Do you still need your permit for 2022, but have a problem getting to Village Hall when we are open? If so, this is for you!
📆When: Thursday, April 21, 2022
🕰Time: 4-6pm
🛺What to bring: Golf cart to be inspected, proof of insurance, $25 (cash, check or credit card)
Ordinance: https://www.tolonoil.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Golf-Cart-Ordinance-9.15.16-Revised.pdf
Application: https://www.tolonoil.us/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Golf-Cart-Permit-Application-New-2022.pdf
The Spring Residential Electronics Recycling event will take place on Saturday, May 21, 2022. Online registration for the event will open on Monday, April 18, 2022.
The link to register for the event: https://ecycle.simplybook.me/v2/?msclkid=debab3d9a6d111ecb35ab3f74e6322ac
The Village Clean-Up Day will be held on Saturday, April 9th beginning at 9:00AM in the Village Hall parking lot located at 507 W Strong Street. This event is open to all Village of Tolono Residents only.
The Village will provide dumpsters for the community to use. Staff will be onsite Saturday to assist in placing waste materials into the dumpsters. Once the dumpsters are full, the event will end so please plan accordingly. Also, please bring a valid State ID in order to verify Tolono residency. Below is a list of items that will not be accepted during the Tolono Clean-Up Day event.
If you have any questions concerning specific items, please feel free to call (217-485-5212) or stop by Village Hall.
Illini Recycling will be dropping dumpsters throughout the week, April 4-8th to prepare for Saturday’s Clean-Up Day. The area will be tapped off. Any items found in the dumpsters or on the ground in the tapped off area prior to Saturday will be considered illegal dumping and is subject to a $500 fine.
- Barrels – unless rinsed and/or empty with both ends cut off
- Cars, Trucks, Mobile Homes, Buses (no vehicles)
- Corrosive Waste
- Electronic Goods
- Empty tanks – gas, oil, fuel, unless rinsed and/or empty and cut in half to be accepted
- Flammable Waste
- Hazardous Waste
- Fluorescent light tubes
- Liquids
- Medical Waste
- Paint
- Paint cans – must be empty to be accepted
- Radioactive waste
- Railroad ties
- Reactive Waste
- Septic Waste
- Sewage treatment plants solids
- Tires
- Used Oils – motor, hydraulic, mineral, cutting, etc.
- White Goods – refrigerators, washers, dryers, etc
- Yard Waste, grass clippings, limbs or leaves, fire wood or logs
The Village of Tolono will hold it’s first Golf Cart Registration Day on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at Village Hall from 9:00AM-Noon, along with Clean-Up day.
To participate, please print and complete the top portion of the Golf Cart Permit/Off-Highway application, sign and date the bottom. Do not complete the “Inspection” part of the application. A Village employee will perform a brief inspection of the cart or vehicle and complete that part of the application. We will need a copy of your current insurance card for the cart or off-highway vehicle. We may also view the insurance information on your mobile device. The cost of the permit is $25.
A copy of the Golf Cart/Off-Highway Vehicle ordinance is attached below. If you have any questions please call Village Hall at 217-485-5212.
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) will sponsor a One-Day Household Hazardous Waste Collection on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at the State Farm Center, SE Quad Parking Lot, in Champaign.
This IEPA-sponsored One-Day HHW Collection event is open to all Illinois residents. Residents must register to attend this event!
The online registration is now open at hhwevent.simplybook.me.
To register online, click on “Book Now” and you will see all available 15-minute time slots for this collection event. Select an available
time slot and then enter the required information. Upon providing the requested information, you will automatically receive a confirmation email and/or text.
Event organizers warn that latex paint, also referred to as water-based paint, will not be accepted at the IEPA-sponsored Household Hazardous Waste Collection. Latex paint is not considered a hazardous waste. The Champaign-Urbana Theatre Company may accept latex paint donations if the can is at least half full. Email the manager@cutc.org for more information. Household quantities of latex paint can be disposed of in the garbage if paint is completely solidified. To solidify latex paint:
• Remove paint can lid to add an absorbent (such as shredded paper, sand, kitty litter, or paint hardener) or pour the paint onto newspaper.
• Allow to completely dry in a well-ventilated outdoor area away from children, pets, and ignition sources. Once dry, dispose solidified paint and can in the regular household garbage.
Please review the list below regarding items accepted and not accepted at the upcoming IEPA-Sponsored One-Day Household Hazardous Waste Collection.
Acceptable Items to bring: oil-based paints, paint thinners, herbicides, insecticides, pesticides, old gasoline, kerosene, pool chemicals, cleaning products, mercury, household batteries, used motor oil, drain cleaners, lawn chemicals, solvents, antifreeze, hobby chemicals, aerosol paints, fluorescent light tubes, and compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs).
NOT Accepted: Latex-based paints, agricultural chemicals, business/commercial sector wastes, explosives, fireworks, controlled substances, propane tanks, smoke detectors, farm machinery oil, fire extinguishers, institutional wastes, needles, and potentially infectious medical wastes.
Champaign County, City of Champaign, City of Urbana, and Village of Savoy are the local government agencies that coordinate the annual IEPA-sponsored One-Day HHW Collection.
If you have questions about attending the Household Hazardous Waste Collection, or would like assistance in reserving a 15-minute appointment time, please notify please notify your local recycling coordinator:
City of Champaign residents: Nichole Millage, 217.403-4780 or nichole.millage@champaignil.gov
City of Urbana residents: Courtney Kwong, 217.384-2302 or crkwong@urbanaillinois.us
All other residents: Susan Monte, 217.819-4127 or smonte@co.champaign.il.us
(click here) THIS IS ALSO A LINK FOR THE MAP
The Village of Tolono received the following information Monday, February 28th regarding the rate review process for Illinois American Water and proposed rate increases. Please review. It is important that all residents have the facts. If you have any questions please contact IL American Water directly at 800-422-2782.
IL American Water Proposed Rate Increase Fact Sheet
Public meetings will be held Thursday, February 24th at 7:00PM and Saturday, February 26th at Noon at the Tolono Township Hall, 111 E Holden St to discuss the Village of Tolono water and wastewater systems.
Questions? Concerns? Complaints? We want to hear them all!
With the approaching weather system tomorrow through Friday, February 4th, the Village Public Works Department asks that residents respect the posted snow routes. Please do not park along these streets to allow our crew to plow or apply salt for icing. This is for the safety of our crew and to protect homeowners. Thank you for helping us keep this process safe!
Snow Routes
- Allison Drive from Central Avenue to Rocket Road
- Bourne Street from Main Street to Walnut Street
- Bryce Lane (Entire Length)
- Central Street from Washington Street to River Road
- Condit Street from Walnut Street to Deerpath Drive
- Deerpath Drive from Long Street to Condit Street
- Holden Street from Railroad to Bourne Street
- Main Street from Vorcey Street to Bourne Street
- Vorcey Street from Main Street to Holden Street
- Walnut Street from Railroad to Central Street
- Walnut Street from Long Street to Condit Street
- Washington Street from Bourne Street to Central Street