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Seasonal Decorations Removed
from Cemetery
The Ashton Cemetery Staff removes faded and damaged decorations
and foliage year round. Seasonal decorations are removed:
Winter – Removed by April
1
Summer – Removed by October 1
For details, please contact:
Ashton Village Hall
815-453-2241
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The Ashton Care Pantry is collecting
used/empty egg cartons to re-distribute to the local farmers
that generously bring farm-fresh eggs to each pantry day.
If you have extra
egg cartons, please consider recycling them at the pantry.
Drop off is any time
during Village Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am -
4:30pm.
The Ashton Care Pantry is open to all Ashton, Franklin
Grove, and Lee Center residents.
Pantry days are the first and third Thursday of the month,
August dates are 8/4 and 8/18 from 9am-11am.
Also this month, the pantry will feature frozen pork products
(ground pork, bacon, roasts, chops and brats), farm fresh
eggs, and fresh vegetables from local gardens.
Thank you to everyone who has
donated to the pantry!
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The Ashton Care Pantry
810 Main St. will now be open 2 days a month
The 2022 schedule is as follows:
Thursday July 7th-9am-11am
Thursday July 21st-9am-11am
Thursday August 4th-9am-11am
Thursday August 18th-9am-11am
Thursday September 1st-9am-11am
Thursday September 15th-9am-11am
Thursday October 6th-9am-11am
Thursday October 20th-9am-11am
Thursday November 3rd-9am-11am
Thursday November 17th-9am-11am
Tuesday November 22nd-9am-11am
Thursday December 1st-9am-11am
Thursday December 15th-9am-11am
Thursday December 22nd-9am-11am
For more information,
please contact the
Village Office at (815) 453-2241
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The Village of Ashton Board
of Trustees passed and approved the 2022-2023 Budget and
Annual Appropriation Ordinance on July 11, 2022 and has
been published in pamphlet form.
Anyone wishing to view the Ordinance may do so at the
clerk's office located at 810 Main Street.
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Due to mechanical issues, the
Ashton Splash Pad will be CLOSED for the 2022 season.
We are just as disappointed
about this decision as you are!
We will update you as decisions are made about the Splash
Pad. Please don¡¦t hesitate to contact a
Village Board Trustee with questions or concerns.
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There are many ways residents
can pay water bills!
1) In person at Village Hall
2) At the Ashton branch of Central Bank
3) Via drop box (it’s a black metal box marked Water
Bills) on the west side of Village Hall
4) Online at Login - Illinois: Village of Ashton (collectorsolutions.com)
–please note there is a processing fee when you pay
online:
CLICK HERE to pay online now
5) Mail back the stub and payment at the post office
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SAVE THE DATES!
Ashton Park Committee Events
for 2022
Saturday April 9th, 2022 (Rain
Date) 8:00am - Griffith Park Clean Up Day
Sunday April 3rd,
2022 - Fireman's Breakfast
Saturday April 16th, 2022 - Lion's Club Easter Egg Hunt
June/July - Ashton Camps Program. More information about
specific dates and times to come!
Saturday September 10th, 2022 8:00am - Griffith Park Clean
Up Day (Rain date is Saturday September 17th)
Sunday September 25th, 2022 - Ashton Fall Fest
Sunday October 16th, 2022 - Fireman's Breakfast
Saturday December 3rd, 2022 - Ashton Christmas Walk
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Ashton Care Pantry
The Ashton Care Pantry
810 Main St. will now be open 2 days a month. The 2022
schedule is as follows:
Thursday July 7th-9am-11am
Thursday July 21st-9am-11am
Thursday August 4th-9am-11am
Thursday August 18th-9am-11am
Thursday September 1st-9am-11am
Thursday September 15th-9am-11am
Thursday October 6th-9am-11am
Thursday October 20th-9am-11am
Thursday November 3rd-9am-11am
Thursday November 17th-9am-11am
Tuesday November 22nd-9am-11am
Thursday December 1st-9am-11am
Thursday December 15th-9am-11am
Thursday December 22nd-9am-11am
For more information,
please contact the
Village Office at (815) 453-2241.
We are re-stocked and ready to roll! Thank you to all
the local organizations and individuals that have donated
to the Ashton Care Pantry!
We hope to see you soon!
The Ashton Care Pantry
serves the residents of Ashton and Franklin Grove that
are in need of assistance with groceries. Through generous
monetary and supply donations, the pantry has a wonderful
variety of food to choose from. Most recently, the AFC
FFA donated two whole hogs raised by the group this past
year. On pantry days, patrons can enter through the side
door at the Village Office (810 Main Street) and look
for the Ashton Care Pantry sign. There are boxes available
for transport or you can bring your own bag.
Here's a sneak peek
of the pantry!
For more information,
please contact the Village Office at (815) 453-2241.
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Due to the recent
rise in COVID cases and the expected surge in cases during
the holidays, the village asks that you pay your bill
via drop box, in the mail, or online by clicking
here
While the village office will be available for walk-ins,
space is limited and we want to take every measure possible
to protect the health of our village employees and residents.
We appreciate your cooperation!
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Water Bills go out
on January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1
The due date, printed
in bold on the bill, will be anywhere between the
20th-22nd of that same month depending on the week and
where those business days fall.
Please make sure your
water meter is easily accessible for the Village Street
staff to read.
If you have an outstanding
bill or if you have questions/concerns, please contact
Village Hall at (815) 453-2241
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Village Ordinance for
Parking after a Snow Fall in Ashton IL
1. Sec. 70-63. Parking
following snowfall is
hereby repealed and replaced as follows:
It is unlawful to park any vehicle on any public street
or alley in the Village at any time within twelve hours
after a snowfall of two inches or more has occurred until
such snowfall has been removed.
CLICK
HERE TO READ THE ORDINANCE IN A WORD DOCUMENT
CLICK
HERE TO READ THE ORDINANCE IN A PDF DOCUMENT
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The seasons are changing
and the Village Street Department would like to remind
residents that brush and yard waste pickup is done on
Monday each week.
Residents should bundle large sticks and bag other yard
waste, like leaves and grass clippings, to put at the
curb for pick up.
Piles of un-bagged grass or leaves will NOT be picked
up.
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The Village of Ashton
has partnered with Tri-County Opportunities Council to
help qualified residents with water bill payment.
The Community Action Agency helps reduce poverty, revitalize
communities, and empower individuals and families to be
self-sufficient.
If you would like to learn more about this program, please
contact Alicia O'Rorke at the Dixon office 815-718-2387
or 815-562-5838 or stop by the Ashton Village Office to
pick up a pamphlet outlining the different programs offered
by Tri-County.
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Emergency Alert Messaging
System
The Village
of Ashton has set up an alert system to notify residents
in case of an emergency.
We would like all
residents to sign up for the alerts to be informed in
case of an emergency.
How do you sign up,
you ask? You can fill out a form at the Village Office
(810 Main St) or call the office (453-2241).
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Have your lawn waste
at the curb by
7:00 am on Monday
to ensure that is picked up
**BROWN PAPER LAWN
WASTE BAGS ARE ACCEPTABLE**
ORDINANCE NO. 110810B
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
THE CODE OF ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF ASHTON, ILLINOIS
Chapter 54 - solid waste
LANDSCAPE WASTE COLLECTION
ORDINANCE
Article II
GARBAGE AND REFUSE
SECTION 54 - 34
WHERAS, the Village
Board of Trustees of the Village of Ashton, Lee County,
Illinois, have deemed it appropriate to establish a Landscape
Debris Collection Policy and to create Article II, Garbage
and Refuse, Section 54 - 34.
NOW THEREFORE, BE
IT ORDAINED, by the Village of Ashton Code of Ordinance
be amended as follows:
Chapter 54
Solid Waste
A. Article II Garbage and Refuse. Section 54-34
a) The Village of
Ashton shall collect landscape debris on Monday and Friday
of each week which schedule from time to time may be amended
without ordinance by Village Resolution; provided that
the material is properly placed for collection as hereafter
set forth.
b) Landscape debris
is defined as: leaves, grass clippings, small branches
and brush tied in bundles of five feet (5') in length
or less and not exceeding fifty pounds, plants and other
organic materials which would normally be associated with
residential gardens together with shrub and bushes from
a typical parcel of residential property.
**BROWN PAPER LAWN
WASTE BAGS ARE ACCEPTABLE**
c) Landscape debris
shall be placed in clear bags, if not bundled as described
hereinabove. Except that small branches may be placed
in cans of 30 gallons or less. All bags, cans, and/or
bundles must be placed at the front curb for pick up.
In no event shall any landscape debris be placed for collection
if mixed with other solid waste. In no event shall any
landscape debris be placed for collection in any single
bag, can and/or bundle weighs in excess of 50 lbs. Any
landscape waste which is mixed with solid waste or is
in excess of 50 lbs will not be disposed of by the City
and in addition, any violator will be subject to fines
and penalties as provided in the general penalty of description
in the Municipal Code.
d) Any accumulation
of landscape debris on any particular pick up day in excess
of one Village truck (one ton truck) will be assessed
an additional $25.00 charge per load. Arrangements for
such pick up must be made in advance together with payment
therefore. In the alternative, the Village of Ashton will
provide for a truck to be dropped off to be loaded by
the Village resident and thereafter dumped by a Village
employee at no charge. Any such request must be made to
the Village Clerk at least 7 days before the requested
drop off. Delivery of the truck and scheduling thereof
are subject to availability; Village obligations' and
other requests. Village reserves the right and may reasonably
deny any such request.
**BROWN PAPER LAWN
WASTE BAGS ARE ACCEPTABLE**
CLICK
HERE TO READ THE OFFICIAL LANDSCAPE WASTE COLLECTION ORDINANCE
IN A WORD (.doc) FORMAT
CLICK
HERE TO READ THE OFFICIAL LANDSCAPE WASTE COLLECTION ORDINANCE
IN AN ADOBE READER (.pdf) FORMAT
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Garbage
Pickup in Ashton IL
Garbage
pickup is normally on Mondays
*Please
limit your cans to no more than 50lbs
No
Garbage Pickup in Ashton on the following holidays:
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New
Year's Day
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Memorial
Day
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Independence
Day
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Labor
Day
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Thanksgiving
Day
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Christmas
Day
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For
more information, go to Northern
Illinois Disposal Service
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ORDINANCE
NUMBER 110909B
AN ORDINANCE
CREATING CHAPTER 34
HEALTH AND SANITATION
ARTICLE
IV
OPEN FIRES
WHEREAS,
the Village Board of Trustees of the Village of
Ashton, Lee County, Illinois, have determined that
it is in the best interest of the Village to create
Article IV, OPEN FIRES to Chapter 34 HEALTH AND
SANITATION;
NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Village of Ashton, as follows:
Chapter
34
HEALTH
AND SANITATION
A. Article
IV. OPEN FIRES.
a) Section
34-62. Prohibited. It is unlawful for any person
to burn paper or other combustible refuse, waste,
rubbish, garbage, yard waste, or any other material
except wood in any open fire or burn barrel.
b) Section
34-63. Exception. Leaves may be burned under the
following rules and regulations:
1. Leaves
may be burned only between March 1 and April 30
and between September 15 and December 15, and only
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
2. Leaves
may not be burned on the hard surface or asphalt
portion of any street, curb, sidewalk, gutter, or
alley.
3. Leaf
fires authorized herein shall be supervised by an
adult (18 years of age or older) at all times until
completely extinguished including any embers.
4. Leaf
fires shall not be such by size, location or otherwise
that creates or poses a threat to the safety of
persons or property.
c) Section
34-65. Abatement. The Village Police Department
is authorized to prohibit, stop, cause or order
any fire be extinguished if unlawful under this
Article and if lawful under this Article (leaf fires
or recreational fires) if it determines that due
to the size, location, wind or atmospheric conditions,
it poses a threat to the safety of persons or property.
d) Section
34-64. Recreational fires.
1) Recreational
fires utilizing wood are not prohibited so long
as they are supervised by an adult (18 years of
age or older) and contained in a fire safe vessel
or pit, not exceeding thirty-six (36") inches
in diameter.
e) Nuisances.
Nothing herein shall be construed to authorize a
fire which would create an emission in violation
of Article II Nuisances, Section 34 - 31 (5).
EXCEPTION.
Nothing herein shall restrict or prohibit Village
employees from open fires for Village purposes.
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community events in and around Ashton Illinois.
Got
questions or comments about this website? Contact Lynn
at Ashton Computer Center
815-453-7717
lynn@ashtonusa.com
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