Exhibit — the Mayor’s public statement, on the record. Screenshots (June 27, 2026 Facebook thread) + her own words, mapped to the code. For counsel, the record, and the meeting. Verify each quote against the originals before citing.
Exhibit · On the Record
The Mayor’s own words confirm the case
Mayor Michelle Heiliger, public Facebook thread (“Warren County Citizens for Responsible Development”); her replies dated June 30, 2026 (3:14 PM). Quotes are her statements defending the approval — several of which establish the very facts our request turns on.
What she said — and what it establishes
“This project did not need [a CUP or rezoning].”
Establishes: the entire approval rests on the use being M-1 by-right. If a permanent asphalt plant is properly M-2 (§405.560 vs. §405.570), that foundation fails and no condition can cure it.
“There is no subdivision of the parcels at this time… the specific separate parcels of property being presented as one plot of land.”
Establishes: the site plan was approved over six parcels that are not a legal lot of record — the “conceptual only” configuration. Consolidation must run through P&Z and the Board (Ch. 410 / §410.040) first.
“There were specific requirements before any permits could be issued… An updated site plan must be received.”
Establishes: the approval is conditional and unfinished — the prerequisites (consolidation, updated plan) were pushed into after-the-fact conditions, reversing the order the code requires.
“Requirements that any future growth would have to come back to the board…”
Establishes: the expansion / extra lots were not approved — consistent with Condition 4’s “conceptual only.” The plan on file is not the plan that can be built without further approval.
“Subject to the odor and noise performance standards found in our nuisance and peace disturbance codes.”
Establishes: the only odor protection is a nuisance clause — no numeric limit, complaint-driven after the fact. Weak protection for homes on the fence line.
“Truck traffic would have to travel north on Roelker… rather than south toward the High school…”
Establishes: the City itself recognized the school-safety risk on Roelker Road — but the safeguard is a routing sign, with no stated accounting for half-days, early releases, or weather.
“This property was zoned this way many years ago — long before… a high school or housing developments.”
Context: the M-1 district is old — but that doesn’t decide whether this use is permitted in M-1 today, or whether the code’s protections (buffer, separation, lot of record) were met. The question is the use classification, not the district’s age.
Also on the record — the Mayor’s official June 12 meeting recap
Mayor Michelle Heiliger, official Board-meeting recap post, June 12, 2026 at 9:51 AM — her own account of the June 11 vote.
“Only the furthest back parcel containing the plant has been approved. Any future growth of this facility must come back before the board… prior to any permitting.”
Confirms: only one parcel was approved — not the six-parcel “one plot of land.” The conceptual lots and expansion were not approved.
The ROW dedication, the amended entrance/turn lane, and the future-road dedication “must all be received prior to any permitting.”
Confirms: the conditions are prerequisites — no permit may issue until they’re met; and the ROW/road dedications are public Board acts, not staff sign-offs.
“Held to our nuisance ordinances related to lighting, noise, and odor.” · “This item passed by a 3-1 vote.”
Confirms: odor/noise governed only by the nuisance code (no numeric limit); and the vote was 3-1 — one alderman opposed.
Earlier — the Mayor’s P&Z recap: “not a free pass,” subdivision rules apply
Mayor Michelle Heiliger, Planning & Zoning recap post, January 21, 2026 — discussing the same Roelker Road subdivided tract.
“The original subdivision did not follow city subdivision rules, so both property owners came before P&Z to get this project back on track.”
Confirms: subdividing/adjusting this tract must go through P&Z under the City’s subdivision rules (Ch. 410) — the City itself required it here. No shortcut.
“A variance is not a free pass for development.” The Board of Adjustment exists for undue burden, “not to bypass rules simply because they are inconvenient… the project will return to P&Z for site plan review before any work can move forward.”
Confirms: the City’s own standard — code requirements are not waived, and the proper process runs in order. The asphalt approval should be held to the same rule.
Subdivision plats “require access points,” owners must “grant easements to the City,” and easements must be “recorded with the county” before the owner can move forward.
Confirms: recorded instruments and P&Z review come before development — not deferred into after-the-fact conditions.
Roelker Road was already strained — the Mayor’s Feb 4, 2025 traffic post
Mayor Michelle Heiliger, public post dated February 4, 2025 — more than a year before the plant vote — on Roelker Road traffic near the high school.
“Without the East West Road across the school property to Hwy H, there is no relief valve.… As the school is built directly on Roelker Road… it requires traffic to remain on Roelker through school start and dismissal.”
Confirms: the City acknowledged — a year before the plant — that Roelker already has no traffic relief valve at the school. Adding ~100 asphalt truckloads a day compounds a problem the City itself flagged.
“The Public Works staff is working to address other pavement issues on Roelker… pumping water out of the pot holes… We have a group of people actively working on the plans to widen and resurface Roelker.”
Confirms: Roelker already had pavement/pothole problems and needs widening — heavy asphalt-truck traffic accelerates road damage the City is already struggling to fund.
“We expressed the importance of this road and MoDOT representatives stated they would reach out to the school district… We have not heard any updates on this topic.”
Note: the relief-valve/East-West road is unresolved and depends on MoDOT and the school district — so the traffic strain the plant adds has no fix in place.
The screenshots (source)
Why this matters: these are the Mayor’s own public statements defending the approval. Several of them establish the exact facts our request turns on — no subdivision/lot of record, conditions before permits, odor handled only by nuisance code, expansion not approved. We are not putting words in anyone’s mouth; we are asking the Board to act on what is already on the record. Note on the source: these appear on the Mayor’s personal / social-media pages, not an official City channel — her transparency rests on personal posts, which are not a substitute for the official public record or Sunshine-Law production, and which can be edited or removed. That is why these dated, timestamped screenshots are preserved here.
Source: public Facebook thread, “Warren County Citizens for Responsible Development” (post June 27, 2026); comments by Mayor Michelle Heiliger dated Tuesday, June 30, 2026 at 3:14 PM (timestamp confirmed via Facebook tooltip). Compiled for the record by Wright City Neighbors · Dr. Jackie Ramey · 636-236-2126. Quotes transcribed from screenshots; confirm against the originals. Informational, not legal advice.