Easter Egg Hunt on April 2, 2023 at 2:00 pm at the Village Park on Reed Street. Donations needed of Easter candy, novelties and Easter egg bags or baskets. Please contact the Village office at 217-546-2203 to volunteer or schedule a time to drop off your donations.
The 2023 Village Wide Garage Sales will be held on Friday, June 2nd from 8:00 am to
5:00 pm and Saturday, June 3rd from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. The Village of Jerome will
advertise the event. The Village does not pick up any of the leftovers from the garage sales
and residents will need to move them after the sales hours and dispose of them. Due to
changes in their policies the Salvation Army WILL NOT have a truck available after the
event for donations.
Limb pickup will take place the week of April 3-7, 2023, July 3-7, 2023,
and October 2-6, 2023, as the tentative dates depending on budget
constraints. All limb piles must be placed along the street edge
BEFORE 7:00am the morning of March 27th. Any piles placed after
7:00am on the April 3rd WILL NOT be picked up. Piles must
not be placed out any earlier than 1 WEEK prior to pick up dates.
(per Ordinance) Size of pile restrictions are still in place per
Ordinance. Any piles larger than 6ft wide x 4ft tall x 8ft long are
considered oversize and will require a $75.00 fee to be paid before
pickup will occur. Residents who either have “Oversized” piles, or
were late setting piles out will be notified via a letter stating why their
pile was not removed, and any fees owed, and where to pay fees. Any
questions can be directed to Public Works Supervisor David Wilken
directly at 217-546-9647.
The Village of Jerome is a participant in the Sangamon County Multi-Jurisdictional Natural Hazard Mitigation Task Force. The Task Force has met several times over the last two years to develop a plan to send to FEMA. Below is the attached draft of the plan which shows each participant’s needs and plans for their specific area. There is a final public hearing where the Task Force will hear public comments and makes a final recommendation on the Hazard Mitigation Plan on Monday, February 27, 2023, from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm at the Sangamon County Building, 200 S. 9th Street, 2nd Floor County Board Chambers. Remember below is the draft of the plan, there are a few changes that are being submitted before the final plan is sent to FEMA.
Sangamon County Multi-Jurisdictional Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan (DRAFT)
Appendix
There is a water main break in the 1700 block of W Glenn. Crews will begin repairs first thing on Sunday, January 29th.
A boil order is in effect for all Jerome water customers UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. Water used for drinking or cooking should be boiled for at least a full five minutes before use.
The Village of Jerome has shut off water to the entire Village in order to repair a main break. Crews are onsite
now and will turn the water back on as soon as it is repaired. The Village is issuing a boil order until further notice.
We have been made aware of a water main break in the 1600 block of W Glenn. Due to the current temperatures and wind chills being very dangerous, work on repair will be delayed until tomorrow morning at 8am.
Village of Jerome Road Emergency
With anticipated winter storm for this week. This road emergency will go into effect:
Thursday December 22nd, 2022 @ 6:00am
until Saturday December 24th, 2022 @ 6:00am.
“To enable Village Jerome public works staff to remove snow along the main and secondary streets, It is being encouraged, whenever possible, to park vehicles in driveways and off of the streets,”
This road Emergency is anticipation of a forecasted snow event and near blizzard conditions with forecasted winds and sub zero temperatures.
Michael Lopez
Village Jerome President
There is a water main break at 2600 Welch Ave. Welch will be closed from Glenn to Iles until repairs are finished.