Court Rules in Favor of Ellisville in Lawsuit to Block Walmart

A St. Louis Circuit Court Judge rejected claims from a resident that the city had made mistakes in its approval of a conditional use permit for the project.

After hearing arguments on Jan. 31, St. Louis Circuit Court Judge David Lee Vincent III ruled Tuesday that the city did not err in its approval of a conditional use permit for a Walmart development project in Ellisville. The move clears a legal front in the battle over the contentious project, which has been the subject of fierce protests by some residents and even sparked a failed drive for the recall election of several council members.  In rejecting the lawsuit brought by city resident Thomas Debold to block the development, Vincent said that the city had met each and every requirement for obtaining a conditional use permit that is required by the municipality’s code. The decision to approve the permit for Walmart was “supported by …

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