Say No

We contend allowing the proposed liquor license and expansion into residential property to go forward will be detrimental to the public health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the community and will cause serious injury to neighboring properties by reducing residential property values. Right now, the most effective, and 100% legal way to prevent this plan from moving forward is for property owners, registered voters, and business occupants in the liquor license Petition Circle to:

REFUSE TO SIGN THE PETITION PERMITTING LIQUOR SALES!

It has been stated from numerous sources that the business owners are only interested in developing here if they can sell alcohol.

If you are among those who will be asked to sign, thank you for being here. We are for developing the Jamieson and Fyler corner and seeing the Lindenwood Park Neighborhood continue to flourish, but not at the cost of the qualities that make this community great.

Timeline of Relevant Events

Reverse chronological order; Updated as information comes in.

04/27/2016.

• LPNA hosted an informational meeting at Timothy Lutheran where Circle K presented their plans for expansion. We learned that Benjamin Fair (bfair@circlek.com), from Chicago, had been recently hired as Director of Operations for several Circle K units including the 3282 Jamieson unit.

04/25/2016.

• Circle Petition Tenants/Occupants started receiving postcards from the Excise Division dated 4/22/16 as Official Notice of Mac's Convenience Stores LLC d/b/a Circle K liquor license application.  
• Circle Petition property owners started receiving a letter mailed from Emerson Law, P.C. regarding the Wednesday, April 27th meeting at Timothy Lutheran
• Neighbor Gerry Everding submitted a Letter of Protest to the Excise Division with signatures from 14 property owners in the Petition Circle (min 10 required).

04/22/2016.

• Hurley & Hurley, representing Circle K, submitted the liquor license application to the Excise Division.
• Neighbor Gerry Everding submitted his application to initiate the liquor license protest petition.

04/20/2016. LPNA announced a Neighborhood Meeting – Circle K Development Proposal

An informational meeting will be held for the purpose of sharing plans for a proposed expansion of the Circle K Gas Station and Convenience Store at the corner of Jamieson and Fyler. Circle K representatives will be there to share their plans and answer questions. Interested 23rd Ward residents are invited to attend. Wednesday, April 27 at 7pm at Timothy Lutheran Church (Corner of Fyler and Ivanhoe)

03/09/2016. Notification letter mailed from Emerson Law, P.C. to people who will be in the Petition Circle to expect the liquor license petition soon.

02/12/2016. Alderman Vaccaro introduced Board Bill No. 305 "Zoning change for 6839 Fyler".

02/03/2016.

• Planning Commission met and discussed proposal PDA-011-16-REZ. The proposal to rezone 6839 Fyler is approved by the Planning Commission with all voting yes.
• Zoning Commissioner Mary Hart Burton sent a letter of recommendation to rezone 6839 Fyler to Director of Public Safety Richard Gray and Deputy Building Commissioner Frank Oswald.

02/02/2016. Alderman Vaccaro sent a message to his email list regarding the proposed expansion

01/29/2016. Planning & Urban Design Agency Director Don Roe submitted File No. PDA-011-16-REZ (PDF download) to the City of St. Louis Planning Commission

01/25/2016. KMOV reported on a skimmer device found at the Jamieson and Fyler Circle K. Watch the report at:
Skimmer device found at southwest St. Louis Phillips 66

01/13/2016. Office of the Zoning Administrator acknowledged receipt and complete of Circle K Representative Patrick Bennett's Petition for Zoning Amendment.


01/12/2016.

• Circle K Representative Patrick Bennett submitted the 6839 Fyler rezoning application to Zoning Commissioner Mary Hart Burton.
• Alderman Vaccaro provided letter of support to rezone 6839 Fyler to Zoning Commissioner Mary Hart Burton.
• Circle K Representative Patrick Bennett submitted the Petition for Zoning Amendment to Office of the Zoning Administrator

01/09/2016. 6839 Fyler property owners consented to a rezoning study on their property.

11/19/2015. CRIME REPORT. INCIDENT INCIDENT: FRAUD | LOCATION: 32XX BLOCK OF JAMIESON | DATE: 11/19/15 | TIME: 1030 | SUMMARY: OFFICERS RECEIVED A CALL FOR A CREDIT CARD SKIMMER DEVICE THAT WAS LOCATED ATTACHED TO A GAS PUMP AT CIRCLE K. DEVICE WAS SEIZED. SECRET SERVICE WAS NOTIFIED.

06/26/2015. Citizens' Service Request ID: 742386. Problem Type: Report of no water at a food establishment/ Dept Resolution: confirmed violation, owner notified

02/06/2015. CRIME REPORT. INCIDENT:  LARCENY | LOCATION: 32XX BLOCK OF JAMIESON, CIRCLE K | DATE: 2/6/15 | TIME: 1840 | SUMMARY: REPORTING PARTY SAID A HEAVY SET W/M, WEARING JEANS, GREEN SWEATSHIRT AND A WHITE BASEBALL CAP PUMPED GAS INTO HIS GREEN BUICK LE SABRE AND LEFT WITHOUT PAYING.

10/09/2014. Citizens' Service Request ID: 662384. Problem Type: Inspect for exterior building code violation. Dept Resolution: Please call CSB for details

07/24/2014. Citizens' Service Request ID: 634830. Problem Type: Inspect for violation of zoning code/open storage Dept Resolution: Please call CSB for details
03/07/2013. Conditional Use Hearing for 3282 Jamieson (Appl.#: AO-504145-13) was approved.

02/19/2013. 3282 Jamieson Ave purchased by Mac's Convenience Stores LLC (4080 W Jonathan Moore Pike, Columbus, IN 47201).

Current status of the Liquor License application:

The liquor license application was submitted to the Excise Division on April 22nd, 2016. Hurley & Hurley (hired by Circle K) is collecting signatures from property owners, registered voters and business occupants in the petition circle.

Current status of the Residential Rezoning application:

Board Bill (BB305) to rezone the adjacent residential property died at the end of the last Aldermanic Session (April 18th). Alderman Vaccaro will need to reintroduce the bill if the rezoning application is to go forward.