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As posted by Alderman Carl Franco

Help the environment by making sure your real Christmas tree is reused as mulch and isn’t taken to a landfill.

Beginning Monday, January 4, real Christmas trees will be picked up for free during weekly trash and recycling collection. For two weeks – from Monday, January 4 through Friday, January 15 – no sticker is required for collection.

To be properly recycled, trees must be free of plastic bags, all decorations and tree stands, and placed at the curb by 6 a.m. on the normal collection day. After Friday, January 15, trees left at the curb on regular collection day must be stickered in order to be collected.

Due to the wire used to form them, wreaths and garlands will not be collected as recycling and must be stickered as trash.

Orchard Valley Homeowners Association is committed to the health and safety of all our residents, board members, management company staff and people we may come in contact with. We are taking precautions in order to help limit the spread of COVID-19 by cancelling this year’s OVHA sponsored Breakfast with Santa scheduled for December 12, 2020.

We are asking all residents to follow the Center of Disease Control (CDC) guidelines and distance themselves from any close contact as recommended.  We appreciate your understanding as we work towards getting back to normal.

For more information on COVID-19: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

Will be closed for three weeks due to COVID-19

“The expiration date for driver’s licenses and ID cards, White announced, will also be extended until June 1, 2021. The extension includes those who have February, March, April and May 2021 expiration dates.Due to federal requirements, commercial driver license holders and commercial permit holders are excluded from the extension”

Extended In Aurora Due To Coronavirus. Kids in Aurora will have more time than ever to trick-or-treat this year, with hours extended to encourage social distancing.

By Jason Addy, Patch StaffSep 25, 2020 12:49 pm CT

AURORA, IL — While many feared the coronavirus would force Aurora officials to cancel trick-or-treating this year, it’s done the opposite. Kids in Aurora will be allowed to trick-or-treat from 3-7 p.m. Oct. 31, giving them more time than ever. Read more…

Orchard Valley Homeowners Association is committed to the health and safety of all our residents, board members, management company staff and people we may come in contact with. We are taking precautions in order to help limit the spread of COVID-19 by cancelling this year’s OVHA sponsored Oktoberfest scheduled for October 17, 2020..

We are asking all residents to follow the Center of Disease Control (CDC) guidelines and distance themselves from any close contact as recommended.  We appreciate your understanding as we work towards getting back to normal.

For more information on COVID-19: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

A clean-up day will take place on Saturday, September 5th from 8am – 11am for Orchard Valley and residents of the 5th Ward North of West Galena Blvd. Trash compactor trucks will be placed at Deerfield Drive and Canterbury Road.

Acceptable items: building materials, empty or dried out paint cans, discarded furniture, large & small household appliances, carpet and pads, grills, wood, metal, old toys, bicycles, mattresses & similar items.

Fox Valley Habitat�for Humanity will hold a car show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 25, at Habitat’s new ReStore parking lot, 2302 W. Indian Trail in Aurora. The public is invited. Admission and parking are free.

Alderman Carl Franco: Back in March when the state of emergency was declared, the city suspended permits for peddlers and solicitors. That is still in effect. You should not see anyone coming to your door selling anything legally.

However, since we are in phase 4 of the DPH Restore Illinois Program, we our legally bound to resume issuing permits soon. After the city council meeting on August 4th permits will resume to be issued with additional COVID-19 restrictions. Our city clerk is in the process of creating those restrictions which will include wearing masks, keeping a safe distance from a doorway, etc..

I understand the reluctance for our residents to engage face-to-face with solicitors during this time. No soliciting signs are available at local hardware stores and will be available to download soon from the city website.

Strict adherence to all the rules governing solicitation is important and we ask that any violation or potential violation be reported to the clerk’s office. The phone number to report violations is 630 256-3070. Once the list of new rules is created, it will be displayed on the city’s website.

Friday night, July 24th, from 6-8pm Orchard Valley Golf will be featuring their new Smokehouse menu on the patio! Rumor is the food on the new is very good!

There will also be live music featuring Jake Mack. Sounds like a fun time!