Mt. Morris Village Board

On June 25, Mt. Morris Village Board members unanimously approved raising the monthly base rate for water service from $12.26 to $22, effective July 1. The base rate will rise to $27 on July 1, 2025; to $32 on July 1, 2026; and to $37 on July 1, 2027.

Mt. Morris Village Board members unanimously approved TIF funding not-to-exceed $44,000 for Skills on Point to renovate the former Kable News Company building’s entrance to make it Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant. The building soon will house the village's museum.

Around 40 Mt. Morris residents gathered at the village hall on Aug. 1 to hear about the plan for redeveloping Zickuhr Park with the help of a state grant.

Mt. Morris Village Hall computers were hacked earlier this week, Village President Phil Labash announced at the Jan. 25 board meeting.

Mt. Morris is seeking a $1.8 million state grant to revitalize the business side of downtown. “This would be our commitment as a village to the downtown business district saying, ‘We’re there. We get it and we support the work that you’re doing,’” Village President Phil Labash said.

Mt. Morris trustees have voted to lock in an electricity rate for the wastewater treatment plant six months prior to the end of the village’s current contract.