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Mattoon Safety Action Plan
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.
Traffic Restriction – December 16th and 17th
On Tuesday, December 16th 7am to 3pm and Wednesday, December 17th 7am to 3pm, the City Street Department will be repairing a sewer main at the intersection of North 24th street and Dewitt Ave. The repair will be taking place in the center turn lane and the West bound lane on Dewitt Ave limiting traffic down to just one lane for thru traffic during those working hours. Crews will be working hard to repair the main as quickly as they possibly can. We ask that people use an alternate route, if at all possible to avoid any traffic backups and please be [...]
Water Quality Update – December 10, 2025
CITY OF MATTOON Water Quality Update – December 10, 2025 Current Sample Sample collected on December 8th showed non-detectable levels of harmful algal bloom neurological toxin in the drinking water at 0.071 ppb which is considered non-detect under the EPA recommended advisory levels of .30 ppb. We will continue to sample per-EPA guidelines. Results will continue to be posted on the City’s website PAST SAMPLES Sample collected on December 1st showed non-detectable levels of harmful algal bloom neurological toxin in the drinking water at 0.092 ppb which is considered non-detect under the EPA recommended advisory levels of .30 ppb. Sample [...]
City of Mattoon Annual Christmas tree pick up
The city has scheduled curbside collection of live Christmas trees to begin Monday, January 5th, 2026. All live trees needing picked up must be placed on the city boulevard by 7 a.m. Monday, January 5th, 2026. Public Works Dept. will do a tour of the city to collect the live trees beginning on January 5th and finishing on January 6th. Trees must be free of ornaments, lights, stands, and plastic bags as the trees will be taken to the city's yard waste facility and ground into mulch. The city's yard waste facility, located on Logan Street, is also open daily [...]
Employment Opportunity: Public Works Laborers
CITY OF MATTOON PUBLIC WORKS LABORERS The City of Mattoon is accepting applications for 2 laborer positions at the Street Department at 401 Dewitt Avenue East. The Street Department maintains streets, sidewalks, water distribution, sanitary sewers, storm drainage, buildings & grounds, boulevard trees, and landscaping. Starting pay is between $20.59/hr - $24.31/hr depending on qualifications. Benefits include overtime, paid holidays, vacation & sick leave, health insurance, and retirement. Applications are available from the City of Mattoon website at https://mattoon.illinois.gov/about/employment. Mechanical aptitude and ability are required along with a valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with Air Brake & Tanker [...]
Update – 2025 City of Mattoon Tree Planting Program
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 [...]