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Letters of Interest
3/5/2020
The Village of Mt. Zion is accepting letters of interest from Mt. Zion residents for various open board and commission positions. Please send letters of interest to Dawn Reynolds at d_reynolds@mtzion.com.
Decatur Issues Community Perception Survey
12/16/2019
Decatur, Illinois – The Limitless Decatur & Macon County community marketing initiative is looking for feedback. Leaders have issued the community perception survey to gather feelings about the community’s performance in the areas of jobs, entertainment, education, safety, housing, and amenities.
Garbage Service Changes for 2020
12/3/2019
The Village of Mt. Zion has entered into an exclusive franchise agreement with Advanced Disposal to provide refuse, recycling and yard waste removal services effective January 1, 2020. The first pick-up date for the new once weekly service is Friday, January 3rd due to the New Year's holiday. Holiday weeks will push pick-up to Friday for all services. Observed holidays are New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day & Christmas Day.
CREATE A SPLASH AT FLETCHER PARK
2/5/2019
The Mt. Zion Parks & Recreation Commission needs your help!!!! They need funds to match a recently awarded OSLAD (Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development) Grant from the State of Illinois to construct a Splash Pad at Fletcher Park. The grant award of $374,200 requires a 50% match. The total cost of the project is $748,400. Construction is anticipated to begin in the spring of 2020.
Advanced Disposal Holiday Service Questions
12/28/2018
Advanced Disposal does not pick-up trash/recycling/yard waste on holidays in Mt. Zion. All pick-ups are pushed back one day the rest of the week.
Water Tower In-Service Date Set for Nov. 7, 2018
10/29/2018
Mayor Mark Wells and the Village Board of Trustees are pleased to announce the completion and in-service date of November 7th for the Village's newly constructed 1,000,000 gallon water tower. The new water tower will be replacing the current 100,000 gallon water tower which was built in the 1950's. The old tower will be taken off-line and eventually demolished. The total cost of the project was $2,368,000.00 which was financed through an IEPA Loan.
Your Opinion Counts
9/19/2018
The Village Board of Trustees would like your input regarding Mt. Zion's garbage service. Please take a moment to take a 1-minute 5- question survey regarding garbage service in Mt. Zion. Thank you.
