Post-Dispatch Editorial Slams Chesterfield Following Decisions Made After the Great Flood of '93

Twenty years ago much of the city of Chesterfield was under water. 

The anniversary of the start of great Great Flood of 1993 has caused many to look back and reminisce. Here on Chesterfield Patch, we've taken a look back at the flood and the development that sprung from the former Gumbo Flats. 

In the midst of all this reminiscing, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published an editorial on Tuesday that asked a simple question: Did Chesterfield learn from the Great Flood?

The answer, according to the paper was a resounding no. In the scathing editorial, the Post-Dispatch criticized the city. The editorial said the city ignored the Galloway Report that urged the city to limit development on the floodplain. Instead, the Post said, Chesterfield "brags" about doing just the opposite.

The Post-Dispatch issues its harshest words and the current developments in Chesterfield Valley. The editorial calls the construction of two new outlet malls near the Monarch Levee "a gluttonous tribute to valuing profits over good sense." When the area floods again, and the Post said it believes it will, the damage will be significantly more extensive—and costly. 

In all, the Post-Dispatch editorial suggest that 20 years later, no one learned any lessons from the Great Flood. 

Tell us what you think: Did Chesterfield learn from the Great Flood of 1993?