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Corrected - 2025 Recycle Pickup Schedule
1/3/2025
Please click the link below for the pickup dates for recycling in 2025 through March.
2025 City of Athens Council Meeting Dates
12/10/2024
The 2025 City of Athens Council will meet on the following dates. Unless otherwise noted, meetings will be held at City Hall, 210 Dottie Bednarko Dr, at 7:00 p.m.
Christmas Tree Pick Up
12/4/2024
The City of Athens will pick up Christmas trees on January 13, 2025. Please note no artificial trees will be accepted.
BID PACKET FOR CITY WIDE TREE TRIMMING
11/13/2024
City of Athens is currently accepting bids for City Wide Tree Trimming within the corporate city limits. For more information please see the attached link.
BID PACKET FOR SOLID WASTE REMOVAL & DISPOSAL
11/13/2024
The City of Athens is accepting bids for Solid Waste Removal and Disposal. See the attached link for details
Committee Meeting 11/07/2024 rescheduled
10/28/2024
The Committee Meeting scheduled for Thursday 11/07/24 has been rescheduled for Tuesday 11/12/2024 at 6:00 pm.
Trick Or Treat Hours Set
10/4/2024
The hours for trick or treat for the City of Athens will be Thursday, October 31, 2024, from 4:30-7:30 pm.
EXAMPLE OF NEW SOLICITOR BADGE/PERMIT
9/10/2024
To see a sample of the new solicitors badge/permit, that all solicitors must display while going door-to-door click the link belowhttps://drive.google.com/file/d/15l1Oyih4XGmW6AEwFmSI82djdcm2IEY5/view?usp=sharing
NEW ORDINANCE REGARDING SOLICITORS
9/10/2024
The city council approved Ordinance #04-2024 - ORDINANCE CREATING 2-3 OF THE ATHENS CITY CODE "SOLICITORS", September 9, 2024.
OIL & CHIPPING OF ROADS STARTING MONDAY 09/09/2024
9/4/2024
The City of Athens will be oiling & chipping roads starting on Monday 09/09/24. Please see the list of roads that are scheduled and the reminders to help this process run smoothly.
CORRECTION -- A-Team Citywide Clean-Up
8/21/2024
A-Team Disposal will be conducting their city-wide clean-up from September 16-20. Please have your items on the curb out front of the house, not in the alley (items left in the alley will not be picked up). Please ensure any loose items are boxed or bagged for easier pickup.
FLU SHOT CLINIC
8/20/2024
Sangamon County Department of Public Health will host a flu shot clinic at Athens City Hall on October 2nd, 10-11 am. See the attached link for details.https://drive.google.com/file/d/10PTNS_2gB5_lH82G6hduC140kU3SK02k/view?usp=sharing
ELECTION PETITIONS AVAILABLE
8/19/2024
The City of Athens will have the following offices to be elected in the April 1, 2025 Consolidated Elections:
ATHENS FAMILY FIREWORKS CELEBRATION
7/6/2024
The City of Athens will be hosting it's 4th of July Fireworks Celebration on July 6th, 2024 at Athens Community Park.
DUPLICATE WATER BILLS
7/5/2024
Some of you are concerned that you received another water bill. We were to send out bills with the link to our water quality report, as per IEPA guidelines, when the original bills were mailed we failed to put the link on the bill. So we had to reprint the bills and include the link. We apologize for the confusion this has caused but please rest assured that you have only been billed once, and if you have already paid the first bill you do not owe the second one. If you have any questions please contact Village Hall.