The Water service area, in cooperation with the Engineering Division, maintains this water hardness map to help residents determine settings for new water softeners. The hardness is based on a generalization of hardness for the wells serving the various zones indicated below. Click on the map image to download a PDF map.
Most new electric service installed in the City is underground. Residential services generally originate from a pedestal, transformer or overhead/underground riser pole in the back or front yard.
Visit the Yard Waste Collection page for more information.
Before the City can issue a building permit for exterior changes to buildings within a Historic District or Landmark Site, the St. Charles Zoning Ordinance requires the Historic Preservation Commission to review the proposed work and issue a “Certificate of Appropriateness” (also known as a “COA”).
The members of the St. Charles Police Department would like to remind our citizens about services available for victims and witnesses of crime:
The Police/School Liaison Program is designed to allow easy access to a police officer for high school students and staff with police-related issues.
The officer is a visible, active law enforcement figure on campus, working to reduce juvenile crime by helping students formulate an awareness of rules, school safety, and justice.
The program provides a police officer as a classroom resource for instruction in the following areas:
Property Room
The property room of the Police Department has two primary functions. One is to maintain what is called a "chain of custody" for evidence in criminal cases. The court rules require that evidence be stored in an area not accessible to anyone but a few, authorized Police Department personnel. Any movement of the evidence to a detective investigating the crime, or to an officer that needs it for court, etc., must be documented. To fail to perform either of these functions could cause the evidence to be inadmissible in court.
In today’s technology age, chances are good that some of your personal information is available on the Internet. Some companies make their profits from gathering information electronically and making it available to their clients. This information is used by marketing companies, advertisers, insurance companies, attorneys and more. It is up to the “information brokers” to screen their clientele so that they do not make their service available to would-be information thieves. Sometimes, however, there is a breakdown in security measures, and the results can be devastating.
