A
BIKE RODEO IS COMING TO
TOWN
Lee County Sheriff’s
Office
240 E. Progress Drive, Dixon
ALL AGES
Age Appropriate Obstacle
Course
Bring a Bike or Trike
SHERIFF ORDERS YOU
TO ARRIVE
ANYTIME
BETWEEN 10AM AND 1PM
*****IF you think you are
tough enough*****
Saturday June 12, 2021
Weather cancellation/reschedule
will be posted on the Lee
County Sheriff’s Office
Facebook Page
This is a FREE event with
Hotdogs, Chips and a Drink
included
ATTEND FOR A CHANCE TO WIN
A BIKE!!
Questions: Call Devon or
Lori at 815-284-5217 Option
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The
rate of infection among
those tested and the number
of patients admitted to
the hospital continues to
decline.
All
gatherings of up to 50 people
are allowed, restaurants
and bars reopen, travel
resumes, child care and
schools reopen under guidance
from the IDPH.
Tri
County Opportunities Council /LIHEAP
Energy Assistance
Even though we are closed to the
public due to COVID-19, we are still
assisting the public with their
gas, electric, propane via mail
or email.
Please call the office 815 625 7830
and they will take your mailing
address or your email and they will
then get the application along with
the information of the things needed
to go along with the application
sent to you.
This goes by income and the number
of people in the household.
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hereby repealed and replaced as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.
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.
7:00
am on Monday and Friday 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.
ComEd's
Life Support Registry is mandated
by the ICC and ComEd has a yearly
commitment to provide an up-to-date
list of customers on Life Support.
All customers on the registry
must re-certify the equipment
every 12 months to remain on the
registry. They are required to
provide documentation from a physician
explaining the need for life sustaining
equipment.
Please have any Life Support documentation
sent to the attention of the Supervisor
at the following via fax or mail:
Fax: (630) 684-2851
Mail: ComEd/Revenue Management
ATTN: SUPERVISOR
Life Support Registry
PO Box 2550
Chicago, IL 60690
If you have questions regarding
this process please contact ComEd
at 1-800-334-7661
Reminder: The Life Support Equipment
Registry listing does not:
Prevent
the account from disconnection
for non-payment
Guarantee
uninterrupted electric
service
Provide
priority restoration of
your electric service
when an interruption occurs
The Ashton Police tests
THE WEATHER SIREN
The first Tuesday of every month
at 10 am
TESTS
are 1 minute Actual Warning Signal is for
3-5 minutes
If a tornado WARNING is issued
for this area, the siren will
be activated.
If a tornado is developing or
is spotted near us and we are
not under a tornado warning, the
siren will be activated
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