell Caplin St.Louis needs a hockey rink!!!! My kids play hockey. It's an excellent recreational activity. Keeps young people healthy and out of trouble. Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 7:53:48 Carrie Sweeny Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 7:55:44 Billy Sweeny I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 7:55:51 Tiffany Albanese Building this facility would benefit the city of St.Louis in so many ways. It will keep kids off the streets and keep them healthy! It will also bring so many people to St.Louis for numerous events! We really need the rink!! Comment noted. Believe the new facility will be an asset for the St. Louis community and our region. Believe this facility will significantly contribute to investments that have already been made in the area to promote youth sports development. Also, believe with this facility, the region will benefit in so many ways, many of which we may not be able to quantify POS 7/20/2017 7:55:53 Jeff Cook Comment noted. Am a strong supporter of the project. POS 7/20/2017 7:56:40 Payne Sweeny Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 7:57:14 Olivia Sweeny Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 8:00:19 Debby Ott YES on the rinks‐great asset for all Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 8:00:45 Amanda Miller We need more ice hockey rinks in STL! Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 8:05:16 Rob Tirea Tirea This rink needs to be built to foster our community. This will be one of the most unique civic assets the city has seen in a long time. Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 8:06:02 Thomas Seidel I support this development and believe that this would greatly benefit the area Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 8:08:17 Michael Neighbors I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St Louis Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 8:08:33 Matt Buechting We need more ice hockey rinks in STL! My son plays hockey Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 8:08:41 Adrian Tirea My son has played since he was 5 years old and into college. The sport has given him some amazing life skills as a result. Having this rink can give kids this same type of opportunity to learn similar skills that they can carry on for the rest of their live Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 8:09:52 Debbie Neighbors Youth hockey is growing in St Louis and I think this is a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field in metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 8:14:55 Jason Tuffli Great for building teamwork! Comment noted. We need more ice hockey rinks in STL! My son plays hockey POS 7/20/2017 8:17:22 Shawn Miller Comment noted. Ice time is hard to come by in STL. We need more options. We need more ice hockey rinks in STL! My son plays hockey POS 7/20/2017 8:19:00 Bethany Meisinger Comment noted. Ice time is hard to come by in STL. We need more options. POS 7/20/2017 8:22:29 Mark Sgroi This would be a great amenity to our region Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 8:23:20 Adrian Tirea My son has played since he was 5 years old and into college. The sport has given him some amazing life skills as a result. Having this rink can give kids this same type of opportunity to learn similar skills that they can carry on for the rest of their live Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 8:24:40 Doina Tirea I love this idea! It's going to be a wonderful place for kids and families! Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 8:24:47 Gabe Zwilling The St. Louis area needs this rink to expand youth hockey and create jobs. Comment noted. We need more facilities for skating in the area. I have 2 hockey players and 2 figure skaters. Ice is limited In the area and other facilities are in desperate need of updating which typically requires closure for a long period of time causing stress on the other locations that are already at full use. Additionally with the Hardees complex closing in POS 7/20/2017 8:26:36 Brian Sondrol Comment noted. Chesterfield soon ( I believe for re‐development for another use) there will be even more of a need for ice facilities. POS 7/20/2017 8:27:35 Doina Tirea I love this idea! It's going to be a wonderful place for kids and families! Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 8:28:03 Tony Vitiello In favor of the ice rink Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 8:28:26 Dylan Giacin This place is awesome! I love it Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 8:31:11 Dan Beetz Our area needs ice and as many jobs as possible. This is a win for everyone. Yes, please build it! Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 8:33:06 Emily McLean Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 8:33:12 Jill Fisher Youth hockey is in desperate need of ice in the St. Louis area. The use of this park land is perfect for growing the sport and well as businesses around the area by increasing travelers to the area Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 8:36:36 Ralph Albanese I am in support Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 8:38:23 Richard Alport Build It!!!! Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 8:38:24 Kerri Powers Need more Ice, it's good for the St. Louis , it's important to keep kids acve . The St Louis Blues need a beer top faculty. Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 8:39:02 David Ouhl We as a community definitely NEED this complex. Not only to grow hockey but just great fun family activities Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 8:39:17 Loretta Kemp Nice location Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 8:43:27 Adam Shillito Hockey is such a growing sport that needs more space in Missouri. This facility could provide that. Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 8:43:29 SHERRY COOPER I support the addition of the ice center to Creve Coeur Park. A park can include many forms of activities for community members to utilize. The size of Creve Coeur park allows for the inclusion of this improvement; which should be a welcome addition to area for families and individuals Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 8:43:38 Adam Shillito Hockey is such a growing sport that needs more space in Missouri. This facility could provide that. Comment noted. St Louis would greatly benefit from this rink. In addition, it will bring in tourist $$ when hosting tournements. A rink of this size and stature would be highly regarded for tournements. Teams from out of town of all ages would come. While they are here, they would spend money on hotels, resturaunts, shopping, gas, etc. In addition, it will help POS 7/20/2017 8:44:05 Blake Thorson Comment noted. kids focus on something other than drugs and drinking. St Louis does not have enough ice. Kids won't play if there is not enough ice or only ice too far away. The location of this propsed rink is very centrally located, so all of St Louis could get there in 30 minutes or less. When you look at the big picture...it is a no brainer...St Louis needs this rink! POS 7/20/2017 8:45:23 Jessica Yarbrough I think this project would be an asset in the St Louis community and I greatly hope it is completed. I believe it would be enjoyed by generations to come and would be a great way to bring extra money to the area Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 8:46:53 steve mcfadden build it for all kids that will enjoy using it Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 8:56:16 Sarah Willis We love hockey!! Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 9:01:19 Dave Briggs There is a big shortage of ice now in the area due to Hardee's closing. It is having a big impact on the young kids playing hockey, which is a great sport to teach being part of a team and a great way to be active. This rink won't have a negative impact on the park as there is plenty of open space Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 9:03:22 Marlise Albert I support the Maryland Heights ice rink. Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 9:05:26 Christine Bereitschaft This would be a great asset to St. Louis County!!! Comment noted. we have the opportunity to improve the lives of our younger generation and others and to give them a place to learn and grow. Why wouldn't we do this? This new state of the art facility will draw people from around North America as well and create business for the region. It will make St. Louis a better place to live.

POS 7/20/2017 9:07:19 Bruce Affleck Thank you, Comment noted.

Bruce

POS 7/20/2017 9:08:18 Cheryl Baalmann I think it is a wonderful idea to have a skating facility in Creve Coeur Park. I have many friends whose children play hockey and they always seem to practice very late or very early, same with figure skating. I realize it will bring traffic to an otherwise quiet area, hopefully that can be figured out. I am for the St. Louis Ice Center. Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 9:13:09 John Monshausen I am in great support of this project. We utilize all three of the soccer complexes and feel that this would be another great addition to a sporting/active area by the park Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 9:13:17 Lindsay Kneale This facility will be a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 9:14:02 Adriennne LeGrand This project would bring so much opportunity to youth hockey in St. Louis. I support this project Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 9:14:16 John Gillespie What a great opportunity for the community!!! Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 9:14:20 Patrick Maltagliati Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 9:14:28 Jason Thorburg I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 9:14:31 Lauren Glanz Very exciting project! Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 9:16:14 Beth Signorelli Would love to see more places for youth to skate. Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 9:17:47 Angela Hileman My daughter felt alone until she found her passion for ice hockey!! She has become a great role model for many other girls and now has the confidence that she lacked 2 years ago. It is also a great form of exercise. She's in better shape mentally and physically since joining the St.Louis Lady Cyclones! Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 9:19:33 Andrew Schmidt The St. Louis Ice Center will promote healthy behavior for the youth by bringing friendly competition to the St. Louis area. Hockey families and traveling teams will come to the Ice Center which will have a positive direct impact on the surrounding community by increasing patronage at restaurants, shops and other locally owned small businesses. Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 9:22:15 Steve Miller Perfect location and will really improve the area. The facility will provide a wonderful place for many events and activities. Beneficial to the surrounding community and nearby University ice/roller hockey programs. Always great to support the NHL Blues too! Excited to see this facility built. Looks amazing Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 9:22:55 Jennifer Otta Looks like a great project. It will be a great add to the community. Comment noted. Everyone deserves to have an ice rink in an area that's convenient for them. This rink will not only have the latest and greatest, but it will also give those on skates a home away from home. With all of the hockey success in our area, and the interest and dedication it takes for both that and figure skating, we need more ice homes. This will help POS 7/20/2017 9:25:22 Brooke Meine Comment noted. support our community and open more doors to skating opportunities. POS 7/20/2017 9:25:51 Staci Wood Hockey, figure skating, synchronized skating and other ice sport families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 9:25:58 Maggie Connolly STL needs this for the sake of our kids and our community! Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 9:30:53 Ivana Sar We need the rink for the future of our kids. Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 9:31:02 Chris Connolly Let's get our city back on the map! Build it and they will come! Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 9:32:09 Scott Peggs I'm really looking forward to seeing the ice rink in Creve Coeur!! It looks like s great place to take my Family! Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 9:38:32 David Wallace Local kids need more ice and a new center will attract tournaments that will draw in out of town people spending money in our community. Comment noted. I fully support this venture for a local ice rink and facility. It's a huge step for the growth of the sport for families around the area because of the lack of decent facilities and sheets of ice. What I have noticed is that even with soccer/lacrosse fields in this surrounding area it has not affected the park atmosphere at all. This rink facility would add a POS 7/20/2017 9:40:50 Jeff Berger Comment noted. great place for families to enjoy even more activities and fun to have. POS 7/20/2017 9:41:24 Hannah Chibnall Yes!!!!! Comment noted. The proposed Ice Center meets the definition of a Public Facility under the LWCF guidelines. Public Facilities may be included in Section 6(f)(3) protected areas, like Creve Coeur Lake Park, where the public facility results in a net gain in outdoor recreation benefits, enhances the outdoor recreational use of an entire park, and is compatible with the outdoor recreation resources and opportunities in a Section 6(f) protected area. The EA and PD/ESF describe the various ways that the proposed Ice Center will provide increased benefit to public outdoor recreational opportunity and otherwise meets these criteria in response to Step 3C question 1 of the PD/ESF and throughout Chapters 1 and 4.16 of the EA. Twenty‐five percent of the ice time will be dedicated to public skating sessions, freestyle skating, skating lessons, open stick and puck sessions, and dry floor. Thirty‐seven percent of the time will be devoted to camps and clinics, as well as youth, high school, and adult hockey leagues. The St. Louis Blues will use 2 to 3 percent of the ice time, NEG 7/20/2017 9:43:27 Edward Heisel I am strongly opposed to this massive indoor hockey arena being proposed for Creve Coeur Park. My more extensive comments and supporting documents should be downloaded at the following link: https://app.box.com/s/c4za0x4ra8ofsr5xxv8w95zv1kdnr6xw and at a time of the day when most students are in school. Although the Business Model & Assumptions submitted with the Bond application mentioned the possibility of annual membership fees, there is no plan to require or even offer membership to use or enjoy the Ice Center.

The proposed Ice Center is consistent with Missouri’s SCORP. Missouri’s goals under the SCORP include providing more organized activities, increasing youth participation, teaming with like‐minded community partners, and promoting the importance of funding outdoor recreating activities. The proposed Ice Center meets all of these goals. Youth hockey and public skating sessions provide opportunities for organized activities and youth participation. The organizations that rent the ice are community partners committed to promoting outdoor recreation and team sports. Also, the proposed Ice Center is funded through a mix of private and public funding. This is exactly the type of project funding the SCORP is trying to encourage. Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed POS 7/20/2017 10:10:54 Kyle Darnell Comment noted. Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses POS 7/20/2017 10:12:21 Brett Stricker This would be awesome to have! Would be an attraction for blues fans as well as others in the community. Would also be great for youth hockey as well to grow the game Comment noted. I fully support this venture for a local ice rink and facility. It's a huge step for the growth of the sport for families around the area because of the lack of decent facilities and sheets of ice. What I have noticed is that even with soccer/lacrosse fields in this surrounding area it has not affected the park atmosphere at all. This rink facility would add a POS 7/20/2017 10:15:41 Jeff Berger Comment noted. great place for families to enjoy even more activities and fun to have. POS 7/20/2017 10:17:23 Erin Olson I love creve cour park now and the ice center would only encourage me to utilize the park more. Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 10:18:57 Ryan Tiemeyer I grew up playing hockey in St. Louis. And I'm going to have my daughter play when she's old enough. I would love if we could continue to keep hockey growing in this area. Other rinks around here are falling apart. An updated one would be great for kids as well as adults playing in pickup league Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 10:22:00 James Quicksilver Offering my support for the complex Comment noted. Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region

I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County.

POS 7/20/2017 10:24:35 Nick T Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed. Comment noted.

Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses.

I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact POS 7/20/2017 10:28:27 Mary Taylor I am excited for this potential new ice center! St. Louis needs this and I think it's a fantastic way to bring more people to Creve Coeur park Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 10:32:36 Danielle Schmalzer I am looking forward to new development in Creve Coeur Park. It will be nice to have a state of the art facility that can be utilized to serve so many different ice sports. People of all ages will benefit from this project. Comment noted. This project will be a great asset to St. Louis and St.Charles counties. With the ice rink in Chesterfield being torn down, We need a new state‐of‐the art ice complex. This facility will be used by skaters of all ages and skill levels. It will indeed serve anyone interested in figure skating or hockey. The adverse environmental impact this will have on the POS 7/20/2017 10:38:10 Richard Arnoldy park are minimal, if any at all. Comment noted. Please proceed with the project. POS 7/20/2017 10:39:22 Julie Hutchinson Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed. Comment noted. Maryland Heights is the second largest concentration of hotel rooms in St Louis after Downtown and the ice sports complex will bring out of tournaments to fill hotel rooms. This is a perfect site for the complex with the hotel rooms and restaurants. Sports room nights are a significant part of our business plan. Without this complex, tournaments POS 7/20/2017 10:45:14 Steve OLoughlin Comment noted. will select Indianapolis, Nashville, Kansas City and other regional cities POS 7/20/2017 10:46:22 Nicholas Leidenfrost St. Louis has an incredible youth hockey community. Several local players have even been drafted into the NHL in recent years, including 5 last year. The area needs more available icetime to support this thriving and growing community Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 10:49:06 Tara Perry Build it! Comment noted. I grew up playing youth hockey in St. Louis, starting at the old Creve Coeur ice arena for the Comets. Hockey was an integral part of my childhood and early adult life. With the momentum the St. Louis area has built with youth hockey over the years (5+ 1st round draft picks from the STL area this past year), it would be a shame to see a boomin POS 7/20/2017 10:49:19 Spencer Roy Comment noted. hub take a step back in terms of facilities and resources. A project such as this should be well supported. POS 7/20/2017 10:52:41 nikki rauner i support the ice center Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 10:55:56 Darko Simic The rink will help the kids to develop the skills and have a great economical impact in the community Comment noted. STL is one of the biggest growing hockey cities. With local STL guys playing college hockey and in NHL because they had a place to skate and train when they were kids. Removing the chesterfield rink and putting a top golf there is a slap in the face to the hardworking community that has spent countless hours at that rink with their families strivin POS 7/20/2017 10:55:59 Scooter Vaughan for there kids to have a safe haven for the sport they love. I'm not saying a top golf going up is detrimental to the community. It's actually the complete opposite. But removing the rink isn't the way to do it. But, if you are going to remove that rink there at least needs to be a plan in place on getting another place for the kids of the community to Comment noted. play the game of hockey. With this new rink I think the city could be heading in the right direction POS 7/20/2017 11:02:12 Joyce Krippel This is such an important project for not only youth hockey (which we have been involved in for 23 years, but to all in the St. Louis area. Please see the need for this most important addition to all concerned Comment noted. I have witnessed for over 24 years the positive influence an ice rink brings to a community. From the development of the young men and women that use the facility to reach their goals as hockey players and figure skaters, to the recreational skaters and spectators that spend family time at the rink. This proposed area would benefit by having POS 7/20/2017 11:10:28 Scott Sanderson Comment noted. families build lifelong memories for generations at Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. I like hockey we need rinks POS 7/20/2017 11:28:25 Nicole Arnold Comment noted.

As an avid hockey player in my 60's I follow what's going on in St. Louis with the surge in popularity concerning youth hockey in particular. With the closing of the chesterfield rink , available ice time is at a premium. A new rink complex as proposed for CCP IS A MUST. The location also makes it very accessible from all areas of St. Louis and St POS 7/20/2017 11:34:01 Tom Csengody Comment noted. Charles. Thank you POS 7/20/2017 11:35:46 Phillip Thayer With the Chesterfield arena going away, its imperative to have a facility for youth to train and learn. The facility looks to offer a wide variety of sports activity's for everyone. Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 11:36:10 Helen Carey •Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coe• Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of posive ac vity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses.ur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region. Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 12:07:13 Bradley Rupp We need this rink so we can continue to grow the sport and the city Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 12:08:20 Nick Foppe I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 12:09:45 Michael Gottfried We need this ice center. It will provide a cultural and economic boost to the area in providing ice for family and youth activities, as well as bringing more people to explore and enjoy the Creve Coeur lake area. I believe it will be built in an environmentally supportive way as wel Comment noted. I support the St. Louis Ice Center being built in Creve Coeur Park. I am a St. Louis County resident and my family and I enjoy the park amenities. We consider it one of the best parks in the area. We took the time to look into the details of the St. Louis Ice Center plans and encouraged our fellow residents to do the same. The ice center will be a grea POS 7/20/2017 12:21:30 Amanda Laumeyer Comment noted. addition to the park and helps youth hockey teams. We look forward to outdoor ice skating in the winter at our favorite park POS 7/20/2017 12:23:46 Matt Kier Live near the park and fully support new ice rinks, will be a great addition Comment noted. I would like to express my support for the proposed St Louis Ice Center, here are my 3 reasons on why it is imperative we get behind this project ‐ New Revenue streams for the Region ‐ Make STL a destination for kids and families to participate and excel in physical activity a teamwork ‐ It is about time we did something right in our region instead of continually losing out to other cities POS 7/20/2017 12:30:55 Bradford Goette Comment noted. This project is the break we need, please support it! Thank you Bradford R Goette

POS 7/20/2017 12:44:50 Sondra Miltenberger Creve Coeur Park needs a place like this!!! Comment noted. There are very active kids that need this place and ice!!! My daughter is a active synchronized skater and we need this in St. Louis! POS 7/20/2017 12:51:03 Joe Micheletti This complex would be a tremendous benefit for the St.Louis community. I vote a definitive YES for this project. Comment noted. It’s the confluence of the Blues’ 50th season celebration, of the team coming off a trip to the conference finals, of the rise of Vladimir Tarasenko into the Hart hunt, of the current team playing (pretty) well and of the momentum from four locals going into the top 15 of the most‐recent NHL draft (consider, Canada had as many natives picked in the POS 7/20/2017 12:57:17 Tucker Marr Comment noted. top 15 as St. Louis did). How could you leave a generation iceless and stuck in a land locked state. Horrid combo. BUILD IT POS 7/20/2017 12:57:38 Bib Fallen It is very rare to see so many organizations working together in harmony to provide for athlete development and recreation. The STL market has proven to be one of the nation's hotbeds for hockey and has worked hard to earn its nickname The Heartland of Hockey. Good luck with this endeavor! Comment noted. As an adult learning the great sport of hockey I've had trouble finding ice time to practice skating and playing despite all of the current rinks we have. There's also a vacuum where the old Chesterfield rink used to be so people are sharing time more now. There's a real barrier to entry to ice sports unless you grew up nearby a rink and started young. There's gotta be more like me at my age interested in starting but find it hard. POS 7/20/2017 13:06:41 Kyle Hammond Comment noted. 4 new sheets would do a lot to ease this barrier.

Thank you POS 7/20/2017 13:10:18 zachary shaw Build it! Awesome addition to our region. Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 13:17:48 John Hartwig We see this project as a true opportunity for our region. We hope you can all work as one united front for the improvement and betterment of our community Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 13:31:21 Peter Zimmerman The addition of one ice surface is great. Add 3 more and the Youth of St Louis will up there game. If you build it they will come Comment noted. The existing habitat at the project site is not unique, and there are numerous areas within and adjacent to the Park that will support wildlife offset by the SLIC. Within a 5‐mile radius, there is a relatively large amount of deciduous forest of equal or better quality than the vegetation being removed. Therefore, due to the large amount of simila I strongly oppose the construction of an indoor sports complex in Creve Coeur Lake Park. This project will severely damage the area's ecology, not to mention ruining the experience for countless park users. There are numerous other areas in St. Louis County ‐‐ including many shuttered shopping malls with adequate parking ‐‐ where the sports NEG 7/20/2017 13:34:32 Liz Forrestal habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas complex can go. Please do NOT approve this project in Creve Coeur Lake Park. provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. POS 7/20/2017 13:41:10 Peggy Marshall Make this area thrive. Local hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 13:43:08 Chris Lockwood Looking forward to seeing more youth hockey grow in St. Louis!! Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 13:51:21 Tracy Bell I love the idea of adding a rink in a space not being used well today. Sounds like environmental concerns are being considered, which is great Comment noted. I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact POS 7/20/2017 13:51:53 David James Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 13:53:30 Stephen Zerr The St. Louis region needs more ice facilities. The SLIC would be a step in the right direction. Comment noted. NEG 7/20/2017 13:54:47 Richard Seibel I am not opposed to the Ice Center itself, only part of the land proposed. If you divide the land into tree parcels, (1) the part with the boat house, (2) the empty field across from (1), and (3) the forested area where the frisbee golf is. I am opposed completely to using parcel (3). Not opposed to using only parcels (1) and (2). Comment noted. The frisbee (disc) golf course would be re‐configured but the course would remain in the Park. POS 7/20/2017 13:59:00 Joel Balestra I live nearby in Maryland Heights and frequent the park. Adding the facility would be help the local community as well as the growing hockey community in St. Louis and across the Midwest Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 13:59:59 Matt Morris I strongly support the proposed ice rink. We need more sheets of ice in the St. Louis area. The area is booming with NHL talents like Pat Maroon(Oakville), Brandon Bollig(Chesterfield), Matt Tkachuk, Clayton Keller and more. That's not possible without enough ice to go around. Support their dreams Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 14:09:35 Dave Aiello I believe that St. Louis Ice Center should be built. I think more ice skating and hockey facilities are needed in the St. Louis area and will contribute to the health and happiness of people at all economic levels in the community Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 14:19:17 Mike Caruso I grew up in St. Louis and had to sneak into the Brentwood rink at 1:00am to play hockey. I ride bikes in Creve Coeur Park and would love to have kids playing hockey there. Parks such as Queeny, Shaw, Kirkwood and hopefully Creve Couer should be for runners, walkers, riders, loungers and skaters Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 14:19:34 Patti Salomon Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed. Get it right, get it done Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 14:22:40 Greg S I just moved to the area and we love Creve Coeur park. I am trying to get my kids into hockey but finding ice time is very difficult. I think an ice rink would be a wonderful addition to the park and not detract from the other great things to do there Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 14:22:53 Brian James Add the ice rink Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 14:23:20 Ryan VonFeldt This would be a great addition for youth hockey and many others in the St. Louis area. Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 14:27:05 Bob Hannah BUILD IT! Comment noted. NEG 7/20/2017 14:28:10 Rob Drennan This is not need, nor wanted by anyone other than a select small group of people. There are already plenty of Ice complexes that are close by. This park is already crowded. I would NOT like to see this built. We should save our $$$, get some blades, and roller blade the park. Its nice The Purpose and Need of the project identified a shortage of ice sheets in the St. Louis area. An economic study for the Proposed Project was conducted, which concluded that the project is viable economically and feasible POS 7/20/2017 14:43:17 Chris Meloni Hockey has been the most important thing to me since I could walk. Taking this kind of opportunity away from young men and women is a disservice to all in the community Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 14:43:40 Morris Bailey Love the idea of this. I truly believe this would help expand the best sport and game in the world. Great work for St Louis region. Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 14:46:07 Rachel Ott I agree with the proposed rink because Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 14:47:38 Lisa Schwartz My son played hockey and it opened so many doors for him now as an adult. It is a great team building sport. It helps with networking and building confidence. I feel it brought our family closer together as well. Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 14:48:56 Amanda Shipman This would be a great thing for the STL youth hockey community! My daughter just started playing and loves it Comment noted. I say no to the ice rink complex. We already have huge traffic flow increases in our neighborhoods because of people cutting through. They speed with no regard for the safety of our children and the neighborhood. Adding this would increase trafficflow thorough both Seven Pines and Old Farm Estates. Please do not build this complex. I use the park because it is in the outdoors. Don't put up building to create traffic and an indoor environment. If for some reason you ignore our wishes, please put the signs back up at Creve Coeur Mill & Bookbinder and Marine & Amiot disallowing outside traffic. NEG 7/20/2017 14:53:43 Tricia Bastean A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. Thank you, Tricia Bastean POS 7/20/2017 15:07:52 Cindy Ott I think this is a great way to bring visitors and healthy fun activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County. I grew up near an outdoor rink and spent many hours there! Such an asset to the community! Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 15:09:45 Blake Clarke St. Louis desperately needs more rinks and this would be a gigantic step in the right direction. There is a huge demand for ice time and this is an ideal location for a rink to be built. It would be a huge add for the hockey community Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 15:17:27 jennifer hillman WE NEED THIS new recreational facility. StL is a gem of a city and along with others there is great effort going into creating a great place to live, work and have recreational opportunities. It's a MUST HAVE!! Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 15:19:44 Chris Pinkert We need more ice in STL!. Let's make Creve Coeur Lake Park an even better destination by bringing hockey ‐ both youth and professional ‐ to the area! Comment noted. I am a long time resident of Maryland Heights and long time user (since 1979) of Creve Coeur Park. I and my family are very opposed to this proposed ice rink(s) project in our park. It's creation and resulting traffic will ruin what has been one of the outdoor jewels of our area. NEG 7/20/2017 15:23:14 Larry Hale I am also outraged to see that work to build it has already begun, despite this misguided proposed project having not yet even been approved. I am also shocked to see our own Maryland Heights city government agreeing to pay millions of our tax dollars to HELP this happen! Any city dollars spent should be directed to opposing this proposed A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. project. POS 7/20/2017 15:28:19 Tyler Ross It's important to have enough facilities to meet the demand for ice time, especially in more underdeveloped areas like St. Louis (hockey‐wise). Easier access and availability means more kids are playing this sport we all love while bringing in outside visitors and revenue to the area. Good luck Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 15:36:40 Dave Wilkinson I support the proposed St Louis Ice Center Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 15:51:41 Stephen Rustige I support this new ice complex because of it's economic, health, and social benefits for the residents of this area! Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 16:01:32 Tom Dunne St.Louis is a hockey town!!! Strong youth hockey programs benefit the youth of the area plus a positive impact on loca/area businesses such as hotels and restaurants. A win/win proposition with no down side Comment noted. NEG 7/20/2017 16:13:11 Bala Giri Please don't have ice center in a green space Comment noted. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics.

The scenic integrity around the project site ranges from moderate to low and has already been lowered by human alteration such as the mowed field, the electric transmission lines, paved roads including a four‐lane divided highway, traffic signals, a parking lot and its lighting, electric traffic signals and a railroad. I strongly oppose the Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park conversion of 40 acres for an indoor ice recreation facility. Here are only a few of my reasons: development in a floodplain, visual disharmony, commercialization of public land, impervious surfacing + run‐off (inc. salt and chemical de‐icers into lake) NEG 7/20/2017 16:15:22 Francine Glas stormwater flooding, increased traffic in already heavily‐used park, public assistance for wealthy Blues foundation, park open space continually being chipped away, legal stipulations of Land+Water Conservation Fund requiring land to be used as "outdoor recreation," privatization of public park land. Thank you. The NPS may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the LWCF when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the Francine Glass use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex).

The proposed development will be considered a public facility, not a commercial development. As part of the proposal, the St. Louis County Department of Parks and Recreation (SLCDPR) would retain ownership of the land and lease it to a not‐for‐profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation (Foundation), which has been formed to oversee construction and the operation of the project. We have spent many hours and many dollars visiting ice arenas throughout our years of hockey. The hockey weekends have given us the opportunity to visit areas we wouldn't otherwise have visited as tourists. This development will not only benefit hockey families but will increase patronage to area restaurants, stores and other local attractions POS 7/20/2017 16:15:54 Julie Lucas Comment noted. In addition, the two detention lakes will provide 5 acres of water habitat I am adamantly AGAINST the construction of an ice rink within the boundaries of Creve Coeur Park. The park is a treasure to people both inside and out of our community. It must be protected! The addition of the proposed structure, parking and additional flow of vehicle traffic would forever damage the character of this resource. I'm not NEG 7/20/2017 16:16:09 Katherine Mitulski A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. opposed to the rink...just the location. For everyone's sake, please build somewhere else. POS 7/20/2017 16:27:27 Tom Dunne St.Louis is a hockey town!!! Strong youth hockey programs benefit the youth of the area plus a positive impact on loca/area businesses such as hotels and restaurants. A win/win proposition with no down side Comment noted. NEG 7/20/2017 16:29:40 Eric Wilkinson This is a public park. It is open space. It has already been greatly impacted by development in the past decade. It should be left as open space for all to enjoy. Take your selfish, ill‐conceived project elsewhere Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 16:40:47 Gary Hente please see attached Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 16:51:01 Erin Olson I love creve cour park now and the ice center would only encourage me to utilize the park more. Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 16:53:17 Anthony Cappelletti Not enough ice for the amount of players so we need this. Also to attract major events like HardeesIceplex did. Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 16:54:51 Raquel Bayless Need more ice for my kids to play Comment noted. Please consider approving the proposed ice rink center for Creve Coeur Park. This would be a perfect addition for St. Louis County and the park on a section of land that only represents 2 percent of Creve Coeur Park’s total acres. Land that is currently not used by the public and is bordered by train tracks and the highway. POS 7/20/2017 16:55:16 Randall Simpson Comment noted.

POS 7/20/2017 17:11:14 brett gaither Please support the St.Louis Ice Center. Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 17:13:34 Brendan Dobbs I support the ice center. Build it for the kids Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 17:16:00 Andrew Chapko I support the ice center. Build it for the kids. please. do it Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 17:16:46 jake phelps Please support the St.Louis Ice Center. Do it! Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 17:20:26 Trevor Nickerson I fully support the construction and opening of the new St. Louis Ice Center. My boys are coming of age to start skating and it is beyond exciting to picture a place I could take them on the weekends or after work that has plenty of sheets for everyone. I hope construction is allowed to start soon Comment noted. NEG 7/20/2017 17:21:37 Taylor Smith Please do not build this! Creve Coeur Park is beautiful and will be utterly ruined by this building. St. Louis needs this park, it does not need another new complex. Please, please, please build this elsewhere Comment noted. This project is a win‐win for the area. It is a project that will support the demand for ice time for junior hockey which continues to grow and bring acclaim to our region. It will do that while adding dollars to the construction market. The park will actually benefit for the additional wetland investment the developers are committing to as well. Wi POS 7/20/2017 17:27:53 Dan Genovese Comment noted. , win! A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend NEG 7/20/2017 17:58:34 Andrew Blumenfeld I am very much in favor of developing a youth hockey complex however I do not think we should be building in on a floodplain and public green‐space. The region has an abundance of brownfield locations that would make ideal sites and add to the economic vitality of a region. Seems to me we should look there first. Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. POS 7/20/2017 18:04:19 Matthew Bergheger Thank you in advance for the consideration of building a new ice complex. This will be a great addition to the park and now give families a place to go in the winter months. The park is already great for summer activities, and with the addition of an ice complex it will be a fantastic year your park for familie Comment noted. I support the construction of a new ice rink/rinks anywhere in the St. Louis area. We desperately need them to continue to grow all on ice sports. St. Louis is establishing itself as a hockey town. There are talented young players, both boys and girls that need a place to learn the game. We need the basic essentials (Ice Rinks!!) to continue to POS 7/20/2017 18:14:32 Mark Ruklic support the hundreds of folks out there donating their time and love to youth hockey. My son has been playing since he was five and he is turning 13 this year. Hockey is another way to help keep him away from the things all parents worry about. I have learned a ton about the sport and the excellent youth hockey programs that exists in St. Louis. Comment noted. It has been a wonderful experience. There are a lot of Great, devoted coaches, managers and parents that need new rinks to give St. Louis youth ice sports the opportunity they deserve. Please built the rinks we need! Thanks I support the new ice proposal near Creve Coeur park. It would serve the county as a great family sport center, local and reginal business would benefit from this ice center. I was raised on the St. Louis County ice rinks since the 70''s and now pass on the tradition to my children and friends. St. Louis County Parks have a great opportunity to POS 7/20/2017 18:15:48 John Douglas Frew Comment noted. continue the experience. We Need more ice, sports are a great way to get our kids exercise and even bigger; teach them to compete and sportsmanship. We don't have any problems building more retail space even though we have hundreds of thousands of square feet of unoccupied space now. City's will approve that looking for tax money. What is more important, tax POS 7/20/2017 18:20:29 Dean Schwartz Comment noted. money or our youths physical and mental health? Play on a team in a sport like hockey and you learn to get along and be a team mate to everyone on the team. We need more team mentality in this world The stl kids need this ice rink badly. Ice is short supply and 3 more ice sheets will really help all the hockey community POS 7/20/2017 18:21:58 David Newman Comment noted. The Cyclones girls have no home and need a place to play as well. It would be tremendous boost for girls hockey. Please build this rink POS 7/20/2017 18:26:13 Ryan Miller Can't wait for this addition to our community!! Another great activity for families and people of all ages to get exposure to hockey, go for a skate, watch their kids play or see future NHLers play in the USHL. This is a very exciting project and undoubtedly an asset not only to Creve Coeur Park, but the city of St. Louis and the entire region! Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 19:17:45 DANIELA TAMAYO I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impac Comment noted. The new ice facility in Creve Coeur park will be the premier facility for ice sports south of Chicago and North of Nashville. With multiple sheets of ice and support from the St. Louis Blues, our town will be able to host ice events for all ages and skill levels. In order for St. Louis to continue to grow all ice sports this centrally located facility will lead POS 7/20/2017 19:48:18 Dave Daniels Comment noted. the way by providing ice for hockey, figure skating, speed skating, curling and public ice skating sessions. As a former ice hockey player and current fan, coach and parent of hockey players I cannot wait to skate and be a part of this new complex POS 7/20/2017 20:12:53 Kevin Ruder Without question this facility will bring much needed quality ice to St. Louis. In addition the ability to draw top notch hockey teams from outside the region will be greatly enhanced with a new facilit Comment noted. I've been playing hockey since I was 3 years old. My life has always been surrounded by the sport. My best friends have always been hockey players. I learned what it was like to be a teammate at the rink. I learned how to be a leader at the rink. I learned how to have a strong work ethic at the rink. A hockey rink has had its hand in everything I've POS 7/20/2017 20:21:16 Logan Lofto Comment noted. become. Build the rink. This is a unique and special opportunity for the foundation and all of St Louis, can't wait to see it all come together POS 7/20/2017 20:21:30 Charles Caverly Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 20:30:34 Jodi Schneiderman Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. I'm impressed and excited for the opportunity this new rink will afford our figure skating daughter and think it looks well thought out and environmentally mindful with the adding of five acres of wetlands that aren't there now to compensate for the impact of the building and parking lot. Ice sports are great exercise for everyone and will be a goo POS 7/20/2017 20:34:40 Emily Filmore addition to the sports offered at Creve Couer Lake. Comment noted.

I want to xpress my support for the creation of The Ice Center at Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park as a mother of two children who love and participate in the sports of hockey and figure skating. Right now there are not enough ice rinks available for all the different hockey leagues to play in and Hardee's Iceplex hasn't closed its doors yet. In 2015 when Brentwood ice rink closed down for repairs and updates, it was very hard to find decent ice time for practice, classes and games in the remaining facilities and that was just one rink closing. Once Hardee's Iceplex with its multiple rinks is out of business, the need for available ice will be crucial and the lack of it will be very detrimental for the growth and continuity of the sports on ice. Even though players and their families are used to driving all over to whatever facility is available, the location of Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park is optimal as it's easily accessible for all users being close to major highways. I know that everyone who is related to sports on ice, by either participating themselves or being a parent of participants, is very excited about this project and we are all hoping it comes to fruition. POS 7/20/2017 20:36:29 Gabriela Knize Comment noted. The current facilities are growing outdated and in need of repairs, it's hard to host home games with teams from other regions when you don't have available ice rinks and the ones that are still standing are not in great condition. In addition to the need of more ice rinks for the practice of sports, having them built at Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park will benefit the community at large being able to use the facilities for the enjoyment of public skating. I am a resident of St. Louis County and we support the whole parks and recreation system, we visit often many parks but Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park is by far our favorite, we are there a few times a week riding bikes, jogging, rollerblading and playing near the water, if this project is approved and there are ice rinks there, we might just never want to leave. Thank you for your consideration, I would happily support the new rink. As the former Skating Director of the Hardee's IcePlex I spoke with hundreds of families that went through our Learn to Skate Program that appreciated a quality rink and program to help their children excel in a sport they love. A facility equipped to train all types of skaters of all ages helps teams prosper POS 7/20/2017 20:41:46 Melody Carper Comment noted. self‐esteem increase and revenue grow. This all helps build a stronger community at the rink and throughout the city. POS 7/20/2017 20:46:20 Sean Rhode Let get this done! Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 21:30:12 donn lux BUILD IT PLEASE...BUILD IT Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 21:30:54 MICHELE LUX BUILD IT! WE MUST HAVE THIS GREAT FACILITY!!!! Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 21:31:25 ANDREW LUX BUILD IT...THIS IS VERY MUCH NEEDED!!! Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 21:49:16 B Wilkinson I am in full support of the St. Louis Ice Center Project. Comment noted. NEG 7/20/2017 21:54:49 Beth Boyd The park is not the place for this facility. There is plenty of space for this elsewhere. Both my sons played hockey, I'm a fan, but build it somewhere else! Keep the park green Comment noted. POS 7/20/2017 22:19:04 Deborah Bossi This would be a great opportunity to bring families together year round and the fact that it is being developed on UNUSED and UNdeveloped land can only benefit the surrounding areas. St. Louis is a hockey town. This could help develop youth hockey in our area. Please support this great project Comment noted. My daughter loves POS 7/20/2017 22:20:49 Lance Wheeler Comment noted. Hockey and loves playing with her friends. More ice and space especially for girls hockey is a must in St. Louis. PLEASE build this rink!!! I appreciate the diligence being done to do create a plan that is environmentally responsible and know this will only enhance the amenities of the community

As a hockey parent, I cannot gush enough about the importance of this facility to our area's youth. There is a huge movement to grow the sport of hockey ‐ and its working!! Through this sport, kids maintain a healthy, active lifestyle. Every coach my kids have been fortunate enough to encounter has cared as much about developing the character POS 7/20/2017 22:25:52 Ronelle Rapp Comment noted. of the kids as much as their talent of the ice. Hockey brings families and communities together.

This rink will be an asset to the entire community in countless ways. Please support it!!!! I have just attended the Maryland Heights City Council Meeting held on July 20th, 2017. I voiced my opinion that there is opposition to the Ice Complex being located on Park land. In front of a witness, the City Attorney assured me that they have 70% online approval for the project. I find this hard to believe. The park land was designed for wildlife NEG 7/20/2017 22:33:35 CHRISTINE VITELLO Comment noted. refuge and for city green space. Now it will be covered up with concrete and asphalt and more congestion. Please cast your vote in OPPOSITION to this Ice Complex now. The deadline to respond is July 22, 2017 at 5pm. Please share this with your friends. We can make a difference. POS 7/20/2017 22:41:29 George Shuert Definitely need more sheets of ice to replace the ones lost. There's is definitely not enough ice to grow the sport in the St Louis metropolitan area. Now's the time. Comment noted. NEG 7/20/2017 22:41:29 Marsha Hentzel Why not Jamestown Mall? That needs to be replaced. I love our park areas and we've used all of it a lot. I thought some of the farmers across from the park were wanting to sell their land. Leave Creve Coeur Park for all the people who love parks ! A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area POS 7/20/2017 22:59:09 Haley Brueck Hockey teaches so many life lessons AND hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. I support the funding and development of the St. Louis Ice Center in Creve Coeur park. I have three children who all skate (hockey and figure). For years, I have seen firsthand the limited ice resources in our community and the conflict created by not having enough ice available to our kids. I have also seen our city miss out on bidding to host large POS 7/20/2017 23:05:23 Angela Eberhardt Comment noted. scale sporting events because we do not have enough ice and patron seating to support the event. Please support and approve this project. Creve Coeur Park is a great centralized location for such an endeavor Please consider building the ice complex somewhere aside from this beautiful park. People love and enjoy Creve Coeur Park because of its natural setting and beauty. A new ice rink is a great idea ‐ just not in this location. Please help preserve the small amount of environmental spaces we have and choose to build somewhere other than in one o POS 7/20/2017 23:14:36 Jenny Smith Comment noted. Saint Louis area's parks. Keep green spaces green! POS 7/20/2017 23:34:24 Jim Roth We need more ice in St Louis. This is a great location with great access. Comment noted. There are many sites outside the immediate area of Creve Coeur Memorial Park to build an Ice Rink. We the Citizens of Maryland Heights overwhelming agree we do not want our Park disturbed, deformed, invaded or ruined by an Ice Rink. This A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area NEG 7/21/2017 0:34:18 Joyce Yost is not what the Citizens of Maryland Heights want or need. WE don't need more traffic on our roads, more traffic in and around our park, our environment to suffer or change due to your plan to destroy our Treasured Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. Build this Ice Rink anywhere but not within or on the Property belonging to Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park which is Our Landmark, OUR History, Our Treasure. Note, comment posted twice ) A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lowe St Louis County needs more ice for residents of all ages! With the closing of the Hardee's complex many of our youth programs are in jeopardy. Residents would also benefit from more open skate opportunities. Skating and hockey are great activities to keep in shape and spend time with friends and family. This complex would be fantastic for al POS 7/21/2017 1:26:21 Wendy Richards Comment noted. of us. I am strongly in favor of the proposed St. Louis ice center in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. It would provide a valuable asset to the county and region through its promotion of on‐ice physical activity, while not detracting from the overall park itself

The idea of an ice complex in a park is not unprecedented, and actually fairly common with Queeny Park, Kirkwood Park, Kennedy (South County) Park, and Forest Park all hosting some form of an ice rink within their bounds. The ice center itself might actually serve as a magnet to attract those that might not normally go to Creve Coeur Lake POS 7/21/2017 1:29:52 Taylor Wagner Comment noted. Memorial Park, thus further benefitting the community and promoting wellness.

Overall, this opportunity to bring a prized facility to the area should be seized upon and not squandered. I am optimistic that the true interests of the local citizens will prevail, and that St. Louis County will gain an asset for years to come POS 7/21/2017 3:53:26 Jake Gerardi Build it for the kids Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 6:58:34 Sharon Williams Have 3 children all play (even my husband) and they will forever. This sport truly gives back and St. Louis is in dire need of more sheets of ice. This complex would bring in the revenue for the city and also support other sports programs Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 7:43:29 Cory Birk I am in favor of the St Louis ice center being built. This will attract my entire family back to this park, I have not visited this location in 15 years as it does not provide the facilities that my family enjoys. It will also bring new capitol to surrounding businesses Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 7:55:16 Mandy Presley Please approve! This will be great for Maryland Heights and the surrounding St. Louis/St. Charles county area children looking to get into hockey Comment noted. I think this project / center would be a great recreation destination for the St Louis area. Ice hockey is a growing sport and St Louis does not have enough to supply a positive recreation experience to the residents of St Louis City, St Louis County, and St Charles County. I like the aspect that it is centrally located and has a very positive POS 7/21/2017 7:58:09 Bill Hipkins Comment noted. environmental effect. POS 7/21/2017 8:01:35 Emily Weber Love the idea! What precautions will be taken to avoid flood risks? I know that the park was drastically affected by our latest rounds of flood. Has an environmental impact assessment been done for the area? Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 8:02:11 Terri Wheeler I believe in this project 100%. Very much needed! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 8:03:26 Jennifer Little I grew up figure skating in IL and MO and would love my kids to have a modern accessible place nearby to skate! With the ice plex in Chesterfield Valley closing our choices are few. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 8:09:05 Joe Bishop I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 8:13:07 Matt Casalone Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 8:15:38 Julie Willis St.Louis needs this! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 8:17:17 Len Chartrand Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 9:05:20 Andrew Haar An ice facility such as this would be a great thing for St. Louis. Promotes a great sport for young kids and it will give this area a more appealing attraction. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 9:09:06 george pace #YES !!! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 9:22:34 Ariana Mazza A great addition for the community. Allowing multiple sports and activities to be provided to the community is important for improved health and wellness. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 9:28:16 ellen pace WE NEED MORE ICE !!! Comment noted. This is the complex that hockey in St. Louis needs. It's what St. Louis needs. We need some positive things happening in St. Louis. We're a great sports town. A great hockey town. This is the kind of project that will create a great St. Louis story. This is more than just St. Louis. It's good for our region ‐ and even nationally. Something for St. Louis to POS 7/21/2017 9:33:48 Shep Hyken Comment noted. be proud of! POS 7/21/2017 9:43:06 Ryan Bensyl This new multi‐purpose ice complex would be great for the St Louis region. It would bring more access to not only ice sports but a variety of other activities Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 9:45:02 Stephen Meyer Playing hockey has been great in helping my 7 year old grow in confidence & helped him come out his shell. I've seen the positive effects on other kids too, and we need more ice surfaces to help grow this amazing game. This new complex will help so many people Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 9:45:40 John Forsyrhe Rinks are MUCH needed in STL Comment noted. Ice Hockey is one of the greatest sports for learning teamwork, leadership, and work ethic. I am 100% certain that without this sport, my progression through college and now medical school would simply not have occurred. To not build this rink would be a massive disservice to the growing youth of Missouri. Please build the ice rink for the POS 7/21/2017 10:07:34 James Potter Comment noted. children, if nothing else. POS 7/21/2017 10:19:50 Linda Hoernig This addition would be the same as having a rink in Forest Park. The park is still there and more than likely will benefit from the additional traffic brought to the area Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 10:30:59 Dan O'Very This complex would bring so much to the area, beyond the volume of hockey tournaments this would be able to accommodate. St. Louis is a rapidly growing presence in the hockey world. With the closure of Hardee's Ice Complex, we lost roughly 17% of the ice in the are Comment noted. As an active youth hockey family we spent a LOT of money in other cities at hotels, restaurants and rinks supporting hockey in those areas. The kids here are a growing and strong population of dedicated athletes. It is important to support their healthy choice to participate in sport as a lifestyle by giving them the facilities they need. And let' POS 7/21/2017 10:33:53 Chris Taylor Comment noted. bring those other families here to see what a great city we have with lots of great amenies for them to spend THEIR money on!!! POS 7/21/2017 10:37:37 Kevin Suiter I support the new facility. Youth sports help grow the community and it also provides a great foundation for kids to develop in a team atmosphere Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 10:38:30 Randy Karraker I think this addition to the area would be wonderful. With the loss of the Hardees IcePlex, the region needs more sheets of ice. Young hockey players and figure skaters would benefit greatly from this facility Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 10:50:30 Zack Hauser I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 11:06:47 John Osdieck Board member St. Peter's Spirit Hockey Club. Ice time is harder and harder to get. Programs are growing and the shut down of Hardee's creates a huge burden on the parents to get kids to the rinks. It would be a great addition to the area Comment noted. It is time to remind that those in power in county government like our county executive, Steve Stenger, that the many, many supporters of Creve Coeur Lake Park are voters too NEG 7/21/2017 11:11:23 Ron Kalupa Comment noted.

POS 7/21/2017 11:13:45 Cole Johnson Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 11:15:03 Kendall Michelle Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 11:16:24 Mark Duda Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land. Creative design solutions can mitigate environmental impact and provide a win for all parties involved Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 11:19:31 Linda Sheets I think the plan for this rink, which includes an outdoor sheet of ice is a great idea and a draw for residents to enjoy skating outdoors! Synchro skaters, figure skaters, speed skaters, and of course hockey players need more ice! I vote yes Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 11:26:26 Jeffrey Altvater Youth ice sports are growing in the St. Louis area and this development would be positive for the whole region Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 11:28:13 Jason Pippi This Ice Center would be an amazing addition to aid in the development of the sport of hockey in Missouri. It would also be an incredible support to the community! Comment noted. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics.

It is on a major flood plain and every other year major flooding occurs in this area. This facility would destroy the first park that the St. Louis county parks ever built. All for supporting the blues, but let's do it in a better way than destroying a park, creating heavy amounts of traffic, air, water and light pollution. This would also seriously damage the A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. NEG 7/21/2017 11:34:03 Joe Milton wildlife in the parks as well as the wildlife in the Creve Coeur Lake. In other words, the St. Louis blues would have the animals singing the blues just by moving the ice facility in another location than being placed in a lovely park. The existing habitat at the project site is not unique, and there are numerous areas within and adjacent to the Park that will support wildlife offset by the SLIC. Within a 5‐mile radius, there is a relatively large amount of deciduous forest of equal or better quality than the vegetation being removed. Therefore, due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. The St. Louis region needs more ice facilities. Our area has more than 4,000 amateur hockey players and, simply put, there are not enough rinks. Many young people are forced to practice long before the sun comes up and very late at night, which creates bad habits and puts families in challenging situations.

The SLIC would support many recreational activities and promote overall health. In addition to ice hockey, the public facility would offer figure skating, speed skating, ice dancing, synchronized skating, indoor field hockey, floor hockey, indoor lacrosse, indoor soccer, in‐line skating and much more. Visitors would suddenly be introduced to new POS 7/21/2017 11:41:39 Jennifer Ryan Comment noted. exercise options as they spend time in the park.

Through the hosting of tournaments and other high‐profile events, the SLIC would bring thousands of people to the St. Louis region. That’s good for our hotels, restaurants and just about any type of business you can think of. The St. Louis region is an incredible place to live, work and play. Why not bring folks from all over the United States here?

POS 7/21/2017 11:44:29 David Scott The Park and New Arena can both co exist. As a Maryland Heights resident this would be foolish not to build. Will increase business in the area tremendously! Will also be a cool attraction that we have in the city. Lindenwood Will have an NCAA D1 team there. So much opportunity. Please build this, so much good will become of it! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 11:58:53 Joe Klaus please build this rink at the proposed location!! Comment noted. This new rink should only be seen as a positive. There already is the space and it wouldn't take away from ANYTHING. POS 7/21/2017 12:17:11 Scort Rizzuto Comment noted. With the Hardee's Iceplex now closed, young hockey players in the area need a new home ice. POS 7/21/2017 12:24:37 Derek Filcoff With the St. Louis area producing five first‐round National Hockey League draft picks last year, this project is capitalizing on developing youth hockey in St. Louis and making St. Louis a hub for hockey and ice sports in the Midwest. This type of goodwill can be priceless in so many ways and a huge morale boost to the Metro area. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 12:35:14 Chris Arnold Anything for the kids is a good idea. I approve Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 12:52:39 David Roush The proposed Ice Center would be a tremendous asset to the community. It would benefit residents of all ages for years to come. Comment noted. NEG 7/21/2017 13:08:11 Peter Whiting Leave the park as is. Indoor ice rink should be built outside the park Comment noted.

Dear National Park Service,

As a park lover who has kept up with issues for 20+ years, I'd like to say THANK YOU for the LWCF resources you have made available across the country. Please do not allow the LWCF to be undermined with waivers. The LWCF manual unequivacably states that grants must be applied to "outdoor recreation." Land for the ice complex proposed at Creve Coeur Lake Memorial County Park would not have qualified for a grant, and waiving recipient commitment would jeopardize the spirit and intent of all LWCF grants everywhere.

A 250,000 square foot, 50 foot tall, 4500 seat, 4‐rink, indoor ice arena complex with 1000+ parking spaces and a footprint of 40 acres is NOT "outdoor recreation." In fact, this facility would degrade the quality of "outdoor recreation" for those using the land/water as the LWCF grant intended. The proposed Ice Center meets the definition of a Public Facility under LWCF guidelines. As described in Step 3C question 1 of the PD/ESF and throughout Chapters 1 and 4.16 of the EA, the proposed Ice Center results in a net gain in outdoor recreation benefits, enhances the outdoor recreational use of an entire park, and is compatible with In the floodplain such a massive structure would stick out like a sore thumb. Increased traffic would be constant. Sunsets viewed from the idyllic lake would be ruined by a concrete and steel monstrosity, the visual equivalent of an office park or large mall anchor store. the outdoor recreation resources and opportunities in a Section 6(f) protected area. The NPS may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the LWCF when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). The ice arena partnership is arguing that the facility would increase use of the park in general, thereby encouraging "outdoor recreation." There is absolutely nothing to justify this claim. If anything, the loss of quality open space would drive many who love this park away. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. The partnership also claims that an indoor rink is needed for "outdoor recreation" as the climate is inhospitable for an outdoor rink. But there is no comparison between an outdoor rink, and the size and scope of this enormous all‐season, indoor complex. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend NEG 7/21/2017 13:14:33 Gwyn Wahlmann According to the 2017 St. Louis County Parks master plan public input survey: Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics.

‐‐‐as is, Creve Coeur Lake Memorial County Park has the HIGHEST public satisfaction rating of any County park. (pg. 2): http://www.stlcountyparksmasterplan.com/uploads/2/0/1/3/20131535/etc_report_executive_summary__draft__‐_stl_county_pr__march_29_2017_.pdf The commenter claims the loss of sunset viewing from the lake because of the SLIC. Actually, the SLIC is east of the lake and would have no bearing on sunsets. The Purpose and Need of the project identified a shortage of ice sheets in the St. Louis area. Those mentioned in this comment are, as stated, good hockey “parks”. However, the need for more ice sheets still exists. The proposed project is not required to go to a vote of the people. A public meeting about the proposed development was held by St. Louis County in January 2017. Additionally, per the requirements of NEPA and Section 6(f), the Environmental Assessment report has been posted for public review and ‐‐‐only 6% of respondents rated "ice skating facilities" among their top 4 wish list choices for any County park. Public interest in ice facilities ranked LESS THAN nature study, outdoor tennis courts, splash pads, outdoor aquatics, bike parks, shooting ranges, golf courses, indoor walking/jogging tracks, indoor aquatic facilities, fishing areas, dog comment (from June 22, 2017 through July 23, 2017). The lease and management agreements have not yet been drafted. Any such agreement will clearly indicate that the leased/concessioned area is to be operated by the lessee/concessionaire for public outdoor recreation purposes in compliance with provisions of the Land and Water parks, boat access, undeveloped open space, museums, picnic shelters, historical sites, playgrounds and trails. (pg. 4) Conservation Fund (LWCF) Act and implementing guidelines, including but not limited to: (1) the area will be identified as publicly owned and operated as a public outdoor recreation facility in all signs, literature and advertising, and is operated by a lessee as identified in the public information to eliminate the perception that the area is private; (2) all fees charged by the lessee/concessionaire to the public must be competitive with similar private facilities; and (3) compliance with all Civil Rights and accessibility legislation is required and compliance will be indicated by signs posted in visible public areas and statements in public brochures. The lease and management ‐‐‐"ice skating facilities" ranked only in the "medium" range of priority investments in any County park, LESS THAN trails, indoor walking/jogging, indoor swimming, historic places, museums, dog parks, river access, fishing areas, weights/fitness machines, shooting ranges and playgrounds. (pg. 5) agreements will reserve the right to periodically review the performance of the lessee/concessionaire and terminate the agreement if its terms and the provisions of the grant agreement, including maintenance, public use and accessibility, are not met.

‐‐‐environmental education/nature study ranked #1 in "Programs That Are Most Important to Adults in Households" (pg 9) ‐‐‐environmental education/nature study ranked #2 in "Top Priorities for Investment for Recreation Programs ‐ Adult" (pg 10)

Also please see:

http://www.stlcountyparksmasterplan.com/uploads/2/0/1/3/20131535/17‐0531_open_house_mtg.pdf

Please follow through with these plans and develop an exciting opportunity for area ice hockey! The location is ideal, central to the region, and the city needs to capitalize on its growth of local hockey development and its recent success with this facility. This rink would not only enhance the current access to this sport, and others mentioned, bu POS 7/21/2017 13:15:17 Adam Kulp Comment noted. may be necessary to support one of the few major sport teams we still have in the area. It would also be a great draw for the surrounding creve couer park. Finally a great step forward for this commmuntity ‐ let's get it going NEG 7/21/2017 13:28:30 Deb Renkey Put resources toward revitalizing already developed areas! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 13:29:08 Penny Mosher I feel this ice rink would be beneficial to the skating community of St. Louis, and to the economy of St. Louis as a whole. I fully support the building of this complex Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 13:39:00 Dale Wilcoxen Love hockey. All the other ice sports are cool also. We need this. Comment noted. I feel we should proceed with this development. With the closing of the rink in Chesterfield valley, there are hundreds of hockey players and figure skaters who have lost their place to exercise, play, and be part of a team.

POS 7/21/2017 14:02:11 Kris Zonies This rink will being economic benefit to the area, bringing in tournaments and competitions that will bring outside money into Creve Coeur. Comment noted.

I am also a frequent user of Creve Coeur Lake and Park, and don't feel that this will negatively impact the park While I understand the desire for an ice rink, I tend not to think this was a part of the August 2003 CC Park Master Plan and it isn't mentioned anywhere in the 2004 Howard Bend Levee EA as a "future contemplated event". Most importantly perhaps is that the EA for this project states that in 2015, 2016 and 2017 this area was subject to three A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend NEG 7/21/2017 14:04:38 Kathleen Schweitzer 100+ year flood events. Future 100+ year flood events will most likely impact this area again and again. Maybe it is time to stop placing structures in flood prone areas Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. POS 7/21/2017 14:11:34 Geoff Neidenbach I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact Comment noted. NEG 7/21/2017 14:12:04 Ellen Wentz A flood plain is in a beautiful park is not the place to build an ice rink. I believe a rink is need, but not here Comment noted. I do not approve of any development on the land that is designated as a park. There are plenty of other places that a facility like the rink suggeted could be built, but the Park is wonderful the way it is; I visit often and my enjoyment of the park (and the frequency with which I visit) would be negatively impacted by this development. Further, The NPS may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the LWCF when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the NEG 7/21/2017 14:14:46 Sarah Willey don't believe the construction of a new Ice Center on the park grounds is even legal, either. use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). POS 7/21/2017 14:22:44 Marissa Watt I am in support of the St. Louis Ice Center. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 14:23:54 Bryan Ziercher I support the construction of the facility and rinks. This is an outstanding opportunity for the betterment of the community and support of our youth through out the entire region Comment noted. This planned ice center would be a great benefit to not only the St. Louis hockey community but the St. Louis community at large. This will alleviate many of the scheduling issues at other local rinks and draw more people into Creve Coeur Park. The ice center will attract those into the park who would otherwise not enter the park. This would wor POS 7/21/2017 14:39:48 Jacob Capps Comment noted. as a featured attraction that would draw people in and then once they see the beauty of the park they will become lifelong visitors. POS 7/21/2017 14:45:48 Rick Stolte I am in full support of the Ice Center. It will be great for the whole St. Louis Region. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 14:48:40 Jay Price I see nothing but positives about this project. This will help bring more people to the park to see this beautiful facility. It would help promote fitness and family fun‐all things a park in used for. it would be a travesty if this was not allowed to proceed and be built Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 14:53:45 Terry H I love hockey and think this facility will be an excellent addition to the park Comment noted. Creve Coeur Park is the last place that this ice rink should be located! I live in nearby Seven Pines, and we already are having wildlife seeking refuge in our neighborhoods. I can only imagine what will happen when MORE of their green space is taken away for a massive ice rink and parking lot. Park land is not the place for this. Forest Park is a ver poor comparison in terms of a "setup like this." Unlike Forest Park, which is made for heavy traffic with the zoo, art museum and ice rink, Creve Coeur park has only one two‐lane road running through the middle of it, and a large body of water limiting the area that land animals can inhabit. Not all green space needs to be built on and paved over! A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. Additionally, the location of the project site is a few hundred feet south of a four‐lane divided NEG 7/21/2017 15:02:11 Tricia Bisoux Creve Coeur Park is NOT Forest Park. Its central attractions are its natural assets, not its man‐made ones. An ice complex and parking lot will most certainly significantly detract, not enhance, those assets. And we cannot simply keep shoving wildlife out of their natural habitats. It's cruel to the animals and shortsighted in terms of our need for highway (Rte. 141) and Marine Drive would be widened from Rte. 141 to the proposed site to accommodate traffic. natural, undisturbed green space. Please, please, please, build the ice rink somewhere else, somewhere that is NOT on the ground of such a beautiful park! Please leave the park as a peaceful place. NEG 7/21/2017 15:17:49 Margaret Howard I've only in the last year or so begun to explore the area around the lake, and am appalled to hear that so much of this lovely green space is being considered for this development. There are scant enough of them. Please develop instead in one of the many available areas already covered in concrete Comment noted. NEG 7/21/2017 15:20:36 liz keeler No to buildings in Creve Coeur Lake Park, anythings that would create congestion in this great open space ! Comment noted. St. Louis Ice Center Draft Environmental Assessment, Maryland Heights, St. Louis County, Missouri. June 2017 Comments prepared by Scott George (July 21, 2017)

Section 1.0 Purpose and Need This section does not demonstrate a need to for additional ice skating facilities in St. Louis County. The only statistics presented are from the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation (project developer), which claims there are 10,000 hockey participates in the St. Louis metro area (Missouri counties of Jefferson, St. Louis, St. Charles, St. Louis City, Illinois counties of Monroe, Madison, St. Clair), with 18 currently operating ice skating facilities. This does not constitute a significant need for new ice facilities.

EA states the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) suggests one indoor ice facility for every 100,000 in population. This is a general guideline and does relate to the specific study area markets, or needs. If there is a high demand for indoor ice facilities, can’t it be supported by the commercial market, without the donation of public park Section 1.0: The Purpose and Need of the project identified a shortage of ice sheets in the St. Louis area. Those mentioned in this comment are, as stated, good hockey “parks”. However, the need for more ice sheets still exists. land? Why did the Hardee’s Iceplex in nearby Chesterfield recently close? If it was not economically feasible to keep, or upgrade this facility, a new facility will not. All public comments received both in response to the EA public comment period and as part of the larger proprosed project application are being collected and submitted to NPS and MDNR along with the application for the proposed Ice Center. The only independent survey regarding ice skating facilities needs was conducted by St. Louis County Parks and presented in: St. Louis County Parks and Recreation Master Plan Survey (2017), which states; Section 2: A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. One was at Queeny Park and the others were in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park or in the vicinity of it. It was determined through alternatives analysis that the selected location is the most feasible location while also meeting the need •Facilies/Amenies That Are Most Important to Households; are trails for walking, biking, hiking (59%), followed by playgrounds, with Ice Skang Facilies ranked 19th (6%). for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The Preferred Alternative is not discussed in depth in Section 2.3.2.2 because it is analyzed in depth throughout the rest of the EA. •Top Priories for Investment for Recreaon Facilies is also t rails for walking, biking hiking, with Ice Skang Facilies ranking 12th. •Programs That are Most Important to Adults in Households is En vironmental Educaon/Nature Study. Ice skang did not even make the list. Section 3.7: Quaternary alluvial deposits within the project area are at a depth of greater than 100 feet. Alluvial deposits at the project site include silt, clay, silty clay and sand. The project site is underlain by more than 100 feet of unconsolidated deposits of silt, clay, silty clay and sand of the Quaternary Period, Holocene Epoch. According to •Conclusions and Recommendaons states: "Trips and tours, envir onmental educaon and nature study, and senior recreaon programs were among the top four programs when it comes to unmet needs within the County." No menon of ice skang. GeoSTRAT, karst‐related features such as springs and sinkholes are not present within one mile of the project site. A full soil report is included in appendix C. NEG 7/21/2017 15:22:01 Scott George The EA should incorporate the St. Louis County Parks and Recreation Master Plan Survey (2017), which demonstrates, ice skating facilities are not a significant unmet need for St. Louis County residents. We fail to understand how removing natural habitat along the Great Rivers Greenway Trail (highest priority for residents), with a massive indoor Although the proposed SLIC will remove existing habitat for other wildlife, the project site represents only 1.9 percent of the entire Park area with most of this being a mowed field with just a few trees. The existing habitat at the project site is not unique, and there are numerous areas within and adjacent to the Park that will support wildlife ice skating facility (low priority for residents) is meeting a “need”. offset by the SLIC. Within a 5‐mile radius, there is a relatively large amount of deciduous forest of equal or better quality than the habitats being removed. Therefore, due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. Section 1.6 Scoping and Public Involvement Activities, should include reference to the numerous letters by public organizations, which have commented on the project; e. g. Webster Groves Nature Study Society (WGNSS), St. Louis Audubon Society, Missouri Coalition for the Environment, Sierra Club, Open Space Council, Greenway Network, A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur American Institute of Architects, and Green Building Council. These groups represent the public and their concerns should be considered. Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. Section 2.0 Project Alternatives. The alternatives evaluation only considers a very narrow set of sites and not “a full range of alternatives” as required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The EA states; “The study team for this EA developed criteria to bind the development of alternatives for the SLIC to a manageable area in the St. See comment for specific issues re: impact on biological resources Louis metro area.” Using six criteria (central location, size, accessibility, low land costs, topography and surrounding land), the EA identified only two areas in St. Louis County as viable locations; (1) within or near Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park (Park) and (2) within Queeny Park. Why are just St. Louis County Parks and floodplain sites considered, and four sites (out of five) clustered in or around the Park?

There is no information presented as why only these two areas can be considered. The selection criteria does not include environmental impacts (e.g. floodplain, prime farm land, natural habitat, wildlife), or potential conflicts with surrounding Park uses (e.g. trails, nature study).

EA states there is already an ice facility at Queeny Park, which should have eliminated it from consideration. Many other (developed or undeveloped) sites are available for this project. A web search for: St. Louis County Commercial Real Estate for Sale, lists many properties. Most are less than 40 acres, but tracts could be combined, e. g. 12.1 acre commercial site is for sale, with adjoining commercial land, which could be used for expansion. Much of the former Northwest Plaza (near I‐70 and I‐270) is idle and would seem a good alternative. One listing is for 115.5 acres in Chesterfield for “residential/commercial development project for a planned community builder/developer/ investor.” This site is not within a floodplain or Park. NEG 7/21/2017 15:29:04 Katherine Adams Please do not allow an ice rink to be build inside Creve Coeur Park. The highway overpass that was built in the park a few years ago was a mistake. We do not want another mistake. There are many acres of land surrounding the park that are very probably available for sale Comment noted.

July 21, 2017

Ms. Janet Wilding A. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. One was at Queeny Park and the others were in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park or in the vicinity of it. It was determined through alternatives analysis that the selected location is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for St. Louis Economic Development Partnership additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. 7733 Forsyth Boulevard B. Net Gain in Public Outdoor Recreation: The proposed Ice Center is a sponsor‐funded public facility, it is not seeking any federal funding through the LWCF program. The portion of the park that would be used for the proposed Ice Center is currently underutilized. It is a mowed field next to active railroad tracks with a maintenance shed in the St. Louis, MO 63105 middle of it and a gravel road leading from Marine Drive to the maintenance shed. Ice Center will include opportunities for outdoor recreation. It will have a seasonal outdoor skating rink and an outdoor turf athletic field. There will also be a 1km walking/biking path around the facility. The Ice Center will encourage people to take advantage of (via U.S. Mail and https://stlpartnership.com/st‐louis‐ice‐center‐public‐comments/(text‐only) recreational opportunities year‐round, especially in winter. The Ice Center will bring people to the Park from all over Missouri and the surrounding area. Participants and their families will take advantage of the nearby lake, the picnic site, the trail system, and the disc golf course. Teams will also use these outdoor activities between games. The parking lot will serve as a trail head for the Great Rivers Greenway trail currently under construction, making it easy to go from the proposed Ice Center to the rest of the Park. Re:Comments on St. Louis Ice Center Project, Dra Environmental Assessment; 1. Outdoor Rink & Training field: The outdoor rink will not be used for specator events or tournaments. It will be used for public skating sessions during the colder months. During months when the weather is too warm to support ice, the outdoor rink will be used for floor hockey, field hockey, lacrosse, and in‐line skating. Family members and spectators will be able to take advantage of this outdoor rink while hockey players are practicing or playing games. The turf field can be used to help hockey players warm up for games but will be a public space that can be enjoyed by everyone. Dear Ms. Wilding: 2. Compatability: In addition to the uses mentioned in MCE's letter, the parking lot will serve as overflow parking for other events within the park, such as the Dragon Boat race when vehicles are currently parked along the side of Marine Drive. Becuase the proposed Ice Center will serve as a trailhead, it will encourage Ice Center visitors to migrate out into the rest of the park. On behalf of the Missouri Coalion for the Environment (MCE), t he Interdisciplinary Environmental Clinic at Washington University School of Law submits these comments on the Dra Environmental Assessment for the St. Louis Ice Center Project to be located in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park in Maryland Heights, Missouri. 3. Net Gain in Outdoor recreation: The proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). The project site consists generally of a fallow field, a maintenance shed, and some wooded areas NEG 7/21/2017 15:33:18 Elizabeth Hubertz in the south portion. The building, as situated, would be visible from the north end of the lake toward the northeast. The building would be more obscured from view at the center of the lake. There would be no disruption to the horizons to the west and south from the lake. The views and horizon from the proposed site are already disrupted I. CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROPOSED ICE COMPLEX WOULD VIOLATE SECTI ON 6(F) OF THE LAND & WATER CONSERVATION FUND ACT. by high‐tension power lines, railroad tracks and a 4‐lane divided highway. Moreover, the propsoed Ice Center will occupy 40 acres in a 2,114 acre Park. The Land and Water Conservaon Fund Act of 1965 (“LWCF Act”) a uthorizes the Naonal Park Service (“NPS”) to award monies to state agencies to be used for public outdoor recreaon within the state’s borders. Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park was developed with the aid of LWCF monies, as described on page 1‐3 of the St. Louis Ice Center C. Conversion: The proposed Ice Center meets the definition of a Public Facility under the LWCF guidelines. Public Facilities may be included in Section 6(f)(3) protected areas, like Creve Coeur Lake Park, where the public facility results in a net gain in outdoor recreation benefits, enhances the outdoor recreational use of an entire park, and is Project, Draft Environmental Assessment (“EA”). The land on which St. Louis County proposes to develop the St. Louis Ice Center (“Ice Complex”), as the EA acknowledges, is part of Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park and is subject to LWCF Act restrictions. compatible with the outdoor recreation resources and opportunities in a Section 6(f) protected area. The EA and PD/ESF describe the various ways that the proposed Ice Center will provide increased benefit to public outdoor recreational opportunity and otherwise meets these criteria in response to Step 3C question 1 of the PD/ESF and throughout Chapters 1 and 4.16 of the EA. The LWCF Act was designed to make sure that land acquired or de veloped for outdoor public recreaon with the assistance of federal LWCF dollars connue to be used for that purpose even aer the inial grant. Thus, secon 6(f)(3) requires the NPS to ensure that once an area has been funded with LWCF assistance, it is “connually maintained in The proposed Ice Center is consistent with Missouri’s SCORP. Missouri’s goals under the SCORP include providing more organized activities, increasing youth participation, teaming with like‐minded community partners, and promoting the importance of funding outdoor recreating activities. The proposed Ice Center meets all of these goals. public recreation Youth hockey and public skating sessions provide opportunities for organized activities and youth participation. The organizations that rent the ice are community partners committed to promoting outdoor recreation and team sports. Also, the proposed Ice Center is funded through a mix of private and public funding. This is exactly the type of use unless NPS approves a substitute property of equal value, usefulness, and location.” Thus, the construction of an indoor recreation facility on section 6(f) land would be considered a conversion and require NPS approval and replacement with an equivalent outdoor recreational tract that will be used by the public. project funding the SCORP is trying to encourage. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur Neither the LWCF statute nor the regulaons speciﬁcally allow f or the construcon of indoor recreaonal opportunies on secon 6(f) land. However, NPS has issued guidance in the form of the LWCF State Assistance Program Federal Financial Assistance Manual (“Manual”). According to the Manual, the LWCF shall not be used for “[a]cquision of Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. areas to be used mainly for the construction of indoor facilities …” However, the Manual allows for the construction of a “public facility” which can include an indoor recreation component, as long as there is a “gain or increased benefit” to public outdoor recreational opportunities within the park. The Manual then supplies a list of eight criteria which must be met in order to fall within this exception to the requirements of section 6(f)(3), including preparation of the EA on which these comments are made. If the criteria for construcon of a public facility are met, s econ 6(f) land may be used for the construcon of an enclosed recreaonal use without being considered a conversion and without the need for the replacement of the land. The sponsor claims that the Ice Complex falls within this narrow excepon. MCE strongly disagrees.

A.The EA Does Not Adequately Consider Alternave Locaons and R ejects Alternaves for Unsound Reasons. The Ice Complex proposal does not satisfy the design and location alternatives requirements of the Manual. In order for the NPS to consider a request to construct a public facility on section 6(f) land, all design and location alternatives must be “adequately considered, documented, and rejected on a sound basis.” Five alternative sites were I am in support of the proposed St. Louis Ice Center facility in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. This facility would not only enhance the park, but more importantly provide year‐round access to ice rinks for area families, and especially youth for both recreational uses, and competition sports like hockey, figure skating, ice dancing etc. POS 7/21/2017 15:52:11 Warren Stemme Comment noted. The Ice Center would also draw visitors to the region, which would support other local businesses such as hotels, restaurants, and other amenities. This would be good for the economy in the St. Louis area. This project doesn't increase any outdoor use of the park. It's an indoor activity that should be a stand alone‐business unconnected to any government help.This kind of development should have an ROI that covers all the costs including purchase of any land. Getting free public land to make a project economically viable is simply cheating ‐ can The project enhances outdoor recreation in that it provides amenities above and beyond the properties present usage. Very little to no recreation exists on the property, which is the site of a County Park maintenance shed and a fallow field. The proposed project would add an outdoor rink and an outdoor field to this area, and it would NEG 7/21/2017 15:55:43 Craig Todd get a free government handout to make my start‐up work? If an ice rink can't make a fair return without getting a free hand out of public land, then it apparently isn't a worthy project. And why take away public park land where the citizens of St. Louis County can enjoy the outdoors. You could put up an indoor skating rink anywhere with the worst provide connections to GRG’s McKelvey Woods Trail, which is under construction. Additionally, the NPS may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the LWCF when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use land since it's use is all indoors. is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). POS 7/21/2017 16:13:17 Mazen Hajji I support this effort and STL will get a lot of benefits from it Comment noted. Being married to a long time Chesterfield Falcons and St. Louis Blues AAA Coach I hear about the need of additional ice rinks daily. With the loss of the Chesterfield rink we now have kids that are eager to have a rink to call home. I can't think of a better place than Creve Coeur Lake to house a facility such as this. I appreciate the additiona POS 7/21/2017 16:15:10 Danna Vendetti Comment noted. thought of preserving wetlands and adding additional lakes that would become a habitat for the surrounding wildlife. The vote of yes can be the only answer POS 7/21/2017 16:15:27 Keith Ziercher Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted.

POS 7/21/2017 16:15:52 Lynn Kraml I need hockey!!!!!!! Comment noted.

POS 7/21/2017 16:19:25 Steve Albers This rink is a non‐negotiable, we must have it! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 16:19:26 Ben Lamb We need this ice to develop our players in this region. Comment noted. This is a no brainer. My daughter is a synchronized skater. It is as obvious as the sun in the sky that this facility is needed. It will not only bring more ice on line but it will give people an opportunity to experience Creve Coure park and surrounding area which is good for everyone POS 7/21/2017 16:19:49 Tom Hessel Comment noted. Please make this happen. POS 7/21/2017 16:20:33 Michael Benoit It is critical that we add to ice hockey capacity in the St Louis metro area. I am a full‐on environmentalist, but am convinced that environmental provisions here are sufficient. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 16:23:51 Brandon Riley Please build the rink. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 16:24:52 Brian Neighbors More sheets are needed! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 16:25:18 Brian Neighbors More sheets are needed! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 16:25:38 Chris Kraft We need as many rinks as possible to fill our cities expanding love for hockey Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 16:25:46 Jared Cooper I support expansion of ice hockey in St. Louis. Comment noted. NEG 7/21/2017 16:27:52 Erik Lueders Please do not infringe on public natural park land for the purpose of developing a sports complex. If the desire is to build a complex, re‐develop an area that has already been developed. Taking the natural world away from future generations is contrary to the purpose of parks. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 16:38:20 Tony Riemann We need as many rinks as possible to fill our cities expanding love for hockey Comment noted.

I. The proposed Ice Center does not constitute a conversion because it is an approvable public facility under LWCF Guidelines. As GRELC notes on page 2 of their comments, proposals to construct public facilities, such as recreation centers and indoor pool buildings, do not trigger a conversion where it can be shown there is a gain or increased benefit to the public outdoor recreational opportunity. LWCF State Assistance Program Manual, Chapter 8.E.2.d (Effective Oct. 1, 2008). The EA and PD/ESF describes the various ways that the proposed Ice Center will provide increased benefit to public outdoor recreational opportunity in response to Step 3C question 1 of the PD/ESF and throughout Chapters 1 and 4.16 of the EA. Based on feedback from early consultation with NPS in early 2017, as recommended by the LWCF Guidelines, the County is applying for NPS approval of the proposed Ice Center as a sponsor‐funded public facility, not a sheltered facility. Thus, the requirements for a sheltered facility discussed on page 3 of GRELC’s comments are not applicable to the proposed project. Moreover, the email conversation between County Parks and MDNR from 2015 referenced on page 4 of GRELC’s comments and included in appendix A does not state that “an ice complex would not comply with LWCFA,” but instead states that the County “would need approval from DNR and National Parks Service” which is why the County is preparing a PD/ESF application and EA for submittal to these agencies. Moreover, the 2015 email exchange was based on preliminary plans for the Ice Center and is not applicable to the current public facility proposal. The proposed Ice Center is consistent with Missouri’s SCORP. Missouri’s goals under the SCORP include providing more organized activities, increasing youth participation, teaming with like‐minded community partners, and promoting the importance of funding outdoor recreating activities. The proposed Ice Center meets all of these goals. Youth hockey and public skating sessions provide opportunities for organized activities and youth participation. The organizations that rent the ice are community partners committed to promoting outdoor recreation and team sports. Also, the proposed Ice Center is funded through a mix of private and public funding. This is exactly the type of project funding the SCORP is trying to encourage. II. The County is applying for approval of the Ice Center as a public facility, not a sheltered facility. Moreover, the quoted statutory language of the LWCF Act only limits the availability of funding for sheltered ice rinks to areas with severe climactic conditions. The proposed Ice Center is not seeking any federal funding, as it will be a sponsor‐funded public facility. NPS will consider proposals to construct sponsor‐funded public indoor facilities on 6(f) land when such facilities are compatible with the outdoor recreational use of the site and may approve sponsor‐funded proposals regardless of prevailing climatic conditions. III. The Ice Center meets the definition of a sponsor‐funded public facility as described in Chapter 8.IV.a. 8.IV.a. The Purpose and Need of the project identified a shortage of ice sheets in the St. Louis area. The Purpose and Need of the project identified a shortage of ice sheets in the St. Louis area. There are other rinks that are good hockey “parks”. However, the need for more ice sheets still exists. IV.b. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. Please see comment letter and supporting documents located at the following web address. A copy of the letter and link have been emailed to Janet Wilding (SLEDP) and Dawn Frederickson (MDNR). NEG 7/21/2017 16:43:35 Kathleen Henry IV.c. The County went above and beyond with the Notice Requirements for the EA in the LWCF Guidelines giving the interested public ample opportunity to comment. The public comment period was 31 days. The EA and link to comments went live on Thursday, June 21 and closed on Saturday, July 22. Notice of the EA was published in the St. Louis Post‐Dispatch and the St. Louis American on June 22 and June 21, respectively, giving readers of both papers at least 30 days to https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B9Wb5LDXtznjN2FZaVJMaENhams comment on the draft EA. Moreover, availability of the opportunity to comment was widely disseminated via social media. The EA was posted on the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership’s website. The Partnership serves as the spokesperson for the County on economic development issues, such the development of the Ice Center. The County considers the Partnership to be its economic development department, as the County Executive appoints 11 of the Partnership’s 15 board members pursuant to his appointment authority under the County Charter, and the County annually appropriates funds in its budget to the Partnership as an office of county government. Overall, the County received nearly 3,000 comments on the draft EA, indicating that there was ample opportunity to comment and that opportunity was made broadly known to public as required by the LWCF guidelines. IV. d. NEPA does not require consideration of Climate Change impacts. The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued guidance requiring consideration of Climate Change impacts in October 2016, but the President issued an Executive Order on March 28, 2017 ordering CEQ to rescind its climate change guidance. Accordingly, the guidance was withdrawn on April 5, 2017. LWCF guidance and regulations similarly do not require consideration of Climate Change impacts in an Environmental Assessment. According to the NPS NEPA Handbook, climate change need only be addressed when it is applicable, either through the action’s contribution to climate change or climate change’s effects on an action. The handbook goes on to clarify that, for an EA, the level of detail and depth of analysis should be limited to the minimum needed to determine whether there would be significant environmental effects. Because the projected greenhouse gas emissions from the proposed Ice Center are anticipated to be so low, they were not deemed to impact the determination of whether there would be significant environmental effects. Similarly, the implications of climate change effects of the proposed Ice Center were implicitly incorporated into rest of the impact analysis. IV.e. Due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. IV.f. An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) is only required when the potential for significant impact to the human environment exists and is indicated by the EA or through the PD/ESF. Neither the EA nor the PD/ESF indicated that this project poses the potential for significant impact to the human environment. V. The proposed Ice Center is consistent with Missouri’s current SCORP. The Park Master Plan referenced in GRELC’s letter was published in 2003 and is more than a decade out of date. Since that time, the Creve Coeur Park community has become a Youth Sports Corridor, through the development of the soccer fields in the park and other nearby sporting complexes designed to accommodate and grow youth sporti+H2257ng leagues. [Janet is finding out more about status of the Master Plan.] VI. This assertion is without merit as GRELC has failed to demonstrate that Stenger (1) favorably acted on legislation designed to provide him with a “special monetary benefit” or (2) performed “any service for consideration” by virtue of writing the letter. Political contributions are routine, customary, and authorized under Missouri law. The legislation in question was not designed to provide, and did not have the practical effect of providing, a “special monetary benefit” to Stenger, who has no ﬁnancial or other connecon to the Project or Legacy. The mere fact of receiving a polical contribuon, without more, provides no basis for a conclusion that Stenger violated Secons 105.452(4) or 105.454(4). Nor did Stenger, by authoring the leer in the course of his oﬃcial dues as County Execuve, perform a “service for consideraon” from a third party.

NEG 7/21/2017 16:48:52 Emily Horton Please. No more incursions on the open space, and the cultural and natural history of Creve Coeur Park in St. Louis. There is a much more appropriate, and more accessible open site at I‐44 in Fenton, Mo., for development of an ice hockey rink. Please, no more "development" for Creve Coeur Park A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area POS 7/21/2017 16:51:02 Nic Saben Kids need to play hockey Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 16:51:37 JIM SCHMITTEL I'm for the ice rink, it would be great for the area, there's a definite need for it. I think it's a good safe area for it and I think it's a beautiful plan Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 16:52:03 Mark Biondolino A long overdue project that will greatly benefit this area! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 16:53:22 Raymond Welsch Please get this built Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 16:54:28 Adam Gudermuth Support your hockey community Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 16:54:46 David Smith Been playing hockey since the 5th Grade Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 16:58:44 Jared Miner We need more rinks in St. Louis County Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 16:58:55 Chris Gilbertsen St.louis hockey growth is huge right now. The more rinks, the better chance at development Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 17:00:04 Scott Cavin Hockey is an essential part of youth sports in STL Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 17:01:31 Joe Keune Hockey is a budding and growing sport in St Louis and I'm excited about the future of the sport in the city. More sheets means more opportunities for our youth to develop Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 17:02:55 Ryan Craig St. Louis hockey is growing. Need facilities. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 17:04:19 Matt Kennington This would be fantastic for the community Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 17:04:31 Rob Wiemers I support it because I am a coach and we need more sheets. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 17:05:09 Tony Eichenlaub i have been playing hockey my entire life. It's been there for me through thick and thin. Organized sports and the growth of hockey is essential for the future of St. Louis! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 17:08:40 Michelle winkler We need more ice rinks because there is not enough. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 17:10:19 Jeff Veldhuizen I am in full support of this proposed ice complex. St Louis NEEDS more ice rinks and hockey facilities to support our growing numbers of hockey players. If this is done correctly it could also bring in more profitable revenue for the STL County Park system. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 17:14:24 Nick Eckl We need more ice in the St. Louis area. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 17:14:44 Nick Angle Go hockey Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 17:14:52 Nick Angle Go hockey Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 17:16:43 Angie Chaplin Ice is nice! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 17:17:09 Jackie Chaplin I love hockey ,,,, Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 17:18:36 Rich Ropp Build it! This venue will boost the Sports Commission’s efforts to continue to bring a premium sports venue as well as new, impactful eventsto the region Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 17:19:31 Karen Swanson Yes please, Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 17:19:55 Andrew Wingbermuehle Would be great for the saint louis hockey community Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 17:20:41 Ashley Orlando St. Louis definitely could use more ice, coming from a hockey sister. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 17:20:45 Gary Mindel It's undeniable that youth sports build character. The Ice Center, although the practice facility for the Blues has a mission of providing a venue for kids to grow in skills and character. These kinds of efforts a meaningful to the community at large. It needs to happen Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 17:22:37 Robyn Friedman We need more ice!!! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 17:25:04 Thomas Ames With several rinks closing or gone in the area, and with St. Louis so particularly well represented in the professional leagues, the opportunity for such a facility to be built, and its impact on our community's youth, is incredibly important. I fully support this measure and hope to see it built with pride Comment noted. As a sports fan and someone active in youth sports, I think this is a tremendous opportunity for St. Louis and the region for many reasons Hockey is extremely popular sport in the St. Louis area and there is not enough ice to support the sport. Fact! POS 7/21/2017 17:27:56 Steve Moore The facility will support more than youth hockey and the St. Louis Blues. The ice would offer additional exposure to other winter sports, such as figure skating and speed skating. The facility would be accessible for soccer and lacrosse. Comment noted. For Creve Coeur, which is already the home of the ever expanding Scott Gallagher and Lou Fusz soccer complexes, it mean the community is set up as the epicenter of youth sports in St. Louis. Thousands of people from inside and outside St. Louis will be supporting tournaments and events in CC, which means money for local restaurants and hotels as well as tax dollars to support the community. POS 7/21/2017 17:28:07 Nicole Kramer Love the idea! Lets do it! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 17:29:15 Jane Adams Hockey is a great team sport for kids and adults. It supports team building for kids and helps them grow as individuals. Support hockey in STL! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 17:35:55 Joshua Smith Need more ice Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 17:36:10 Ashley Smith Hockey Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 17:36:54 Matt Ortinau Hockey is a great team building sport. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 17:40:03 Jeremy Manoli We need more ice in STL!!! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 17:40:59 Adam Maurer Please build a rink. Need more Ice. Support hockey stl Comment noted. Please don't build! We already have many ice rinks in st. louis. Creve Coeur offers such wonderful green space that gives so much to the st louis community. Once green space disappears it won't come back. Parks are a public good that are free to everyone. Public space must be maintained! Not everyone has money to enjoy the benefits of an ice POS 7/21/2017 17:46:53 Colin Hughes Comment noted. skating rink. POS 7/21/2017 17:55:15 Will Brennan We need more ice in STL!!! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 17:57:32 Adam Lewis Definitely need more Ice! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 17:59:28 Kaylee Smith YES HOCKEY FAMILIES ARE SOME OF THE GREATEST PEOPLE I'VE EVER MET Comment noted. Definitely need more ice in STL!!! Don't let us make another mistake like not voting yes for mLS. POS 7/21/2017 18:00:27 Erik Hisserich St. Louis has a rich hockey tradition and that needs to fostered with rinks that will allow the next generation of St. Louis kids to benefit and excel. Comment noted. You VOTE NO on this and you're going to ruin youth hockey in ST. Louis POS 7/21/2017 18:07:22 Daniel Hussey Good for community Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 18:12:14 Joe Scott This project would be great for the St Louis area. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 18:14:02 Joey Kramer Build the hockey rink. Will grow hockey community Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 18:16:34 Alexander Schott Comment noted. It'll help build the already growing hockey prescience in St. Louis POS 7/21/2017 18:19:58 Zach Levy please build a rink it will help the community and young players around the city Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 18:20:53 Josh Patterson Ice rinks are a great sport for family bonding! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 18:23:59 Tim Acup We need the rink!!!! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 18:24:35 David Levy There is a shortage of ice in the city and this will be a great benefit to the region. It is a great use of vacant land and compatible with the parks recreational use and neighboring sports facilitie Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 18:26:12 Dave Holden Hockey is great! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 18:30:06 Tyler Finney Hockey is the best sports it's a most to have around Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 18:30:07 Jeremy Huber I love this hockey its great Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 18:30:42 Jake Lownsdale Keeps kids active Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 18:36:35 Zachary Brancato Great way to help out with the community! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 18:40:32 John Kuchar It's a great thing for the community. Comment noted. N/A 7/21/2017 18:42:17 Shayne Korte None N/A POS 7/21/2017 18:46:18 Justin Garlik More ice sheets would be great for stl and young hockey in stl Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 18:48:46 Jacob Case We need hockey in stl Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 18:51:19 Eric Weaver Go Blues! Grow hockey in St Louis. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 18:57:14 Alex Guest We need more ice. Can never have too many rinks Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 18:57:58 Ryan Frost I think it's good for the communinity Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 18:59:15 Joe Dublar Need the rink!!! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 18:59:30 Brendan Evanoff Great for the community Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 19:02:19 Kyle Turner The more Ice the better Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 19:02:52 Kirk Krabbe We need to build this rink. It would be a great addition to the community Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 19:03:06 Nick Syrigos Open more sheets up for kids! Comment noted. It is inappropriate to build this facility on the floodplain. This area has flooded many times in the past. The levy has failed before and will fail again. There are plenty of alternative locations. There is no reason why this facility should be build in this area. The park is already used to capacity so there can be no argument that the area is unde A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend NEG 7/21/2017 19:07:11 David Becher utilized. Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. Multiple comments. First is the question of need now that a new facility is being proposed for Chesterfield Valley some eight miles away and would have better access. The Purpose and Need of the project identified a shortage of ice sheets in the St. Louis area. Those mentioned in this comment are, as stated, good hockey “parks”. However, the need for more ice sheets still exists. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. One was at Queeny Park and the others were in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park or in the vicinity of it. It was determined through alternatives analysis that the selected location is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for Two; is no alternative locations were ever presented and the facility seems to be in conflict with outdoor recreation. The one rendering shows the open ice rink and seems to hide the warehouse looking building that would enclose the other three rinks. additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. NEG 7/21/2017 19:07:40 Thomas Murrell A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. Three is the traffic that would come with the facility. Sailboat Cove is probably the most used parking area on the lake. Adding more traffic would just frustrate the current users and cause them to use Sailboat Cove less than more. On weekends there are events there that can fill the lot would cause massive traffic problems. The project enhances outdoor recreation in that it provides amenities above and beyond the properties present usage. Very little to no recreation exists on the property, which is the site of a County Park maintenance shed and a fallow field. The proposed project would add an outdoor rink and an outdoor field to this area, and it would provide connections to GRG’s McKelvey Woods Trail, which is under construction. Additionally, the NPS may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the LWCF program when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed There may be a need for more ice in St. Louis County, but the question that was voiced in January is why does it have to be built on park land. It's basically a commercial facility and should be built on commercial land. development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreaon and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreaon Complex). POS 7/21/2017 19:10:24 Jake Pryor This is great for the community. We need more sheets! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 19:13:16 Derek Watson We need more ice! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 19:14:30 Alex Palmer I support hockey Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 19:15:07 Chasse Ramirez Hockey unites communities and brings great all weather sports entertainment opportunities Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 19:16:15 Daniel Johnson Hockey is a great activity for child development. Chesterfield closing was a great loss. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 19:18:54 James Riggle Kids need Ice to continue to grow the game in St Louis and keep costs down. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 19:19:03 Jacob Behnen This ice rink would enhance Creve Coeur park, and give young hockey players in STL a chance to play the game they love Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 19:20:29 Saleem Kashif This project will enhance our gem that is Creve couer park. This will offer a an opportunity to be in the park during the winter months and won't disturb the wild life. The proposed soccer complex would have a much worse impact on the park. I look forward to it Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 19:23:31 Brad Porter We need more rinks, as ice time is hard to come by. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 19:23:40 Chris Starkey We need this so bad in st.louis. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 19:27:11 Alex Smith We need more ice Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 19:28:03 Daniel Sears Hockey is great for kids, ice is needed. Build that rink. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 19:28:42 Bryan Zalewski Need ice time Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 19:30:51 Steve Clatterbuck Go blues Comment noted. The more ice the better! POS 7/21/2017 19:32:48 Duston Suits Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 19:33:43 Jason Burian Love the convince and location. Can't wait to skate. Comment noted. The more ice the better! POS 7/21/2017 19:33:46 Nick Heem We need more icecin st Louis! A lot of demand! Comment noted.

POS 7/21/2017 19:35:02 Dan Prevedel More ice! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 19:36:22 Joe Sayne Looking for to future tournaments in the park! Comment noted. There can never be to much ice in Missouri . were looking forward to more tournament opportunities POS 7/21/2017 19:36:32 Justin Mccallister Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 19:36:38 Steve Yue Thanks for all the hard work! Having this ice rink built is critical to the youth hockey community Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 19:37:18 Dustin Stech More places to increase the love of hockey Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 19:39:18 Anthony South I will use it Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 19:39:24 Tara South It would be a great addition to the community! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 19:41:07 Aaron Hudson Need more ice Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 19:41:14 Justin Patrick More Ice will bring more kids to the rinks. I'm in favor of having more rinks Comment noted. N/A 7/21/2017 19:41:20 Tim Thompson Hockey N/A POS 7/21/2017 19:45:10 Jeremey Weiss Need more ice Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 19:46:01 Mike Brandon The proposed St. Louis Ice Center proposed for Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park would be a tremendous asset for those in the area that enjoy playing and watching ice hockey Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 19:46:38 Dale Unnerstall It is a very much needed place !!!! It would be great for St. Louis hockey . Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 19:54:51 Paul Johnson I support the new ice rink in MH. Ice is at a premium in the STL area and this is much needed. Hockey is growing at an great rate this past seasons and an ice shortage would stifle that great growth Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 19:57:21 Mike Russell good for the community. The more rinks the better for the development of the game. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 19:59:20 Mark Hannah We need more ice ice in St. Louis Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 20:00:41 Zach Lowe Yay hockey Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 20:00:49 Larry Jablonow Hockey is important to St Louis and this rink/development is greatly needed to continue the positive growth of hockey in our town Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 20:01:27 Scott Sarich Kids could use more ice to play on Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 20:02:36 Derek Leroy It'd be great for the community Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 20:03:09 Janet Bova Conti I support this project. Kids and families will enjoy time together at this facility Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 20:04:13 Sean Schutz Need more ice. Great for community Comment noted. I believe this Ice facility should be built, I know there's lots of arguments about it being built in Creve Cour Park.But there are many county and city parks that have ice rinks,for example Kennedy ice rink in Suson Park , Queeny ice rink in Queeny Park, Shaw ice rink in Shaw Park and Steinberg ice rink in Forrest Park. These parks where made fo the community's not just for a few individuals are outdoor enthusiasts. This Ice rink will be a great asset to the surrounding county's and city . This Ice rink will be the crown jewel of the Midwest not another ice rink with in 500 miles are more would even come close to it ,this would help put St.Louis, Hockey community on the map.We just had 5 top hockey players drafted from St.Louis in the last year this would help us stay in contention with other major Hockey cities and countries. And I haven't even began to talk about what it would do for youth hockey, figure skating, speed skating and I almost forgot about our handi cap hockey community, I could go on and on so I will put this to a POS 7/21/2017 20:05:57 Allen Roth Comment noted. close, this Ice rink could only bring positive results in our community and city. Thank you Allen Roth POS 7/21/2017 20:09:30 Pete Lombardo Great place for kids to learn and play Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 20:11:13 Matt Bednara We need to replace rinks we've lost Comment noted. I am in support of the Ice Center being built in Creve Coeur Park. It will be great for hockey players, schools, hockey leagues & the St. Louis Blues. It would be a POS 7/21/2017 20:11:38 carol Clark great asset to the St. Louis area. Comment noted.

POS 7/21/2017 20:13:26 Seth Parker Ice is awesome for people to learn self discipline and respect Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 20:15:12 Andrew Baker With limited ice and busy jobs people need more ice to skate Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 20:17:35 Cindy Tittel I am in favor of this project and support it. This project will be beneficial to the surrounding community and all who use it Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 20:17:40 Ryan Grillo We need more rings in that area there is a shortage of ice Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 20:20:09 Lane Daum Maryland Heights is more centrally located we need it Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 20:21:01 Steve Weber This area needs more ice sheets Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 20:21:24 Shawn Aye Youth hockey needs this facility Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 20:25:06 Delbert Clark I am in favor of the Ice Center being built in Creve Coeur Park. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 20:27:20 Chris Nikonovich Area needs this to happen Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 20:32:07 Trey Ruprecht More ice for our youth the better. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 20:32:44 Matt Bonasch Its much needed! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 20:38:18 Mark Scheiper Please build it. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 20:39:51 Howard Beard Looking forward to skating Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 20:39:54 Deric Ashbrook Hockey is great for the community. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 20:41:11 Richie Graver Bringing more hockey to stl is always great for the hockey community Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 20:41:36 Nick Cook We need more ice Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 20:44:10 Stacie Beatman The new ice rink will help everyone in the community. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 20:44:13 Evan Uchaker We really need the space to grow the sport in this area and support all the current players Comment noted. This rink would not only give opportunities to the people that are using it but to the city as a whole. We have lost out on so many opportunities to bring in much needed publicity as well as funds. The revenue that will be brought in to near by restaurants, hotels and other attractions can not be argued. To keep this city on the map and to continu POS 7/21/2017 20:46:28 Karla Ukman Comment noted. to support a city that has so many great things to offer we need to have this ice complex. St. Louis has been so concerned about things that are minute that people forget you need to keep the city progressing with the wonderful changes that have already been implemented This rink would not only give opportunities to the people that are using it but to the city as a whole. We have lost out on so many opportunities to bring in much needed publicity as well as funds. The revenue that will be brought in to near by restaurants, hotels and other attractions can not be argued. To keep this city on the map and to continu POS 7/21/2017 20:47:11 Greg Ukman Comment noted. to support a city that has so many great things to offer we need to have this ice complex. St. Louis has been so concerned about things that are minute that people forget you need to keep the city progressing with the wonderful changes that have already been implemented POS 7/21/2017 20:48:15 Justin Puhl It's going to be great! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 20:51:39 Catherine Schwartz We need another rink and this will bring people and money into th community. This will boost the economy. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 20:54:47 Mario Lucas It definitely would be a tremendous help in our hockey community. It'll bring in tons of revenue, jobs and make st.louis a even bigger hockey market Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 21:00:05 Dustin Doerr More Ice, more partying. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 21:01:13 Marc Schaefer Great facility Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 21:04:30 Chris Wunderlich More ice is better for the area youth Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 21:05:18 Jason Vierdag I would love for this facility to be built and would use it as much as possible Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 21:05:57 Linda Jandro What an enhancement this complex would bring to the park!! We have soccer fields, walking and biking trails and adding an ice rink for families, skaters and other ice patrons would be icing on the cake!!! PLEASE PLEASE add this facility Comment noted. I have been walking around Creve Coeur Lake for many years. The prairie on the lake's west side has been replaced by 11 astroturf covered soccer fields. Unlike prairie, plastic covered soccer fields sheds storm water that eventually drains into the lake. Now the lake and Marine Avenue will flood more often. With Marine flooded out, there is no A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend NEG 7/21/2017 21:06:03 David Behrens access to this Hockey Complex. The Hockey complex roofing and the 1,000 car parking lot creates more storm water run off and flooding. Please do not build this complex on land that was suppose to be open space in perpetuity. Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. POS 7/21/2017 21:06:50 Andy Weh Helps young adults stay in the sport Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 21:07:39 Lauren Sedlacek Great! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 21:08:07 Steve Ketterer St. Louis is a great hockey town, and this facility will help that grow. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 21:11:19 Andrew Siebert Do it Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 21:13:15 David Cline I support the St. Louis Ice Center because I value youth sports in our area. I want kids to have every opportunity possible to be active and learn and exceed the great game of hockey. We owe it to the future of St. Louis. Comment noted. N/A 7/21/2017 21:16:45 Mark Bracken No comment N/A POS 7/21/2017 21:18:32 Josh Henry More rinks good for youth hockey Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 21:19:35 Lou Siville More rinks good for youth hockey Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 21:19:45 Jon Nolan Much needed rink for the St Louis area. The growth of hockey and loss of Chesterfield makes this a nessessity. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 21:23:20 Kyle Huelsing Super excited about the new rink. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 21:24:53 David Ballantyne Good for hockey and our community Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 21:26:03 John Ferreira With us losing so many rinks it will kill the thriving youth hockey. We need more Ice to continue to make STL a hockey hot bed Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 21:26:46 Chad Cornett Since Hardee's closed we need more rinks. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 21:28:03 Matt Wilson We need more Ice! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 21:28:45 Rob Pheasant More ice is better for all. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 21:31:26 Casey Logue More ice the better Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 21:35:02 Kris Clark Promote youth hockey is a great thing Comment noted. We love hockey and need Ice to play POS 7/21/2017 21:36:29 Jack Sheehan Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 21:36:37 Andrew Logue Hockey is Life and the Rest is just detail. Bring on more hockey in an already thriving hockey city. Comment noted. N/A 7/21/2017 21:38:45 Ben Hollerbach Bh N/A The NPS may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the LWCF when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the I do not support the development of an ice rink in Creve Coeur Park. It is not consistent with the outdoor recreational activities of the park and would require too much pavement for parking. The runoff water from such a large impermeable surface would be detrimental to the environment of the park. They're are other locations that are more use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). NEG 7/21/2017 21:38:54 Jessica Rowe appropriate such as those already covered in pavement. I believe it is better to redevelope land and structures that already exist rather than destroy habitat that is currently functioning. St. Louis county has an abundance of underused space to consider. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area POS 7/21/2017 21:39:59 Mike Lefton Build it. Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 21:41:31 Brien Bed area Exrtra sheets of ice are needed for the area to continue growing youth hockey. Comment noted. NEG 7/21/2017 21:53:36 Jeffrey Boone I would like to keep all of the existing park as open area for outdoor recreation. An indoor ice rink can be built in many other places (e.g., near Chesterfield Mall). It does not need to take up space for outdoor recreation A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area POS 7/21/2017 21:59:12 Ed Nieman Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 22:07:32 James Hadgis i support the ice center. please build it! Comment noted. POS 7/21/2017 22:10:42 Barb Quinn What a wonderful facility these ice rinks would be for so many youth in our immediate community and those from afar! Economic impact could be impactful! Time for StL to move ahead and share the parks for all! Comment noted. I am opposed to the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation being given public resources for private interests. A give‐away of open space that currently supports outdoor activity to build an immense ice hockey arena is contrary to the basic tenets of the LCWF Act

I believe the Environmental Assessment (EA), and previous governing body approvals, are based on skewed and at times misleading information. The underlying assumptions for the EA are flawed. I do not question that the ice hockey community sees a need for additional sheets of ice. I do, however, question that it is St. Louis County's job to provide land free of charge for a sport that does not rank in the top 20 sports based on participation (according to the Sports and Fitness Industry Association most recent study reported in August, 2016). According to the same study, only 23.8% of Americans participated in team sports (e.g. ice hockey, baseball, etc). On the flip side, three of the top 10 sports showed overall increased participation over the past three years. They are: running/jogging, hiking and stretching. That is, people prefer sports that are already offered at Creve Coeur Park and can be expanded without destroying the watershed or outdoor enjoyment.

Generally, Americans prefer fitness sports over outdoor sports (62% to 48.4%), outdoor sports over individual sports (48.4% to 34.3%), individual sports over team sports (34.3% to 23.8%), and water sports came in dead last (14.6%). If 62% of our community prefers fitness sports, and hiking, jogging and stretching are on the increase, we should not be using community resources to build ice rinks benefiting a small percentage of our population.

The Foundation states, "there are currently 7,000 youth and roughly 3,000 adult hockey participants in St. Louis metro area." Keep in mind, these numbers are not only St. Louis County. I would like a comparison telling how many youth and adults participate in bicycling, hiking, baseball, basketball, martial arts and other sports. Here's my guess. More people walk, jog, cycle or hike than play ice hockey ‐ and they enjoy these sports into later life. If greater numbers participate in sports other than ice hockey, and their enjoyment of walking, jogging etc. will be negatively impacted by the ice arena, we should not use public land for it. St. Louis County established Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park with land and funds that were received through the Federal Land and Water Conservation Fund. Under the LWCF program, each state must prepare a SCORP which evaluates the demand and supply of public outdoor recreational recourses throughout the state. Compatability with the SCORP is one of the main considerations in approval of proposed use of LWCF protected land. The proposed Ice Center is consistent with Missouri’s SCORP. Missouri’s goals under the SCORP include providing more organized activities, increasing youth participation, teaming with like‐minded community partners, and promoting the The Foundation also compares St. Louis to Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh is a Northeastern metro area that is dissimilar to St. Louis. It has a longer winter season (Pittsburgh's last frost date is May 2, St. Louis' is April 12 ‐ 20 days earlier). It has a tradition of winter sports, which St. Louis does not due to our warmer winters. Pittsburgh had a professional importance of funding outdoor recreating activities. The proposed Ice Center meets all of these goals. Youth hockey and public skating sessions provide opportunities for organized activities and youth participation. The organizations that rent the ice are community partners committed to promoting outdoor recreation and team sports. Also, hockey team in 1901 and the first NHL franchise in 1925. St. Louis had a professional team for one year, 1933‐1934, and did not gain an NHL franchise until 1967. Pittsburgh has an ice hockey tradition and environment to support higher participation. St. Louis does not. I do not want my tax dollars being spent on a sport that is not a St. Louis the proposed Ice Center is funded through a mix of private and public funding. This is exactly the type of project funding the SCORP is trying to encourage. tradition and not consistent with the LCWF mandates. NEG 7/21/2017 23:22:07 Deneen Dickler In addition, the proposed Ice Center represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park. There proposed Ice Center is not anticipated to diminish the availability or enjoyment of existing hiking, jogging, or stretching opportunities within the park. The stated project purpose is: "the facility would attract visitors from the region which would provide an economic benefit to the St. Louis metropolitan area which includes the Missouri counties of Jefferson, St. Louis and St. Charles, the City of St. Louis, and Illinois counties of Monroe, Madison and St. Clair." It is not the mission of the St. Louis The Purpose and Need of the project identified a shortage of ice sheets in the St. Louis area. Those mentioned in this comment are, as stated, good hockey “parks”. However, the need for more ice sheets still exists. County Parks to provide recreation to people in Illinois and other Missouri counties. From this statement, I think the approvals of this ill‐advised project are based on economic gain, not on the access to and enjoyment of outdoor space required by the LWCF Act. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. According to Foundation presentations the lead tenants are the St. Louis Blues, a professional hockey team that plays in the City of St. Louis, and Lindenwood College that is located in St. Charles County. I do not want taxes I pay directed to the benefit of a professional sports franchise and private college. If these entities want ice rinks, they The EA report has been updated to reflect that the attendees of the 1/25/17 public meeting that spoke were [nearly] unanimous in their agreement of the benefits of ice sports facilities for recreation, health, fitness and family fun. should build them on private land, not be gifted public park land.

The EA justifies the ice facility saying, "According to recreation standards established by the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), there is a need for one indoor ice facility for every 100,000 in population." I find it difficult to comprehend that Tucson, AZ and Anchorage, AK both need one indoor ice rink for every 100,000 in population. These types of generalized metrics are inappropriate input to the decision at hand that uses public resources to fund private enterprise. Other facts from the NRPA are omitted. Only 15% of agencies provide an indoor skating rink, however, 27% provide nature centers and 43% offer senior centers. I support an outdoor nature center and activities in which our aging community can participate. Like football, the NRPA cautions that concussions appear to be a problem with ice hockey. I do not believe St. Louis County should be promoting sports with known concussion risks to our youth. It would be far better to encourage life‐long sports like jogging, walking, cycling and hiking.

"The attendees that spoke were unanimous in their agreement of the benefits of ice sports facilities for recreation, health, fitness and family fun." The characterization of attendee statements is incorrect. I spoke at this meeting and jokingly stated that based on the enthusiasm of the ice hockey proponents, "it sounds like fun, if you have an over 60 league for women, maybe I'll give it a try." I did not agree with the benefits of ice sports facilities for recreation, health, and fitness. This is a misrepresentation of what I and others said in that meeting.

The EA alternative sites discussion assumes the facility should be located on public land to lower costs for the development of this private use. I am angry that public land paid for with my taxes is being given away because an ice hockey organization says they want land given to them to lower their costs. There is no other word for it. This is absurd. The cost to build this ice facility, the loss of ice rinks for hockey and other justifications are not St. Louis County's problem. And, we certainly should not use public resources to support things that are not the County's problem POS 7/21/2017 23:43:06 Amanda Green I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County Comment noted. There is growing enthusiasm for hockey in our region, and we have a significant shortage of ice rink space. The SLIC would enhance the park and not take away from anything currently there and would sit on less than two percent of the park’s 2,100+ acres. The current space is an empty field with a storage shed. Finally, The facility and lan POS 7/21/2017 23:55:13 Tiffany Emge Comment noted. surrounding it would be developed in an environmentally‐conscious way. There is growing enthusiasm for hockey in our region, and we have a significant shortage of ice rink space. The SLIC would enhance the park and not take away from anything currently there and would sit on less than two percent of the park’s 2,100+ acres. The current space is an empty field with a storage shed. Finally, The facility and lan POS 7/21/2017 23:56:15 Alison Suda Comment noted. surrounding it would be developed in an environmentally‐conscious way. There is growing enthusiasm for hockey in our region, and we have a significant shortage of ice rink space. The SLIC would enhance the park and not take away from anything currently there and would sit on less than two percent of the park’s 2,100+ acres. The current space is an empty field with a storage shed. Finally, The facility and lan POS 7/21/2017 23:57:40 Keith Emge Comment noted. surrounding it would be developed in an environmentally‐conscious way. POS 7/22/2017 4:41:03 Shequila Phillips Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 5:26:28 Wendy Law‐Yone I support the Ice Center! Comment noted. NEG 7/22/2017 5:36:19 Jeanette McDermott Open green spaces are not enhanced by concrete, steel and glass. They are enhanced by trees, shrubs, flowers, grasses and wildlife. The human soul is not nurtured and enhanced by pleasurable distraction, but by natural beauty and creation's life‐giving elements. Hands off! Do not build the monstrous complex Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 6:52:42 Nick Giannakis I support the ice complex. Comment noted. PLEASE do not put this ice facility in Creve Coeur Park. I can understand and support the need for ice facilities for children. However, NOT located in nature settings. There are hundreds of walkers, runners, bikers and kayakers who use this park everyday for quiet reflection and the beauty of nature. PLEASE do not destroy this. There are man NEG 7/22/2017 6:52:53 Pamela Hancock A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. alternative locations for ice facilities other than in nature settings. POS 7/22/2017 6:55:25 Janine Martinez Wow, this is no brainer start building this rinks now. No cost to the public, promote hockey, doesn't interrupt nature and will create revenue. Let's build these rinks ASAP, no time to loose Comment noted. NEG 7/22/2017 6:58:55 Ken Buchholz Building in floodplains, building on public lands for the benefit of a very small subset of the population and a privileged one at that, removing open space from a cherished public park all taken together equals short‐sighted and poor public policy. Please do not approve this projec Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 7:17:25 Melodie Tauben I think the building of this facility would be a very positive addition to Creve Couer Park. It is family and community oriented, bringing a much needed center for Ice Hockey to the area Comment noted. NEG 7/22/2017 7:24:40 Casey Galvin I am against the new ice rink development Comment noted. As a lifelong resident of both Creve Coeur and Maryland Heights, I oppose the new development of an indoor ice arena on public parkland. We've already seen two ice rinks developed north and south of Maryland Heights (Hazelwood and Chesterfield). Both of those properties have struggled to reach the original hopes and dreams of each NEG 7/22/2017 8:01:03 Greta Walton Comment noted. community. Creve Coeur Park is and should continue to be a park dedicated to outdoor activities. POS 7/22/2017 8:02:59 dalton pace Yes, Yes, Yes !!! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 8:03:05 Mandy Wheeler Youth hockey is growing in St Louis and this facility is much needed to allow for continued participation. The impact of this sport has been extremely positive for my daughter. Please give us this ice to allow her and other kids a place to grow in this amazing sport Comment noted. Any time we are able to offer something to the youth of our community that is needed I'm all for it. From what I understand about this project ‐ it is going to be built in an area of the park that is not currently used and will enhance that area while providing much needed opportunity for youth hockey in St. Louis. It will bring more people to Crev Coeur Park to enjoy all that it has to offer including this great new venue. I am in support of this being built. POS 7/22/2017 8:03:06 Steve Breihan Comment noted.

POS 7/22/2017 8:03:30 george pace, jr We need more ice ! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 8:26:38 Shawn Quinn Hockey is a positive experience for all involved! Build it!! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 8:27:12 Shawn Quinn We need more ice in St. Louis! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 8:27:44 Shawn Quinn The ice center project will be beneficial to the entire community of St. Louis! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 8:28:36 Shawn Quinn Build it!! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 8:30:18 Kate Rodenfels What an incredible opportunity for St. Louis!!! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 8:34:55 Harriet Marshall My son is a AAA 05 hockey player and we need another ice rink in st Louis. Hockey has become so competitor in St. Louis and it will help are city to compete with all other cities in the country. St. Louis needs this rink! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 8:37:15 Dan Rodenfels It would be great to see these improvements take place! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 8:39:25 Sandra Giannakis I support the ice complex Comment noted. I have 3 boys playing ice hockey (2 pee wees and 1 bantam) for Twin Bridges on the Illinois side. The opportunity here is a once in a life time chance. I have been to tournaments in Notre Dame, Wisconsin Dells and the like. They all have facilities to support the kids trying to play the game they love. St. Louis has too many players and no enough ice as it stands. This complex would help alleviate the log jam for ice time. Our kids need and deserve this! This is going to be a great attraction for out of state teams and their families as well. Which in turn brings revenue to our surrounding communities. It's a no brainer!

Do the right thing, POS 7/22/2017 8:41:10 Scott Edwards Comment noted. Scott Edwards Roxana High School XC and Track Coach

POS 7/22/2017 8:45:51 Gary Litzinger Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 8:57:25 Mike Kress With this facility, STL can continue to be one of the elite centers of hockey in North America. Four sheets at one facility will be a model few have and allow STL to attract tournaments and camps from youth to professional. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 9:02:01 Matt Ratteree Totally supportive Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 9:03:15 Patrick Bathe It is important to continue to have ice hockey grow in the St. Louis area. With the closure of the Hardee's rink in Chesterfield, there are not enough facilities to keep up with the demand for ice time for not just hockey, but figure skating, etc. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 9:04:48 Dagny Challoner I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 9:06:53 Wes Williams I think this is a great way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 9:10:13 Penelope Challoner I am so excited about the ice center and I know it is only going to bring great things to our city!!! Comment noted. The community absolutely needs this facility!! Ice sports are growing, and ice shortage is a huge problem. This facility would offer opportunities for all ages, from small children just getting started in ice sports, to older adults looking for ways to maintain an active lifestyle. This serves the needs of young and old, male and female, recreational and competitive athletes, and all socio‐economic classes. This would only add to an already great park, and would allow the park to be used more frequently year‐round, as activity in the park definitely slows down during the winter/cold months. This facility would bring more people into the park and the area, increasing awareness of the other POS 7/22/2017 9:14:55 Charity Hendrickson benefits the park offers, and growing the economy of the local businesses around the area. Parents waiting for the children's skating sessions will go to nearby coffee shops to wait. Teenage skaters will go out to restaurants around the area after their practice sessions. Adult leagues will go over to the Creve Coeur lakehouse to grab a drink after Comment noted. an evening game. The benefits of this location will not only impact the park itself, but all of the business nearby. The footprint of the facility occupies such a small percentage of the park, while offering huge health benefits to the community. I sincerely hope that this facility becomes a reality. Our skating community needs this. Our kids need this. Our city needs this. POS 7/22/2017 9:17:48 Josh Dunne The kids need it. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 9:19:59 Doug LaClair This location is perfect. The park is for recreation. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 9:27:43 Josh Mueller I support this project wholeheartedly. I love that park. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 9:28:17 James Edgerton I support this project and it will be great for our community. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 9:28:40 Tim Nowak St. Louis has a rich history of hockey support at all levels ‐ professional to amateur. However, adequate facilities to support this strong interest are lacking. The region would benefit greatly by the addition of the proposed ice complex at Creve Coeur Park. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 9:28:48 Keith David I support the St. Louis Ice Center. I believe it would be an asset to our community, especially our youth. Thank you Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 9:29:42 Adrian Edgerton This would be wonderful for St. Louis. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 9:30:43 Terrence Gloriod I am 100% in favor of this plan. It is the ideal location for such a project for its proximity to CC Lake and its other amenities as well as its central accessibility to the entire St Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 9:31:48 Jeff Stark I think it is beneficial to the long term health and success of the St. Louis community to have these type facilities. Comment noted. The new Ice Complex would offer so much to the St. Louis Community and surrounding areas by positively impacting youth hockey, as well as fostering economic growth and vitality in the region. St. Louis is a wonderful sports city, and has produced some great hockey players, so let's keep this alive by creating a facility to help continue the POS 7/22/2017 9:34:06 Sheila Charlton Comment noted. tradition. POS 7/22/2017 9:37:02 Enrique Morales Absolutely, I 100% support this! We need more development like this! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 9:38:25 Julian Hess I am in favor of the proposed ice rink near creve court lake park. It will be a great facility to help young children gain skills in ice hockey. The sport has gained in popularity and we need this type of faculty. It will be a great asset to StLouis and will attract out of town visitors to use it and spend money in St. Louis. I support this great effort Comment noted. Youth and adult hockey will be well served with a new venue, as a 50 year old player I enjoy taking my kids skating and watching they joy on there faces as they glide around the ice. Numerous birthday parties at the closed rink. Youth teams getting to play in a safe well maintained and well managed facility. Please build it, they are already waitin POS 7/22/2017 9:44:01 Brock Smith Comment noted. to come! POS 7/22/2017 9:51:12 Norm Williams I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impac Comment noted. After reviewing the plans, we feel confidant that this new Ice Center will not only respect the beauty and safety of the Creve Coeur Park area, but give our families more ways to be healthy. Its not just for Hockey families, it will bring tax dollars to enhance the area and increase revenue to local businesses. Parks should be a place to come togethe POS 7/22/2017 9:51:41 Emily Huey Comment noted. and play! This will help achieve that goal, and give the St. Louis region something to be proud of, one that visitors will want to replicate NEG 7/22/2017 9:54:07 Donna Stengel NO ice center in Creve Coeur Park! Leave the park alone. Put it somewhere else! Comment noted. I am writing to communicate my support for the Ice Center that is being considered in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park.

I am a full believer in support of projects like this. Parks are for recreation and as such all of the sports played on ice are important for recreation.

Simply in terms of ice hockey, as you know, In January the St. Louis Blues and St. Louis Cardinals recently hosted a fantastic event in St. Louis where our community SHINED in the eyes of the nation and the world that took in the Winter Classic.

During that coverage, hockey superstars like Wayne Gretzky touted St. Louis as an outstanding hockey community where youth hockey has great potential. POS 7/22/2017 9:58:09 Subash Alias Comment noted. Additionally, St. Louis youth hockey directly contributed to "feeding" a whopping FIVE players taken in the first‐round draft of the NHL last year. That is tied with Canada. This is fantastic momentum and a direct result from the development of the sport and sheets of ice in St. Louis.

But sheets are limited. Having the Ice Center in Creve Coeur Park delivers yet another solid asset to our region for recreation of all ice sports, and can capitalize on the positive momentum we are seeing in this great community.

As a hockey player, myself and someone who has taken up the sport as an adult, I personally see this as another feather in our cap in the direction of recreation, and fitness for all of our community.

I am very much looking forward to the success of this facility.

POS 7/22/2017 9:58:12 Lisa Rigsby This would be an asset to our community! Hockey is more than just playing a game, it's about developing friendships, learning responsibility and building a foundation for a well rounded adult Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:00:14 Jim Mayer Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:16:28 Joyce Steiger I support the St. Louis Ice Center proposed for Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:17:49 Isabelle Hunter I love to play hockey and the rinks that i go to are really far from my house but if i did have a rink close to my house it would make my family and I very happy and that means that I can play hockey more. I love to skate and I love doing it with friends to. So if I had a rink I could get more exercise and have lots of fun. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:18:10 David Challoner Definitely support this for the Saint Louis area to fuel hockey's growth while still being environmentally conscious Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:19:00 Jack Hunter Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:19:57 Tim O'Day I've read the plan and hundreds of positive and negative comments. Overall, I think this is a good use of 40 acres and will make available valuable ice time to STL, a growing hotbed of hockey talent Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:20:07 Katie Dircksen Great for the St. Louis community and local hockey programs! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:21:33 Dennis Sullivan I want & support the proposed ice rink development inside Creve Coeur lake. It will be a great assed for all. Build it Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:23:46 Peter Gray This project would be terrific for the community and for the region in general. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:25:01 Eddie Rogers I am in favor Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:26:24 Mark Gloriod Please build it. Comment noted. Projects like this are essential to our region's long term growth and prosperity. The region has to be a place young families want to live. To be that place, we have to continue to invest in infrastructure and facilities that add to the general quality of life. POS 7/22/2017 10:30:36 Rob Lockwood Comment noted. The park is already one of St Louis's great destinations. This project could put it over the top and make it one of the premier family destinations of the entire Midwest. POS 7/22/2017 10:31:36 Dave Martus I feel that St. Louis is a fun town and I would definitely return for another tournament. Hard skating and clean players. I'll be back for more Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:33:00 Jusith Olson Love to see more development of the sport in St. Louis. Hockey is great for kids. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:33:47 Tom Curran I support the ice rink proposed for Creve Coeur County Park. It will provide a great recreational opportunity in addition to the Go Ape course, boating, and hiking facilities that already exist in the park. Recreational and civic amenities can co‐exist with natural areas in Creve Coeur, just as they do in Forest Park Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:35:15 Lisa Ford Hockey is great for kids Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:37:37 Janis Woolard A great recreational idea from 6‐60. You can play all your life. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:37:56 Andrew Woodcock St. Louis needs to develop, not just hockey but infrastructure in general Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:39:00 Sarah Daley The St. Louis area would greatly benefit from this ice center! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:41:44 Maureen Tierney We would love a new Ice Rink in Creve coeur park. My daughter is a synchronized skater for St. Louis synergy. We need as much ice time as we can get!! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:42:23 Mark Silverstein It will be great for the county. Encouraging recreational activity for area youth in an undeveloped area of a St. Louis County park without disturbing the present recreation areas. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:45:13 Michael Ribaudo Hockey is great for kids. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:48:26 Matt Glazer I think it is vital for the hockey community in St. Louis. The loss of chesterfield ice complex results i substantial decrease in available ice for youth hockey. It will also help economic development in the area. Hotels, restaurants etc. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:49:27 Joe Boruff Looking forward to more sheets in St. Louis. Neat community of guys you get to know. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:51:18 Chris Franklin HOckey is great for the community. We should have more facilities. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:53:42 Jonathon Hendrickson I would love to see this built. I would use it frequently!!! Great asset to the community. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:53:45 Jean Pierre Bonnet We need more Ice time in St. Louis! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:54:17 glen fisher need more ice time Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:54:23 Diane Glazer I'm all for it!! There are no negatives. Any sport for the youth that carries on to adulthood is so IMPORTANT Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:56:45 Dave LiCavoli Im so looking forward to more ice. i know the sport helps youth in growing as well as adults stay youthful Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:57:25 Dave Poole It would be a great addition to life in St. Louis. I am so excited and can't wait. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:57:36 Patrick Connelly I support the project. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 10:59:34 Nancy Poole Looking forward to this ice skating complex so I can bring my grandchildren to ice skate in St. Louis ‐ it will be a wonderful experience. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 11:00:46 Hoby Finney I think they should build it! Why not? Hockey is a great sport Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 11:02:04 Leisa Zigman No cost to tax payers‐ tremendous benefit to youth sports and the economic community....this has my vote! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 11:02:30 Debra Waugh A skating rink would definately be an asset to the community. It keeps our younger generation out of trouble. Teaches them discipline, cooperation, sportmanship, and overall good citizens. Comment noted. Having more sheets of ice will not only be beneficial to the community sports/rec for youth and adult hockey but it will create jobs! It's a great idea in my mind POS 7/22/2017 11:04:58 Joseph Bremerkamp Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 11:05:50 Rebecca Hayes St. Louis needs this facitlity immediately!! BUILD IT NOW!!!! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 11:09:18 Kevin Moran I know St. Louis loves hockey. And I have heard that there is never enough ice hockey. More is better. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 11:11:54 Linda Wilkinson I support the proposed St. Louis Ice Center Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 11:12:21 James Jarvis I have a young hockey player and it's very difficulty for the clubs to locate ice to accommodate all of the organizations. Please consider building this complex immediately!! It will definitely help the economy in St. Louis!! Comment noted. Met son and many other boys and girls love hockey and want to be able to play the game they love. Unfortunately for reasons beyond their control they are having a difficult time doing so due to the lack of facilities. The game they love teaches many life lessons such as the value of hard work and how to be a good teammate. I hope our region POS 7/22/2017 11:12:24 Jeff Schaible Comment noted. can find a way to fulfill the hopes and dreams of these young people by supporting the development of new facilities that will allow them to grow up and learn these lessons while playing the game they love. Thank you. Jeff Schaible POS 7/22/2017 11:12:24 James Jarvis I have a young hockey player and it's very difficulty for the clubs to locate ice to accommodate all of the organizations. Please consider building this complex immediately!! It will definitely help the economy in St. Louis!! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 11:12:24 James Jarvis I have a young hockey player and it's very difficulty for the clubs to locate ice to accommodate all of the organizations. Please consider building this complex immediately!! It will definitely help the economy in St. Louis!! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 11:13:17 Colleen Heine I support the project Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 11:14:05 AJ Kirk I support this. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 11:14:54 Bridget Kirk I support this project Comment noted. NEG 7/22/2017 11:15:35 Chris Ferguson Facility should be built on private land instead of a public park. Comment noted. The proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). The applicant is following the provisions of NEPA and Section 6(f) in evaluating the use of the park land for the proposed NEG 7/22/2017 11:19:10 Anne‐Sophie Blank Please do not build another rink in Creve Coeur Lake Park. You are going to destroy fauna and flora, the peace and quiet the area around the park. I am a skater and respectfully disagree with this idea. Fix other rinks (the Clayton one tilts), make this one larger. But do not cut trees in Creve Coeur Lake for another facilities. Thank you. development. Based on the impact analysis presented in the EA report, the proposed impacts to the affected environment will be negligible to minor POS 7/22/2017 11:19:44 Oscar Madrid Get it done! Comment noted. NEG 7/22/2017 11:22:29 Cathy Vatterott I oppose the building of the St. Louis Ice Center within park grounds‐‐out on Maryland Heights expressway would be fine Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 11:22:51 Drew Roither I am in full support of building a new ice center. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 11:30:55 Patrick Brennan I am all for more ice! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 11:33:14 Ken Klenke My son and I both play hockey and we're looking forward to this facility. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 11:34:34 Robert Wiedl We need more sheets of ice in St. Louis, particularly with the loss of Hardees. This is hurting youth and adult hockey Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 11:34:34 Robert Wiedl We need more sheets of ice in St. Louis, particularly with the loss of Hardees. This is hurting youth and adult hockey Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 11:37:35 Frank Adams With the closure of the hardees iceplex, there will be a shortage of ice in the area and won't allow for the continued gowth of the game in St. Louis. Comment noted. I am 100% in favor of the St. Louis Ice Center proposal to be built in Creve Coeur Park. It I a great use of the land and will actually bring more people to use the outdoor spaces at the park. I have been to lots of kids' hockey games in other cities and there are many of them built in parks. The families of the hockey teams spend a great deal of time POS 7/22/2017 11:38:23 Paula Knapp Comment noted. taking advantage of the outdoor spaces between games. Little brothers and sisters play, adults walk and hike and the teams do an hour or more of dry land warm ups. Hockey is a great sport for kids of all ages and abilities.The city of St. Louis needs a facility of this magnitude to compete with other cities to bring tournaments and showcases here. POS 7/22/2017 11:42:17 Daniel Deibert More Ice in saint louis would be great for the city as a whole Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 11:42:20 austin Zurliene need more ice and space Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 11:44:26 Devin Kennedy Yes I would pay men's league Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 11:52:59 Stephen LeResche I greatly enjoy Creve Coeur Park and visit it often. It is a perfect location for this public ice center. The Ice Center is a much‐needed, first‐class facility that will enhance the park. It will expose a new group of people to its beauty and encourage use of the many park facilities. I look forward to the addition of the St. Louis Ice Center. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 11:54:23 Becky O'Hara I would love to see more space for youth (and adult) hockey, this seems like a great proposal! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 11:57:32 Nikki M I think it would be really good to have. Especially since chesterfield is closing its rinks. Always good to have more rinks! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 11:58:13 Harry Miles Yes!!! STL needs more ice to keep ice hockey development growing! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 11:59:13 David Yoder Looking forward to playing there. We need more ice in St. Louis Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 11:59:28 Chris Krueger Had the best experiences playing hockey at the Rex plex over the years. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 12:00:54 Kevin Garrone We need more ice in the St. Louis area! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 12:01:10 Tyler Cerko Grew up playing hockey in St. Louis, it is very important to many in our community Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 12:02:33 Thomas Malecek I support this project! Comment noted. St. Louis is becoming more and more known as a hockey city with players from St. Louis being drafted more often and even making impacts in the league. In order to keep this trend moving forward, rather than peaking, we need the facilities to attract more people to this area. Families interested in moving and looking for activities for thei POS 7/22/2017 12:02:45 Brendan Schumaker children to partake in are going to see how much St. Louis has embraced the hockey culture and they'll be a little more inclined to settle here. If we refuse to build to attract, we will become irrelevant. Cities all over the country are looking to attract the new generations by building things these generations enjoy and will be proud to be a part of. Comment noted. With the MLS2STL failing, St. Louis has shown the unwillingness to attract new citizens and to remain idle in modernization. This is a great chance to grow this area and be proud of something here POS 7/22/2017 12:02:47 Ronnie Cerko StLouis is a huge hockey city. We need more Ice. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 12:03:12 Kara Mueller I am in support of this! Comment noted. with the closing of the valley ice rink, stl is in need of more ice. POS 7/22/2017 12:03:21 spencer glazer Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 12:04:27 Mark Mueller I support this project Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 12:05:09 Mary Malecek This would be a great addition! I support this project, Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 12:08:39 Donald Broughton This would be a great addition to St. Louis! Let's support growth and development in our community. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 12:09:44 Jason Hall This is an incredibly exciting project. St. Louis is a great region for sports and recreation. This strategic builds off of our strengths and will be a wonderful asset for families for decades to come while driving economic growth in the region. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 12:09:45 Michael Schoenwalder It will be a great rink for the community Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 12:10:02 Andrew Marsh We need to promote the game of hockey in St.Louis area and a top of the line facility will help those players. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 12:12:56 Peggy Sweeney St. Louis needs more ice facilities! This will really help the area. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 12:17:57 Roger Gennari I support the ice rink. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 12:18:09 Leslie Gennari I support the ice rink complex Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 12:22:05 Dylan Kraml It will be extremely convenient for the hockey community Comment noted. NEG 7/22/2017 12:23:09 NO to ice rink in Creve Coeur Park NO to ice rink in Creve Coeur Park Form would not allow me to put my name where indicated: Sherry Hentzel, 12751 Foxhound Drive, Maryland Hts, MO 63043 Phone: 314‐761‐7054 Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 12:29:44 Brendan Dugger We NEED more Ice!! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 12:29:44 Kevin Parker This is a fantastic project for the continued growth of ice sports in the St. Louis area! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 12:30:28 Angela Madrid I definitely think it's needed. Not enough ice time these days. It's good for the area and economy! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 12:31:25 travis ginter This rink is needed badly due to the chesterfield rink closing. Hockey has become very big in St Louis and there are children that love to play this sport that will be without ice time without this rink Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 12:31:26 travis ginter This rink is needed badly due to the chesterfield rink closing. Hockey has become very big in St Louis and there are children that love to play this sport that will be without ice time without this rink Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 12:31:27 travis ginter This rink is needed badly due to the chesterfield rink closing. Hockey has become very big in St Louis and there are children that love to play this sport that will be without ice time without this rink Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 12:35:21 Donald Tonner This is a much needed addition to our whole region! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 12:36:20 Roy Pryor I've known some blues players, they're talking about youth hockey and how people have grown, gone on to play hockey on the professional level. I'd love to see this and the continued development. If it were in my backyard I wouldn't have a problem with it Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 12:36:26 Sam Boyer I support the Ice center Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 12:39:08 Mckay Chauvin Look forward to all the great tournaments in this place. Lots of $ to help build the region. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 12:40:54 Nick Cacioppo Looking forward to this for my kids! Comment noted. This new facility will be great for our region! POS 7/22/2017 12:41:32 Lois Standing Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 12:42:31 Addison Corcoran Great idea for STL Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 12:43:07 George Filcoff This would be a wonderful project It is what is needed to help children develop without looking to other things that would not help them obtain the competitive spirit necessary to enter the adult world. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 12:43:36 John Miller Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. Public parks are crucial to the St. Louis region. We need to value and preserve them. I have enjoyed visiting Creve Coeur Park over many years to walk and run. I am deeply concerned about the harm to wildlife that will result from this development. It is highly questionable to move forward without giving citizens an opportunity to vote on thi POS 7/22/2017 12:44:09 Pat Wirth Comment noted. decision. This new facility will be great for St. Louis kids. I support it strongly! POS 7/22/2017 12:44:23 Kelly Standing Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 12:50:35 Jason LaMantia The Ice Center is a much needed addition to the Saint Louis hockey community. I look forward to my son and I playing there throughout the year. This is a must for any hockey organization Comment noted. The NPS may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the LWCF when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the This land belongs to the park and the taxpayers of St Louis County to be used for outdoor recreation. This is not outdoor recreation, it will increase flooding with all of the pavement, increase traffic as the road can only be widened at MH Expressway and Sail boat cove, huge buildings are not a part of a park. This is a land grab. If ice sheets are in use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). NEG 7/22/2017 12:50:42 Terri Roberts such demand then there should be the money to purchase the land as well as build it elsewhere. Mills Mall, Rams park come to mind. Or build it along MH Expressway heard much of the land is for sale. Keep it out of public parks. We don't need to go down that slippery slope, where does it end? A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area POS 7/22/2017 12:50:43 Joe Maxey More ice is always good! That would be awesome! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 12:55:34 Ryan Mueller In favor of proposed project Comment noted. We live near Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park and am afraid that the construction of a large ice rink, parking lot, etc. would disturb the park's natural setting. There are lots for sale around the park, as well as buildings that could be re‐purposed for an ice rink (i.e. shopping malls that are no longer used). Please preserve the natural beauty of Creve NEG 7/22/2017 12:55:47 Kate Camargo A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. Coeur Lake! POS 7/22/2017 13:00:21 Jon Brumkhorst It is absoulutely needed!! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 13:00:32 Tony Evans Let's do this. Quit messing around. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 13:01:24 Chia Bhakta Make my dreams come true. We need the ice!! Comment noted. The scenic integrity around the project site ranges from moderate to low and has already been lowered by human alteration such as the mowed field, the electric transmission lines, paved roads including a four‐lane divided highway, traffic signals, a parking lot and its lighting, electric traffic signals and a railroad. Urban areas need parks. The atmosphere in Creve Coeur Park will be affected by a 5 story building. One of reasons I enjoy walking and/or biking at Creve Coeur Park is the secluded tranquil feeling you get without having to drive 40‐50 miles out of town. It’s bad enough the Page Extension goes over the lake. I support the project just not at the NEG 7/22/2017 13:01:27 Brian Stephens proposed location. Why does it have to be at Creve Coeur Park? Why can't it be at the Jamestown Mall site that the county controls or at Queeny Park that already has buildings in It? Please leave Creve Coeur Park alone! The NPS may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the LWCF when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). POS 7/22/2017 13:04:59 Jack Eichenlaub I believe there should be more ice rinks in this area due to chesterfield turning into a golf complex and lack of ice rinks. Looking forward to skating there. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 13:05:32 Andrew Schaefer Look forward to the new sheets of ice Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 13:11:10 Brett Stricker We need a facilty that pur youth programs can enjoy. I also feel it will be a good attraction for all fans. Comment noted. NEG 7/22/2017 13:15:36 Laura Peterson Please don't build on the park. An Emily shopping strip mall is less than half a mile away and already paved. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 13:15:41 Dan Jeffries I love hockey and wanna to see this built Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 13:16:02 Courtney Norgren I support the Facility!!! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 13:19:30 Andrew Worley Love hockey would love to see the community continue to grow Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 13:24:17 Scott Jones I support the proposed ice rink at Creve Coeur. I feel this is a good move to support youth ice hockey and figure skating in the St. Louis region. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 13:24:55 Cindy Bednara The rink is a necessity for the future children and families of this area. Watching the fair view rink shut down as a result of mine subsidence was proof enough to many that there are not an adequate number of facilities in the area for our families. Lack of facilities equates to young adults not having items to keep them busy and grow into adults. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 13:25:31 William Haynes I think it's a great idea to encourage kids healthy. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 13:27:18 Nan Haynes Great idea for St. Louis county! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 13:27:31 Anthony Swopes I really think this would be a tremendous asset. The sooner it is completed the better. Comment noted. Response to the St. Louis Ice Center Project Application to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the National Parks Service

21 July 2017

Creve Coeur Park Coalition

The American Institute of Architects, St. Louis Chapter The Open Space Council for the St. Louis Region Missouri Coalition for the Environment Sierra Club, Eastern Missouri Group Greenway Network, Inc. NEG 7/22/2017 13:29:09 Charles Bell St. Louis Audubon Society Comment noted (Note ‐ this comment is one of 4 parts that Mr. Charles Bell submitted due to his comment's length. See below for responses. U. S. Green Building Council, Missouri Gateway Chapter

Creve Coeur Park Coalition

Table of Contents

Introduction: AIA St. Louis

Chapter 1PROJECT OVERVIEW AND NEED

Chapter 2PROJECT ALTERNATIVES

Chapter 3AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS

POS 7/22/2017 13:30:16 JOE SWAIN WE NEED MORE RINKS IN ST LOUIS COUNTY! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 13:30:24 Ryan Haselhorst Please help to continue to grow opportunities for St. Louis area youth, and allow the Legacy Ice Foundation to build these much needed additional sheets of ice Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 13:31:05 Joel Ashrafzadeh I think that would be a great idea to build an ice center in creve coeur. It will could bring more people into the park and have something fun and exciting to all year round Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 13:32:55 Marc Skale I feel a new ice rink would be a great addition (and much needed) to the area. Comment noted.

1.0 PROJECT OVERVIEW AND NEED

1.1Project Overview

The Applicant states that this project “will increase public outdoor recreational opportunities throughout the year...”

It will not. We refute that statement:

This project does not lead to outdoor recreation. The large majority of the built portion of the project is for indoor recreation. At this time, however, Great Rivers Greenway (GRG) is now building a trail that will increase outdoor recreation through biking, walking, roller blading, etc. The trail will use the parking lot as its trailhead, but it is the GRG 1.1 Project Overview & Description: The Propoposed Ice Center is anticipated to increase overall opportunities for outdoor recreation within Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. Public Facilities may be included in Section 6(f)(3) protected areas, like Creve Coeur Lake Park, where the public facility results in a net gain in outdoor recreation trail itself that will increase outdoor recreation, not the parking lot or the proposed project. We note that the GRG trail, while currently under construction, is not a component of the project, other than the use of the parking lot to convene (the trailhead) before the recreation begins. The current plan is to use the existing parking lot and comfort benefits, enhances the outdoor recreational use of an entire park, and is compatible with the outdoor recreation resources and opportunities in a Section 6(f) protected area. The EA and PD/ESF describe the various ways that the proposed Ice Center will provide increased benefit to public outdoor recreational opportunity and otherwise station restrooms at Sailboat Cove. meets these criteria in response to Step 3C question 1 of the PD/ESF and throughout Chapters 1 and 4.16 of the EA. The project enhances outdoor recreation in that it provides amenities above and beyond the property's present usage. The proposed project would add an outdoor rink and an outdoor field to this area, and it would provide connections to GRG’s McKelvey Woods Trail, which is under construction. Additionally, the National Park Service (NPS) may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent The 40 acres of existing prairie and Savannah should not be dismissed as unimportant or easily replaced in the eco system of Creve Coeur Park Lake, and its taking for speculative site grading or development diminishes the character and totality of the park. with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). The Ice Center also offers In addition to helping grow the game of ice hockey the public facility will NEG 7/22/2017 13:32:57 Charles Bell offer recreation opportunities such as figure skating, speed skating, ice dancing, synchronized skating and more. Additionally, during the off‐season the facility will offer indoor field hockey, floor hockey, indoor lacrosse, indoor soccer and in‐line skating. Moreover, a outdoor turf field IS planned to be constructed at this time as shown in the Additionally, we note that no public transportation is available to this site. We can know, therefore, that the outdoor recreation opportunities are available throughout the year only to a limited number of citizens with means. Site Development Plan. At the time the EA was drafted, the majority of the project site was maintained as a mowed field with a Parks Department storage shed and a gravel drive connecting the shed to Marine Avenue and did not exhibit active recreational use. The proposed Ice Center will offer more opportunties for active recreation. An economic study for the Proposed Project was conducted, which concluded that the project is viable economically and feasible. The LWCF Project Description and Notification Form lists Skating Rinks as a type of winter sports facility that is a permissible public facility under the LWCF program. The language AIA references limiting eligibility to to While technically correct, certainly the Applicant must be citing only the exception of the diminutive “seasonal” ice rink. The indoor ice rinks do not provide outdoor recreation opportunities a significant portion of the building is for other purposes that are not related to any form of recreation, including “office space, strength/conditioning/ indoor ice rinks refers to eligibility for LWCF funding. The proposed Ice Center is a sponsor‐funded public facility and is not requesting LWCF funding. rehabilitation facilities, concessions, pro‐shop, dressing rooms and restrooms”. 1.6 Scoping: The St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation is a not‐for‐profit whose primary purpose is to teach children and others important life skills through ice sports. In addition, the St. Louis Blues will only use one sheet of ice during the day when children are at school and will only use 2% of the available ice time. Public comments were collected from the public meeting, the public comment period on the EA, and public comments that were sent to the COunty have been collected reviewed and are being submitted to MDNR and NPS along with the application for the proposed Ice Center. 1.2Project Descripon

The Applicant claims this project is a “new outdoor recreation facility”.

It is not. We refute this statement.

The Applicant claims the construction of “an outside athletic field space (120 feet by 225 feet)” in in the project.

Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region. St. Louis children's hockey is growing and we are having a much harder time finding ice time for the little kids to learn especially since the Hardey's center closed and this would be a wonderful addition to ou POS 7/22/2017 13:33:35 Christina Skale Comment noted. community.

2.0 PROJECT ALTERNATIVES

2.1Introducon

2.2Background of Alternave Development

The Applicant identifies six real estate site search criteria: Do we have language about Veterans Memorial Park North County Recreation Complex? •“Central Locaon. The site should be centrally located in St. Louis County such that it is accessible to all primary users”. Central Location: The preferred site is accessible to all primary users in that it is accessible from several major roads, including 70, 270, 40, and 141. This provides easy access to both County residents and out‐of‐towners. •“Size. The site must meet the minimum acreage requirement of 4 0 acres.” Accessibility: A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. •“Accessibility. The site should have good access to major (fou r lane) highways and minimize disrupon to exisng traffic paerns.” Topography: A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The •“The project should minimize land costs to make the project fin ancially viable.” Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. •“Site Topography. To enhance constructability, the site should be on land that is relavely flat.” Surrounding uses: The project site represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park (or 1.9 percent). In addition, the proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). The building, as NEG 7/22/2017 13:34:53 Charles Bell •“Surrounding Uses. The locaon should conform to surrounding l and uses and encourage public use and should be proximate to other recreaonal uses (acve and passive).” situated, would be visible from the north end of the lake toward the northeast. The building would be more obscured from view at the center of the lake. There would be no disruption to the horizons to the west and south from the lake. The views and horizon from the proposed site are already disrupted by high‐tension power lines, railroad tracks and a 4‐lane divided highway. The applicant cites two areas, only, in St. Louis County as viable: The Ice Center is compatible with other outdoor recreation resources in the Park. The Ice Center will bring people to the Park from all over Missouri and the surrounding area. Participants and their families will take advantage of the nearby lake, the picnic site, the trail system, and the disc golf course. Teams will also use these outdoor •“within or near Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park in Maryland Hei ghts...” activities between games. The parking lot will serve as a trail head for the Great Rivers Greenway trail currently under construction. The 1km walking/biking trail that surrounds the Ice Center will also tie directly into the new trail system. Users of the nearby disc golf course have written letters in support of the Ice Center. The proposed Ice •“within Queeny Park in unincorporated St. Louis County...” Center's parking lot and restrooms will support the course. In addition, the Creve Coeur Park community has become a Youth Sports Corridor, through the development of the soccer fields in the park and other nearby sporting complexes designed to accommodate and grow youth sporting leagues. Section 2.3 Evaluation of Alternatives: A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. One was at Queeny Park and the others were in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park or in the vicinity of it. It was determined through alternatives analysis that the selected location is the most feasible location Parenthetically, the Applicant correctly identifies two county parks with covered ice complexes: Queeny/Greensfelder West County Park Complex and Suson/Kennedy South County Recreation Complex. while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area.

The selected site fails half of the search criteria or presents additional problems:

•Central Locaon POS 7/22/2017 13:36:29 Chris Sheppard We need more ice ‐ the more ice, the better! Comment noted.

3.0 AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS

3.1Socioeconomics

3.1.1Aﬀected Environment

The Applicant cites U.S. Census Bureau 2011‐2015 American Community Survey “resident populations” data to support positive impacts. Economic Justice. Notice of the EA was published in the St. Louis Post‐Dispatch and the St. Louis American on July 22 and July 21, respectively, giving readers of both papers at least 30 days to comment on the draft EA. The draft EA was available on the St Louis Economic Development Partnership's website and printed copies were available We accept the findings, but this culmination of data is used to reflect on the impact of nearby residents, while the dialogue should encompass a larger audience that the project claims will arrive and the larger county citizenry that the project claims it will serve. upon request. The County received nearly 3,000 comments on the draft EA, indicating that there was ample opportunity to comment. Moreover, availability of the opportunity to comment was widely disseminated via social media. The Partnership's website contained instructions on how to submit comments to an email account as well as how to submit paper comments by mail. Documents and comments were submitted to a dedicated gmail email account that was set up to enable people and organizations to supplement their comments with documents, photographs, or anything else they found relevant and helpful. In addition, comments could be submitted by mail, and For instance, the supporters of this project purport that out of town visitors for regional tournaments will be drawn to the ice facilities providing tax dollars in hotel and restaurant use. Their visit, therefore, will be subsidized by taxpayers throughout the entirety of St. Louis County to the benefit of only taxpayers in nearby communities. several were, in fact, submitted by mail. Janet Wilding's request not to send anything to her directly was not intended to discourage people from submitting paper comments by mail but to discourage people from submitting comments to her personal email account. 3.1.1.1Demographics Section 3.4.1 Existing Transportation Infrastructure: Marine Avenue will be improved from just south of the railroad to the southern entrance to the SLIC. NEG 7/22/2017 13:38:10 Charles Bell 3.1.1.2Economic Condions Section 3.6 Noise: Noise impacts at the Tremayne Shelter and disc golf are identified in the Draft EA. 3.1.1.3Economic Jusce Section 3.13 Floodplain: A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur The method used for collecting comments on the Draft Environmental Assessment is cursory and does not allow all members of the public to participate in reviewing the document or submitting comments (i.e. aging populations, disadvantaged communities and individuals without access to the internet or computers). A Google form was used to Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. collect comment. Janet Wilding, Vice President of Major Projects with the St. Louis Economic Partnership, responded to a request to submit documents via mail by stating “Please advise all interested members of the public who contact you to submit their comments through the official website to ensure their comments are logged appropriately. Please do not send me anything directly.” Kat Dockery, Director of the Open Space Council, noted that several older members of the public who do not use computers wanted to submit their comments, but were unable to use the Google form. With Ms. Wilding’s statement to not mail documents, these citizens were left without a way to make Section 3.15 Visual Environment: It is the opinion of the SLCEDP that the USFS publication used to develop the visual assessment is appropriate to use as the basic fundamentals of visual impact (scenic integrity, scenic attractiveness) can be applied here. As stated in the EA, the proposed site has a relatively low scenic attractiveness due to the their voice heard. Additionally, many nonprofit and professional organizations have expressed concern over the inability to submit professional comments through the Google form, stating that it was not a format that allowed for charts, attachments, or lengthy commentary. existing development that has already occurred in the area (principally Route 141, powerlines, railroad). 3.2Land Use The Disc golf course has been on this property for many years and has had active use. The report states that it is begin moved because of the trail, but it is important to note that this parcel has a history of outdoor recreational usage.

It should also be noted that significant portions of Creve Coeur Lake Park, and this particular portion of the park, became parkland through the Land and Water Conservation Fund with the mandate the land would be used in perpetuity for outdoor recreation and conservation purposes POS 7/22/2017 13:39:54 Maureen McCuen The St. Louis Ice Center will be a great addition to the region. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 13:40:36 Michael Selby They shut down chesterfield! We need Ice! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 13:40:52 Katie Schulze This rink project would enhance the park. It is beautifully designed and would be beneficial to the STL community. Look at how all the venues enhance Forest Park? The park is beautiful and sees so many visitors. It is a gem. Why can't Cleve Coeur Park do the same Comment noted.

4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND CONSEQUENCES

4.1Socioeconomics

4.1.1No Acon Alternave

4.1.2Alternave 1 ‐ Construcon and Operaon of the Proposed SL IC at 13750 Marine Avenue

4.1.2.1Demographic and Employment Impacts

4.1.2.2Economic Impacts Economic Impacts: As part of the proposal, the SLCDPR would retain ownership of the land and lease it to a not‐for‐profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation, which has been formed to oversee construction, operation, and maintenance of the project. The lease is anticipated to contain an intitial 30 year term with an option to extend for an additional 25 years. St. Louis County will not be financially responsible for maintenance and operation of the proposed facility. The report references economic benefits, including jobs, increase in spending in the local and regional economy area, and tax revenue. Economic benefits are not specifically tied to this specific location and similar benefits would be seen if it was placed on an alternate site. The proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). The building, as situated, would be visible from the north end of the lake toward the northeast. The building would be more obscured NEG 7/22/2017 13:41:19 Charles Bell Benefits will go to the local government. Per Section 3.1.1.2, the median income for the SLIC project area is 3% higher the St. Louis County and roughly 40% higher than the Missouri average. Additionally, the total persons living below the poverty line around the SLIC project area (6.1%) is significantly lower than St. Louis County (10.9%) and from view at the center of the lake. There would be no disruption to the horizons to the west and south from the lake. The views and horizon from the proposed site are already disrupted by high‐tension power lines, railroad tracks and a 4‐lane divided highway. Missouri (15.9%). These statistics showcase that this project is in an economically advantaged area and services those living close in the advantaged communities of West St. Louis County and St. Charles. The location is not centrally located and does not provide economic benefits to the entire region, nor to the economically disadvantaged communities. Visitor Experience: The proposed Ice Center is expected to attract more visitors to the Park and be supportive of existing outdoor recreation uses. While families and spectators are drawn to the Ice Center for tournaments and practices, they will be able to take advantage of the nearby lake, the picnic site, the trail system, and the disc golf course. Teams will also use these outdoor activities between games. The parking lot will serve as a trail head for the Great Rivers Greenway trail currently under construction. The 1km walking/biking trail that surrounds the Ice Center will also tie directly into the new trail system. The proposed Ice Center is also expected to contain an outdoor This project is not sustainable for the St. Louis County park system. The Draft Environmental Assessment states that the facility will be on a lease with St. Louis County, however the details of that lease do not suggest that SLIC will pay rent to the park system providing no long‐term maintenance or upgrade revenue stream. Instead, St. Louis turf field, according to the most recent plans for the public facility. County Parks will be responsible for a $50 million dollar facility, including significant infrastructure and maintenance of both the building and parking lots.

It is irresponsible to build a facility of this magnitude within a park and to not have a dedicated revenue source or a plan for how it will be maintained. Long‐term, a facility this large may cause significant pressure on park maintenance staff and may end up putting significant pressure on the already stressed park maintenance fund.

4.1.2.3Environmental Jusce

4.2Land Use POS 7/22/2017 13:47:05 Kate Stein This area could really benefit from a new ice arena since it can bring the community together and teach youth of all ages how to work as a team and discipline. Not to mention everything else the community can use the arena for Comment noted. With the popularity of youth ice hockey in St. Louis and the loss of the rinks at Chesterfield more ice is really needed POS 7/22/2017 13:47:16 Mindy Peterson Comment noted.

N/A 7/22/2017 13:58:50 Tyler Riley Eyesight is important. N/A POS 7/22/2017 13:59:53 Pete Turin St. Louis is in dire need for more ice for high school , college and league play. Especially with the lose of the west county rinks Comment noted. I fully support the proposed building of the St. Louis Ice Center in Creve Coeur Park.

I liken this proposal to the proposed MLS soccer stadium downtown but whereas the city failed to do something positive for the St. Louis region, I hope the county can go in a more positive direction.

Here's why this project is the right thing to do:

1) Sports give young people an opportunity to become better people by thinking of the we and not just the me and as a whole sports unite communities when ours has become so divided.

POS 7/22/2017 14:05:49 Steve Smith 2) St. Louis needs to think progressively and stop getting in its way. In other words, stop finding reasons why we can't build things and find reasons why we can and should. We can and should build an Ice Center while being environmentally conscious at the same time. Comment noted.

3) This is not another mall or Walmart. It's a development that is actually exciting and will draw in a lot of people to spend money which is good for the local economy but also gives St. Louis a better reputation than being the most dangerous place to live.

4) As exciting as empty land and a shed sounds, a facility with numerous sporting facilities sounds better.

5) Maybe just maybe the more pride we take in local hockey by providing more rinks and thus more opportunities to play hockey, the better chance that one day those young kids will help the Blues once and for all bring St. Louis a Stanley Cup.

POS 7/22/2017 14:09:06 Kevin Heine STL needs more ice facilities! This would be great. I completely support this project! Comment noted. The St. Louis Ice Center will help the local ice hockey teams have additional rinks to play on to reduce the need to have practices start at 5am. POS 7/22/2017 14:10:31 Azar Ashrafzadeh Comment noted. This is a facility that will be attractive for having birthday parties and other events POS 7/22/2017 14:16:02 Peter Kinsella iii Sounds like a good plan! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 14:16:50 Conner Godbold It's a good idea Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 14:22:59 Jon Arconati Build it but build it somewhere else! Leave the park a park!!!! Comment noted. What an incredible opportunity for the entire St Louis Community. Not only is this type of faculty and enhancement to St. Louis sports , it still allows for other park activities to be utilized and enjoyed by all. So many St Louisans are hoping this will come into fruition. We need it, want it and can youth the many opportunities that this project wi POS 7/22/2017 14:30:57 Laura Boldt Comment noted. bring .. POS 7/22/2017 14:31:37 Todd Carriglio This would be great for the area Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 14:34:53 Barb Ryan Yes we need a rink. Just address the traffic flow and security. Thanks Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 14:36:55 Julie Finn I support this project as it will provided much needed outdoor ice skating opportunities in our community. I strongly support turning a vacant field with a shed on it into a premier outdoor recreation facility for our region Comment noted. in 2004, when my daughter Charity (Whitlock Hendrickson) decided on SLU to pursue her Physical Therapy Doctoral degree, she was hired to coach synchronized skating by the Metro Edge Figure Skating Club in Webster Groves. At that time, the Metro Edge synchro teams had a few dozen skaters competing in recreational competitions. Since then, Synergy Synchronized Skating Teams have grown to include almost 100 skaters from ages 3 to 18, and the coaching staff now includes almost a dozen coaches. Synergy teams have competed and won medals all over the United States as well as in Switzerland representing the United States.

The sport of synchronized skating is the fastest‐growing ice sport in the world, combining the thrill of figure skating with the rewards of being part of a team. This past year, our city of Rockford, IL, hosted the National Championships of Synchronized Skating, which involved approximately a thousand figure skaters, including St Louis Synergy teams.

Rumors are flying that synchronized skating will be included in the Olympics in China in 2022.

Much training ice is required to prepare the skaters for competition at the elite level of the Synergy Teams, as well as to accommodate skaters of all ages, including adult skaters and tots, who prefer to have fun on recreational synchro teams.

Please consider the growing sport of synchronized skating and make the decision to provide more ice to the St. Louis area. POS 7/22/2017 14:42:30 Sharon Whitlock Comment noted. Thank you.

Mrs. Sharon Whitlock 127 Dawn Ave Rockford, IL 61107

POS 7/22/2017 14:44:44 Joanne Murphy This project will make our park even better than it already is! I can't wait to take my grandchildren ice skating here Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 14:48:08 Lisa CABRAL A new ice complex would be a welcomed enhancement to the Creve Coeur region. We support this project and hope the proposal is accepted quickly and the project started in the near future Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 14:49:52 Emilia Rizzuto With the closing of Hardee's there is a real need for more ice. These kids have no where to play. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 14:50:48 Kelley Heine This needs to happen. We need more facilities like this in the area. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 14:51:27 jolene Cabral I am in full support of the ice complex project. The park needs such an attraction and I look forward to seeing the proposal pass and implemented. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 14:52:17 Elise Landy Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 14:52:42 Darcy Heine I support this proposal for the St Louis Ice Center Comment noted. The Purpose and Need of the project identified a shortage of ice sheets in the St. Louis area. Those mentioned in this comment are, as stated, good hockey “parks”. However, the need for more ice sheets still exists. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. One was at Queeny Park and the others were in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park or in the vicinity of it. It was determined through alternatives analysis that the selected location is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. As part of the scoping process, the St. Louis County Planning Department held a public meeting on January 25, 2017 to present the proposed project. Notification of the meeting was published on the County’s website and emailed to subscribers and open space organizations. In addition, notice of the meeting was mailed to nearby property owners and was posted on signage in the Park. MDNR and NPS were also consulted early in the process. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur I have submitted comments on behalf of the Sierra Club via mail and email, as this on‐line format is not easily used for lengthy responses. We oppose placement of this facility in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. Please refer to our complete comments for details. thank you. Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. NEG 7/22/2017 14:52:49 Caroline Pufalt Caroline Pufalt, Conservation chair MO Sierra Club, St Louis MO Noise and light modeling conducted during the environmental assessment indicated that the operational and traffic‐related noise would attenuate to minor levels. Additionally, the proposed site lighting is not anticipated to create visual discord at middleground and background distances as the topography and vegetation of the surrounding areas provide screening. As part of the proposal, the SLCDPR would retain ownership of the land and lease it to a not‐for‐profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation, which has been formed to oversee construction and the operation of the project.

POS 7/22/2017 14:53:06 Josh Horowitz Making this complex a reality is nessisary to keep up with the growing demand for youth hockey and other ice sports in the St. Louis area. With the closing of Hardee's ice complex, there is know doubt in my mind that this building will be used day in and day out. Plus, it'll help the environment at and around Creve coure park. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 14:56:18 Kevin Hoette Please open this proposed facility. I have two boys just starting hockey 8u that need ice to practice. They love the idea of seeing blues practices and practicing in the same facility as the blues. They are a great steward to our city unlike the rams. Comment noted. NEG 7/22/2017 15:00:51 Sandi Vukovic (Continued from previous comment) love this park, want to see development on this currently empty field (development site) but DO NOT SUPPOT this ice complex. It is too big and will ruin the natural feel of the park Comment noted. NEG 7/22/2017 15:03:50 Cheryl Ransom I do not want this land to be used for St. Louis Ice Center Comment noted. NEG 7/22/2017 15:05:22 Elliott O'Reilly I am completely against building the Ice Center on park property especially across from the entrance to Sailboat Cove. I regularly ride my bike and walk my dogs at the park. It is already very busy. I believe the additional traffic of the Ice Center would make it dangerous A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lowe NEG 7/22/2017 15:08:57 Maxine Long I've been going to Creve Coeur park ever since I was a child. My husband and I had our first date there. It's a wonderful park, full of activities and beautiful nature trails. I'd hate to see any of it converted away from it's current beauty into any sort of sports complex. Leave this quiet escape be Comment noted. NEG 7/22/2017 15:10:36 Sandra Stephens I live in Chesterfield, MO and I'm against the ice complex in Creve Coeur Park. I frequently enjoy using Creve Coeur Park and do not want it disturbed with unnatural visual pollution Comment noted. There is an ice skating rink used by the blues at the Mills. If you want more skating space, consider adding on to that rather than killing trees, and creating run off. In short, we have a history of building newer and better to replace perfectly good. In a couple of years, once again we will be killing trees and green space to build newer and better NEG 7/22/2017 15:12:02 Santo Giuffrida A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. This is not a responsible use of resources as it seems that trees take longer to grow than skating facilities do. NEG 7/22/2017 15:15:01 Michele Isam Keep the park green! There must be a hundred other places that would be more appropriate for the skating park. Please reconsider A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area POS 7/22/2017 15:16:03 Joseph Webster "BUILD IT" Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 15:17:40 Bryant Webster Not only am I extremely excited and impatient for this to happen but the whole of STL and surrounding areas is PUMPED! What a great initiative Comment noted. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. This big complex Should NOT be allowed in our Park, it's a flood plain, driving our wildlife away,, Our Park is a Park, not a commercial site, way too much traffic NEG 7/22/2017 15:19:56 Rich Williams Due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project area with 1400 parking places ?? Let the Billionaires build somewhere else, with their money, NOT OURS... It's our Park not the Billionaires, sounds like Stan Kroenke again ! ! ! would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota.

A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lowe Anyone in any community can throw up various structures...there are several ice rinks in St. Louis and many other cities. There are shopping malls all over America. Taking land and filling it with 'stuff' that exists everywhere else isn't real leadership. Real leadership is to have the vision to make available and protect that which is scarce. In a city the The NPS may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the LWCF when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the NEG 7/22/2017 15:20:19 Edward Thompson size of St. Louis, Creve Coeur park stands out as a gem in the middle of highways, subdivisions, industrial areas, shopping malls, etc. Please protect it, since once it becomes like everything else it looses its 'nature' feel and becomes like everything else around it for miles. Real leadership sees this and protects that which deserves protecting. use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). NEG 7/22/2017 15:21:36 paul probst stat out of the park Comment noted. This peaceful park is just what stressed people need to calm themselves and or relax in the natural environment. An ice rink with noise of competition and increased traffic is not a fit with this park's reason for being. Why not put the ice rink in the Chesterfield mall complex where parking is already available as are blocks of areas inside fo A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lowe NEG 7/22/2017 15:22:38 Jo Ann Morton anything with insulation and a/c, heat and lighting ? It is nearby and off a main highway. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area NEG 7/22/2017 15:22:43 jack gray Don't dare do this!! It is an insane idea, to benefit thieves. Comment noted. NEG 7/22/2017 15:26:55 Cynthia Rose Creve Coeur is a treasure not only for St. Louis County residents but for all of us in the metro area. There must be plenty of places to build an ice rink that doesn't destroy our green spaces A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area POS 7/22/2017 15:28:04 John Wagener With the closing of Hardee's ice complex, finding times for teams to practice has become increasingly difficult and expensive. Opening this facility would present more people with an opportunity to play the great sport of hockey as well as raise money for the park and the county Comment noted. The project is not a commercial development. It would remain under the ownership of St. Louis County Praks.

The NPS may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the LWCF when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the This is the wrong location for what is essentially a commercial development. If you must put this development in the park there are better and less used areas. There is a large unused piece of land near River Valley and Waterworks, right on 141 that currently only has Bradford pear and kudzu on it. You could even apply to have an exit directly off use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). NEG 7/22/2017 15:29:55 Cynthia Lampe Hwy 141 southbound into the complex. Why not put it there where it would not disturb the current uses of the area? The current chosen location would be a garish eyesore for all of the users who come to the lake for the peace and tranquility of nature. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area.

The scenic integrity around the project site ranges from moderate to low and has already been lowered by human alteraon such as the mowed field, the electric transmission lines, paved roads including a four‐lane divided highway, traffic signals, a parking lot and its lighng, electric traffic signals and a railroad. POS 7/22/2017 15:30:49 Jeremy Gualdoni I support the plan for a new ice rink at CC Lake park. It is a good centralized location and would serve to benefit the STL hockey comunnity Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 15:31:17 Wendy VanDeventer‐Jones The St. Louis Ice Center will be a recreation destination that will allow visitors the opportunity to see the positive side of our communities while they contribute to our economy. Comment noted. NEG 7/22/2017 15:35:59 Diane Swanson Please leave the parkland undeveloped! We need more green space, not more concrete. The Mills or Chesterfield Mall would be a good place for the ice rink. Those areas are already paved A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area POS 7/22/2017 15:38:47 Michael Giannakid I'm all for it Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 15:39:51 Danielle Rampanie I'm all for it would love for that complex to be built Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 15:46:39 Larry Van Gels I think it's a great addition to the area. Comment noted. I believe this project is wrong for Creve Couer Lake Memorial Park and for any public parkland for the following reasons: 1. The project is not consistent with the results of the STL County Parks master plan objectives or public input. Ice Skating was only rated by 6% of the surveyed residents to be a desired choice somewhere in the park system. The STL county park system already has ice skating features. 2. STL County accepted the terms of Federal Land Water Conservation Funding when it received money to acquire this site. Those terms were that the land be use for outdoor recreation and conservation. 3 indoor facilities, a sports medicine/rehab facility, do not constitute outdoor recreation no matter how the folks writing the EA wish to spin it. If the NPS/DNR approve this misused of public resources, I demand that St. Louis County be required to purchase & replace an equivalent a 40 acres contiguous parcel of land to be used as parkland within St. Louis County. STL ounty's parks master plan has already identified areas within the county that are underserved and need parks. 3. The EA is trying and can not serve two masters. 4.1.2.2 Economic Impacts: You can't claim this will draw an additional 272,591 visitors to the park and then claim there will be no detrimental impact to existing park users. This park is already over used and " loved to death" and public feedback collected by St. Louis consistently states the park 1. Compatability with the SCORP is one of the main considerations in approval of proposed use of LWCF protected land. The proposed Ice Center is consistent with Missouri’s SCORP. Missouri’s goals under the SCORP include providing more organized activities, increasing youth participation, teaming with like‐minded community partners, should remain natural and its current pastoral state. and promoting the importance of funding outdoor recreating activities. The proposed Ice Center meets all of these goals. Youth hockey and public skating sessions provide opportunities for organized activities and youth participation. The organizations that rent the ice are community partners committed to promoting outdoor recreation and 3. 3.13 of the EA: This land is a flood plain and elevating it will only push the water damages onto others. This is not only unfair but the county should be held liable and accountable for damages. https: /content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MOGOV/bulletins/1a9f7bc team sports. Also, the proposed Ice Center is funded through a mix of private and public funding. This is exactly the type of project funding the SCORP is trying to encourage. states that more than $78.5Million dollars has already been taken from the federal government for the last flood damage. Wouldn't it be more appropriate for St. Louis County to demonstrate that good government doesn't try to fill and develop in flood plains which puts human lives and property at risk? STL county government must realize the 2. Public Facilities may be included in Section 6(f)(3) protected areas, like Creve Coeur Lake Park, where the public facility results in a net gain in outdoor recreation benefits, enhances the outdoor recreational use of an entire park, and is compatible with the outdoor recreation resources and opportunities in a Section 6(f) protected area. The flood waters they push away from this site will be pushed into someone else's homes? EA and PD/ESF describe the various ways that the proposed Ice Center will provide increased benefit to public outdoor recreational opportunity and otherwise meets these criteria in response to Step 3C question 1 of the PD/ESF and throughout Chapters 1 and 4.16 of the EA. 4. Hockey is a rich persons sport. There is economic and social injustice in taking public parkland away from residents than then making it available only to those that can pay. St. Louis County is demonstrating they care less about the people and more about the money. It will ruin the vista and scenic views of this park and stick out like a sore 3. The peak times of use of the proposed Ice Center would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. thumb thereby diminishing everyone's experience when visiting the park. 3. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard NEG 7/22/2017 15:46:40 Linda Fenton 5. It is stated that both The St. Louis Blues and semi professional hockey teams will utilize this facility. This is completely inconsistent with the intent and guidelines of federal Land Water Conservation Funding and only this issue alone, the project should be denied by NPS/DNR. If not, it will set precedent for all other land under LWCF funding. Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. Having served on a municipal park board, I can tell you that often the only way to reject proposals inconsistent with a parks master plan was the LWCF requirements that the land only be used for outdoor recreation or conservation. This proposal is so grossly inconsistent with the LWCF guidelines that if approved, the flood gates will be opened for 4.The proposed project will provide a year‐round recreational opportunity to the public; reasonable fees will be charged to ensure the facility is accessible to everyone. Moreover, the proposed Ice Center represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park. The proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses similar proposals across the country thereby defeating the objectives of LWCF. such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). The proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). The 6. The St. Louis Blues should be ashamed to participate in this project. They have enough money to buy their own land for a practice facility and they do not qualify for a public subsidy to build and maintain a practice facility without a vote of the people whose tax dollars were used to acquire and maintain it for all these years. building, as situated, would be visible from the north end of the lake toward the northeast. The building would be more obscured from view at the center of the lake. There would be no disruption to the horizons to the west and south from the lake. The views and horizon from the proposed site are already disrupted by high‐tension power 7. This project will pull an estimated $59 Million dollars out of our local economy and St. Louis county is chipping in millions of tax payer dollars while allowing other parks to go without the maintenance funding that has been deferred for years. And yet the County has collected millions in park funding's from both Prop C and P in the last 17 years. lines, railroad tracks and a 4‐lane divided highway. If the county dares to ask the public for a tax increase to maintain our parks while redirecting millions to support this private enterprise on public park land, they should think again. The County Councils priorities are out of touch with the publics. 5. & 6. The Blues will use one rink of the facility for approximately 2 percent of the ice time. Twenty‐five percent of the ice time will be dedicated to public skating sessions, freestyle skating, skating lessons, open stick and puck sessions, and dry floor. An additional thirty‐seven percent of the time will be devoted to camps and clinics, as well as 8. While I recognize that hockey players would like more ice and the STL Blues would like a new practice facility, they should have the decency to find their own land to build a facility of this nature on without taking it away from the residents in the St. Louis County community. It will become a public relations nightmare and a loss of respect and youth, high school, and adult hockey leagues. Ice time will also be reserved for hockey for people with disabilities, figure skating, and synchronized skating. 26 Percent of ice time will be dedicated to collegiate and amateur teams. trust for the STL Blues and the St. Louis County Council and our Department of Interior/LWCF/Missouri Department of Natural Resources if this proposal is approved. 7. & 8. Comments noted.

I have so little trust and confidence that my concerns shared here will be passed on by the St. Louis Ice Partnership, that I am copying them and distributing them to all members of the St. Louis County Council , The Missouri DNR and the National Parks Service .

Please be fair to the residents of St. Louis County. You have a great project ‐ go find your own land to build and operate it on. POS 7/22/2017 15:52:09 Kim Koester Bringing youth hockey is a wonderful enhancement to Creve Coeur Park providing a new amenity to all residents of the St. Louis region Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 15:55:45 Doug Koester Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this is a great use of park land that is c currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 15:59:26 David Stewart I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding five acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact Comment noted. Land development around Creve Coeur Park will need to comply with zoning ordinances, land development laws and permitting.

Green space once gone is not recoverable. "Development" is going to happen around Creve Coeur Park, but it should not take place within the park! A new ice rink would add to the diversity of sports and activities available to the St. Louis area and be a positive ‐‐‐ BUT IT SHOULD NOT BE LOCATED IN CREVE COEUR PARK. PLEASE protect this The NPS may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the LWCF when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the NEG 7/22/2017 16:00:05 Mary Anne Speck unique natural lake and park. PLEASE do not add 1000 cars to the traffic around and in the park! Please respect the guidelines of keeping ALL development in the park "outdoor recreation." Leave the green space in the park 'green.' use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex).

The Open Space Council, a 501c3 nonprofit charity, has a mission to create and sustain open spaces throughout the region. With over 4,000 supporters in the St. Louis Region, we support and enhance public parks for all citizens. While we support the St. Louis Ice Center's mission to add opportunities for all to enjoy the game of hockey, we strongly oppose building this facility in Creve Coeur Lake Park, and believe this facility can be successful in many others locations throughout our region. The case to deny such a large facility on public parkland is strong, and we hope you will review our comments and deny this project in Creve Coeur Lake Park.

The proposed project dramatically changes the existing look and feel of this public open space and the park will see significant impacts. Loss of this open space means a disappearance of native grasslands, tree canopy and wildlife habitat in an urban setting. Park users will have a diminished experience as traffic and noise pollution will increase and park users will have a drastically different view when walking their dogs, riding their bike, or sailing in the Lake. Tall native grasses and trees will be replaced with a shiny steel structure, lighted parking lots with over a thousand cars, and advertisements and banners along the once open skyline.

Creve Coeur Park usership is logged at more than 1 million citizens annually, making it the busiest county park in our region. To put this in perspective, that number represents the entire population of St. Louis County. Park users, representing many cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, currently use the park for sailing, rowing, biking, rollerblading, walking, playing with their dogs, picnicking, bird watching, Frisbee, and much more. You have received a petition that was submitted on behalf of the Creve Coeur Park Coalition showing nearly 8,000 citizens who do not want this facility in the park. One only needs to read the comments on the petition to get a sense of how much people treasure the vistas of wide open space and lake district setting for which the park is well‐known and loved. The proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). The proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). The building, as situated, would be visible from the north end of the lake toward the northeast. The building would be more obscured from view at the center of the lake. There would be no disruption to the horizons to the west and south from the lake. The Additionally, the Open Space Council does not support development in a floodplain, especially a structure of this magnitude and cost. It should be noted that this area was under water in the flood of 1993 and the roads surrounding the park and portions of the park struggle with storm water challenges and have flooded multiple times in the last 3 views and horizon from the proposed site are already disrupted by high‐tension power lines, railroad tracks and a 4‐lane divided highway. years. The addition of more than 1,000 parking spaces and a 298,000+ sq. foot building will very likely add to these flooding problems. Over time, increased flooding and runoff will cause a negative impact on other areas of the park by creating ruts and disrupting existing natural habitat. As it currently exists, this site provides an important natural A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend floodplain for our region and provides space for the river to expand and contract, a necessity for our community. Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. NEG 7/22/2017 16:01:48 Katherine Dockery Public Facilities may be included in Section 6(f)(3) protected areas, like Creve Coeur Lake Park, where the public facility results in a net gain in outdoor recreation benefits, enhances the outdoor recreational use of an entire park, and is compatible with the outdoor recreation resources and opportunities in a Section 6(f) protected area. The EA As stated on the County Park’s website and well known by the public, significant portions of Creve Coeur Lake Park were created using Land and Water Conservation Funds. The intent of these contributions were to support conservation and outdoor recreation opportunities within the region. The proposed development does not align with the and PD/ESF describe the various ways that the proposed Ice Center will provide increased benefit to public outdoor recreational opportunity and otherwise meets these criteria in response to Step 3C question 1 of the PD/ESF and throughout Chapters 1 and 4.16 of the EA. intent of Land and Water Conservation Funds. Instead, it is an indoor facility with enormously large footprint and parking lot that will significantly detract from the open space that exists today. The facility contains indoor recreation opportunities, but also has substantial space that is to be used for rehabilitation and training, a pro shop, concessions, office space for a professional sport’s team and more. The facility is comparable to an arena, both in size, parking, and amenities; it does not belong in a public park. The proposed development will be considered sponsor‐funded public facility. As part of the proposal, the St. Louis County Department of Parks and Recreation (SLCDPR) would retain ownership of the land and lease it to a not‐for‐profit organization, the St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation (Foundation), which has been formed to oversee construction and the operation of the project. Therefore, the County would not be responsible for maintenance of the Ice Center. Additionally, the argument that similar ice facilities exist in other public parks in our region is an unsound argument. Existing public parks have only 1 ice rink and a very small footprint, i.e. the rink in Forest Park is located in the out of doors and measures 28,000 square feet. At 298,000+ square feet, the St. Louis Ice Center measures more than 10 times the size of our region’s largest public ice rink in a park. And St. Louis County Parks does have an indoor ice rink at Queeny Park, which is 20,000 square feet and currently struggles with a maintenance backlog due to systematic park budget restraints. Adding additional facilities of this size to a park department that is unable to maintain existing parks and facilities does not make sense. It should also be noted that no ice facilities were included in the County Park’s master plan, nor the Creve Coeur Park master plan.

Finally, developers of the facility have touted that this project is being paid for with private dollars. With a price tag of $50 million dollars, the Ice Legacy Foundation should be able to afford 40 acres of private land and should not need to subsidize the property with public parkland paid for with taxpayers dollars. If the project is approved, developers should be required to contribute additional parkland to Creve Coeur Lake Park.

In summary, while the St. Louis Ice Center is a worthwhile project, this facility does not belong in Creve Coeur Lake Park. It is not outdoor recreation and approving this project for this location would not be in keeping with the intent of acquiring these acres for outdoor public recreation or land and water conservation.

We appreciate your consideration of our comments.

POS 7/22/2017 16:01:58 Rick Jennings St. Louis is building a reputation for excellent youth hockey much the same as we enjoy for soccer. The new ice complex would serve to further develop pride in our community and recreational opportunities Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 16:02:19 Gloria Fisher This is a wonderful way to bring new visitors and healthy new activities to a beautiful park in St. Louis County Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 16:05:26 Susie Gaal This would be a much needed addition to the area! We have kids who play and support this fully!! Comment noted. There are other areas that have already been developed on that this rink could be built on. Can we preserve our natural habitats at all? It's incredibly important for the community as well as an important sentiment for how we treat the natural areas on a larger scale. Building the rink in Creve Coeur Park sets a dangerous precedent and I believ POS 7/22/2017 16:05:34 Courtney Miener Comment noted. the thoughtful decision would be not to do it. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lowe

Please do not take away the greenspace at Creve Coeur Park. This park is being used by people who enjoy an opportunity to get away from the confines of the city (i.e. traffic, noise, and large crowds). By putting an ice rink in the park, you are taking away from the experience many of us are looking for‐‐appreciating nature without being in a The EA acknowledges there will be some short term and temporary noise impacts as a result of the construction of the facility; however, the EA concludes that these impacts would be minor and temporary. commercial environment. This ice rink will cause traffic issues for people trying to get into the park; the construction will create noise and extra pressure on the roadways; and you will be destroying a portion of the landscape that serves as habitat for native plants and animals. There are many other locations throughout Maryland Heights (and St. NEG 7/22/2017 16:06:45 Linda Akers Louis County) which could accommodate this ice rink, and probably offer easier access to the people who will use it. Again, please reconsider this proposal and leave the park as it is. Due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project area Thank you for your consideration. would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota.

A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area NEG 7/22/2017 16:10:09 Lisa Drewel There are plenty of places to RE develop rather than taking green space. Go take over that armory off Vanderventer or expand the Hardees ice rink in chesterfield. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area NEG 7/22/2017 16:17:13 Annette Gast I feel this project is unnecessary, and takes away too much fro Creve Coeur Park. Comment noted. NEG 7/22/2017 16:20:08 Lynn Johnson Preserve the natural beauty of Creve Coeur Memorial Park by NOT building the proposed ice hockey complex. There are many other sites that would be more appropriate to build on that won't damage,destroy natural beauty. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area POS 7/22/2017 16:21:50 Aaron Perlut The St. Louis region is in desperate need of new ice for the region's youth hockey programs and having the St. Louis Blues taking a leading role is not only a necessity and a great example for our community, but a tremendous partnership between the organization and greater St. Louis Comment noted. I appreciate the need for ice facilities in the St Louis region. However, for specific reasons, this facility should be located other than in Creve Coeur Park The reasons include: ‐ size The ice facility will be significantly larger by many multiples than any other facility in the Park The scenic integrity around the project site ranges from moderate to low and has already been lowered by human alteration such as the mowed field, the electric transmission lines, paved roads including a four‐lane divided highway, traffic signals, a parking lot and its lighting, electric traffic signals and a railroad. ‐ it is inaccurate to compare the facility to either the Steinberg or the Queeny Park rinks‐ again, the size of this facility makes it in a completely different NEG 7/22/2017 16:22:09 Charles Schagrin category. The detention basin proposed would be a wet basin (a retention lake). ‐ it is inaccurate to claim that the two detention basins will encourage wildlife. Detention Basins by their design, are dry areas with plants that are appropriate for immersion in water for short periods of time. Clearly, the undeveloped park is a better habitat for wildlife. The Blues are not the principal user of the facility. In fact, they would occupy only 2 to 3 percent of the total available ice time. The facility would be a public facility (owned by St. Louis County Parks). ‐ it is inaccurate to fail to include the principle user of the facility‐ that is The Blues. Certainly, the team has fans throughout the community. However, The Blues are a privately owned company. Public underwriting of this facility located on Public property is in violation of the Public Good

A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lowe NEG 7/22/2017 16:22:15 Sandra Spiroff I am against this proposal, due to its negative effect on the Park, including, but not limited to, increased car traffic and exhaust in a place that has heavy pedestrian and bike usage. The EA states that the effects on air quality would be very minor. Building this facility in Creve Coeur Park would be a HUGE mistake. The lake is one of St. Louis's most valuable natural resources and it should be protected as such. I enjoy biking and walking my dog around the lake, and if that experience is deminished by development and hockey crowds it would be a huge loss for the St Louis area. Creve Coeu NEG 7/22/2017 16:23:28 Mark Blumenfeld Comment noted. Park is perfect the way it is, build this ice hockey facility anywhere else. POS 7/22/2017 16:26:47 Barbara Collumbien I speak as a Hockey Mom of three former players. The experiences, lessons, friendships, etc. my sons had through the many years of playing hockey have been immeasurable. There are too many players in the St. Louis area who may miss out on this if we don't address the lack of available rinks Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 16:27:25 Eric Johnson In support of the rink Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 16:29:51 Dan Cierpiot This is a well thought out and well planned development which will b benefit not only the youth hockey commmnity, but the region as a whole. I have travelled to many cities for hockey tournaments and have seen first hand the benefits of similar facilities. STL must continue forward with this process Comment noted. Due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project are Please don't deprive the migratory birds and local wild creatures of any more open green space. Don't do anything to further degrade the natural beauty of this park. There are plenty of places in the county that are in need of redevelopment and that already have most of the necessary infrastructure. I don't want my tax dollars used to destroy would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. NEG 7/22/2017 16:30:04 Karen Willson what is already good and ignore that which cries out for improvement. A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area NEG 7/22/2017 16:30:18 Katie Beth Smith Please do not construct this facility. The environmental impacts of such a project would be of serious concern and St. Louis already has an ice rink near the Mills Mall Comment noted. The position of the EA is that there are no significant impacts. Let's preserve the beautiful natural spaces that are left. We are currently in the midst of an environmental and climate crisis, and natural spaces such as this are so important to our ecosystems. This decision affects the earth's health, including human health. Let's work on repurposing buildings that already exist for recreation like ice rinks. Please NEG 7/22/2017 16:31:48 Olivia Kurz Comment noted. do not build on this precious land. Placing an ice rink in this park would ruin its character. Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park is one of the last open green space areas in West St. Louis County. Adding any building to this area ruins the open green space that residents from all over St. Louis County enjoy. The ice rink would detract from that enjoyment. There are plenty of other place NEG 7/22/2017 16:33:06 Chad Bladow The scenic integrity around the project site ranges from moderate to low and has already been lowered by human alteration such as the mowed field, the electric transmission lines, paved roads including a four‐lane divided highway, traffic signals, a parking lot and its lighting, electric traffic signals and a railroad. to build the ice rink; it doesn't have to be in Creve Coeur Lake Memorial Park. POS 7/22/2017 16:34:08 Joel Ashrafzadeh We need more ice in St. Louis and more places for youth sports. This is a perfect spot because it's close to the soccer fields and close to the lacrosse fields. We need all kinds of sports arenas and parks for all kinds of activities. Please build this and build other facilities for all kinds of sports like skateboarding and for all types of extreme sports. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 16:34:11 Maureen Gile This is so great for the St Louis sporting community. Looking forward to it! Comment noted. Creve Coeur park is a rare gem for St. Louis County. As it is today, traffic can be very hectic on weekends, the park's busiest time. Building such a huge development so close to the park will only hurt traffic flow issues. This creates more headache for the neighborhood around the park, hurting property values. Property in this area is already at a NEG 7/22/2017 16:35:39 Brigitta Davis A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. disadvantage compared to west county or south county, so don't add to the burden of the parkway north/pattonville school districts. Preserve what little natural beauty remains in the suburbs. Build this in earth city, which is not too far away The Hardee's Ice Plex (rink in Chesterfield) is no longer in operation.

Why waste tax dollars for a ice rink That is not needed. The ice rink in Chesterfield is not being used, the Blues are about the only ones that use the one at the Mills mall . St.Louis is a soccer and baseball town. Why ruin disappearing green space for something that the majority does not want. With all the empty strip malls let that special interest The Purpose and Need of the project identified a shortage of ice sheets in the St. Louis area. Those mentioned in this comment are, as stated, good hockey “parks”. However, the need for more ice sheets still exists. NEG 7/22/2017 16:36:50 Bruce Kelly group build their own ice rink with their own money on commercial land they bought themselves. If it does happen the county should designate a clothing optional area in the park . The NPS may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the LWCF when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). POS 7/22/2017 16:37:29 Craig Gile I think the project would be a great addition to St. Louis and the community. Wonderful activity for the kids, hockey provides uniquely valuable life lessons and can be a life sport for adults as well. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 16:38:47 Dena Soffer My cousin Jack is a hockey player ‐ this will be so great for the Saint Louis community! Comment noted. NEG 7/22/2017 16:39:05 Nate Young Creve Coeur Lake is a St. Louis gem. I love walking with my family around the lake on the weekends, and this Ice Rink would severely harm the natural area around the lake. Please do not build it to save quality time for families and friends who live near the lake Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 16:39:13 Glen Smith This is going to be an amazing thing for the the kids and the city. It's a win win situation. Comment noted. N/A 7/22/2017 16:39:53 Kaylee Young I love walking around Creve Coeur park. I love the environment. Comment noted. I walk my dog in this park a lot and a big ice rink with all that parking would definitely hurt the nature feel of the park. I would rather a big ice rink facility built somewhere else. I feel like this proposal is more for financial reasons then for the benefit of the parks users. I could understand a single outdoor rink and a small parking lot but this is a gian NEG 7/22/2017 16:40:24 Samuel Blumenfeld Comment noted. building with a ton of parking and it's going to make it less nice to walk through for the people who regularly use the park. POS 7/22/2017 16:41:36 Simon Crocker This will be a great investment in the STL community! Comment noted. A facility that will bring more people to St. Louis to improve area business, make life easier for area families participating in sports, and improve facilities available to visitors to Queeny Park seems like a wonderful plan! I particularly appreciate the plan's attention to environmentally‐responsible development. If there will be no negative POS 7/22/2017 16:41:41 Liz S Comment noted. environmental impact, and instead there is potential to improve the health of the surrounding ecosystem, I am in favor of this development. NEG 7/22/2017 16:42:04 Dale Wamsley I do not feel that Creve Coure Park is the place for this project.. I am totally against this proposal and the moving forward of this project.... I truely hope the powers to be seriously take our commitments into great consideration. Thank you for your time.. Mr. Wamsley Note, comment posted twice ) Comment noted. NEG 7/22/2017 16:42:48 Thomas OBrien I am very unhappy that my elected officials in Marland Heights gave the go ahead on this project. I do not think this fits well with this area. Please kill this project Comment noted. What an amazing concept and a great addition to the city. A facility of this type is exactly what this area needs. That corner of the park is the perfect spot for it too. It will facilitate usage by all members of the public. And the park can be utilized by those parents whose children are practicing or otherwise using the ice center. It's a win‐win‐win fo POS 7/22/2017 16:43:10 Sandra Metel Comment noted. everyone!!! NEG 7/22/2017 16:44:12 Simon Pursifull I cycle a lot in the summer and bird watch in the winter. This development will just bring more road building and widening making the park much more commercial. Once this development is built, others will surely follow it turning the park from its wild characteristics. This development should be moved to Westport and not in the park. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 16:46:22 Bob Seipp Hockey families and travel teams will bring lots of positive activity ‐ including increased patronage to surrounding restaurants, shops and other small businesses Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 16:46:47 Don Soffer This facility is a must if we want to continue to retain visitors to Creve Coeur park! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 16:47:40 Alex Reagan This center would be dope for the community. Not enough ice centers distributed in the region for sure. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 16:48:23 Michael Goessling I greatly support this project! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 16:48:42 Donna Giovenco Yes this is needed Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 16:49:04 Whitney Zamler We need another rink for our kids to play hockey! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 16:49:11 John Behnen This ice rink needs to be built, it will enhance Creve Coeur park and bring more people to the area. It also sits on park land this is currently not being used by anyone Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 16:50:15 Amelia Greenbury Youth hockey is growing in St. Louis and I think this a great use of park land that is currently just housing a big empty field and a metal shed Comment noted. I fully support the proposed ice rink complex at Creve Coeur Lake Park. It would be highly beneficial to the residents of Saint Louis and would provide an additional form of recreation for residents that frequent the lake and also bring people there that may not have an interest in the various other activities at the park such as the ropes course and the lake activities. POS 7/22/2017 16:50:45 Inge Bosnjak Comment noted. Myself and my family are 100% in support of this project. You have our full backing. NEG 7/22/2017 16:52:42 Ann Niemann Leave the park alone. As a tax payer I Do Not Support the Ice Rink. Comment noted. This has to happen. I've been witnessing dreams come true for young players over the last few years and without available ice for the next wave of young hockey players, they won't be able to experience the same amount of joy and success from playing hockey. We want children in our community to learn life lessons as they participate as part o POS 7/22/2017 16:54:31 Derek Pallardy Comment noted. a team, make friends, learn new skills, and grow into the best versions of themselves. We need to do the right thing and help to provide these opportunities POS 7/22/2017 16:55:48 Mary Rives This project would be a tremendous asset to the community. I am all for it! Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 16:57:30 David Cline I support the St. Louis Ice Center because I value youth sports in our area. I want kids to have every opportunity possible to be active and learn and exceed the great game of hockey. We owe it to the future of St. Louis. Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 16:58:16 Lucy Chauvin This is such a great opportunity for the St. Louis sports community and beyond ‐ no doubt it will bring tourism to the city as well. Comment noted. I support the Ice Center because it is actually adding 5 acres of water habitat via two detention lakes; the designers have mitigated flood risk and the Center as a whole will have a negligible overall environmental impact POS 7/22/2017 17:01:38 Jason Diehl Comment noted. POS 7/22/2017 17:01:41 Stacey Robinson This will be a great addition to St. Louis. Comment noted. NEG 7/21/2017 18:25 Dockery Kat See Attached Creve Coeur Park Coalition Comment. Comment noted. Section 1.2: The Foundation has identified the major tenants who will be leasing ice time as identified in the Ice Usage Breakdown attached to the PD/ESF but have not identified individual user fees at this time. However, all fees chanrged will be reasonable and comparable to other similar facilities. The Ice Center will not require membership so that it remains accessible to the public. Section 1.5: The St. Louis Legacy Ice Foundation (Foundation) is a not‐for‐profit organization which has been formed for the primary purpose of teaching children and others impoortant life skills through ice sports, which includes mentoring individuals and providing them opportunities to develop and improve character, cognitive skills, concentration and attention. Tha Foundation will oversee the operation of the Ice Center. Section 2.2: St Louis County is fostering a central youth sports corridor that is accessible via highways. Improving proximity between organized sporting opportunities will help these facilities function together promoting athletics and recreation overall. It also helps ensure users can get to and move through the corridor from one activity to the next. Section 3.6.3 Noise Receptors: The Crystal Springs Golf Course was not included as a noise receptor because it is more than 500 feet from the proposed site and noise generated at the site would attenuate to background levels between the site and the golf course. Section 3.7 Groundwater: Groundwater levels could vary over time due to the effects of seasonal variation in precipitation, recharge, the stage of the Missouri River. The flood study prepared for the project site demonstrated that there is a net No Rise with the proposed site improvements. In fact, there will be a decrease of .04 ft under the 100 yr / 10 yr storm event. As stated in the EA, a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) will be prepared and submitted as part of the stormwater permitting process. Components of the SWPPP will contain BMPs, such as silt fencing, for minimizing and controlling erosion and managing sedimentation. Additionally, a Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC) will be prepared and followed to address and reduce impacts to soil and groundwater from diesel fuel and other chemicals stored at the facility. Jurisdictional wetlands identified during the wetland delineation will not be impacted by development activities. Section 3.9 Biological Resources: Due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. The commenter also questions only one bat roost treet. Wildlife biologists concluded that there is only one suitable bat roost tree on the site. Section 3.15 Visual Environment: The disc golf course was not included in the visual assessment because the disc golf is not considered a use that is sensitive to scenic integrity. Figure 3‐1 Land Use: The figure has been revised to correct the zoning for the park. 4.4.2.1 Traffic: A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. See Attached St. Louis Audubon Society Comment dated 7/17/2017 4.6.2.1 Noise Construction: The Draft EA states that there will be some short‐term noise impacts resulting from construction. However, the EA further states that impacts are temporary, intermittent and during daytime hours. Tremayne Shelter would see a minor rise in noise level but not to a level deemed significant. The disc golf course would not have noise impacts because grading operations of the site would also cause the disc golf course to be temporarily closed while the course is regraded. 4.6.2.2 Noise Operation: Noise levels of 51 dBA are typical of background noise levels. The commenters comment related to the residence is not understood. Regarding Tremayne Shelter, the noise impact is stated and it is also stated that a barrier could be constructed to mitigate the impact. The reeason there are no noise impacts at the disc golf course is because the noise generating equipment is not in a line of sight from the golf course. The building itself acts as a barrier between the condenser and the disc golf course. This is stated in the Draft EA. 4.9.2 Biological Resources: the site will be landscaped with native plantings. The plantings will comply with Maryland Heights requirements. 4.10.2 Endangered Species: Appendix E identified one potential bat roost tree. 4.11.2 Wetlands: GEOTECHNOLOGY 4.12.2 Surface Water: A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins designed as part of the development. The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. 4.15.2.1 Visual Environment: The "slight" visual discord mentioned in the Draft EA includes the context of the other features visible at the project site. In addition to trees, field and open space, there is a high tension power line, a four‐lane divided highway and a railroad line.

Many of the comments made on the PD/ESF have already been addressed in this response or in other similar responses. The following responses pertain to specific comments made by the commenter: Item 11 Unique Ecosystem: the project site is not part of a unique ecosystem. Item 12 Unique or important wildlife habitat: the project site is not part of any unique wildlife habitat. Item 22: local environmental groups' plans to replant the site as a wetland prairie are not part of the St. Louis County Parks plans. NEG Huebner Herbert Item 24: the commenter suggests that light and noise polluon from the site would disrupt the avian central ﬂyway. It should be pointed out that there are numerous other uses in the park (soccer ﬁelds) that currently generate light and noise. N/A Huebner Herbert See Attached St. Louis Audubon Society Comment dated 7/18/2017 Comment noted.

Public Facilities may be included in Section 6(f)(3) protected areas, like Creve Coeur Lake Park, where the public facility results in a net gain in outdoor recreation benefits, enhances the outdoor recreational use of an entire park, and is compatible with the outdoor recreation resources and opportunities in a Section 6(f) protected area. The EA and PD/ESF describe the various ways that the proposed Ice Center will provide increased benefit to public outdoor recreational opportunity and otherwise meets these criteria in response to Step 3C question 1 of the PD/ESF and throughout Chapters 1 and 4.16 of the EA. The NPS may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the LWCF when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex).

A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area. The Ice Zone at St. Louis Mills is a privately‐operated facility whose future is not dependent upon The St. Louis Blues as a tenant due to their extremely limited use of ice at the Ice Zone coupled with the significant demand for ice from the Ice Zone’s existing customer base and other regional users. As such, the Ice Zone will not be vacated, its current ownership has plans to operate the facility into the future and the St. Louis Blues will be moving their training operation to the St. Louis Ice Center where they will rent less than 3% of the ice available for all users of the facility. See Attachments to AIA 7/21 submittal Regarding the comment as to why close North County rink, a site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area.

Land ownership will remain with County Department of Parks and Recreation who will lease the property to a not‐for‐profit organization that will oversee the maintenance and operation of the facility. The lease is anticipated to contain an intitial 30 year term with an option to extend for an additional 25 years. The proposed Ice Center will be accessible to the public. It will charge reasonable fees and will not require memberships. The Ice Center also offers opportunities to partcipatate in a varieties of types of recreation beyond hockey, such as figure skating, speed skating, ice dancing, synchronized skating and more. Additionally, during the off‐season the facility will offer indoor field hockey, floor hockey, indoor lacrosse, indoor soccer and in‐line skating. All of these uses are under‐served in the community.

NEG Brewer Steve Public Facilities may be included in Section 6(f)(3) protected areas, like Creve Coeur Lake Park, where the public facility results in a net gain in outdoor recreation benefits, enhances the outdoor recreational use of an entire park, and is compatible with the outdoor recreation resources and opportunities in a Section 6(f) protected area. The EA and PD/ESF describe the various ways that the proposed Ice Center will provide increased benefit to public outdoor recreational opportunity and otherwise meets these criteria in response to Step 3C question 1 of the PD/ESF and throughout Chapters 1 and 4.16 of the EA. Although the proposed SLIC will remove existing habitat for other wildlife, the project site represents only 1.9 percent of the entire Park area with most of this being a mowed field with just a few trees. The existing habitat at the project site is not unique, and there are numerous areas within and adjacent to the Park that will support wildlife offset by the SLIC. Within a 5‐mile radius, there is a relatively large amount of deciduous forest of equal or better quality than the habitats being removed. Therefore, due to the large amount of similar habitat in the region, the construction and operation of the project is not expected to substantially impact the local population of any wildlife species, including migratory birds that may use the existing forested and grassland habitats within the project area. Although forested habitat within the project area would be removed, adjacent areas provide forested habitats that would accommodate displaced biota. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be See Attachment to AIA 7/21 Submittal (Webster Grovers Nature Study Society 1/31 Letter) raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. While the proposed project is to build an ice center on a field that is currently used as green space, with the exception of a maintenance shed, it represents only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park. In addition, the proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow. The peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. NEG Thoma Richard The Propoposed Ice Center is anticipated to increase overall opportunities for outdoor recreation within Creve Couer Lake Memorial Park. Public Facilities may be included in Section 6(f)(3) protected areas, like Creve Coeur Lake Park, where the public facility results in a net gain in outdoor recreation benefits, enhances the outdoo recreational use of an entire park, and is compatible with the outdoor recreation resources and opportunities in a Section 6(f) protected area. The EA and PD/ESF describe the various ways that the proposed Ice Center will provide increased benefit to public outdoor recreational opportunity and otherwise meets these criteria in response to Step 3C question 1 of the PD/ESF and throughout Chapters 1 and 4.16 of the EA. See Attachment to AIA 7/21 Submittal In addition to the public meeting about the proposed development was held by St. Louis County in January 2017, the County provided a 31‐day public comment period on the PD/ESF and Environmental Assessment. The EA and link to comment went live on Thursday, June 21 and closed on Saturday, July 22. Notice of the EA was published in the St. Louis Post‐Dispatch and the St. Louis American on July 22 and July 21. Furthermore, the EA was posted on the St. Louis Economic Development Partnership’s website. The County received nearly 3,000 comments on the draft EA. NEG Poleski Greg The St. Louis Blues will use one rink of the facility for approximately 2 percent of the available ice time. The Propoposed Ice Center is anticipated to increase overall opportunities for outdoor recreation within Creve Couer Lake Memorial Park. Public Facilities may be included in Section 6(f)(3) protected areas, like Creve Coeur Lake Park, where the public facility results in a net gain in outdoor recreation benefits, enhances the outdoor recreational use of an entire park, and is compatible with the outdoor recreation resources and opportunities in a Section 6(f) protected area. The EA and PD/ESF describe the various ways that the proposed Ice Center will provide increased benefit to public outdoor recreational opportunity and otherwise meets these criteria in response to Step 3C question 1 of the PD/ESF and throughout Chapters 1 and 4.16 of the EA. The proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). It is also only 40 acres of the 2,114 acre Park. This is intended to minimize the impact on boating, biking, sailing and other outdoor recreational uses. A traffic study was conducted, which determined that the development, as planned, would not adversely affect traffic flow and the peak times of use of the facility would be during the winter months, which historically is when park visitation is lower. The proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). The proposed site is at the north edge of the Park boundary near more developed uses such as a railroad line, a high‐tension See Attachment to AIA 7/21 Submittal (AIA St. Louis letter dated 7/13/17 published in St. Louis Post‐Dispatch) transmission line and it is 900 feet south of a four‐lane divided highway (Route 141). The building, as situated, would be visible from the north end of the lake toward the northeast. The building would be more obscured from view at the center of the lake. There would be no disruption to the horizons to the west and south from the lake. The views and horizon from the proposed site are already disrupted by high‐tension power lines, railroad tracks and a 4‐lane divided highway. A flood study was conducted for the proposed project. The site will be raised 3‐5 feet to be out of the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. There will be detention basins and bioswales designed as part of the development. These Best Management Practices (BMPs) will help control and filter runoff (which will be diverted to Creve Coeur Creek). The flood study indicates that there will be no adverse effect on the 100‐year floodplain of Creve Coeur Creek. The Howard Bend Levee District has also approved the project hydraulics. The proposed Ice Center is consistent with Missouri’s SCORP. Missouri’s goals under the SCORP include providing more organized activities, increasing youth participation, teaming with like‐minded community partners, and promoting the importance of funding outdoor recreating activities. The proposed Ice Center meets all of these goals. Youth hockey and public skating sessions provide opportunities for organized activities and youth participation. The organizations that rent the ice are community partners committed to promoting outdoor recreation and team sports. Also, the proposed Ice Center is funded through a mix of private and public funding. This is exactly the type of project funding the SCORP is trying to encourage. NEG Swatek Michelle

See Attachment to AIA 7/21 Submittal (2/2 Letter) The Propoposed Ice Center is anticipated to increase overall opportunities for outdoor recreation within Creve Couer Lake Memorial Park. Public Facilities may be included in Section 6(f)(3) protected areas, like Creve Coeur Lake Park, where the public facility results in a net gain in outdoor recreation benefits, enhances the outdoor recreational use of an entire park, and is compatible with the outdoor recreation resources and opportunities in a Section 6(f) protected area. The EA and PD/ESF describe the various ways that the proposed Ice Center will provide increased benefit to public outdoor recreational opportunity and otherwise meets these criteria in response to Step 3C question 1 of the PD/ESF and throughout Chapters 1 and 4.16 of the EA. The project enhances outdoor recreation in that it provides amenities above and beyond the property's present usage. The proposed project would add an outdoor rink and an outdoor field to this area, and it would provide connections to GRG’s McKelvey Woods Trail, which is under construction. Additionally, the National Park Service (NPS) may allow enclosed ice rinks to be developed on parkland under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) when the proposed development enhances outdoor recreational uses. The proposed development is consistent with this criterion. The proposed development use is consistent with LWCF program goal to enhance outdoor recreation and is consistent with the use of other major St. Louis County parks (e.g., Queeny park, and Kennedy Recreation Complex). NEG Bell Charles POS 7/20/2017 Mike Moeller External letter sent outside of the public comment website (see attached) Comment noted. NEG 7/18/2017 Colleen Sweeney External letter sent outside of the public comment website (see attached) A site location study was conducted that considered other sites besides the one being proposed. It was determined that this is the most feasible location while also meeting the need for additional ice rinks in the St. Louis area.