•March 10, 2021•

Tax bills will be mailed on March 15, 2021 and are due on May 17, 2021. Taxes may be mailed to Moultrie County Collector, 10 South Main, Suite 10, Sullivan, IL. 61951. Taxes may also be paid at all Moultrie County Banks: Scott State Bank Bethany/Dalton City/Sullivan/Mt. Zion, State Bank of Arthur a Division of Morton Community Bank, Arthur Community Bank, First National Bank of Arthur, First Community Bank of Moultrie County in Sullivan and Lovington and First Mid-Illinois Bank Sullivan. Applications for the exemption based on the age of 65 and older and the disabled, must be filed in our office. Office hours are Monday – Friday 8:30-4:30. If you no longer own a mobile home and received a tax bill or the information on the bill is incorrect, please contact our office by calling 217-728-4032. The delinquent penalty for mobile homes is $25.00 per month or any part thereof not to exceed $100.00.

•March 10, 2021•

The C.E.F.S Economic Opportunity Corporation’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) still has energy assistance funding available for winter utility assistance. Any household that has applied as of last July 27, 2020 or after would not be eligible to apply again unless they are being disconnected from their utility service. LIHEAP provides one-time grants to help income eligible households pay for their winter utility expenses.
C.E.F.S. began taking LIHEAP applications on July 27th for the current program year 2021. To date in Moultrie county energy benefits totaling $140,235.00 have been approved for 252 households. The average payment per household was $556. Additionally, in Moultrie county 27 households received $12,549.00 in emergency reconnection assistance. The average reconnection assistance payment was $465.
Items needed at the time of application are the household’s proof of all income for the previous 30 days including the day of application, proof of Social Security numbers for all members of the household and current heating and electric bills.
Thirty-day income eligibility guidelines for LIHEAP for the 2021 program by size of household are as follows:
1-$2,127 2 -$2,873
3-$3,620
4-$4,367
5-$5,113
For each additional member add $747
Due to COVID-19 restrictions intake is conducted by phone, internet and very limited in-person contact. The application process can be started with our on-line LIHEAP pre-application at www.cefseoc.org/LIHEAP-application.
Phone appointments for LIHEAP can be made by contacting the C.E.F.S. Moultrie County Outreach office at 114 E. Harrison St. Sullivan, phone 217-728-7721, Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Funding for LIHEAP is provided through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity (DCEO). C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation is the local administering agency for Christian, Clay, Effingham, Fayette, Montgomery, Moultrie, and Shelby counties.

•March 10, 2021•

The OV scholarship and OV blessings fundraiser Drive thru dinner will be held on March 22 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at the Findlay Legion. The menu is homemade chicken and noodles, mashed potatoes, green beans, dinner rolls and white or chocolate Texas sheet cake. Advance tickets only are $8.00 and ticket deadline is March 19. For tickets call Chris Coventry at 217-273-8529, Dave Brooks at 217-273-2425 or Pat Brooks at 217-273-2421. Proceeds go towards OV Scholarship Fund and OV Blessings. Dinner sponsored by the Findlay Legion, Auxiliary and Sons.