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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN SURVEY

The City of St. Martins is currently developing a new Comprehensive Plan. Our last Comprehenisve Plan was developed in the 1990's and needs to be updated.

Please click the following link to complete a survey and share your opinion to help guide us in this endeavor.

Thanks in advance!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfcecj93nMq1m9lqEE-XYa1o1jEtXQs3S5i1rfi2MDuGWIqgQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

Annual Spring & Fall clean-ups will still take place, but with some changes.

St. Martins will no longer work with the St. Martins 8th graders or Boy Scouts to pick up trash along the streets. While this worked well for many years, we no longer feel it is a good idea to have kids walking along streets picking up trash due to safety concerns.

The clean-ups will be for St. Martins subscribers to Republic Trash Service. The pick-ups will be curbside at the subscribers homes. Eligible items will be the same as before and a list of non-eligible items will be published prior to the spring-clean up.

Bus. 50 West Improvements approved!

Work is nearing completion of both of the following projects:

St. Martins has been awarded a grant by Modot to improve safety for everyone using the roads of St. Martins whether in a vehicle or on foot, on a bike, or using a motorized wheelchair. The work is taking place on Bus. 50 from just west of Carel Rd to Henwick Lane.

Cole County has awarded St. Martins a grant for $192,295.50 to help rebuild Traci Dr. and add a bike-ped lane on the east side from Bus. 50 to an additional entrance to Niekamp Park.

St. Martins Newsletter

Election results

Terry Boeckman was newly elected as North Ward Alderman. Incumbent John Pecher was re-elected as South Ward Alderman. Both will serve two-year terms. The Board selected Scott Amos as Mayor Pro-tem, and John Pecher as the board representative to the Planning and Zoning Commission.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL AND THANK YOU FOR SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY!!

City Projects underway

The Niekamp Park Trail Extension is now complete and the trail is open. We still have work to do installing 3 benches, a drinking fountain, pet waste station, and trash receptacle, but it is ok to walk the trail.The project to overlay Traci Dr and add a cul de sac where it deadends at the Park entrance is now underway. You can use the trail but be very cautious about using Traci Dr because fill dirt is being hauled in at this time. Thank you to the Recreational Trail Program for their assistance in funding these improvements.

Work on Traci Drive will begin in July. The road will be overlayed and a bike/ped lane will be added on the east side. A cul de sac is being added where Traci Dr dead-ends at Niekamp Park. Thank you to Cole County for their assistance in making these improvements.

The Bus. 50 West overlay and bike/ped lane addition from Carel to Henwick is almost complete. A solar light being installed at the crosswalk at Bus. 50 and Henwick is back-ordered but should arrive soon. Thank you to Modot's Transportation Alternative program for assistance in funding the addition of bike/ped lanes in each direction along this stretch.

dogs on leashes

Dogs are welcome at Niekamp Park as long as they are on leashes and under your control. Please use one of the three pet stations along the trail to clean-up after your pet

park reservations

If you would like to reserve the large or small pavilion for a private function, please call Jane Morff at 573-893-3463

Roush Appointed to St Martins Park Board

Lindsey Roush was appointed to the St. Martins Park Board at the April 9, 2024 Board meeting. Welcome, Lindsey! Thanks for your willingness to serve.

PERMITS REQUIRED BY THE CITY OF ST MARTINS

DRIVEWAY EXCAVATION PERMIT: A driveway permit is required for newly-constructed or paved driveways

EXCAVATION PERMITS are required for any digging on City Right-of-Way.

Building Permits - A building permit is required for any construction within the City. Building Permits are issued through Cole County and can be obtained from their office on Monticello Rd or online.

LAND DISTURBANCE/STORMWATER DISCHARGE PERMIT - A Land Disturbance permit is required if an acre or more land is disturbed during construction. A Stormwater Discharge Permit is required when the natural flow of water is changed.

STORMWATER GUIDELINES

St. Martins' MS4 Stormwater permit from DNR was renewed on October 1, 2021. The new permit is good until Oct. 1, 2027.

St. Martins has contracted with stormwater engineer Christina Luebbert to help improve & protect the water quality in St. Martins. Christina presented the following steps that residents can take to help protect water quality:

Remember that anything on the ground in your yard can end up in the water supply
Properly store & dispose of all waste automotive fluids
Use, store, and dispose of fertilizers.& pesticides sparingly and according to the manufacturer's recommendations
Responsibly manage lawn waste and yard such as grass clippings & brush
Reseed bare spots in your yard to prevent soil erosion
Sweep up debris instead of hosing down outside areas
Pick up after your pets
Properly dispose of materials used in home repair & improvements such as paint & debris
Wash vehicles at commercial car washes (where dirty water is treated at the wastewater plant) or at least on grass where it can be filtered instead of running off on the pavement
Properly dispose of trash, litter & other solid waste. No littering or dumping
Pick-up a brochure at City Hall with more information on steps you can take to protect local waterways and our drinking supply

You can contact City Hall in person at 6909 Bus. 50 West

By Phone: 573-893-6465

Email: cstmartins@centurylink.net

City of St. Martins

community information & newsletter

Bus. 50 West Improvements approved!

Bus. 50 West Improvements approved!

St. Martins Newsletter

Election results

City Projects underway

dogs on leashes

park reservations

Roush Appointed to St Martins Park Board

PERMITS REQUIRED BY THE CITY OF ST MARTINS

STORMWATER GUIDELINES

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