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velopment – specifically environmental protections,”
Thomas says. “We required a more detailed analysis
of each individual site that identifies important, natu-
ral features such as creeks and other drainage ways,
steep slopes that are more susceptible to erosion, or
fragile topography that was best to be avoided. Ba-
sically, it provided for certain portions of various de-
velopment sites to be left untouched. As a result, we
ended up with a lot of developments that, at first, were
a bit of an adjustment to what the home builders were
accustomed to doing in the past. However, in the end,
they ended up with much nicer developments with
major areas that were left undisturbed and that had
mature trees. And they saw greater value in the homes
they were able to sell because there were trees still
there - it wasn’t just a massively cleared site; it fit into
the natural environment much better.”
AT A GLANCE
WHO:
Wildwood, Missouri
WHAT:
A city of 36,000
WHERE:
East central Missouri, in St. Louis
County
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