2022 DOG TAGS NOW ON SALE AT THE VILLAGE HALL AND ONLINE
2022 dog tags went on sale Wednesday, December 1st. The price is $10 per dog and the deadline for purchase is March 15, 2022. After the March 15th deadline, the price of dog tags increase and enforcement will begin. Tags may be purchased at the Village Hall or online by clicking on the “EPay” option on the left side of this page. The dog’s name, breed, color and date of last rabies vaccination will be required to purchase the tag. If you pay online, the tags will be mailed to you.
Dog tags are required to be purchased if you live in the Village limits of Beecher. Dog tag fees are used to pay for the services provided by the Beecher Veterinary Clinic for picking up, feeding and boarding stray animals and lost pets.
“NiceRink” Ice Skating Rink Kit
for sale by sealed bid
- NiceRink – 35′ X 80′ Silver Package with liner #3 – originally purchased in 2015 for approximately $3,000. (Does not include black fence)
- No minimum bid requirement
- Rink can be made smaller very easily to fit your yard – it can also be made larger with additional purchases through NiceRink.com
- Tarp does not have any rips or tears – it was replaced/purchased in 2019
- Relatively easy to install – detailed videos on NiceRink.com
- Sealed Bid Only turned in to the Village Hall
- Bid Opening on Friday January 28th, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at the Village Hall, 625 Dixie Hwy, Beecher, IL
NOTICE OF BID LETTING FOR FUEL
Notice is hereby given that the Village of Beecher, in conjunction with the intergovernmental fuel committee, is accepting bids for the purchase of Class II 45 Cetane Ultra Low Sulfur Clear Diesel and 87 Octane unleaded fuel for the period of March 1, 2022 through March 1, 2023. The attached bid form can be submitted to the Beecher Village Hall, 625 Dixie, P.O. Box 1154, Beecher, IL 60401. Sealed bids will be accepted until 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 11, 2022 at 10:00 a.m., at which time they will be opened and reviewed. The Village reserves the right to reject any and all bids.
Bidders may also choose to submit an alternative bid indicating the price to be paid per gallon of fuel over low rack pricing FOB Chicago weekly rates. If you have any questions or concerns or need additional information please contact Robert Barber at 708-946-2261.
LEAD SERVICE LINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT UPDATE
The Village of Beecher is pleased to announce a project to replace all lead water service pipes in town. The Lead Water Services Replacement project will include the older section of town described roughly by all buildings west of Dixie Highway. Replacement will include a new polyethylene water service from the water main in the street to the water meter inside the home, installed with trenchless methods to minimize disturbance. The project will replace service pipes that are over 70 years old, eliminating any potential risk from lead exposure in drinking water. Please contact Village Hall for more information.
The work to replace the water services will be wholly financed by the Water Pollution Control Loan Program through the State Revolving Fund (SRF). The SRF program is administered by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and receives a portion of its money to fund these types of projects from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The $2,953,538.50 cost of the project will be completely forgiven by the SRF program as part of a state-wide lead replacement initiative. SRF programs operate in each state to provide communities the resources necessary to build, maintain, and improve the infrastructure that protects one of our most valuable resources: water.
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VILLAGE SIGNS NEW ELECTRIC AGGREGATION PROGRAM FEATURING 100% GREEN ENERGY
Following a competitive bid process, the Village is happy to announce Village residents are eligible to be a part of 100% green energy for your electric supply through Eligo Energy Services. For all eligible members of this program, the green energy rate will always be equal to ComEd’s rate with one very important difference – the aggregation customers’ energy usage will be offset by renewable energy!
Residents and small business owners who are currently enrolled in the Village’s electric aggregation program will automatically be enrolled enrolled and see a small decrease in your electrical rate, unless you choose to opt-out. If you currently have a contract with another electric supplier, you will continue with that supplier unless you choose to opt-in. The program term is for 12 months ending October 2022.
Notices explaining this program were mailed to Village residents the week of August 9th. This program is only available to Village residents. Washington Township has their own electrical aggregation program for residents in unincorporated Beecher.
Program benefits include reducing the Village of Beecher’s carbon footprint and the Village will earn designation as a U.S. EPA Green Power Partner at zero cost.
NOTE: No one from Eligo, ComEd or the Village of Beecher will ever visit your home or call you to enroll, and never reveal your ComEd account number or allow a solicitor to view your ComEd bill.
If you have more questions about the program or green energy visit: https://www.eligoenergy.com/cities/il/Beecher, contact Eligo Energy Services at beecher@eligoenergy.com, or call 708-669-3555.
ILLIANA CROSSROADS BUSINESS PARK
A preliminary hearing was held to consider a request for an exploratory proposal and preliminary plan approval for a planned development having I-1 Limited Industrial Zoning for a proposed business park. The parcel consists of 109 acres and is bounded by Church Road on the north, Dixie Highway and Catalpa Street to the east, Miller Street to the south, and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks to the west. The property is currently zoned R-1 PUD for a development which was approved in 2007 but never occurred and the property has since changed hands several times. It is currently being farmed. The Village placed the west portion of this property in its land use plan as industrial with the east portion being multi-family for senior housing. The Village also placed this property into its TIF District in 2019 and into an enterprise zone in 2017. The petitioner, Art Van Baren, wishes to develop and sell 47 industrial lots totaling 61 acres with the remaining 48 acres being water retention and open space. More information on this proposal is available below.
To review the Illiana Crossroads Business Park Concept Plan Click Here
Proposed Covenants to Illiana Crossroads Business Park
