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The Charleston City Council allocated funding for several infrastructure projects during a recent meeting. The council approved funding for road resurfacing totaling $1,159,000, with a $975,000 grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation, leaving the city to cover $184,000.

A $42,000 bid for landscape waste recycling was awarded to Whispering Pines Greenhouse & Mulch. The council also approved $123,101 for upgrading electric actuators at the wastewater treatment plant by Hydro-Kinetics Corporation.

Charleston received a $50,000 grant from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for a lead pipe inventory, which will be conducted by Farnsworth Group for $5,000. Contracts for technology services, including a $12,233.64 subscription to VMWare Horizon and $9,589 for Microsoft licenses, were also approved.

A memo for cooperation with the Embarrass Area Water District regarding water supply was established. Lastly, a $7,500 grant for benches at Linder Sports Complex pickleball courts was accepted.