Clifton Village Communication February 23, 2010

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Garbage / Trash Pick Up
If you are in the Village and are being billed for trash pickup, you should now have a new trash container.  If you have any questions about your trash pick-up through A&J Disposal, please call the office (see above).
The yard waste burn site is CLOSED and no other location for this service has been identified.  Both Jensen’s IGA and Hinrich have refuse bags available for purchase.  These bags will be picked up by A&J Disposal on your regularly scheduled pickup day.

Grant Applications
The Village has now completed its application for two grants.  Both the STAG grant through Congressmen Tim Johnson’s office and the grant through the DCEO pertain to residential sewer hook-ups.  Thank you again to the many volunteers who helped complete the Village’s income survey in December.

Sewer Project
The area just north of the Village Maintenance Garage in the 200 block of South First Street will be used as a staging area for supplies and equipment relating to the sewer project.  Please be aware of additional truck traffic and possible congestion.
Annexation of several properties into the Village is proceeding and a public hearing is scheduled for Thursday, April 1, 2010, at 7:00.  It will be held at the Clifton Community Building at 330 E. Fourth Avenue.
Again, if you have not already done so, please stop into the Village office and let us know the location of your septic tank.  Hopefully nice weather will be forthcoming and you will see construction starting.

Well #4
Well #4 is spotted for drilling at the Village Water Shed.  Drilling should begin soon.  Please be aware that the 200 block south of First Street will be closed during this project.

Village Website
The Village is in the process of reviewing its website listings http://www.cliftonillinois.com.  If you are a club, organization, or business, please review the information listed for accuracy.  If you are not listed and wish to be, please contact the Village office.

Water Tower
Early this Spring the Village will be cleaning and painting its water tower.  Bids will be going out shortly.

February 23, 2010                            Bob Frooninckx, Mayor