The Village of Orion, Illinois

 

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Board Reaches Agreement with BNSF to Vacate Bridge

 

The village board, at its January 18th meeting, approved an agreement with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway to permanently close the 13th Avenue wagon bridge over the railroad tracks.  After nearly three years of discussions, it was determined the chance of keeping the bridge open was slim, so the village negotiated an agreement with the railroad for financial and other remuneration in exchange for allowing the closure. 

 

BNSF is expected to schedule removal of the bridge in the near future and install permanent barricades at the crossing site. 

 

For further details, read the minutes of January 18th under Latest Documents at the left.  

 

 

New to Orion?  Don't Miss Your Chance to Recycle

 

Curbside recycling is available to all single family homes in Orion.  To obtain a roll-out container, call Eagle Recycling at 1-888-932-2936.  The company will deliver the container directly to your house.  Pick up is every other Thursday.  You can find the pick up dates by clicking on our calendar tab at the top of this page.

 

The fee to participate is $2.70 per month and is automatically added to your monthly utility bill.  Seniors who qualify for the senior property tax freeze through the Henry County Assessor's office will not be charged the fee.  The village will obtain an updated list from Henry County once per year.

  

 

  

Automatic Payment of Your Water & Sewer Bill

 

Are you interested in the hassle free method of bill payment?  If so, consider signing up for automatic payment of your water and sewer bill.  To get the application form click on Government, Utilities, ACH.  Complete the form, attach a voided check of the account from which you want funds deducted, and drop off at Village Hall for processing.  It's as easy as that!

 

 

Freedom of Information Act Officers Appointed

 

The village board appointed village trustee Rick Cline as FOIA officer and trustee Dale Stiles as the alternate.  FOIA requests can be submitted in writing by mail to the Village Hall at P.O. Box 69, Orion, IL  61273, hand delivered to its physical address of 1202 4th Street, Orion, IL, or sent by email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , or by facsimilie to 309-526-8444.