Village of Erie

http:www.villageoferie.com/

Office Open Monday-Friday

8:30 am-12:30, 1:00-4:00 pm
740 Main Street
Erie, IL 61250
Phone:  (309)  659-7740

Erie School District: 

(309) 659-2239

Website:  www.ecusd.info

Erie High School, Erie Middle School, Erie Elementary School

Mayor

- Marcia Smith

Trustees

- Jeff Wirth

- Becky Cox

- Woody Besse

- Tara Kapple

- Quincy Pool

- Joe Froeliger

Village Treasurer

- Doug Wherry

Clerks

- Teresa Byam-Adamson, Sewer/Water Clerk

- Gail Possley, Village Clerk

Police Department

- Chief Rollie Elder

- Brian Hawk

- Jessica Adams

Public Works Department

- Joel Papineau, Supervisor

- Shannon Decker

- Terry Sullivan

Building Inspector

- Tod McCullough

Cemetery Sexton

- Steve Possley

The Village of Erie is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

For more info on Employee Cost and Participation Information, visit 

https://www.imrf.org

Agenda for June 8, 2021 Erie Village Board Meeting

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Erie Residents - Bulky Waste Clean Up

Start your spring cleanup and mark your calendars for 

Saturday, June 12th

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The cover photo was taken by Erie resident, Christine James.  Thanks to her for sharing this

beautiful picture of downtown Erie. 

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DATE CHANGE:  Resumes due by 4:00 on Tuesday, June 1, 2021

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                                                                                               STRADA

COMMUNICATIONS

High Speed Fiber Internet Provider from Rapids City, IL

They will be providing service to residents of Erie soon and will be holding an informational meeting Thursday, May 13, at 6:00 p.m. in the Village Hall on Main Street, Erie. Check them out at stradacomm.com.

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2020 Water Report

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Jo-Carroll

At the Village Board Meeting on March 9^th, the Board discussed the higher natural gas bills that will be coming soon from Jo-Carroll Energy.  Residents were sent a letter from Jo-Carroll informing them of this increase.  We, as a board, agreed to suspend the municipal franchise tax assessment on the Purchased gas/cost adjustment portion of your natural gas bill for the dates between March 12^th and March 25^th, 2021 by Jo-Carroll Energy.  Although we realize this is not a large portion of your bill, this is the most the Board has control over.  If you have questions, you should contact Jo-Carroll Energy at (800) 858-5522 x 1204.

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• They serve all those who reside in the Erie School District
• Complete of a short form is all you need to do to register
• There is always an assortment of produce, meat, canned goods, cleaning supplies, etc
• Extra safety protocols are currently in place (masks, social distancing, etc)
• The Food Pantry is open the 3rd Friday of each month from 9-10 am and the previous Wednesday from 6-7 pm
• Watch the 'Erie Food Pantry' Facebook page for further info
• Any questions can be directed to Gerilyn Pritchard (309-659-2332) or Curt Huizenga (309-236-0282)

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WATER/SEWER INFO

The Village water system has had $1.44 million in improvements made in the last year. This includes painting of the water tower, both inside and out, new radio read water meters, and an EPA required nitrate filtration system.  At the Village of Erie board meeting in March, new water and sewer rates were approved. 

• Basic user rates will remain the same.  
• The water user charge will be $10.00 per thousand gallons used (previously it was $6.00 per thousand gallons used).

This increase will be in effect on the July 1^st billing.
The last time water rates were increased was in March of 2010.
If you have questions, please contact the Village Office at 659-7740.

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WHILE ON PATROL

Holiday Fun Around Town

That was then - this is now.

The Village employees sponsored a Turkey Dinner Giveaway and the winners were announced today. It may not have been quite as big as it was in the 60's but from the looks of some of these smiles, it was just as fun! A special thanks to the village employees!

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Officer Boyd VanDellen was honored and thanked by Police Chief Rollie Elder at the Village Board Meeting on Tuesday. He responded to a call for an attempt to locate a missing female with early onset Alzheimer's out of Batavia, IL. Officer VanDellen located her and after her family was notified, he transported her to the Erie Police Department and remained with her until family arrived. Once the family was reunited, he assisted them in retrieving the vehicle and made sure they were ready to head home. Thank you Officer VanDellen!

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FYI

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Annual Drinking Water Quality Report

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Info from Police Chief Rollie Elder

Here at the Erie Police Department, public safety is a top priority.  We would like to take this moment and focus on our response to your house or the residence of a loved one.  Many times, EMS along with police will be dispatched to an address due to a medical issue where the person inside cannot get up to unlock the door or to conduct a welfare check due to the resident not being seen for some time.  This is where the Knox Box becomes a useful tool.  The Knox Box is a secured, locked box, placed somewhere on the exterior of the house that can only be unlocked with a key held by law enforcement, Fire, or EMS personnel.  When someone inside the residence calls 911 for help, the dispatch center notifies responding agencies of the box location.  Once on scene, the box is unlocked and the key to the residence is removed to gain quick access.  This is helpful in many ways.  Not only does it allow faster medical treatment to whoever may need it inside the residence, but it also prevents damage to the home should the doors be locked and forced entry is used.  The cost of the Knox Box used in our area is approximately $170.00.  They can be purchased using the website  www.knoxhomebox.comor by contacting the Erie Fire Protection District.  As always, if there are any questions feel free to stop in and speak with any of your Erie Police Officers.   

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Info from Police Chief Rollie Elder

What does a Prowler, a Burglar and a Thief all have in common? Well, the answer is that during their course of business, they are all looking for easy targets. Some of the notable items sought after by criminals are the following: open garage or shed doors, unlocked vehicles or vehicles with the windows down, lawnmowers left in the yard at night, a poorly lighted yard which makes it easy to sneak around. These are just a few of the many items criminals look for when deciding to commit a crime. We, as citizens, need to do what we can to protect our property and remain vigilant. If your property is secured, in most cases the criminal will move on to the next easy target. As always, please feel free to contact the Erie Police Department if you see or hear anything suspicious in your neighborhood.

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The Erie Police Department would like to clear up some misconceptions about stray animals reported to law enforcement and later turned over to Whiteside County Animal Control.  If Whiteside County Animal Control recovers an animal, every effort is made to contact the rightful owner.  In the event the owner of an animal cannot be located, animal control will work with local no-kill shelters to find the animal a new home.  Whiteside County Animal Control would only euthanize an animal that is a threat to the public should it be released.  With that said, please have your pets in a secure area and see to it they are micro-chipped.  This will help reunite a pet with the owner if they get loose.

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From the Erie Police Department

Everyone is encouraged to stop by the PD and get to know your officers.  Although we enforce the laws and ordinances, we here at the Erie Police Department, wish to remain active in our community.  Our Officers strive to be positive role models for the youth and a helping hand for those in need.  Also, if there are any community organizations that would like an officer to speak during a monthly meeting, please let us know and we will make arrangements.       

Thank You,

Chief Rollie Elder 

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Village of Erie Electricity Aggregation Program

Recently there have been questions asked about the Municipal Electricity Aggregation program in the Village of Erie. New residents have just received a letter regarding the program which prompted others who have been in the program to have questions. We hope this information will help you better understand the program.  

All power produced by the nuclear power plants in Illinois is put into the grid.  ComEd is not affected directly by the power output of the plants since their power is secured by the Illinois Power Agency twice a year from the grid and the energy rates are set by ComEd and approved by the Illinois Commerce Commission.  Suppliers, like mc2 for the Village of Erie also purchase their power from the grid.  The energy contract that the Village secured with mc2 was by competitively bidding the entire communities load and the Village Board choose the supplier and term based on lowest costs.  This is measured against the ComEd rate.  Residents and small business are included in the mc2 bid but do have the option of opting out of the program.  ComEd is indifferent to whether you get power from them, or from a 3^rd party supplier.  They make their money on the delivery service which guarantees them a % return on their investment in their infrastructure  of Poles, wires and transformers. They do not make any money on the energy portion of the bill.

The Village of Erie Municipal Aggregation is with mc2 at $0.06990kWh through September 2021.

The current ComEd residential electric supply rate is $0.07219/kWh.

For more information, you can call mc 2 at 1-855-575-9231 or email your questions to muni.program@mc2energyservices.com.

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REMINDER:  

Garbage and Recycling Toters

 The toters must be set out the night before or no later than 6:00 am on your pick up day.

 It is possible that you will not get them emptied if they are not out by 6:00 am.  Thank you!

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Information About Discolored Water - Click the link below to get information.