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Fireworks Update

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Due to the Covid pandemic, the City of Marengo’s fireworks have been postponed. We are holding onto hope that we can still have them sometime this year. The Mayor has been in contact with the Settlers’ Days Committee and are discussing the possibility of the fireworks coinciding with Settlers’ Days. Both Settlers’ Days and fireworks depend greatly on donations from our business community but we feel our businesses have been hit hard enough this year preventing us from asking for donations. Stay tuned as this develops.

Road Closure Alert

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On Tuesday May 19th, Prospect Street will be closed between Greenlee Street and IL Route 176 for street repairs. If you normally travel this route, please make other arrangements for this date.

Hydrant Flushing

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HYDRANT FLUSHING 5/26/20-6/12/20

** The completion date has been extended from 6/5 to now 6/12. Thank you for your patience.

Public Works staff will be performing their annual hydrant flushing during the week of May 26th through June 5th. This is done to remove accumulated mineral sediment and improve overall water quality.

While crews are flushing near your business or residence you may experience low water pressure or in some rare cases a complete loss of service. You may also experience a temporary discoloration in your water during this time. If you experience this discoloration, please run your cold water at a high rate of speed until the water runs clear.

If you have any questions regarding flushing, please contact us at 815-568-2669.

Thank you for your patience during this time.

McHenry County Leaders Request Restore Illinois Regional Changes to Gov. Pritzker

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Mayor Koziol joined 24 other McHenry County Mayors and County Board Chairman Franks in requesting the following from Governor Pritzker:  (1)- Acknowledge that McHenry County does not belong grouped into the Northeast Health Region with the City of Chicago. (2) Acknowledge and approve the County to move from Phase 2 to Phase 3 of the Restore Illinois Plan effective immediately, upon independent confirmation that we have met all five criteria in the Restore Illinois Plan. (3) Provide a commitment to a timely review and approval of our transition to move to Phase 4.

Please see the attached Letter for additional details. The City of Marengo would like to acknowledge the support of the other Mayors and Chairman Franks in making this request to Governor Pritzker.

Brush Pick-Up

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Brush pick-up is scheduled for April 27, 2020.  Please ensure that all brush is laid out parallel to the street on the City right-of-way before that date to ensure pick-up.  [Read more…]

2016 Water Billing Schedule

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2016 Due Date                                Billing Period
Section 2:
January 1                                             August, September & October 2015
April 1                                                   November, December 2015 & January 2016
July 1                                                    February, March & April 2016
October 1                                             May, June & July 2016

Section 3:
February 1                                           September, October & November 2015
May 1                                                   December 2015, January & February 2016
August 1                                              March, April & May 2016
November 1                                       June, July & August 2016

Section 1:
March 1                                             October, November & December 2015
June 1                                                January, February & March 2016
September 1                                     April, May & June 2016
December 1                                      July, August & September 2016

2020 Census-Please Participate

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The 2020 Census is now underway and we encourage all residents to participate.

The impacts of this Census will be felt in other areas for years to come for the 1,298 cities, villages and towns in Illinois and more than 11 million people they serve. In 2015, the State of Illinois received more than 19.7 billion in federal assistance for 16 programs, or approximately $1,535 per capita. The problem you might ask? That funding is based primarily off of the 2010 Census count where only an estimated 76% of Illinois residents participated. The billions of dollars Illinois received was not the full proportion of funding it could have received if every Illinois resident was counted.

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