ST. CHARLES COUNTY — The days of congested streets around the St. Charles County Convention Center could soon be over — or at least that is the hope of residents like Raymond Schulte.

Schulte came to the St. Charles County Council meeting Monday to watch as officials unanimously voted to begin a residential parking permit program for his neighborhood, which has been plagued in recent years with traffic jams and blocked driveways as gatherings at the nearby convention center continues to draw larger and larger crowds.

He thinks his neighbors will appreciate the permit program once it is implemented.

"Once they get the permits and once they get the signs up, I think people are really going to like it," Schulte said.

The convention center, located along Interstate 70, is a sprawling compl

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