The city of Wildwood is a city “planning for tomorrow, today”! This optimistic outlook for the future gives you a feeling of promise and hope in a day and age when hope is all but lost. The residents and dedicated workers in this great city make for a bustling community of generous individuals willing to put in an effort for a better life.

Area residents who wished to provide a blueprint for their own destiny, set by those who were most affected by local government decisions, created the City of Wildwood. The Missouri Supreme Court allowed the creators of this community to place the question of creating a new city before the residents of the unincorporated portion of St. Louis County, which was overwhelmingly approved by the voters. On September 1, 1995, Wildwood incorporated, and the community began its journey to destiny.

Today, Wildwood continues that journey with one overarching goal "Planning Tomorrow Today." The City created a planning process for all aspects of its government to ensure that its assets would be retained, so that future growth, development, and improvements would be preserved with the unique character of the community.

Since the first day of the City's existence, residents have utilized the best professionals in the fields of planning and design to reach this goal. After Wildwood's first five years, the commitment to its residents remains as unchanged as does its philosophy of service and "Planning Tomorrow Today."