Questions over the fate of the abandoned Railway Exchange building linger as St. Louis officials OK'd a plan to spend thousands to keep the building secure from trespassers.

Members of the city’s Land Clearance Redevelopment Authority approved a roughly $78,000 plan to extend and expand a security contract for the building that was last occupied in 2014.

The plan extends a previous security contract with Door and Window Guard Systems that installed cameras and metal sheets on the building to keep away intruders and provides 24-hour security at the building.

The extension would see more metal boards added to the 22-story, 1.24 million-square-foot building on its first floor and higher areas. Currently, the city rents equipment from the company and must extend the contract each year. Prev

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