U City residents say a new apartment complex will make flooding worse

Some University City residents are opposing a proposed townhome development that they say would make flooding worse for their community.

At a University City stormwater commission meeting Tuesday, more than a dozen people spoke out against a proposal that would build more than 100 townhome units on what is now a wooded area of the United Hebrew Cemetery.

The project, called the Enclaves at Canton, would be on Canton Avenue, north of Olive Boulevard and just east of the River Des Peres. The Sterling Co., a civil engineering firm, put together the plans for the site. The developer is William James Capital.

University City’s Plan Commission approved a conditional use permit for the project in July and asked for an initial opinion from the city’s Commission on Storm Water Issues. On Tuesday