Charleston has chosen the Coles County Regional Planning and Development commission to provide technical assistance services to the city.

Because of this, it will vote on a resolution to enter and execute a contractual agreement with the commission at its meeting 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in City Hall.

According to the agenda for the meeting, the commission will agree to provide professional and technical services to Charleston from Dec.1 through Nov. 30, 2018. These services will be done under the direction of the city.

The agenda states the city will be billed an annual sum of $7,000 on a monthly basis for these services.

Also set to be voted on at Tuesday’s meeting is closing the street for the annual Holiday Hustle, put on by Eastern’s Presidential Scholars.

The race will start on Old Main, run east on the sidewalk to Seventh Street, go south on Seventh Street to Johnson Avenue, east on Johnston to Ninth Street, south on Ninth Street to Taft Avenue, west on Taft Avenue to Fourth Street, north on Fourth Street to the Panther Trail, through to the parking lot of O’Brien Stadium to Grant Avenue, west on Grant Avenue to Fourth Street, north on Fourth Street to the sidewalk between Pemberton Hall and the Physical Science building, then finish back at Old Main.

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