A drawing of part of the planned Streets of St. Charles project

The St. Charles City Council has passed legislation to undo a financing snag that threatened to significantly delay or downsize a $385 million commercial/residential project at the site of the old Noah’s Ark restaurant.

Meanwhile,…

The St. Charles City Council has narrowly decided to keep the new ward boundaries it enacted last month for next April’s council election. A bill to repeal the new lines was defeated Tuesday on a 5-5 tie vote.

In a debate…

St. Charles Mayor Patti York says the City Council’s decision last week to maintain the city’s property tax rate despite declining property values could result in some budget trims next year.

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“Non-essential things” such as grants to festivals and social service organizations are…

Two rival bills dealing with St. Charles’ municipal property tax rate are being pushed by different city council members.

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One measure, submitted last week by Council President Larry Muench at the request of Mayor Patti York, would increase the city rate to 92.1 cents…

A new city committee in St. Charles has begun its review of the idea of building an open-air pavilion in Frontier Park - six months after an earlier proposal spurred heated opposition from residents and business owners in the nearby Main Street historic…

After seven years of delay by three different sets of members, the St. Charles City Council has finally decided:  the median at the rebuilt First Capitol Drive-Interstate 70 interchange will be filled in with plain concrete.

The council on Tuesday night voted 6-4 to accept a $58,590…

St. Charles Mayor Patti York says she’ll try again to get City Council approval for a city-funded free concert by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra at Frontier Park on June 13.

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The spending of $24,000 for the third annual St. Charles presentation was defeated on…

It took three ballots, but Larry Muench finally edged Dave Beckering to win election as the St. Charles City Council’s president for the next year.

The council voted 5-4 on Tuesday night to elect Muench, of the 2nd Ward, to succeed…

Most governmental bodies, such as state legislatures and the St. Louis Board of Aldermen, redraw their district and ward boundaries every 10 years after results come in from the once-a-decade federal census.

However, St. Charles officials are getting a head start.…