City of West Frankfort

Please note that if you have not yet received your water bill in the mail that you can call or visit City Hall to find out how much your bill is. You can pay it in person, over the phone, or online. All water bill payments are due this Thursday, August 15. Any payments made after that date will be subject to a late fee.

Please see the attached notice of a road clisure in Franklin County.

We've heard you! The City has added a new page to our website to list any proposed chamges to our code of ordinances. Residents are encouraged to read the proposed changes and give us your feedback prior to the next City Council meeting. https://www.westfrankfort-il.com/page/proposed-ordinances

We have acquired a deed and demolition has already begun on the vacant/dilapidated structure at 301 e 4th St. The city is always working to improve our town.

The city has acquired a deed to the property at 1001 e Clark. Look for this building to be demolished in the near future. This is yet another complaint the city has been working on.

The city has acquired a deed to the property at 609 East St. Louis Street. Look for this building to be demolished in the near future. This is one of many properties the city has been working to remove to improve our town.

Water bills for all West Frankfort water customers went out today 7/31/24. All water bills are due on the 15th of each month. With the state of the mail, we continue to urge customers to sign up for emailed billing. You do not have to pay through online bill pay, but the email will allow you to see the amount of your water bill before it reaches you through the mail. You can always pay your water bill by visiting us at the Water Department Monday through Friday 8am-4:30pm, after hours by using our drop box located outside of City Hall in the second drive-up lane or 24hours through the Online Bill Pay option located at www.westfrankfort-il.com.

Franklin County Treasurer Steve Vercellino has announced Real Estate Taxes will be mailed out on July 31st. Due Dates ~ 1st payment due September 6th, 2024 2nd payment due October 18th, 2024.

Due to the drastic number of calls and complaints coming in daily SOLAR SOLICITORS ARE NOT ALLOWED in West Frankfort ~ FINES ARE BEING ISSUED TO THOSE SOLICITING WITHOUT A PERMIT!! Please call City Hall at 618-937-4512 and report if you see or have any solar solicitors come to your house during the day. If they come in the evenings please continue to contact the Police at the Non Emergency number at 618-937-3502 . Thank you so much for your help~

ATTENTION WATERFOWLERS: The City of West Frankfort will be offering a chance to be able to obtain a lottery duck blind at the Old City Lake. To be eligible for the drawing you must be a current West Frankfort City water customer. A meeting and drawing will be held on Wednesday, August 7th, 2024 at 6:00pm at Guy's Rec Center located at 1604 Old Marion Rd in West Frankfort. You will need to pre-register by giving your name and address to one of the waterfowl committee members if you wish to draw for a blind. You must be present at the meeting to participate in the lottery drawing. Other rules and regulations may apply. For more information please contact City Hall at 618-932-3262.

1200-800 block of E Elm will be blocked off from 7am to 3pm today July 22nd till further notice. Street Dept will be crack sealing roads in this area. Thanks for your continued patience.

The water situation at the West Frankfort Mall has been mitigated. The odor had dissipated greatly and there is no current health risk. The mall is once again open to the general public. Thank you for your patience.

HELP WANTED- The Beautification Group is looking for a Part-time person to water flowers in the downtown area. They are looking for someone who can work 7-8 hours in the evenings on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (sometimes filling in extra days). Please pick up and return applications to City Hall at 605 W. Main St. by July 24th.

ATTENTION: The West Frankfort mall will be closed to the general public until further notice due to a sprinkler head leak. We do not expect it to be closed for long, but we will notify again here when it is open again. Thank you for your understanding.

900-1100 Block of E Oak will be blocked off from 7am-3pm today Friday July 19th until further notice. Street crews will be crack sealing roads in this area. Thank you for your patience.

The breach in the mayor's email account has been resolved. Measures have been put in place to prevent future issues of this type. We once again apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.

URGENT NOTICE: There has been a breach in the mayor's email account and messages have been sent with a link asking for an approval review. If you receive an email from mayor@westfrankfort-il.gov with a message similar to that, do NOT open any attachments or click any links in that email. Our IT team is working on resolving the issue and we will provide notice here when the situation has been resolved. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Please note that trash pickup will proceed as scheduled tomorrow. If you are normally scheduled for your trash to be picked up on Thursdays, your trash will be picked up tomorrow.

City Hall will be closed on Thursday July 4th, 2024 in observance of Independence Day. We will return to work on July 5th with normal business hours.

Public Notice: Please share~ We are aware of more groups of solicitors in the area. Again, at this time we only have one permit out and that is for Clearwave to go door to door. Prolux or any other solar company is not approved to be out soliciting in West Frankfort. If someone comes to your door other than Clearwave, please call the West Frankfort Police Department Non-Emergency line at 618-937-3502 to report them.