The Charleston City Council is expected to vote on an ordinance Tuesday evening that would place a three-way stop at the corner of Roosevelt Avenue and 4th Street.

Mayer John Inyart said this ordinance has come from the request of Eastern officials.

“I understand why they want to do it,” Inyart said. “Traffic is supposed to be 20 miles per hour.”

Inyart said if the ordinance passes, then there will be time to put the stop up.

“Every northbound and southbound car will have to stop and they don’t have to now,” Inyart said.

Inyart said the area of the requested stop signs is better than it used to be.

Charleston City Council is interested in reviewing the data recorded of traffic accidents and traffic flow.

“The question that comes to the council is how to improve pedestrian safety without having to stop every car seven days a week,” Inyart said.

The Council is also looking to approve mosquito abatement, which would join Charleston and Coles County Health Department in an administrative partnership for the next five years.

“They decided to transfer it over because the laws are changing,” Inyart said. “The health department is better trained than city staff and it’s more within the health department’s expertise.”

This year the city has treated standing water with water pellets to prevent mosquitoes.

Charleston is expected to pay for a designated portion of the Health Department’s labor and supplies, Inyart said.

“They used to have a fog truck, but it’s not very effective and not very healthy for our employees to work in,” Inyart said.

Inyart said there is a unified effort and the council is pleased to share the cost with the Coles County Health Department.

Jennifer Brown can be reached at 581-7942 or jebrown2@eiu.edu