Maplewood TDD funds to be spent on street improvements

Maplewood officials decided in a workshop session before the Tuesday council meeting how to use the $1.2 million the city is receiving from its Hanley Road TDD (transportation development district).

City Manager Marty Corcoran said after the council meeting that the majority of funds will be used for street improvements, though no decision has been made which streets that will be.

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Also, some of the money will be used for streetscaping along Manchester, Hanley and Laclede Station roads and West Bruno Avenue. Corcoran said there is a possibility some of the funds will be used for pedestrian and bike paths, but some homework needs to be done first and hasn’t been decided yet.

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Also in the Tuesday council meeting:

• The stop sign at northbound Sutton Boulevard at Marietta Avenue, which has had a 6-month trial, will become permanent.
• A bill making it illegal to sell electronic cigarettes/vaporizing products to anyone under 18 had its first reading. Two shops that sell these products are set to open soon in Maplewood, and places such as QuikTrip and D&R Pawn already do.
• The city will buy two 2014 Ford Police Interceptor Sedans for $26,618, and one 2014 Ford Police Interceptor Utility Vehicle for $26,130. This includes a trade-in valued at $21,200. This is in the 2014-15 budget.
• The budget for fiscal year July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015 was approved. The total budget is $19,083,423.
• Jim Jordan was reappointed to the Sustainability Commission.
• The city will sign an agreement with the Regional Justice Information System for IT support in the amount of $29,600 ($74 per hour) for the coming fiscal year.
• The council saw two presentations. One was by Ralph Bicknese of Hellmuth& Bicknese of four design proposals for a veterans memorial in front of city hall. The other was by CTS for a guaranteed energy savings program for city buildings, parking lots and street lighting.