COLES COUNTY RESIDENTS:
If you think you have Covid-19 symptoms or have questions, call the SBLHS Help Line:
217-258-7474
COLES COUNTY RESIDENTS:
If you think you have Covid-19 symptoms or have questions, call the SBLHS Help Line:
217-258-7474
Welcome to the City of Mattoon, Illinois
Whether you live here, work here, or are just passing through, we hope you enjoy the City of Mattoon and all it has to offer. We cherish our parks, lakes, shopping centers, restaurants, schools, businesses, and many other assets. We enjoy recreation and festivities like Bagelfest and Lightworks. If you are here every day or just one, we have plenty to offer in this community.
News
Press Release – November 29, 2022
CITY OF MATTOON, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT PRESS RELEASE November 29, 2022 The City of Mattoon has been bidding the electric supply for our residents since 2013. We have saved each of our residents and average of $900.00 during that time. Unfortunately, our current bid is expiring. There are no good offers in the electric supply market right now to compete with Ameren’s standard rate. The residents in our program will all be automatically moving to Ameren for 1 year. We intend to re-bid electric supply next fall if market conditions are more favorable. Ameren has mailed the attached notice to [...]
Press Release – Electric Supply Rates
PRESS RELEASE Several area cities and counties have been working together to bid electric supply for our residents. The cities of Charleston, Effingham, Mattoon, and Paris along with Coles County are nearing the end of a contract with a rate of 4.19 cents per kilowatt hour. This rate will be expiring with the meter readings in December 2022. Recently the buying group, along with our consultant Good Energy, worked to solicit new electric supply bids for our residents. We were unable to secure an offer with a satisfactory combination of price and duration due to the current volatility in the [...]
Mattoon Housing Survey
Mattoon in Motion (MIM), in partnership with the City of Mattoon, is conducting a community housing survey to determine future housing development and rehabilitation needs and projects for our community. This survey will allow us to apply for grants and provide important information to housing developers. We have created five surveys that ask different questions from individuals and organizations that have unique perspectives about the housing situation in Mattoon, IL. If you fit into one or more of these categories, we invite you to fill out each one that applies to you. Links to the surveys are below: 1) Resident Survey - This survey is for [...]
Further Information on Proposed Sports Complex
Please click here to see a presentation on the Proposed Sports Complex. Click here for the version of this presentation used in the July 19th Council Meeting. You can also find further information on anticipated economic development by clicking here. A recording of the 7/8/22 Special City Council Meeting that went further in-depth on this information is also available here. The City of Mattoon will hold a public presentation on the Mattoon Sports Complex project followed by a public question and answer session at its July 19, 2022, Council meeting. The meeting will be held at the Burgess Osborne Auditorium [...]
Limiting Access to City Buildings
With the rise in numbers of new Coronavirus cases and the Governor’s indoor mask mandate, the City of Mattoon will be limiting access to its public buildings. In an effort to reduce the potential risk of spreading the Coronavirus to our staff and citizens the City of Mattoon has decided to limit the access to City Hall, Police Department, Fire Departments, Tourism Office and the Public Works Building. We are asking the public to do as much business as they can by email, city website or telephone until further notice. Meetings can be setup by appointment. City Clerk’s Office: [...]
