Peter Suhr News Today

The second and final phase of the First Street Plaza expansion project is expected to get underway in the coming weeks after the majority of alderpersons at Mondays St. Charles City Council meeting approved awarding a $4.3 million bid for the projects second phase to Martam Construction.

St. Charles alderpersons on Monday began discussions on whether to increase the citys home rule sales tax to generate more revenue for street funding and whether to increase utility rates through 2027 to keep up with the cost of operations, capital projects and debt service.

The St. Charles City Council Tuesday night approved a planned use development preliminary plan for the First Street Plaza expansion project. The city will now solicit bids for the project.

Plans to expand First Street Plaza in downtown St. Charles continue to move forward, but the project could be scaled back if costs run too high.