Washington City Council approves six ordinances, easements and leases; sales-tax renewal committee scheduled

WASHINGTON, Mo. — The Washington City Council on May 5, 2025 adopted six ordinances enabling development and right-of-way work, approved a lease for a business at the passenger depot, accepted temporary and permanent easements for the Front Street project, and reappointed a police officer. Council members also set the schedule for a sales-tax renewal committee and discussed distribution issues with new residential trash and recycling carts.

The most consequential votes authorized: (1) a first amendment to a lease with Precoat Metals Washington LLC that city staff said will allow transferred assets to qualify for Chapter 100 industrial revenue bonds; (2) a five-year lease with Matthew Holden LLC for about 900 square feet at the passenger depot with an initial annual rent of $11,400, adjusted annually by the St. Louis Metro area CPI; (3) a mitigation-credit purchase agreement with Swallowtail LLC to support the Foxcrest double-box culvert project (purchase price not specified in the meeting); (4) a quitclaim deed conveying a permanent easement for sidewalk work on Front Street with Front and Jefferson Street LLC; (5) temporary construction easements with multiple private owners needed for the Front Street sidewalk project (city…