By Tim SchmidtRecord Managing EditorA street project in Truesdale is on hold and may be postponed indefinitely if the cost climbs.The city plans to relocate Market Street to the north and move North Depot Street to the east in an effort to straighten out the road north of the railroad tracks. As part of the proposed work, both streets will be widened.The project is estimated to cost around $350,000. More than $200,000 of the cost is being covered from funds the city received through the sale of foreclosed homes as part of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program.City Administrator/City Clerk Mary Lou Rainwater said Norfolk Southern Railroad is now requiring that the city pay for the replacement of the safety gates and lights at the nearby railroad crossing.“We’re trying to work with the railroad and see what we can work out,” she said.An update of the project was provided a the April 22 board of aldermen meeting. The extra expense for the safety features was not expected and would be costly, according to Rainwater. She noted the project could be delayed if the railroad company insists the gates and lights be installed.“The city does not have that kind of money,” Rainwater said. “Our goal was to straighten the road and make it less dangerous, especially for new people to the area.”Blackwood to remain board presidentShalene Blackwood will remain as president of the board, a role she has filled in the past year. The nomination was approved by a 3-0 vote, with Blackwood abstaining.Also, Mayor Murray Bruer appointed aldermen to the following committees:Water commissioner — Brookshier;Transportation advisory committee — Blackwood;Chamber board member — Rhonda Colombo; andCity permits — Donald McGee and Brookshier.In other news• Mayor Murray Bruer attended a Regional Homeland Security Oversight Committee meeting and continues to work on obtaining funding to purchase an incinerator for a seven-county area. The city is seeking methods to dispose of medications collected as part of its drug take-back program, which includes a permanent drug collection box in the lobby of city hall. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency is no longer funding the program and is not picking up the discarded medication.• Deanna Dothage, mobility coordinator for MO Rides, shared information about the transportation referral program. The referrals are provided free of charge, but there is a cost to use a transportation company. MO Rides is grant-funded and is overseen by the Boonslick Regional Planning Commission. It covers Warren, Montgomery, Lincoln, St. Charles and Franklin counties.• The city’s code book is now available online and a link should be posted on its website (cityoftruesdalemo.org) by the end of May. Training has been scheduled for the first week of May.• The board voted 4-0 to spend $2,921.96 for five new radios and accessories and $519.96 for four new flashlights and accessories, all for the police department.City of Truesdale