Truesdale residents have been noticing surveyors around town as the city prepares to make significant improvements to key streets on the north side.The street engineering continues earlier street improvement work that was completed on Truesdale’s south side, said city leaders. The project is being funded by a neighborhood stabilization grant administered by the Boonslick Regional Planning Commission.Current survey engineering is being done by MECO Engineering Company based in Hannibal.The next phase of work will focus on Market Street and North Depot near the railroad tracks, said Truesdale City Clerk MaryLou Rainwater. The project also is focusing on the pedestrian crosswalk near Green Gardens.“MECO is setting the stakes now for the improvements, which we hope will be done in the spring,” said Rainwater, noting that funding for the construction is pending.One priority, Rainwater said, is widening of North Depot Street, which currently is so narrow it is difficult for regular-size vehicles to pass.If a large vehicle or heavier truck is involved, passing is impossible.The city applied for the neighborhood grant to help stabilize property values as the recession hit, and to make infrastructure enhancements to support development.Rainwater said that Truesdale now is able to work with three engineering firms on city projects.In addition to MECO, the city works with Lewis-Bade, Inc. of Warrenton and HDR of St. Louis.Street Paving in Truesdale on Schedule