Campton Township Newsletter Fall 2007

Campton Township Newsletter Fall 2007
The Campton Township Open Space Program and Volunteers (“The Prairie Docs”)
invite you to join us for the FIRST ANNUAL PRAIRIE FEST
Your Elected Township
Officials
•
Neal Anderson, Supervisor
•
Sam Gallucci,
Highway Commissioner
•
Alan Rottmann, Assessor
•
Richard Johansen, Clerk
•
Kathleen Judy, Trustee
•
John Kupar, Trustee
•
Christian Boissonnas,
Trustee
•
Thomas Stutesman,
Trustee
Campton Township
Office Locations:
www.camptontownship.com
Assessor Office
Community Center
5N082 Old La Fox
St. Charles, IL 60175
Office 630-513-5430
Fax 630-513-5425
Highway District
5N790 IL Route 47
Maple Park, IL 60151
Office 630-365-9300
Fax 630-365-0124
Supervisor & Clerk
4N498 Town Hall
St. Charles, IL 60175
Office 630-377-5705
Fax 630-377-5719
October 20, 2007
3-5:30 p.m.
CORRON FARM
7N761 Corron Road
Cider and doughnuts
For details:
www.camptontownship.com
ACTIVITIES
Celebrate open space
Go on a hayride
Walk nature trails
Collect prairie seeds
Enjoy a nature scavenger hunt
Tour farmstead and 1880s house
Stay for BONFIRE at dusk
(weather permitting)
Wildlife Preservation Fund Grant
Awarded
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has awarded a
$2000 grant to Campton Township from the Illinois Wildlife
Preservation Fund. The grant is for a botanical survey and to
begin management of newly acquired forested land between
Beith Road and Bowgren Circle. The botanical survey will
document the quality of the woods and guide restoration
efforts.
“Although disturbed from past land use and fire suppression, this is a nice woodland that contains several large
oak trees; rolling topography is another fine feature. This
landscape has great restoration potential and would provide a wonderful passive-recreational experience”, according to Ken Johnson, our ecological restoration specialist.
Denise Morgan, restoration technician, adds “I look forward to beginning to remove aggressive non-native plants such as garlic mustard and Dame’s
“Photos: Jack Shouba”
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Campton Township
Memorial Tree Program
A tree is a recognized symbol of nature’s
strength, beauty and endurance.
For years to come, a Memorial Tree will
enhance our local
environment by stabilizing the soil and
preventing erosion.
Providing food and
shelter for wildlife
supplying oxygen and
improving air quality
offering shade to
lower air temperatures and much
more.
Call Campton Township 630-377-5705 to
purchase a Memorial Tree, which includes a
brass Plaque and certificate, to be planted at
the park for $300.00.
Local Sports
leagues in
the area
Elburn Baseball
please check the following
website
for information:
www.elburn.com/baseball.
Elburn Basketball
contact: 630-365-3722
Wasco Baseball
please check the following
website
for information:
www.wascobaseball.com
Central District 301
Baseball League
Information: www.cdbaseball.com
Wasco Girls Fastpitch
Softball
please check the following
website for more
information:
www.wascofastpitch.com
or call our hotline at
630-513-1200.
Wasco Diamonds Girls
Fast Pitch Softball
For more information:
www.wascodiamonds.com
St. Charles Junior Tennis
League
Contact: Tim Matacio
for lessons Call: 584-9679
Field of Dreams
Our goal is to help horses in our
care find permanent loving homes
Feeding and Baiting
Wildlife
According to Illinois Administrative Rule 635 concerning the
feeding of wildlife, homeowners
need to keep in mind the following to prevent the spread of
Chronic Wasting Disease in
deer: It shall be illegal to make
available food, salt, mineral blocks
or other products for ingestion by
wild deer or other wildlife in areas
where wild deer are present.
(There are exemptions for
bird/squirrel feeders within 100
feet of a home, standing crops
left for wildlife, feeders for
other wildlife as long as deer are
excluded, agricultural practices,
and natural vegetation.)
Campton United Soccer
For more information visit our Club website
at www.camptonunited.com
Eclipse Select West
Soccer Club
Contact: Tom Zec
847-489-2418
Located in Geneva
Strikers Fox Valley
Soccer Club
P.O. Box 574
Batavia, IL 60510
Contact: 630-879-1201
Email:[email protected]
please check the following
website for more information:
www.strikersfv.org
Tri-city Soccer
Association
P.O. Box 477
St Charles, IL 60174
contact: 630-377-1101
Fax: 630-377-2022
www.tcsa.net
Kane County Jrs.
Volleyball Club
Boys/Girls program:
630- 232-9004
KC & Phyllis Johnsen
Tri-city Football
Contact: 630-513-5211 please check the
following website for more information:
www.tcchargers.com
“In The Field of Their Dreams”
Field of Dreams Horse Rescue and
Adoption is a nonprofit volunteer
organization operating solely on
donations. Anyone interested in
making a contribution or becoming
a member to Field of Dreams can
send donations to P.O. Box 61, St.
Charles, IL 60174. Please make all
checks payable to: Field of Dreams
Horse Rescue and Adoption or
FODHRA.
Sue Balla
815-762-1983
[email protected]
Tri City Charger Youth Football
Association
For more information please
contact Steve Gilbertson -President
630-531-4081, or Blake Barry - Director
of Marketing 630-338-5063
*Kane County Burning Rules
Since 2003, the burning of landscape waste has been prohibited in most areas of Kane County. Landscape waste includes leaves, grass and shrubbery cuttings, flowers, and
weeds. Garbage, paper, and other such items also may not
be burned under any conditions.
Brush is the only material that can legally be burned in most
of the County. Brush includes tree trunks, limbs, branches,
and twigs. Brush may be burned in two manners:
(1) Recreational fires are allowed any time, as long as the
fire is not larger than 3’ x 3’ x 3’.
(2) Larger piles of brush may be burned, but only on sunny
days, between the hours of 10:00 am and 3:00 pm, when the
wind speed is not greater than 10 mph. Any burning must
be supervised, and cannot be within 20 feet of any structure
or property line.
Complaints about cases of improper burning should be
made during business hours to the Kane County Health
Department at 630-208-3801. All other hours, please call
the Sheriff’s office at 630-232-6840.
Penalties for violation of the burning rules range from $100
for a first offense and $500 for subsequent offenses.
For more information about the
Kane County burning regulations,
please call
(630) 208-3841.
Garfield Farm Museum
Sunday October, 7 Harvest Days
From 11:30 am to 4:00 pm
Adults: $6.00
Children: $3.00
KidCare
What is KidCare?
KidCare was designed for
hard working families who
couldn’t find or couldn’t
afford medical insurance for
their kids.
Aurora Public Health
Center
1240 N. Highland Ave,
Aurora, IL 60506
630-897-1124
Elgin Public Health
Center
113 S. Grove Ave.
Elgin, IL 60120
847-695-0848
Sherman Hospital
934 Center St,
Elgin, IL 60120
847-429-8428
Tri-City Health
Partnership
Call (630) 377-9277
for an
Appointment
American Red Cross
Fox River Chapter
121 North Second St,
Suite G
St. Charles, IL 60174
630-443-8844,
630-443-8875 Fax
www.redcross.org/il/foxriver
Email: [email protected]
Kane County Sheriff’s Office
will be enforcing zero tolerance
for any snowmobiles operating
illegally on Township and County
road right-of-ways.
Please call the Wasco
Substation at 630-587-1490 for
operational guidelines.
Wasco Diamonds
Elite Fastpitch
Softball Program
The Wasco Diamonds are
celebrating their 14th season
of Championship Fastpitch
Softball. The Diamonds have
won 40 tournament titles from
10U -18U and look forward to
another great season in 2008.
More information can be found
at www.wascodiamonds.com
Campton Township
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Campton Township Solid Waste Disposal District
Campton Township Solid Waste Disposal District (CTSWDD) has been very busy over the summer fulfilling one of the District’s key goals: Developing Recycling Awareness in Campton Township. To that end, we mailed in July to all Campton residents a newsletter and recycling guide
sticker. The sticker is a quick reference guide to recycling and Waste Management contact information. Also as part of the newsletter, an offer to residents to “super size” their recycling cart was
included. The response was terrific as many Campton residents responded to increase the size of
their recycling cart. The offer for a free upgrade is now over and all exchanges have been made.
Upgrades and additional carts are still available from Waste Management at a cost of $35.00 per
cart. Should you want to change the size of your recycling cart or obtain another, please contact
Waste Management by calling Customer Service: 1-800-796-9696, Monday – Friday, between
7:30 AM and 5:00 PM, excluding holidays.
Additionally, CTSWDD continued with developing recycling awareness by participating in the
“National Community Night” on August 7th, with a table-top display challenging participants with
recyclable items. Recycling focused give-away items were provided by Waste Management.
Overall, the event was successful in continuing to develop an awareness of recycling and reduction of buried waste.
As part of the District’s recycling awareness campaign, we are also educating residents aboutnon-recyclable items, and those items that are difficult to handle such as the wire hangers that
shirts and coats come on from the cleaners. These items are recyclable, but not through the District as they become entangled in recycling separation machinery. These items can be recycled
by returning them to the cleaner who you use. They are welcome there.
CTSWDD is on target with its goal of recycling education and awareness. The District also participated in the “Campton Hills Heritage Farm Fest” celebration with a table-top display similar to
the National Community night out on September 15th.
Of additional focus by the CTSWDD are the energy efficient fluorescent bulbs that are becoming
more popular as energy costs rise. Within the bulbs there is a small amount of mercury and
CTSWDD is working with Waste Management on the proper disposal. Please visit the District
web site: www.ctswdd.org for more information as it becomes available.
As always, should you have any questions or comments, please contact me through our web site
or join a meeting. We meet the 4th Monday of every month at the Campton Community Center off
of Old LaFox Road.
Respectfully,
Greg Van Zandt
President
CTSWDD
Campton Township
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Highway District Announces Brush Pick-Up for October 2007
Brush pick-up will run October 15 thru 19th for residents living north of Route 64.
Brush pick-up will run October 22nd thru 26th for residents living south of Route 64.
Highway Commissioner Sam Gallucci requests that certain guidelines be followed by residents to insure pick-up by road crew:
The maximum accepted diameter for tree limbs is 18 inches with lengths up to 8 feet.
Brush must be piled neatly, with cut ends facing the road. Small twigs should be tied together; do not include any type of yard waste
items.
For a detailed guideline, please refer to Campton Township website www.camptontownship.com or call the Campton Township
Highway District Office at (630) 365-9300.
The “Beaver Dam” mistake
This is an example of a
This looks like it could be a beaver
good pile.
dam when actually it is a brush pile
The branches are sorted by
that does not fit the guidelines. Resize and bundled into
member to neatly organize the brush
groups for easy pick-up.
with the cut ends facing the road and
Please try to bundle your
space them far enough apart for easy
small brush like this
handling.
example.
Brush should be placed by the road the Sunday before your scheduled brush pick-up week. The Highway District is
making one time pass only.
Brush Chip Delivery
Update…..
NO BRUSH CHIPS will be delivered anywhere in Campton Township due to the Emerald Ash Borer infestation during brush pickup
period.
SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL
Campton Township begins plowing and salting the roadways at an inch or more of snow with salting behind the
plow. We keep going until the storm is done.
For ice control we to start apply salt as soon as it starts to freeze on the
surfaces.
The township doesn’t have a parking ban for snow control, but the state
does. We ask for your cooperation with keeping your cars off the street
until a storm is done and your street has been plowed and widened. It
may save you a costly ticket and tow charge.
Occasionally a snow or heavy slush from a snowplow rolls off the blade and sometimes knocks over mailboxs.
Most mailboxes, if they are placed and installed properly, will withstand the snow or slush up against them. If
they are knocked, down however, the township will only replace mailboxes with the standard mailbox and a
4x4 wood post, or we will reimburse the homeowner $75.00 towards a new one. Please contact us at 630-3659300.
Our snow plows discharge snow to the curbside of the street and inevitably into your driveways. If you can delay cleaning out the end of your driveway until the street is plowed you’ll save yourself several shoveling trips.
It is a violation of Illinois law to plow, push, blow or in anyway place snow upon a public road,
from adjoining property. Please shovel driveway ends to the sides. If you plow into the roadway,
you could be liable for all incidents which may result.
Welcome
New Residents..
Garbage Pickup
Waste Management
Customer Service
1-800-796-9696
Campton Township
Presorted Standard
U.S. Postage
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PermitPOST2186
U.S.
Wheaton, IL
5N790 Route 47
Maple Park, IL 60151
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Wasco Sanitary
for Fox Mill
Sewer and water
630-443-0111
Ferson Creek Utilities
for The Windings
1-800-831-2359
AT&T
1-800-480-8088
Apply for Temporary
Handicap Tag From
Town Hall
630-377-5705
Register to Vote
Campton Community
Center Call
630-513-5430
General Assistance
630-377-5705
Financial Assistance
ComEd
1-877-426-6331
Nicor Gas
1-888-642-6748
Campton Township Fall Newsletter
Monthly Town Board Meetings - 2nd Tuesday 7:30 p.m.
Community Center 5N082 Old La Fox Rd. St. Charles
www.camptontownship.com
The Village of Campton Hills
The Village of Campton Hills has established a new Village Hall that is open 9A.M. ~ 4 P.M.
Monday through Friday. We are located at 40W115 Campton Crossings Dr. Unit B in the
Campton Square Shopping Center. You can reach Village Hall by calling 630-584-5700. You
can find us on the web at www.villageofcamptonhills.org If have any questions please visit
our website or stop by Village Hall.
All Village Board and Commission meetings take place at the Campton Township Community
Center, 5N082 Old La Fox Road, in the Village of Campton Hills, Kane County, Illinois. The
Village Board meets the first and third Tuesday of each month with the committee of the
whole at 6:30 P.M. and the regular board meeting at 7:30 P.M. The Plan Commission meets
the third Monday of each month starting at 6:30 P.M.
Campton Residents
can check out books
at their local college
library.
Check your real
estate tax bill for
location.
Recruiting Volunteers
A plant with large
leaves, the roots of
which were used as
medicine by
pioneers.
ComCast
1-800-comcast
What is a prairie dock?
A person who
volunteers at
Corron Farm
from 9-noon on
the second
Saturday of
each month,
helping restore
natural areas to
health.
What is a prairie "doc"?
“Photos: Jack Shouba”