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PRES: Terry Counley 385-2211 VILLAGE OFFICE HOURS
ADMIN ASST: Karen Scully 385-2211 Mon. - Thur. 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
DEPUTY CLERK: Margaret Boyer Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:30
CLERK: Sherri Messina 385-2211 CLERK'S HOURS
TRUSTEES: 385-2211 Wed. 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Nancy Matthesius
Anne Bitterman
Denise Bogacz
Michael Walter BUILDING PERMITS:
Marilyn Shepit Thurs. 6:00 p.m. thru 8:00 p.m.
Mike “Froggy” Fritz Sat. 9:00 a.m. thru 11:00 a.m.
BUILDING INSPECTOR: Rich Lindquist 815-791-1438
POLICE NON-EMERGENCY 815-385-2161
INTERIM CHIEF OF POLICE: Zachary Beatty
Village Board meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the Village Hall. All residents are encouraged to attend.
VILLAGE OFFICE:
VOTER REGISTRATION – You must bring in two (2) pieces of ID. Apply in person and sign the document in the presence of the Village Clerk.
GARAGE SALE - Each resident is allowed two (2) permits per year. There is no charge for the permit.
SOLICITOR PERMIT - Anyone selling door-to-door in the Village must have a permit. The fee is $10.00. The Village Clerk and the Chief of Police must approve and sign the permit. (This does not apply to service organizations such as the Girl Scouts.)
VEHICLE STICKERS - New stickers are available as of the first of the year. All vehicles housed in the Village must display a current sticker within 30 days of moving into this Village. There are no exceptions to this law. Current year vehicle stickers must be displayed by March 31.
2010 STICKER FEES: Cars: $20.00. Trucks with B $25.00- "C" & "D" plates: $50.00. Over "D" $100.00 and with board approval only. Seniors and residents with a permanent handicapped placard or plate: $15.00. Motorcycles: $8.00. Late charges begin April 1st and increase monthly!
SEWER CONNECTION PERMITS – Permits are $250.00 and will only be issued once the County has issued the permit to abandon the septic for the property. All homes in the Village must be connected to the sewer system by November 2008.
BUILDING/ZONING:
PERMITS – If in doubt, call. You must have a permit for the following: new construction, additions, accessory buildings or garages, alteration or remodeling, electrical work, plumbing work, moving-shoring-raising or under-pinning, heating & air conditioning, fences, antenna/parabolic dish, swimming pools, siding, fireplaces, screened room, gazebo, roof, porch, driveway (asphalt or cement), sidewalk, deck, patio, windows and doors. Permits are good for 1 year. Inspection must be completed within that time or a new permit will be required. A separate permit is required for sewer hookup. See the above section for additional information.
SWIMMING POOLS - In-ground or aboveground, spas and hot tubs: owners are required to meet the Village’s barrier requirements. These requirements are similar to the County’s and will be enforced. They include specific types of fences, walls and self-closing gates. Please cooperate. THIS COULD SAVE A LIFE! Contact the Building Inspector for details.
POLICE:
HOUSE NUMBERS are required on ALL houses and must be easily read from the road. IT MAY SAVE A LIFE!
DOGS and STRAY ANIMALS: Call Animal Control (338-7040). Our police do not have the facilities to pick up animals. There is a limit of four (4) dogs per residence. Dogs must be leashed if taken off your property. When walking your dog, carry a bag to clean up after your pet.
PARK/BEACH/HALL: BEACH AND PARK: The Park opens at 6 a.m. and closes at 10 p.m. NO DOGS, ALCOHOL OR MOTORIZED VEHICLES ARE ALLOWED ON THE BEACH OR IN THE PARK. Swimming is at your own risk.
BOAT POSTS - There are 22 boat posts available for rent each year
on a first-come, first-served basis.
Rental is $20.00 per post for April 1st to October 31st. BOATS
MUST BE REMOVED FROM POSTS NO LATER THAN
OCT. 31st. A storage fee of $25.00
per month will be charged beginning November 1st for boats not removed. Keys to the boat launch are available to
residents for $5.00. The lock on the
gate is changed every year. No motors
over 10.0 horsepower are allowed, with the exception of pontoon boats, which
are allowed 25.0 hp. No jet skis!
HALL RENTAL - The Village Hall is available for rental to Village residents and non residents. Contact the office for rules and rental rates.
HEALTH/WELFARE: NOTE: EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 2008 THE BURNING ORDINANCE WILL CHANGE. THE VILLAGE HAS ADOPTED THE MCHENRY COUNTY BURNING ORDINANCE. This ordinance is much more restrictive than the previous village ordinance. There is no burning allowed within 100 feet of a habitable structure or 50 feet from a non-inhabitable structure. There is absolutely no burning of leaves, grass clippings or other yard waste. There is no burning of any construction waste, or any material other than campfire logs. Campfires are restricted to a pit not more than three feet across. An adult over 18 must be present at all fires. McHenry Township has a brush drop-off point. You may call 815-385-5605 for further information.
GARBAGE COLLECTION: Our waste
haulers are MDC (815-568-7274). The fee
is approximately $25.00 per month billed quarterly. Trash & recycling are picked up Wednesday
mornings. Pickup after major
holidays are the day following the normal pickup. Garbage cans can be put out the night before
pickup and must be removed by Wednesday evening. There is unlimited garbage and
recycling. Cans can be rented or you can
use your own cans. One large item a week
can be put out without
a call or sticker. You
must call for appliance pickup and a sticker will be required. It is illegal and dangerous to leave unused
appliances in your yard. There are two
leaf pickups in the fall. You put your leaves at the front of your yard and MDC vacuums the village. You will be notified as to the dates of the
vacuuming. If you would like to clean your yard in the
spring and summer and discard the yard waste, the
yard waste stickers are available for $2.00 each and the waste must be
put in paper yard waste bags purchased separately.
MISCELLANEOUS ISSUES: Lawns must be kept mowed under 8”. It is homeowners’s responsibility to mow their property to the edge of the road. Lawn mowers must be stored on concrete or another non-porous surface. Do not allow motors of any sort to leak fuel or oil. This can leach into the water table and poison our water supply. Ditches must be kept free of any brush, bushes or garbage to ensure drainage.
ROADS:
WEIGHT LIMITS – 4-ton max. except local delivery and other, exempt vehicles. Semi trucks and trailers are forbidden by ordinance at anytime.
PARKING – PARKING RULES HAVE CHANGED. All vehicles to be parked along our streets must be 18” off-road. No overnight parking on the grass. Permits are now required for on-street parking. Permits must be requested 24 hours in advance from either the Police Department or the Village Office. All permits expire at midnight on their valid date. Vehicles parked on the street without a permit will be ticketed and/or towed. Please contact the Village Office or the Police Department for additional information. Riding mowers, dirt bikes, four wheelers, motorized scooters or other similar vehicles are not allowed on Village roads.
NO PARKING IS ALLOWED ON McCULLOM LAKE ROAD AT ANY TIME.
SEWERS: In 2003, our village completed the public sanitary sewers. All property owners with a 'stub' to their property are assessed a monthly fee. At this time, they are as follows: $39.00 for Debt Reduction (this is collected and sent to pay off the debt the village incurred to build the sewers). $11.00 for operation and maintenance (there is routine maintenance that must be performed, as well as operating costs). If the home is connected to the sewer, there are also sewer treatment charges, which are collected and passed on to the City of McHenry per our intergovernmental agreement. Those charges are dependent on the number of people in the home. Billing is done on the 5th of each month, and is due by 4 p.m. on the 25th of the same month. In order to avoid late fees, payments must be received in our office by 4 p.m.! Any payment received after 4:00 P.M. on the due date is considered a late payment. There is a drop box outside the front door. You can drop payments any time of day or night. The box is checked every morning, and again at 4 p.m. before posting on the due date.
These are the most frequently asked questions we receive at the Village Hall. There are more than 300 Village Ordinances, so we will not post them at this time You may request a copy of any ordinance by completing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. The form is downloadable under forms. We're here to help.
Updated 5/19/10