Thank you for reporting this incident to the City of St. Charles. Our Facilities Maintenance has been notified about this request it has been scheduled to be reviewed. We appreciate your help in improving our City!

Thank you for reporting your concerns. The steps in question are owned by 118 North Second (Bridgeway), not the City of St. Charles. The remaining items have been reported to either Community Development and Facilities Maintenance.

Why is a stairway and hallway adjacent to the City of St. Charles public parking garage owned by a private entity? This stairway/hallway looks like part of the City public parking garage.

Isn't it against fire code to have steps boarded up for over a year? That is a long time. This is a blocked exit for pedestrians and seems very unsafe. It also looks terrible.

Why were these steps previously accessible to the public and now they are in poor condition and boarded up? The opening to the stair "hallway" is open. Very odd!

Can't the City of St. Charles Public Works fast track getting the "owner" to get these parking garage steps fixed?

Thank you for your note, Mark. As stated above, this stairway is owned by a private entity. Public Works has spoken with the owner about these stairs. We will ask that our colleagues in Community Development also speak with the property owner.

This garage is a parking structure. It is going to show tire marks and skid marks. On occasion, a driver will have to apply their brakes and skid to avoid an accident. Resurfacing the floor is an expensive process so on occasion, the garage surface is cleaned. However, the surface cannot be cleaned before every event on Main Street and Riverside Drive. Doing so would result in unnecessary wear to the surface.

As always, we appreciate your comments.

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I would appreciate an update from Community Development. I want to understand why the City is enabling and allowing a private entity to block a pedestrian entrance and exit to a PUBLIC parking garage. It is unsafe and ugly. There is cheap plywood blocking the crumbling stairs. Where is the accountability and code enforcement? There are legal implications.

The City of St. Charles parking garage is not well maintained. It is trashy looking...a hot mess. As a tax-paying resident who was asked to vote for Proposition P garage renovations, I am disappointed and surprised that it appears in poor condition.

Thank you for your continued communication with the City of St. Charles. As was stated above, the pipe on the alley side of the parking garage is used to intercept and divert stormwater (rainwater), not wastewater. Rainwater is diverted in this pipe from the upper levels of the City Hall Parking Garage to the alley and adjacent storm drains. Although the pipe may not be aesthetically pleasing to some, this means of diverting rainwater is used by businesses, Churches and Government buildings on Main Street, First Capitol Drive, Second Street, Fifth Street and at other locations across the City. Rain falls onto the rooftops of buildings and then travels into the gutters and downspouts before it is deposited onto impermeable surfaces such as roadways, sidewalks, parking lots and alleys. To extend the pipe would create a hazard for motorists and pedestrians alike. It is also believed that it would be a magnet for vandalism. To address the visual concerns, the Facility Maintenance Division will paint the pipe to match the garage. As always, we appreciate your help with improving our City.

This "solution" will be a nightmare during the freeze and thaw of winter and will produce a sheet of ice across the alley dangerous to pedestrian and vehicles. Surely there is a way to drain storm water into an inside access to storm drains. This is an unacceptable solution.

Community Development sent the property owner a notice to have their stairs repaired or replaced. We appreciate your help with improving our City.

What is the status of the boarded up stair well at the City of St. Charles Public Parking Garage? This needs to be fast tracked and is unsafe. Are the City Council and Mayor aware of the poor conditions in the recently "renovated" public parking garage? This garage is supported by taxpayer bond public financing, and I am disappointed in the conditions and poor appearance.

Mark -
Thank you for your message. As was stated above, Community Development issued a notice to the owner of the stairs to have them repaired or replaced. We appreciate your help with improving our City.

Reopening until the City gets the owner to properly fix the boarded up, unsafe stairwell and clean up the garage. This taxpayer investment needs to be maintained to higher standards.

Mark, Community Development has contacted the owner of the steps to have them repaired or replaced. The garage itself is walked every Monday morning by the Facilities Maintenance Supervisor. Any item that should be repaired is scheduled to be addressed at that time. If you have something specific that you would like the Facilities Department to address in regards to the parking garage, please create your own unique issue so that it can be tracked properly. Once created, we will pass that information forward. We will reassign this item to Community Development and allow them to close it when they have additional information from the owner. As always, we appreciate your help with improving our City.

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The notice was sent to the owner of the property on October 3rd and the re-inspection date is set for October 31st. If you have any further questions please let me know.