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Brush Pick Up Rules & Regulations

Rena Anderson

Bruch pick up is in full force for the year. Please be aware of the Village of Tolono guidelines regarding brush pickup:

  • Brush pick up days are the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month (weather permitting) March-November. We will not make special pick ups unless there is a storm causing additional yard wasted. Please plan accordingly for regular pick up days.
  • Grass is NOT acceptable (not even in landscape waste bags).
  • Landscape bags must have a sticker obtained from Village Hall or it will not be picked up.
  • Brush pick up is not for the cleanup or removal of entire trees.
  • Limbs must be less than 6″ in diameter and 8′ long.
  • Dirt and rocks are NOT acceptable (not even in landscape waste bags).
  • Landscape timbers, railroad ties, wood fencing and other lumber is NOT acceptable

The above guidelines are set by ordinance (2020-O-10). For more information, please see 53.30-53.99 of the Village of Tolono Code of Ordinances or call us at 217-485-5212.

2020-O-10 Yard Waste Disposal

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Residential Electronic Collection – May 22, 2021

Brian Booher

Online registration is now open! Tolono residents are eligible to participate. You must register online in advance!

Register online to bring TVs and Electronics Items to the May 22nd Residential Electronics Collection

  • Tolono residents, residents of other participating municipalities, and residents of unincorporated Champaign County are eligible to participate.
  • Residents must register in advance online at https://ecycle.simplybook.me. At this website, residents will select an available 15-minute time-slot during which they plan to arrive at the REC.
    • If you visit the page and no slots are available please try back the following morning, the City of Champaign uses an automated booking system that opens new windows when the available slots posted are filled.
    • Once on the page scroll down to see acceptable and non-acceptable items.

Click here for the Resident E-Guide

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Side-by-Sides & Golf Carts

Rena Anderson

The Village of Tolono wants to remind everyone that Side-By-Side off-highway devices must be registered with the Village before they can be driven on our streets as do all golf carts.

The fine for failure to secure a permit when operating a golf cart and/or recreational off-highway device on Village streets is $250.

Please read Golf Carts & Other Similar Devices

If you have any questions please call Village Hall at 217-485-5212.

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Leaf Collection

Rena Anderson

The Village of Tolono will conduct leaf collection on April 6th and 7th, and again on April 13th and 14th, weather permitting. Leaves will be collected by our leaf vacuum truck.

  • To avoid obstructing drainage and causing equipment damage, place leaves at curbside:
    • not in the drainage ditches or on drainage grates,
    • not on the sidewalks or edges of driveways and streets (but also not so far into yards that equipment vacuums can’t reach the leaves).
    • not over water meter covers or sewer caps, and
    • not over any other obstructions or items that may be sucked into the vacuum truck.
  • Do not mix leaves with trash, pumpkins, limbs, brush, sticks, rocks, bricks, or the like. Leaves containing these materials may be bypassed in order to prevent equipment damage and collection delays.
  • Do not wet leaves. Frozen leaves may damage vacuum equipment.
  • Do not block leaf piles with vehicles.
  • If you notice drainage grates clogged in your area, please call 217-485-5212 to request cleaning.

 

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April 10, 2021 IEPA Household Hazardous Waste Event

Rena Anderson

Update 3/24/2021: Online registration is now full; however, if you would like to be placed on the waiting list, please email your mailing address and phone number to recycling@champaignil.gov or call Champaign County at 217-819-4127.

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 open at hhwevent.simplybook.me.

The IEPA One-Day HHW Collection event will be held at a designated Market Place Mall parking lot in Champaign. Participants registering will select a 15-minute appointed time to arrive, between 8AM and 3PM.  An entry ticket and details will be provided to all those who register online by email and/or text immediately upon completion. (If you do not automatically receive a confirmation email and/or text, then your registration is not complete. Please go back and review it and make sure you are not missing anything.)

Additional Information or Help to Register Online: If you have questions about the event or would like assistance in registering online to attend, please contact Champaign County Recycling Coordinator Susan Monte at smonte@co.champaign.il.us or (217) 819-4127.

For more information about this event, please visit the event website hhwevent.simplybook.me.  Reminder, the site updates dynamically as slots are filled. If there are no slots available please check back the following day. The site resets when all spots are filled.

Acceptable HHW Items: Oil-based paints, paint thinners, herbicides, insecticides, pesticides, old gasoline, pool chemicals, cleaning products, mercury, household batteries, lead-acid batteries, used motor oil, drain cleaners, lawn chemicals, solvents, antifreeze, hobby chemicals, aerosol paints, fluorescent lamp bulbs, old and outdated medicines and pharmaceuticals.

Non-Acceptable Items: Latex-based paints, agricultural chemicals, business/commercial sector wastes, institutional wastes, explosives, fireworks, propane tanks, smoke detectors, farm machinery oil, fire extinguishers, controlled substances, needles and potentially infectious medical wastes.

(click here) THIS IS ALSO A LINK FOR THE MAP

 

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Golf Cart Permits

Rena Anderson

You may now purchase your 2021 golf cart (or other similar vehicle) permit/sticker at the Village Hall. Office hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00AM-5:00PM. We are open through the lunch hour.

Please be advised that golf carts and other similar vehicles must be inspected at the Village Hall and proof of insurance provided at the time permit/sticker is issued. No appointment is necessary.

The cost of the golf cart (or other similar vehicle) permit is $25.

Golf Cart Provisions

You may print the Golf Cart Permit application and complete the top portion only and bring to the office.

Golf Cart Permit Application

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Brush Pickup

Rena Anderson

Brush pickup resumes Monday, March 1, 2021. Please see the attached notice for acceptable and non-acceptable items. Paper bags of landscape waste must have stickers purchased from Village Hall. Stickers are $3 each.

Village Maintenance crew requests that landscape waste be put as close to the road as possible. The ground is very soft currently and they would like to avoid putting ruts in yards. If waste is too far off the side of the road, they may not be able to pick up.

Brush Pickup

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Sidewalk Replacement

Rena Anderson

Sidewalk panels throughout the Village of Tolono have been removed for either repair or replacement. Once these areas are removed, they are marked with yellow caution tape. Please use caution when walking or running in these areas. If the sidewalk repair/replacement is in or around your driveway, these residents may need to make plans to park elsewhere.

Sidewalk replacement will continue this week through next, pending weather (12/7-12/18). If there are sidewalk panels with a blue “X” in front of your home, please be sure to make room so the contractor can get to these areas to remove and replace.

Once the concrete is poured we ask that you do not walk or drive on the area for at least 48 hours.

Thank you!

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