The City Council will consider an ordinance approving a redesign of the new wastewater treatment plant at Tuesday’s meeting.

The current design limits the plant to producing 3.3 million gallons of water per day; however, Mayor Dan Cougill said with the redesign the plant will be able to nearly double that number to produce six million gallons per day.

Like many cities have recently adopted, Charleston too will enact specific hours for trick or treating with Halloween approaching.

The council will also discuss times for trick or treating along with a date for the annual Halloween parade that has been proposed on Oct. 26.

Cougill said the city is still uncertain if the parade and trick or treating hours will be on the same day or not, and, if they are, whether it will be held on the day of Halloween, a Thursday or the Saturday before Oct. 26.

The city’s enterprise zone is also on the agenda for the council to amend. The zone, Cougill said, is a state initiative created about 12 years ago to attract businesses to certain cities.

There are 93 zones throughout the state and, through the program, Cougill said, businesses that agree to build in a zone do not have to pay property taxes to the city for 10 years as well as all materials bought for the construction of the business will not be charged sales tax by the state.

The city’s zone is up to be amended tonight to extend their contract with the state to continue their enterprise zone until the year 2020, as well as amending certain areas out of the zone and new ones in, Cougill said.

The city may also pass an item allowing them to ask for funding concerning the state program that allots money to cities to then disperse the money to very low income families to fix up their homes.

The program, HOME Single Family Owner Occupied Rehabilitation funds, was created by the state about 10 years ago and each year Charleston is allotted about $200,000 for about 10 homes, Cougill said.

Owners of the homes must qualify for the program which depends on income.

For example, a family of four with an income of less than $30,000 can qualify to get $24,999 worth of work done on their home.

Also on the council’s agenda is an ordinance approving final plans for a Riley Creek housing subdivision. Cougill said there will be close to a dozen housing lots on the property.