PUBLIC NOTICE – Water Tower Construction

PUBLIC NOTICE Village of Oreana You may soon notice some construction activity around our Village! We are making improvements to the Oreana water system. The planned improvements include constructing a new 150,000-gallon elevated water storage tower and demolishing the existing 50,000-gallon water storage tower in the Village. Funding for this project is provided by a low-interest loan from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s Public Water Supply Loan Program (PWSLP). The PWSLP is funded by both state and federal resources. The cost of the project is $1,638,790.00. The approved loan amount is $1,578,642.85 with an interest rate of 1.01% to be [...]

2021-06-12T12:33:32-05:00June 12, 2021|

Argenta-Oreana Town Sales

Argenta & Oreana Town Sales will be the weekend of Friday June 4th and Saturday June 5th. Do you have stuff to sell?! If you'd like to have your sale on the official Town Sales Map, click on link to register your address: https://docs.google.com/.../1DZD5eim-2P8fC62w.../edit

2021-05-13T22:10:34-05:00May 13, 2021|

Village of Oreana Board of Trustees News

After more than 30 years, Trustee Julia Ballard has decided to retire from the Board and did not seek re-election. Trustee Jason Bruns also decided not to seek re-election after having served 7 years. On behalf of the Village, I would like to extend our appreciation to both Trustee Ballard and Trustee Bruns for their dedicated service to the Village of Oreana. Having said that, only one candidate, Trustee Loren Hiser filed for 1 of 3 vacant trustee positions. As a result, The consolidated municipal election being held on Tuesday, April 6th will result in 2 trustee positions becoming vacant. [...]

2021-04-02T17:01:14-05:00April 2, 2021|

Request for Bid

The Village of Oreana is seeking bids for sidewalk curb removal and ramp installation at 4 intersections in Oreana (S. View and View Circle North Intersection, S. View and View Circle South Intersection, S. View and Park Ct, and S. View and Westmoor Ct). The scope of work is as follows: Removal and replacement of the barrier curb with a depressed curb and gutter Construction of ADA compliant lower landings, curb ramps and turning spaces Construction of a transition zone to blend the ADA compliant section into the existing sidewalk (4’ min. length to nearest sidewalk joint). Backfilling and seeding [...]

2020-07-07T15:58:38-05:00July 7, 2020|

April 21, 2020 Board Meeting to be held remotely

The Village Board Meeting On April 21, 2020 will be held remotely. The Whitmore/Oreana Community Building WILL NOT be open to the Board or Public. Members of the board and public can participate in the meeting by phone. To Join the meeting, call 312 626 6799. When prompted, enter meeting ID: 672 221 2599 and password: 0421. In addition to the above option to join the remote meeting by telephone, public comment can be submitted in advance by e-mail to mayor@oreanail.com or by dropping off written comments in the water bill slot at the Whitmore/Oreana community building. Public comments must [...]

2020-04-19T17:18:20-05:00April 19, 2020|

Town Hall Meeting

TOWN HALL MEETING December 17th, 2019 @ 6:00 PM 407 S.View - Oreana The Village Board would like to hear from residents regarding proposed zoning ordinances for Adult-Use Cannabis businesses locating within the Village of Oreana. Question before the board: Should the Village of Oreana “opt-in” or “opt-out” of allowing adult use cannabis businesses to locate within Village limits? These businesses could include a cultivation center, craft grower, processing organization, infuser organization, dispensing organization or transporting organization. The Village Board will not address medical use of cannabis, or the use and/or possession of recreational cannabis, as Illinois State law has [...]

2019-12-11T07:01:01-06:00December 11, 2019|

An update on the water tower

As many of you know, the Village of Oreana decided in the spring of 2018 to pursue the construction of a new water tower. This decision came after inspections of the current tower had revealed that it is under-sized for the demand, and also in need of repair work that would exceed the tower's value. At that time, we began the process of applying for a low-interest loan from the Illinois EPA to finance the design and construction of a new tower, as well as demolition of the old tower. Since it has been a little over a year since [...]

2019-07-20T09:20:57-05:00July 20, 2019|

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Time and Place Of Opening Bids: Public notice is hereby given that the Village of Oreana invites contractors to submit sealed BIDS for an offer to perform work to complete OREANA PARK PATH REHA­BILITATION PROJECT. Sealed bids are to be received at Chastain & Associates LLC, 5 N. Country Club Road, Decatur, IL 62521, no later than 12:30 p.m. local prevailing time on June 10, 2019, and thereafter publicly opened and read. Bids are to be sealed and marked OREANA PARK PATH REHABILITATION PROJECT on the outside lower left hand corner of the envelope. A single stipulated [...]

2019-05-30T23:08:25-05:00May 30, 2019|

Golf Cart Permits

Now that spring is here, The Village of Oreana is accepting applications for Golf Cart Permits. To apply for a permit, please download and complete the below form, enclose the $40.00 permit fee, and submit to the Village Clerk by mailing to: Village of Oreana Clerk, PO Box 37, Oreana, IL 62554. Once your application has been received, a representative with the Village will contact you to conduct your golf-cart inspection, and issue your permit. To renew an existing permit, please send fill out the below form, and mail a check for $40.00 to: Village of Oreana Clerk, PO Box [...]

2019-04-12T07:00:15-05:00April 12, 2019|
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