Village of Germantown
June 2015
Volume 18, Issue 1
ANNUAL DRINKING
WATER QUALITY
REPORT
Your 2014 Water Quality Report is now available! Go to
http://germantownil.net/
uploads/
Gtown_Breese_2014.pdf to
learn more about your drinking water. This report contains important information
about the source and quality
of your drinking water. For a
translation of the water quality
report or to discuss the contents of the report, please
contact Supt. Steve Mullins at
523-4291. To request a paper copy of the report, please
contact Dawn at the Village
Hall at 523-4243 or by email
at [email protected].
Curbing/Sidewalks
Last year the Village started,
what we hope to be, an annual
curbing project. Each year the
Village will undertake a curbing
project that fits into the budget
and timeline for the summer
months. We are hoping to concentrate on the most traveled
areas in town first. Last year
the area around the Legion was
tackled. We are in the planning
stages for this year’s project:
Sycamore Street Leo Street going east.
Our Maintenance Department
will also be finishing up the
sidewalk project on Hanover
Street.
Going to be a busy summer—
let’s hope for great weather!
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
DONATION
A big thank-you goes out to
the Community Development
Organization for their $3,000
donation toward the purchase
of an in-car camera for our
police car!
ZONING PERMITS
The Village requires a building
permit for all structures, even
sidewalks, patios and driveways.
Please call the Village Hall at 523
-4243 or go to the website and
download the application.
DRIVE IN ROAD
PROJECT
The Village will be undertaking a large project at the
entrance of Drive In Road off
Hwy 161 this summer/fall.
With the development of the
Commercial District on
Drive-In Road and the additional large vehicle traffic,
the entrance has deteriorated and needs some attention. This project will be a
time consuming project and
a disruption to the normal
traffic flow. Please be patient! The Village appreciates your tolerance and understanding!
Tax Increment Financing (TIF District)
Special points of interest:

DEVELOPMENT OF TIF#2

DRIVE IN ROAD PROJECT

CURBING

SIDEWALKS

TRASH/RECYCLING
COMMITTEES
BUILDING & EQUIPMENT
*Fred Lucas, Jerry Schroeder,
Roger Rickhoff
INSURANCE & FINANCE
*Jerald Schroeder, Ken Brauer,
Mick Albers
POLICE & HEALTH
*Mick Albers, Ken Brauer, Ken
Albers
STREET & SIDEWALK
In 2014 the Illinois legislature extended the life of TIF District #1
to 35 years and the Village developed
TIF District #2 (23 years).
TIF stands for Tax Increment
Financing. A tax increment is the
difference between the amount of
property tax revenue generated before TIF district designation and the
amount of property tax revenue generated after TIF designation. Tax rates
do not change when a TIF is created.
TIF Districts do not increase taxes!
TIF uses the assessed valuations of property taxes that new development generates to finance costs
related to the development of public
infrastructure costs.
A few projects the Village
has used TIF funds: to entice and retain businesses, development of Wa-
ter Well #5, 2 separate Emergency
Storm Sirens, Donau Ditch improvements, Street lighting around Lake,
Sanitary sewer improvements, Hanover Street renovation, Hanover Street
drainage improvements from Donau
Ditch south, Emergency Generator at
Legion for storm shelter, grants to
schools (Germantown Elementary,
Central HS and Kaskaskia College),
grants to Germantown Taxing bodies,
Locust Street storm sewer upgrades,
and many more infrastructure projects.
TIF Districts are complicated
and confusing! The Village of Germantown is proud of the accomplishments
made to our Village using TIF Funds!
Please stop in any time and we will do
our best to explain Germantown’s TIF
District!
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to : [email protected] and we will include you in all our email updates!
*Roger Rickhoff, Fred Lucas,
Mick Albers
WATER & SEWER
*Ken Albers, Roger Rickhoff,
Jerald Schroeder
ZONING, SUBDIVISION & TIF
*Ken Brauer, Fred Lucas, Ken
Albers
ECONOMIC INTEREST
President Duane Ripperda
*denotes Chairman
Ken Albers …………..(618)523-4927
Mick Albers …….…….(618)523-8144
Ken Brauer ………..….(618)210-9430
Fred Lucas …..………..(618)523-4583
Roger Rickhoff………..(618)523-4250
Jerald Schroeder ………(618)523-8151
Village Board meetings are held
the 3rd Tuesday of each month at
the Village Hall at 8:00 pm.
UTV/Golf Cart Licenses
Village Residents Trash Service
Permits are required on ALL UTV/Golf Carts.
Applications available at the Village Hall or at
www.germantownil.net.
Trash is collected each Thursday with the exception
of major holidays (New Years, Memorial Day, 4th of
July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas). When a
holiday falls during the week, trash will be delayed by
one day, and picked up on Friday for that week.
There is a large dumpster available to Village residents at the Village hall for large items during Village
Clerk’s office hours only.
Never can the trash company take car parts, tires,
appliances, electronics, paint, yard debris or anything
containing hazardous wastes.
Put your house on
You are allowed unlimited amount of trash so long
“House Watch” by simply calling the Village Hall
as it is contained, not weighing more than 50lbs each,
at 523-4243 or email [email protected] . which includes one large item is allowed per week.
Police Officers will check your residence daily to
make sure doors are locked and your home
Village Debris Yard
appears secure.
Going on Vacation?
STORM SEWER ISSUES
Please do NOT blow grass or leaves onto the
street or into the storm sewers. The debris
clogs the storm sewers and causes back-ups in
heavy rains. Thank you for your cooperation.
The Debris Yard is available for YARD
WASTE ONLY. No paper bags, recycle bags,
boxes, trash bags, etc. are allowed. The Debris
Yard is open to INCORPORATED VILLAGE
RESIDENTS ONLY!! The Village monitors a
security camera system daily to keep illegal
dumpers out.
The Village will be negotiating a new trash contract
this summer. We will keep you informed of any changes. For more info, call the Village Hall at 523-4243.
RECYCLE BUILDING
Our recycling center is one of the most used centers in the area. Since we opened it we have been at or near its capacity almost
every week and many weeks we are literally overflowing. This why
it is so very important to break down any boxes you may bring to
the center and only bring items that are recyclable. Household
trash and other non-recyclable items only add to the quantity of
material that has to be taken to our dumpster leaving less room for
others. The center is there for everyone’s use and if you can do your
part by helping to keep it organized it will go a long way.
Village of Germantown
PO Box 310
Germantown, IL 62245
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Brad Poettker
Dan Kohnen
Shane Street
Dave Hemann
Doug Haake
Gary Eversgerd
Zoning Board of Appeals
Don Albers
Jason Renth
Dale Beckmann
James Heimann
Ron Kehder
Bill Rathmann
Mobile (618) 973-8835
Email– [email protected]
Emergency—Dial 9-1-1
Non-emergency (618) 523-4226
Police Chief Jeff Wuebbles
Mobile (618) 304-4756
Brian Timmons
Email—[email protected]
Matt Korte
Mobile (618)910-1475
Mobile (618)806-4291
Email—[email protected]
Office—(618) 523-4291
Public Works Supt. Steve Mullins
Joann Langenhorst
Email—[email protected]
(618) 523-4243
Email—[email protected]
Village Clerk Dawn Lakenburges
(618) 523-9915
Email—[email protected]
Village President Duane Ripperda
Fax (618) 523-4273
www.germantownil.net
Germantown, IL 62245
306 Prairie Street, PO Box 310
VILLAGE OF GERMANTOWN
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