STE. GENEVIEVE – The Ste. Genevieve Board of Aldermen discussed financing/street repairs and extensions when it met for a work session following the regular meeting last Thursday evening.
More discussion is expected on which plan to go with: the one with no tax increase or the one that will increase property taxes. Either one requires an affirmative vote by the city’s voters.
A possible public forum at a future board meeting was mentioned as a possible way of presenting the program to the community.
City Administer Happy Welch said Eddie McLiney of McLiney and Company, the city’s municipal adviser told the board recently that the city could afford at $6.98 million general obligation bond without a tax increase.
McLiney also did additional computations if more streets were included in the project. He said a $10 million general obligation bond issue would require an increase of 27 cents for each $100 assessed valuation.
On a $200,000 home, the increased cost would be about $102.
Welch pointed out the deadline for placing an item on the August ballot is in May, so the board would have to make its final decision at the April 25th meeting.
The proposed projects:
Basler Road Extension, $1,331,144.72
Subdivision Road Costs, $1,765,716.07
City Wide Road Improvements, $6.6 million, for the following streets in the construction year indicated:
Austin (Linn to Linn) 2025
LaRose (Linn to Linn) 2025
Ninth Street (Market to Ridgeway) 2025
Scott (Linn to Linn) 2025
Audubon (Linn to Linn) 2025
Parkwood (Highway 61 to Pointe Basse) 2025
Eighth Street (Market to Washington) 2026
North Fifth Street (Washington to Kohm) 2026
Pointe Basse (Route M to Brookdale 2026
North Sixth (Jefferson to Washington) 2026
South Sixth (Market to end of street) 2026
Rozier (Center to Park) 2027
Rozier (Center to Highway 61) 2027
Jefferson (Main to Second) 2028
Market (Ninth to Fourth) 2028
Walnut (Cedar to Park) 2028
Additional streets:
St. Mary’s Road (Highway 61 to Main) 2029
Market (Fourth to Main) 2029
Market Group 2029
LaHaye (Fourth to Main) 2030
Creek (City Limits to LaHaye) 2030
Wilder (LaHaye to Biltmore) 2030
Little Rock Road (Riverview to Flood Gate) 2030
Washington Group (2031)
Jefferson Group (2032)
Parkwood Group (2033)
Maple Group (2034)