Category: General News
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New Filtration System
Village of Cullom received funding of $1.4 million with 100% principal forgivingness from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) for this new Iron and Manganese Filter System. In September of 2020 the Village of Cullom along with Piggush Engineering applied for a loan from the IEPA. However, in June of 2023 the village was notified…
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Corrected Calendar
You may have noticed the previous distributed 2025 Service Calendar showing ‘Trash & Recycling Service’ for January 7th was wrong – there was no recycling. Shown is the updated and corrected calendar. THERE WILL BE RECYCLING JANUARY 14th. Republic Service is having new calendars printed and we will get them out as soon as available.
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Garbage/Recycling Rates
Garbage/Recycling rates to increase starting 2025 The current contract between the Village of Cullom and Republic Service expires December 31, 2024. The Village Board advertised for bids for a new contract. Two bids were received, one from Green For Life (GFL), and one from Republic Service. The Board made the decision to continue with Republic…
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Some More Changes
At the last Board Meeting May 28, 2024, I submitted a letter to the Board for taking a leave of absence as mayor to deal with issues I’m having with my health at this time. The Board has appointed Tammy Berens as President Pro Tem to replace me for an undetermined amount of time. If…
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