• City of Paris, Illinois
  • Sunday, October 11, 2026

Our Mission

The Streets Department’s mission is to provide the maintenance of all streets and alleys plus traffic engineering and infrastructure maintenance services to the traveling public in our community to experience an enjoyable, safe, efficient, and reliable walk, bike, or automobile ride.

Landscape Waste Facility

Any person (including residents where no charge applies) or contractor hauling landscape waste to the Potts Lane facility must first go to the Paris City Hall, located at 206 South Central Ave, to ask for a free residential permit to pay the appropriate commercial disposal fees.

Any person or contractor hauling landscape waste to the Potts Lane facility must first go to City Hall and pay the appropriate fees based on the truck’s size or trailer’s hauling capacity and get a receipt presented to the facility supervisor before unloading. Any person or entity with multiple loads hauled to the facility may purchase a sufficient amount of receipts to facilitate direct trips to the landscape facility.

Facilty on North High Street

Semi-Annual Fire Hydrant Flushing Begins September 28
The City of Paris Water & Sewer Department will begin its semi-annual fire hydrant flushing program on Monday, September 28. This flushing program is conducted as part of the City’s required maintenance of the public water distribution system.

FLUSHING SCHEDULE
Monday, Wednesday & Thursday nights
8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Beginning Monday, September 28
Expected duration: approximately 3 weeks

Flushing is scheduled during the evening hours to reduce the impact on normal residential water usage as much as possible. During flushing, large volumes of water are moved through the water mains and discharged through fire hydrants. Residents may temporarily experience discolored or cloudy water during and shortly after flushing. We encourage residents to limit water usage during the flushing hours whenever possible, particularly activities such as doing laundry where temporary discoloration could cause problems.

Crews will begin on the east side of Paris near the City’s pump station and systematically work through the distribution system, pulling fresh water outward from our water source. The general progression will be:

East Side → Central Paris → Northeast → Northwest → Southeast → Southwest → Areas south of Jasper Street

Because of the large volume and force of water discharged from hydrants, some erosion or disturbance of grass, soil, gravel, or nearby areas can occasionally occur. Crews will make every reasonable effort to minimize this. If you notice an area that needs restoration as a result of hydrant flushing, please contact us the next working day, and City crews will make the necessary restoration as soon as possible.

We appreciate everyone’s patience and cooperation while we perform this important maintenance of our water distribution system, and we apologize for any temporary inconvenience.

Questions or concerns:
Steven Kemper
City of Paris Water & Sewer Maintenance
217-251-2920

Tipping Fees

The following fees are based on the hauling capacity of the vehicle. Upon paying the appropriate fee, the City Clerk’s office will issue a duplicate receipt to the customer. The customer will be required to surrender one copy of the Potts Lane custodian’s receipt before unloading and keep the second copy for their records.

To accommodate a situation where multiple loads will be hauled to the facility, then that person or entity may purchase a sufficient amount of receipts to facilitate direct trips to the Potts Lane disposal site.

  • City Resident hauling <2 cu. yds. No charge

    Pickup Truck or Trailer

  • City Resident hauling > 2 cu. yds. $10

    1 Ton Truck

  • Nonresident hauling < 2 cu. yds. $10

    Pickup Truck or 1-Axle Tralier

  • Nonresident hauling > 2 cu. yds. $20

    1-Ton Truck, 2-Axle Trailer or larger

  • Landscape Contractor hauling < 2 cu. yds. $20

    Pickup Truck or 1-Axle Trailer

  • Landscape Contractor hauling > 2 cu. yds. but < 8 cu. yds. $40

    Truck or Trailer

  • Landscape Contractor hauling > 8 cu. yds. (Tandem) $140
  • Landscape Contractor hauling > 8 cu. yds. (Semi-Traler) $200

ATTENTION: It shall be unlawful for any person to dump or deposit or cause to be dumped or deposited any grass, leaves, branches or any other debris in the roadway or gutter of any public street or facility of the City of Paris, Illinois. Fines for such an offense shall not be less than one hundred dollars.

 

Address

Maintenance Facility
South Shore Drive & High Street
Paris, IL 61944

Contact

Phone: (217) 712-0335

Potts Lane Hours

MON thru FRI: 8:00 am to 4:00 pm