City Council Honors 2 Eagle Scouts

The St. Charles City Council on Monday evening honored two Boy Scouts from Troop 10 for achieving the rank of Eagle Scout.

Matt Zmuda and Grant Markowicz, both 18 and both of St. Charles, had completed their projects and were bestowed the Eagle Scout honor during a ceremony on Sunday, the duo told St. Charles Patch prior to the start of Monday’s City Council meeting.

Zmuda said his project toward achieving that rank was to patch and seal-coat the parking lot of the Fox Valley Pregnancy Center in South Elgin. Markowicz did a full outer restoration of a 50-year-old chicken coop, scraping off the old paint and repainting it, at Garfield Farms on Route 38, between Geneva and Elburn.

The two Eagle Scouts joined Mayor Donald P. DeWitte before the dais, where the mayor read resolutions of “highest congratulations” honoring each of the two teenagers. The mayor also awarded each of the two with a key to the city.

Markowicz and Zmuda both recently graduated from St. Charles North High School.

Also during the presentations period, the City Council was scheduled to hear an update on the Arcade by Ron Onesti, of Onesti Entertainment, but it was postponed due to illness,

In other business, the council:

Approved an A2 liquor license for Blue Goose Market. The motion to approve passes 8-1, with one abstention.

Voted 10-0 to waive the bidding procedure and adopt a resolution executing a contract with James McHugh Construction to install electrical ducts in coordination with the water main work on Route 25.

Directed a request by Richard Simpson to extend the operating hours of his liquor license until 2 a.m. at the Alibi, 12 N. 3^rd St., be sent to the council committee meeting Aug. 20. Simpson has had his restaurant liquor license since Feb. 23.

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