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Diana O'Kelly, Township Supervisor

April 30, 2021

Lake County Looking For Input on Open Burning in Unincorporated Areas

Lake County seeks to learn more about how residents are currently disposing of their landscape waste, what types of open burning restrictions they may like to see, and to gauge community interest in consolidated waste hauling services.

Feedback on this important issue is welcomed from everyone in the community. Learn more and provide your input at Lake County's interactive website.

Please Pick Up After Your Dog

We love having the walking path through Behm Park and love that you are walking your dogs there. Unfortunately we are having so many problems with people not picking up after their dogs. Please pick up your dog's droppings! We don't want to ban dogs from the park.

Tax Bills in the Mail - Message From Treasurer Holly Kim

Tax bills will be mailed out this weekend from the printer. ONLINE BILLS WILL BE VISIBLE STARTING SATURDAY May 1^st.
We are returning to two installments this year.
Here are the banks that are accepting property tax payments from residents. Free service. You do not have to be a customer there. New for this year, the County’s first Credit Union partner: Great Lakes Credit Union!
Our office is rolling out 2 major changes designed to make it easier for Lake County property owners to pay their tax bills.
First, when property owners get their tax bill this year, they will include instructions and a code to sign up to receive tax bills by email. If you’re like me and check your email multiple times a day, this will be a huge convenience. This is a purely voluntary, opt-in program. For property owners who want to continue receiving a mailed bill, we will continue to mail it. However, we anticipate that many Lake County property owners will take advantage of the convenience of email.
Part of signing up for eBilling includes a link to our online payment portal, so that you can seamlessly receive the bill, review it, and pay it online. In conjunction with the eBills, we have also introduced a free online payment option. Starting this year, property owners can pay by electronic check with no fee online. The idea is to create a free, convenient, and accurate way to make property tax payments. We hope you will help us spread the word.

Lastly, the lobby at the County Courthouse has a new TSA style security area that takes up the majority of the area in front of the Treasurer’s office. Here’s an actual photo of me looking directly at my office. With the pandemic still going on, and with free ways to pay online/phone with eCheck, or at the banks, I would encourage our residents to pay those ways for convenience and safety.

View the video below to better understand your tax bill. It is a little long but explains a lot.

Help Signing Up For Medicare

Fremont Township residents needing to sign up for Medicare have access to a SHIP Counselor to help them through the process. (Senior Health Insurance Program). Don't feel overwhelmed, call 847 223-2847 for an appointment.

Fremont Center Road/Route 60 Work Planned for Summer

Daily Herald Article by Mick Zawislak

The oblique-angled intersection of Fremont Center Road and Route 60 in Fremont Township will be squared and a traffic signal installed as part of a $2.13 million project planned this summer. Fremont Center will be realigned to meet Route 60 at about a 90-degree angle and widened for right- and left-turn lanes. Route 60 will be widened to provide an eastbound right-turn lane and westbound left-turn lane. Also, an area on the west side of Fremont Center Road will be graded for a future bike path to connect with Behm Homestead Park and the Peterson Road bike path. Read More

FEMA Providing COVID-19 Funeral Assistance

FEMA is now accepting application for financial assistance for funeral expenses incurred after Jan. 20, 2020, for deaths related to COVID-19. Find more information at FEMA's Covid-19 Funeral Assistance website or call 844-684-6333 for help.

https://www.fema.gov/disasters/coronavirus/economic/funeral-assistance

Shredding Event Moved to Fremont School, May 15

Please mark your calendar for May 15 from 9 am til noon.

Due to the popularity of our shredding event last year, we are moving the location to the Fremont Intermediate School Parking Lot at 28754 N Fremont Center Rd, Mundelein, IL 60060. The traffic was literally backed up to Target last year so we need to move the event. We also are providing an additional truck.

If the trucks hit capacity before noon, the event is over.

You may bring the equivalent of 3 boxes to shred. Staples and paper clips are fine. The most efficient way is to place your items in a paper grocery bag. Because we are not at our facility, we will not be able to take cardboard boxes. No plastic bags! Due to Covid and to keep the line moving, you will not be able to exit your car and watch the shredding.

This shredding event is for documents only. Please recycle your coupons, magazines and junk mail with your weekly recycling.

Pop your trunk and we will take the items. Do not leave your car.

We will not accept any binders or hanging file folders or electronic items because they catch on fire in the truck.

We look forward to seeing you and appreciate your patience.

Walk In Vaccine Appointments at the Fairgrounds

The Lake County Health Department announced that starting Saturday, May 1, 2021, the Lake County Fairgrounds (1060 E. Peterson Rd., Grayslake) will offer walk-in COVID-19 vaccinations on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday afternoons.

Walk-in hours at the Lake County Fairgrounds are as follows:

Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays: Noon to 3 p.m.
Wednesdays: 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Anyone ages 16 and older who lives in the State of Illinois or works in Lake County can get a free COVID-19 vaccine at a Lake County Health Department site. Minors ages 16-17 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian to receive their vaccine. The Lake County Health Department provides COVID-19 vaccines at no cost and does not bill health insurance. You do not need to be a U.S. citizen to get vaccinated

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To place an order send your information to Sara-Ann Ellis at sellis@d120.org.

Kirk Players Presents Clue

Saturday, May 22, 2021 midnight until Sunday, May 23, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. CDT | 120 min

Kirk Players production of Clue: The Stay-at-Home Version will be available on the Broadway on Demand website beginning at 12:00 AM on Saturday, May 22, until 11:59 PM Sunday, May 23. Tickets are $5.00, plus a $2.95 service charge. You can purchase tickets HERE and pay via credit card (Visa, Mastercard, American Express, or Discover) or through PayPal. Once you have purchased your ticket, you will receive a confirmation email with the link to watch the production. You may watch as many times as you like and stop and start and pause your viewing anytime during the 48-hour window the production is available.

Based on the iconic 1985 Paramount movie which was inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is a hilarious farce-meets-murder mystery. The tale begins at a remote mansion, where six mysterious guests assemble for an unusual dinner party where murder and blackmail are on the menu. When their host turns up dead, they all become suspects.

Animal Shelters in Need of Bedding and Towels

The local animal shelters are in need of sheets, towels, small throw rugs and blankets. There is a bin on our front porch at 22385 Route 60, Mundelein, if you have any old bedding you would like to donate. No pillows! The donations get distributed to local shelters. We also accept leashes, collars, toys, pet food etc. If you have other items, please put them in our textile bin in the parking lot. Click here to see what we accept.

Notary Services Available

We are able to notarize your documents at Fremont Township. Please call the office at 847 223-2847 to make sure the notary is in the office. There is no charge for this service.

Email Us With Your Comments

If you have comments for our board, and can't make our meetings, please email Chris McCann at clerk@fremonttownship.com with your comments.

Recycle Items at Fremont Township

We accept yarn in our office.

We accept eyeglasses and hearing aids in our office.

We accept American Flags in our office.

Our shoe bin is also on our front porch and we are accepting shoes to be recycled and reused. We recycled 1547 pounds of shoes last year.

The textile bin is also open and is located in our parking lot. Click here to see what we accept.

Our door is locked so that we can maintain social distancing, but we are open. Our office is small and we are only allowing one resident in the building at a time. We have not closed during Covid. We continue to provide the vital services our residents need.

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If you need to contact me, please call the office at 847 223-2847 or my cell at 847 833-1019.

Diana O'Kelly

Fremont Township Supervisor