City Hall will be closed for the following holidays:
Tuesday, December 24th;
Wednesday, December 25th;
Tuesday, December 31st;
Wednesday, January 1st.
If you need to make a utility payment, please use the drop box located on the east side of City Hall. If you have a water/sewer emergency, please call the Water Treatment Plant at 217-347-5056. We wish a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and hopeful start to the New Year for each of you and your families!
What incentives does the Effingham Enterprise Zone Offer?
Property tax abatement (property tax abatement is not available when the Enterprise Zone and TIF overlap)
Industrial – 7 years
Commercial – 3 years
Newly constructed multi-family residential – 3 years
Newly constructed single-family residential – 5 years
Sales tax exemption for permanently affixed building materials on industrial and commercial projects, newly constructed single-family and multi-family residential projects, and residential rehabilitation projects with a total project cost of $50,000 or more
