The mission of the Posen Public Works Department is to maintain the village infrastructure at peak performance levels.
The department employs a staff of up to seven technicians. Our fleet of vehicles and equipment is stored in a temperature controlled facility located at 14900 Rockwell Ave. (past the viaduct just east of Palmer Ave. at 149th street).
The Department offers the following services to its residents:
Throughout the spring and summer months, the tree branch chipper is out the first week of each month April through October. We pick up branches that are put in the parkway with the cut-side facing the street.
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) requires every water supplier to develop and implement a comprehensive cross connection control program for the elimination of existing cross connections and prevention or protection from all future cross connections. Regulations are in place to protect our drinking water systems A requirement of the program is to conduct a […]
In order to serve our residents better, The Village of Posen now accepts most Major Credit Cards and Debit Cards at the Window for Water Bill payments and Vehicle Stickers. There is a 3 % transaction fee for each transaction. This service is not available for Tow Releases.
The Posen Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is seeking volunteers who are interested in serving the community. EMA members meet monthly and regularly train in things such as crowd control, traffic duties, and first aid. EMA’s role during an emergency such as a tornado or natu- ral disaster is to work with the Police and Fire […]
Water Bills are sent out every month. The Village attempts to have them sent out by the 10th of each month.
Scavenger service is provided exclusively by Allied Waste Services. Residential refuse will be picked up once a week at the curb or designated alleyways. The maximum size container that can be used is the 96 gallon toter that is supplied through Allied Waste.
The new trucks will update an aging fleet of vehicles. Purchased were a 2010 Ford F-150 and a 2010 Ford F-250 which will be equipped with a 7 ft. snow plow.
During the winter, Public Works efficiently begins plowing as the snow accumulates. They take care of every Village street; however, they do not plow driveways!
The sewer system in the Village of Posen is divided into two different systems. Some cities have a combined sanitary and storm sewer system.
Allied Waste has six general holidays scheduled off each year. These holidays are as follows – New Years Day, Memorial Day…
