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

Area Churches

Erie United Methodist Church: 811 8th Street, Erie, IL; 309-659-2541; Worship Service-9:00 am; Sunday School-10:15 am.

Erie Christian Church: 715 6th Avenue, Erie, IL; 309-659-2561; Worship Service-9 am; Sunday School-10:30 am.

Erie Baptist Church: 8th Avenue & 11th Street; 309-659-2163; Worship Service-10:25 am; Sunday School-9:15 am.

St. Ambrose Catholic Church: 820 5th Street, Erie, IL; 309-659-2781; Saturday Mass-4:00 pm; Sunday Mass- 8:30 am.

Newton Zion Reformed Church: 10645 Frog Pond Rd., Erie, IL; 309-659-2464; Worship Service-9:00 am; Sunday School-10:15 am

Fenton Methodist Church: 10019 Main Street, Fenton, IL; 815-778-3789; Worship Service-9:00 am; Sunday School-10:30 am.

Erie Evangelical Free Church: 1409 16th Avenue, Erie, IL; 309-659-7129; Worship Service-9:00 am; Sunday School-10:15 am.

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

The Village will be

flushing hydrants

the week of April 29 - May 3.

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Mark your calendars!

The Spring Bulky Waste Pick-up day for village residents will be Saturday, June 15.

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FYI

Yard waste pile is back!

The yard waste pile at the Wastewater Treatment Plant is reopened to the public. It is re-located to the northeast side - follow the gravel road to the left when entering through the gate.

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FOUND

Set of keys on a college lanyard

Contact Erie Police to identify

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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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CEMETERY REMINDER
It's that time of year again...
Cleanup at the Erie Cemetery will be Monday April 1st.
All plastic flowers,pots, wreaths, grave blankets, etc must be removed before said date or they will be discarded.
You may start decorating again on Monday April 8th.
Thank you.
Steven Possley
Erie Cemetery Sexton

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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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Spring is getting closer!  

With warmer weather on the way, the Erie Police Department would like to remind those who are planning to use their golf carts in the village to register them with the Department.  To read the ordinance, click on 'Policies and Permits' at the top of this page and follow the directions by the picture of the golf cart.  Any questions, call 659-7792.

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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WATER METER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM

The Village of Erie will be replacing all Water Meters in order to upgrade the system over the next few months.  The Public Works Department will be replacing the meters and will be focusing on small sections of town at a time.  Each section will receive a letter when they are getting ready to work in that area. When residents receive this letter, they are asked to follow the directions to schedule an appointment to have their meter replaced.  Any questions, call the Village Office at 659-7740.

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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 linl  below to get information.

VILLAGE OF ERIE

PRESIDENT:  Ms. Marcia Smith

TRUSTEES:  Mrs. Kathy Kuhnen, Mrs. Becky Cox, Mrs. Ella Bright, Mr. Chad Weaver, Mr. Jeff

                        Wirth, and Mr. Mark Armstrong

VILLAGE CLERK:  Mrs. Gail Possley

DEPUTY CLERK:  Mrs. Teresa Byam-Adamson

POLICE DEPARTMENT:  Police Chief Rollie Elder, Mr. Brian Hawk

PUBLIC WORKS:  Mr. Shaun Meier, Mr. Joel Papineau, Mr. Shannon Decker

ZONING BOARD:  Mr. Tod McCullough ( Building Inspector), Mr. Curt Bartels, Mr. Jason Neels, Ms. Michelle

                                  Blackmer, Mrs. Brenda Anglese, Mr. Matt Newton, Mr. Mike Murphy, Mr. Troy VanDeWostine.

                                  Alternates:  Mr. Gail Dillin, Mr. Doug Rutledge, and Mr. Bob Petersen

CEMETERY:  Mr. Steve Possley, Tom Border