The City of Mattoon is dedicated to ensuring the safety of its residents and has developed a Safety Action Plan. The plan details the measures to enhance street safety through improved roadway design, appropriate speed limits, and a shared commitment to safety. Every Roadway Death is Preventable View the MSAP by clicking here, and follow the City of Mattoon to learn more about how you can help make the City Roadways Safer.      

UPDATE: All trees have now been planted.  Thanks to the Lumpkin Family Foundation we were able to plant 84 trees all over the City of Matton this fall.  Also, a big thank you goes out to all that participated this. Monday, November 17, 2025, Bloomfield Garden Center will begin auguring holes for trees.  Holes will be approximately three (3) feet in diameter.  They will augur approximately 50% of the locations the first day or two and then start planting the trees.  Once the first batch of trees are planted, they will start auguring for the remaining locations and following with [...]

First, a huge thank you to the Lumpkin Family Foundation for funding the tree planting program.  All tree orders have now been placed, and we are awaiting the suppliers to start digging the trees.  Due to the very dry conditions we have been experiencing they are waiting for more moisture to get into the ground so the tree balls will hold together.  The digging of holes for the trees will come first and the actual planting will follow very soon after.  The operation is expected to begin around mid-November and for most of them to be planted by Thanksgiving.  Right [...]

Starting October 10, 2025, the City of Mattoon Yard Waste Facility on North Logan Street will close at dark and reopen every day at 7:00 am.   David Clark, PE Public Works Director City of Mattoon 208 N 19th Street Mattoon, IL 61938 217.235.5460

Oil and chip operations on city streets has ended for this year.  Due to a shortage of materials, streets we were unable to get to this year will be placed on the schedule for next year. If you have any questions, please contact: David Clark, PE Public Works Director City of Mattoon 208 N 19th Street Mattoon, IL 61938 217.235.5460 Office 309.253.4807 Cell  

All trees for this year are now taken, and we will not be taking any further orders.  Please try again next year.

WARNING - A harmful algal bloom, which can release neurological toxins, continues to indicate a presence at Lake Mattoon. Out of an abundance of caution, the beach at Lake Mattoon is closed until further notice, pending additional test results from sampling taken today. Residents should avoid contact with the water. The City has contracted for treatment of Lake Mattoon; however, due to the low dissolved oxygen levels currently in the water, spraying has been postponed until conditions are favorable to do so.   A PDF Copy of this notice can be found here. 

NOTICE Golf Cart Ordinance Amending Title VII of the Municipal Code Regulating the Operation of Golf Carts Beginning August 1st, 2025, City of Mattoon ordinance 2025-5497 will take effect regulating the operation of golf carts on city streets within the city. The complete ordinance can be found here and should be read in its entirety by anyone wishing to register a golf cart for use. Some quick facts concerning the ordinance are as follows. All golf carts operated upon a city street must first be registered at the Mattoon Police Department located at 1710 Wabash Ave, Monday through Friday, between [...]

July 22, 2025 Files from the July 10th Safe Routes to School informational meeting for Mattoon Middle School and Williams can be downloaded here. File from the July 17th Safe Routes to School informational meeting for the Mattoon High School can be downloaded here. Please send comments to: srtscomments@mattoonillinois.org ----------------------------------------- June 30th, 2025 The City of Mattoon will hold an informational meeting with Mattoon CUSD #2 on July 10, 2025, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria of Williams Elementary School. The meeting will provide information about the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) sidewalk grant program, which aims [...]