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815-694-2273, Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 11 a.m.
815-694-2273, Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Sewer Project
As sewer construction crews near your property, a note will be attached to your door and a stake with a lime green ribbon will be placed in your yard. The flag indicates where the sewer drop will be placed on your property. If you would like to change the location, please call the number listed on the note attached to your door as soon as possible, or you may call the village office at (815) 694-2273, Monday – Friday, 8a.m. – 11a.m.
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
1. A four-inch (4”) SDR 26 or better pipe with a clean out for your line will be required to hook-up to the sewer system from your home. Contractors approved by the village who are licensed to perform a hook-up to your home to date are as follows:
E.G. Winteroth Inc. 815-697-2335
Danforth Plumbing, Inc & Rabideau Grain 815-694-2339 or 815-269-2098
2. Septic tanks will need to be pumped and abandoned (filled with sand, caved in, or removed).
3. Sanitary service hook-up diagrams are available at the village office if you would like a copy.
Clifton Fun Days
The Clifton Fun Days are in need of your help! There are currently volunteers for the beer tent, garage sales, and the 5K run. We are in need of volunteers for all other areas. Please join us on Thursday, May 20, at 7:00 p.m. at the Clifton Community Building to lend your support. If you would like to help and are unable to attend the meeting, please call the village office at (815) 694-2273, to let us know that you would like to volunteer. The fun days will be held on July 9th and 10th.
Also, as part of the Clifton Fun Days, the village will host a Luau themed parade on Saturday, July 10, 2010, at 1:00 p.m. We welcome any groups, sports teams, organizations, clubs, businesses, golf cart owners, or individuals who would like to participate. Featured in this years’ parade will be a “kid’s section.” We look forward to having kids think of ways in which they would like to join in the festivities. They can decorate their bikes, wagons, themselves . . . be creative. The more the merrier! There is no fee to enter into the parade. For more information or an entry form, contact Shannon James at (815) 694-2255, (815) 258-0232, or jamesjs@netzero.com. You may also contact Missy Winkel at (815) 694-2100, or LeAnn Warpet at (815) 694-3517. Entry forms are also available at the Clifton Public Library or the village office.If you are interested in hosting a food, game, or vendor booth, please contact Shannon as listed above.
Yard Waste Bags
Yard waste trash bags and/or stickers are now available for purchase at the village office. Bags are $2.25 and stickers are $2.10. The village no longer has a yard waste burn site; however, A&J Disposal will pick-up yard waste that has either been placed in bags that have been purchased from the village or you may use your own bags and purchase a sticker to put on the bags so that A&J will pick them up on the regularly scheduled trash day of Tuesday.
Meetings / Dates
Planning Committee Wed. May 19, 2010 7:00 p.m.
Fun Days Meeting Thurs. May 20, 2010 7:00 p.m.
Robinson Engineering Presentation Tues. June 1, 2010 6:00 p.m.
Village Board Meeting Tues. June 1, 2010 7:30 p.m.
I would like to encourage residents to shop locally. Sales tax dollars come back to the village and our businesses need your support. Thanks!
May 18, 2010 Bob Frooninckx, Mayor
