The company, which specializes in hot dip galvanizing, will move into an unoccupied building at 510 E. South First St. Their headquarters are currently in St. Peters. James Cody of Universal Galvanizing told the board April 23 the company will employ 25-30 people but expects to double its work force within a year. Aldermen voted 3-0 to approve the business license at its April 23 meeting. Alderman Jim Schuchmann abstained from voting. He said his construction company has been working on the building that the new company is moving into. Also at the April 23 meeting, aldermen approved a motion to allow Karen Girondo to seek engineering estimates on constructing a road on 29 acres owned by the city on East South First Street. Girondo said the ground could be used as an industrial park and grant money is available to pay for the road through stimulus money. The deadline to apply for the grant is May 15, Girondo said. The engineering estimate is contingent, aldermen said, on not exceeding $1,500. Aldermen Turn Down Lump Sum for Tower Request Aldermen turned down a request from Unison for a lump sum from the company to buy out the existing leases for antennas currently on the city's water tower located behind the old city hall. The city currently has lease agreements with T-Mobile and US Cellular through 2015 and 2018, respectively. Combined, both leases bring $35,100 to the city annually. The Wright City R-II School District and county's 911 dispatch center currently have antennas on the tower, but don't pay the city any fees. Unison offered to pay the city $253,056 to purchase the leases. Had aldermen approved the request, Unison would have marketed the tower for more lease agreements. All proceeds from future leases would have been split with the city.