Bill Eigel

05/31/2026

According to County Executive Steve Ehlmann, who directed and initiated this collaborative project between St Charles County (he is the Executive!) and the Eastwest Gateway Council of Governments (he holds a seat on the Executive Board) —well, Ehlmann says he has nothing to do with this!!!

Of course, among the residents whose land would have to be taken by Eminent Domain (they are not willing to sell) to make this project a reality, there is understandably a lot of anger and feelings of betrayal.

Do you support Steve Ehlmann’s urbanization plan for Route N?

FAMILIES THAT OWN FARMLAND PUSHING BACK IN WENTZVILLE ‼️
Families that own farmland along Highway N in Wentzville are pushing back against conceptual redevelopment renderings that show dense mixed-use development on their properties.

READ MORE: https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/wentzville-families-push-back-against-land-redevelopment-plans/

St. Charles County Missouri Scanner Traffic

05/31/2026

What a great day for Team Eigel!

✅Personal Property Tax Cut Petition Rally at Spencer Rd Library
✅Meet and Greet in O’Fallon
✅ Door Knocking in St Peters

Our message of cutting property and personal property taxes, promoting smart growth and stopping the data centers fleecing of our communities is catching 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Learn more and join the effort today at billeigel.com!

05/30/2026

STEVE EHLMANN’S ROUTE N URBANIZATION PROJECT RAISES POSSIBILTY OF EMINENT DOMAIN SEIZURES IN LAKE ST LOUIS

Families along Route N are now speaking out against the so-called "Great Places" project after learning their land has been targeted for redevelopment — and many say they have NO intention of selling.

Good.

Because government should not be in the business of pressuring families off their land to make way for apartment complexes and urbanization schemes.

When private landowners say NO to selling their land to the government, there is only one way for government development plans to move forward anyway: EMINENT DOMAIN seizures.

Let me be clear:
I am 100% opposed to St. Charles County using eminent domain — or threatening eminent domain — to take private property for apartment development along Route N or anywhere else in our county.

The Route N "Great Places" project did not appear out of thin air.
It was initiated by St. Charles County working alongside East-West Gateway — where Steve Ehlmann serves as St. Charles County’s representative on the executive board.

If landowners are saying they do not want to sell, then this project should be cancelled.

That is why I am calling on Steve Ehlmann to immediately shut down the Route N Great Places project and support a countywide moratorium on the use of eminent domain for redevelopment projects like this.

Private property rights matter.

Your land is not government inventory.

And St. Charles County should never become a place where bureaucrats and planners decide who stays and who goes.

Do you support Steve Ehlmann’s urbanization plans along Highway N?

Once again, thank you to Tricia Byrnes for State Senate who broke this story this week while attending a presentation from the out-of-state developer Steve Ehlmann brought in to push this project

05/29/2026

Are you tired of all of these new apartment complexes that are making St. Charles look like St. Louis?

Call Steve Ehlmann and tell him that it’s time to WAKE UP and STOP the Route N Great Places Project! 🛑

05/27/2026

🚨ENDORSEMENT ALERT 🚨

I’m proud to announce the endorsement of the Missouri First PAC. They know that I will always stand up for the people of St. Charles County.

This campaign is for the family who is struggling to make ends meet because their personal property tax bill is out of control. This campaign is for the family who’s had an apartment complex built in their backyard — and doesn’t want to see it happen to someone else. This campaign is for the people of St. Charles County. ✅

Join our team. Let’s Make St. Charles County Great Again!
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05/25/2026

I was honored to be the Speaker at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5651 Memorial Day Ceremony in New Melle on a gorgeous holiday honoring our fallen and missing veterans!

I spoke about gratitude to all who have made the ultimate sacrifice.

We all have a responsibility to pass that gratitude and respect on to future generations of Americans.

God Bless America!

05/25/2026

Today, we remember our great nation’s fallen heroes. We thank God for all of our soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice. 🇺🇸

05/23/2026

St. Charles County residents deserve the TRUTH.

While Steve Ehlmann claims the county has nothing to do with apartment developments, county presentations tell a very different story.

It’s time for leadership that puts residents first, protects our communities, and tells it like it is.

Join the movement for honest leadership in St. Charles County.

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05/23/2026

Well this got awkward.

Less than 72 hours after Steve Ehlmann claimed the County has NOTHING to do with apartment growth in St. Charles County, St. Charles County itself unveiled the Route N "Great Places" initiative—a partnership with the unelected East-West Gateway Council of Governments that is proposing major development along the Highway N corridor.

And what does the Route N "Great Places" include?

✔ Apartments
✔ Multifamily housing
✔ Townhomes
✔ Mixed-use development

That's not my opinion.

That's straight from the St Charles County presentation.

I've never made the case that the municipalities aren't also responsible for some of these apartments. Of course they are.

I've simply observed that our highest executive leadership in the County (that's Steve Ehlmann) has completely failed to slow and reverse the high-density apartment-craze trend after over 20 years in office. Now the problem is about to get worse with what the County itself has started under this latest initiative.

And here's the BIG problem:

Steve's argument was never that the County approves fewer permits.

His argument was that the County has nothing to do with the explosion of high-density development changing St. Charles County.

The County's own announcement tells a different story.

FACT: St Charles County (Ehlmann is the County Executive) and the East-West Council of Governments (Ehlmann holds a seat) launched this effort are directing driving apartment growth in St Charles County.

But with more than 15,000 apartment units built since 2010 in our county, St. Charles families deserve honesty—and leadership willing to fight for neighborhoods instead of pretending government has no role in shaping growth.

St. Charles County should not become St. Louis County.

*** Credit to TRICIA BYRNES (she's running to be the next state senator from western St Charles County) for breaking this monumental story--go Tricia!! ***

05/20/2026

“The County can’t do anything.” 🥱

That’s Steve Ehlmann’s answer to everything:

• High property taxes
• Apartment overdevelopment
• Data centers
• Traffic congestion

Maybe after 20 years in office, you stop looking for solutions and start protecting the system instead.

I support letting voters pass a County Charter amendment to stop massive high-density apartment expansion and stopping the tax subsidies for them.

St. Charles County deserves leadership that’s awake and willing to fight for homeowners again.

Join Team Eigel, rebuild St. Charles County.

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It's so cute when people play pretend! Cities do their own permitting for their boundaries. Counties only approve these apartment applications for unincorporated areas. In other words, Bill either doesn't know what a County Executive does, or he's lying.

Keep trying Bill! Maybe one day you'll learn what the job actually is!