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St. Charles Visitors Cultural Commission Soliciting Requests for Funding

Requests due April 11, 2024

The St. Charles Visitors Cultural Commission is soliciting requests for funding from organizations that support and promote tourism, culture, history, and the arts in St. Charles. The following eligibility guidelines will be used to determine which organizations will be recommended for funding. Organizations must: 

City of St. Charles Offers Free Yard Waste Pick Up

City of St. Charles residents can get a jump on spring yard clean up. For the weeks of March 18, March 25, April 1, and April 8, the City’s refuse contractor, Lakeshore Recycling Systems, Inc., will pick up yard waste in bags or rented toter bins on normal refuse collection days - no sticker required.

Place twigs, trimmings, leaves, etc. in either a paper yard waste bag or a toter bin rented from Lake Shore Recycling Systems, and place it out on the curb for pick up.

S. Riverside Ave. Lane Closure

Southbound Lane to Close 7 a.m. - 3 p.m., 2/19 - 3/21

The southbound lane of S. Riverside Ave./IL Rte. 25 will be closed 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., Feb. 19 to March 21, 2024, to accommodate work on the City of St. Charles Riverside Lift Station Replacement Project. Contractors will be demolishing the old lift station on the west side of Riverside Ave. In addition to the lane closure, these areas will be impacted:

2024 IMUA Scholarship Program Applications Available

Four $1,000 Scholarships to be Awarded; Deadline is March 8, 2024

The City of St. Charles, in partnership with the Illinois Municipal Utilities Association (IMUA), is offering four $1,000 scholarships to eligible high school students.

To qualify, applicants must be high school seniors whose parents or legal guardians are residential customers of City of St. Charles utilities. Eligible students must submit an application and essay of 500 words or less addressing one of four utility-related questions. Applications and essays are due March 8, 2024.

St. Charles Mental Health Board to Consider Funding Requests

Agency Applications Due March 9, 2024

The St. Charles 708 Community Mental Health Board will consider requests for funding for fiscal year 2024-2025 at its annual meeting April 17, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at the St. Charles Municipal Building, 2 E. Main Street.  

Last fiscal year, the City Council approved $632,269 be distributed by the Mental Health Board to 21 qualified not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) agencies. These agencies serve the residents of St. Charles by providing services related to mental disorders, developmental disabilities, substance abuse, and drug abuse.

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