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To do's this week:
October 31 City of Mattoon Trick or Treating 6-8pm
October 31 Cross County Mall Trick or Treating 5-8pm
November 1 Jason Crabb in concert, Family Worship Center 7-8:30pm
November 1-2 EIU 2024 Family Weekend
November 2 42nd Annual Lincoln Fire Pancake & Sausage Day
November 2 Stewardship Saturday at Warbler Ridge, 9-11am
November 2 Pumpkin Sling Shot Event, Warren James Winery, 11a-3p
November 2 Operation Sleighride Halloween Party, 6pm
November 2 Karmacon at Suite Dreams Hotel, 11am-6pm
November 2 Coles County Veteran's Coalition Trivia Night, Rural King Event Center, Cross County Mall
Local Music
October 30 Open Mic Night at House Brothers, 7-10pm
November 1 Country Sky performs at the Mattoon Moose, 7-10pm
November 5 The Castle's Tuesday Night Karaoke, 7-10pm
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Latest News from the City of Mattoon
Proposed Remington Road Redevelopment
Please click here to see the proposed Remington Road Revelopment plan.
Housing Needs Assessment
The City of Mattoon and the Illinois Housing Development Authority (IHDA) are undertaking a planning effort to complete a Housing Needs Assessment as a part of an overall Community Revitalization Strategy. We invite all permanent residents to take part in this planning process by completing this Community Needs Assessment Survey to provide valuable information about their experiences living in the City of Mattoon. The survey (link below) is completely anonymous; you should be able to complete it in under 10 minutes. https://arcg.is/1eeuiP0
Public Notice: BAAD Grant Program
The City of Mattoon is hereby informing residents of an upcoming public hearing for discussion and a resolution of support regarding the City of Mattoon's application to the IDNR Boat Access Area Development (BAAD) grant program, which would fund the creation of an ADA Accessible Kayak launch to be installed at Lake Mattoon. The public hearing where the resolution will be presented, and discussion will occur is at the May 2nd City Council meeting at City Hall (208 N 19th Street, Mattoon IL, 61938) during the regular City Council meeting at 6:30 pm
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 [...]