e-Blast - November 17, 2023

Holiday Magic 2023 (Mark your Calendars & Register)
The Holiday Magic Parade is almost here. The event, being held on Saturday, December 9, 2023, at 5:30 p.m. will be traveling a new route. Click here for parade route details. Residents wishing to participate in the parade must register their vehicle, float or non-highway vehicle with the Village by December 5, 2023. ALL ENTRIES MUST BE REGISTERED IN ADVANCE. Entries not registered will not be permitted to participate in the parade. The total number of entries is needed in advance to ensure that provisions for adequate staging are made. All entries must be decorated in a holiday theme or with holiday lights. Alcohol is prohibited in the staging area and through the parade route and no candy or freebies can be thrown along the parade due to limited visibility. Click here for Parade Registrations which can be submitted at the Village Hall during regular business hours or emailed and payment via IL ePay – Misc.

Village Board Meeting
Village Board and public hearing matters will be held at the David G. Dominguez Municipal Center; 1515 Channel Beach Ave, Johnsburg, IL 60051. Click here for further details for Tuesday's, November 21st evening at 7:00 p.m. Village Board meeting. November’s proposed Committee, Zoning and Board meetings can be found here.

Johnsburg Lions Club Wreath Pre-Sale
Pick-Up scheduled for Saturday, November 25, 2023 from 10:00a.m. to 2:00p.m. at Val-Mar Center (4000 N Johnsburg Rd). All proceeds raised go to aide those in our Community, click here for further information.

Johnsburg Post Prom Committee 
The Johnsburg Post Prom Committee has two great opportunities to help with your Holiday shopping. They are partnering with Wild Hunny Boutique (4415 Beck Ln., Ringwood, IL) for a fundraising event, November 30th from 4p.m. - 7p.m., December 1st from 4p.m. - 7p.m., and December 2nd from 10a.m. -2p.m. During these 3 days, 30% of sales will be donated to Post Prom. JHS students will be at Wild Hunny with a free gift bag/tag table. Post Prom also has their winter Johnsburg gear sales going on. Click here to order. Money from every sale goes to JHS Post Prom. Through the fundraising efforts, the Post Prom Committee will be able to provide every JHS student attending prom a FREE, FUN, and SAFE after prom experience. Thank you for your support! Click here for further Donation Opportunities.

Church Street Realignment Project - East of Johnsburg Rd - (1716 - 1814 Block)
Church Street (between N. Johnsburg Road and Sunnyside Beach Drive) is currently open, final surface paving is complete along with shoulder gravel and landscaping stabilization. Anticipated look ahead involves striping, crosswalk installation and minor concrete work (weather permitting).

Sunnyside Beach Road Improvement Project
Anticipated look ahead schedule for Monday (11/20) & Tuesday (11/21) Awarded Contractor (Lenny Hoffman Excavating, Inc.) and sub-contractor will be applying the first layer of asphalt surface course (weather permitting). They will begin at 1300 Block of Sunnyside Beach Dr point meeting at Church St intersection. They will be making sure that traffic can move in and out of the neighborhood as they go, process does involve a moving road-closure. As the crew is moving, access to either your parking spot or driveway will be limited or closed. There will be lots of signage, caution tape, and contractor notification, when this is going to occur. Once the asphalt surface is applied and compacted, you will be able to drive on it like normal. This might be by the end of the day. This may cause residents to have ingress and egress via the N Riverview Dr. or Church St. access points for residents along Sunnyside Beach Dr. Click here for further information and temporary alterative parking available.

2023 Road Resurfacing Program
The 2023 Road Resurfacing Program project look ahead includes striping and markings, along with landscaping stabilization. Construction activities will be occurring throughout the allocated project location (approx. 2.5 miles), completion which is anticipated in Mid-November 2023. The Contractor (Peter Baker & Son Co.) is currently scheduled to work Monday – Friday between the hours of 7:00am – 5:00pm.

Road Construction Announcement
During construction hours please expect dirt, dust and noise from the construction operations. Minor delays and inconveniences may be experienced. Signage will be in place to guide ingress and egress. Please proceed cautiously when traveling through the construction zone. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have further questions or concerns, please contact the Village Hall at 815-385-6023. Watch for more updates as more information becomes available.

Alternatives to Landscape Waste Accumulation
There are other alternatives to burning your landscape materials. For more information, click here. The Health Department encourages more environmentally sound alternatives to burning of landscape waste and recommends composting, mulching and native landscaping as possible alternatives to reduce/reuse landscape waste, click here for further information.

Open Burning of Landscape Waste
Landscape waste (burning of grass is prohibited at all times) may be burned from dawn through dusk during Fall months of October and November, on weekends only (Friday is not a weekend). The burning of landscape waste is permitted only when winds are less than 10 mph. The burning site must be a minimum of 100’ from any principal structure and supervised at all times by an individual at least 18 years of age. A fire extinguisher, garden hose or water source must be available at the burning site. Prohibited at all times is the burning of manure, garbage, construction materials, litter, grass clippings (eff. 10/5/2021) and etc...on any property. We have seen and received multiple complaints of residents not complying with the ordinance, please be advised violators will be cited. Recreational fires and ceremonial fires are exempt but may not be larger than 3’x3’x3’ and cannot contain leaves, grass or shrubbery clippings. Click here for the requirements.

JBBL Ball (Registration is Open)
Johnsburg Boys Baseball League (JBBL) Spring season registration is open! Save $20 with early registration now thru January 5th. Registration closes February 15th! Is your recreational season player interested in playing additional games at a more competitive level? Then check out the N60 All-Star program. Tryouts 11/19, 11/26, 12/3 @ JHS gym.
Pinto (8U) 11a-12p, 
Mustang (10U) 12:15p-1:15p, 
Bronco (12U) 1:30p-2:30p, 
Pony (14U) 2:45p-3:45p. 
Click here for JBBL website for registration and more information.

Friendly Reminders from Village of Johnsburg
Blowing Leaves into the Roadway - Prohibited! The Johnsburg Public Works Department has noted an increase in residents blowing leaves from their yards into the roadway. Please note that depositing leaves in the roadway creates a public safety hazard and negatively impacts the Village's roads and stormwater systems. Depositing and burning leaves in ditches and along the road is also prohibited. These activities are a violation of both local and State regulations and violators will be cited. Click here Ch.12.02(B)(11) for further information.

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