Mayor Yochum has announced Volunteer Vincennes, an opportunity to support your community!
Citizens are invited to sign up to offer their expertise, time and talents to help with city events, landscaping downtown and picking up trash among other projects.
Click below to complete the sign up form:
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Mayor Yochum is pleased to announce that the City of Vincennes has been awarded 100% of the applied for CCMG paving projects for 2022. Vincennes submitted an application for nearly $600,000 and received all of their 50% match eligible funds of nearly $300,000. The roads included in this application are Thompson Drive, Carloma Drive, DeWolf Street from Washington Ave. to 12th Street, 1st Street from Main Street to the RR Tracks, and 15th Street from Willow Street to the RR Tracks. Bidding for this project will take place in the coming months with paving to be completed by the end of the year.
ACCORDING TO THE BOARD OF WORKS RESOLUTION 1-2015:
(1) Requests for each banner location…whether on North 2nd Street; College Avenue; or Hart Street…are to be no longer than for a two-week time-period.
(2) Requests for these locations should occur no sooner than three months prior to the scheduled event.
(3) Requests for banners are subject to the Mayor’s office calendar availability and with the stipulation that proper insurance requirement is secured
(4) Requests to have banners hung will be secured at regular Board of Public Works and Safety meetings with requests secured on the Wednesday prior to the next regularly-scheduled meeting date.
Preferred dimensions of banners would be 3 feet high, between 15 and 20 feet wide, grommets on top & bottom with 2-foot centers, with wind-cuts. A Certificate of Liability insurance must be provided at least 30 days prior to the hanging of a banner in the amount of $1 million coverage with the City of Vincennes listed as an Additional Insured.
It is the responsibility of the requesting group, organization or individual to deliver the banner at least one week in advance of the date granted by the Board of Works to the Vincennes Street & Sanitation Department, 1600 Bayou Street. The banner must also be picked up at the Street Department location at the end of the granted period.
In the event of overlapping time-period requests, the Board of Works reserves the absolute right of designation.
For more information, please call the Mayor’s office at 882-7285.
The City of Vincennes has resumed recycling pickup for the city. Moving forward until further notice, recycling will only be picked up on Mondays.
For those that have more items that will fit in the green totes due to the COVID-19 delay, you may place overflow in a cardboard box alongside your totes.
The Street Department will not pick up any recycling in plastic bags.
ACCEPTABLE RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
NON-RECYCLABLE MATERIALS
Oversize cardboard Pizza boxes
Plastic bags/film Styrofoam
Medical waste Food Waste
Garden hoses Yard waste
Electronics Batteries
Microwaveable food trays Construction waste
Wax paper/wax cardboard
Please click the link below for a map and description of the modifications for the Urban Enterprise Zone boundaries:
Vincennes Riverfront Pavilion
Rental Agreement
Name of event____________________________________
Date of event _________________ Arrival________ Departure________
Contact person____________________________________
Group/organization name __________________________
Address _________________________________________
Phone number (s) _________________________________
1) Reservations for the Vincennes Riverfront Pavilion must be made through the Mayor’s office. Events at the Pavilion must be approved by the City Board of Works before the Mayor’s office staff will reserve the date and time. The Board of Works meets the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month at 5 p.m. and the rental permission must be requested to be placed on the agenda by noon the Wednesday prior to the meeting. Call 882-7285.
2) For events that are not open to the public and will last 6 hours or more (full day), there is a $200.00 rental fee ($214.00 with sales tax) and an additional $250.00 refundable damage deposit. For events lasting less than 6 hours (1/2 day) the fee is $100.00 ($107.00 with sales tax) and a $150.00 refundable damage deposit. All checks should be made payable to the City of Vincennes. Rental fees and damage deposits are due no less than 30 days before the event or at the time of Board of Works approval if the event is within than 30 days.
3) A Certificate of Liability Insurance, with the City of Vincennes listed as additional insured, with a minimum of $1 Million ($1,000,000.00) in coverage, must be presented to the Mayor’s office 30 days prior to the event for the approval of the City’s insurance carrier.
4) The Board of Works reserves the right to refuse use of the Pavilion at their discretion.
5) Food Trucks participating in an event at the Pavilion MUST BE REGISTERED WITH THE KNOX COUNTY HEALTH DEPT. They are not permitted inside the Pavilion – they may be located outside of the building with approval from the City Board of Works.
6) All trash is the responsibility of the person or organization using the facility. Trash must be removed from the Pavilion at the end of the event and disposed of properly.
7) Smoke effects, explosives, or pyrotechnics/fireworks are not permitted in the building.
8) Nothing may be attached to any part of the facility that would leave permanent damage such as nails or pins
9) Protected candles or oil lamps are permitted, however open fires (fire pit or chimineas) are strictly prohibited.
10) The garden and grounds of the Old State Bank are not included in the Pavilion rental. To request use of those facilities, contact the State Historic Sites Office at 1-812-882-7472.
11) Any permits or licenses necessary for the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages are the responsibility of the person or group reserving the Pavilion.
12) Inspection of the Pavilion will be done at 7:30 a.m. the day following the event. The damage deposit will be returned provided that the Pavilion and rest rooms are left in a clean and undamaged condition. If the picnic tables are moved for the event, they must be returned to the original location by the person, group or organization that is using the Pavilion.
13) If the condition of the Pavilion is such that the damage deposit will not be returned, the renter will be notified, by letter, of the reason why such action was taken.
14) The Pavilion is to be vacated by the stated departure time. Please allow time for cleanup. If departure time exceeds more than 30 minutes, the damage deposit will be forfeited.
15) If city staff is called out for assistance in any event other than a true emergency, before 7 a.m. or after 4 p.m. by any person, group or organization, a $50.00 per hour fee will be charged with a $50.00 minimum.
16) The city stage is not available for private use and must have the Mayor’s office written permission for use in any public event.
The undersigned, either individually or as an authorized representative of a group or organization does hereby acknowledge that he/she has read the above agreement and hereby agrees to the terms of said agreement.
Signature _________________________________
Printed name ______________________________
Date _________________
Date event approved by Board of Works _______________________
The Vincennes Tree Board is excited to announce they are taking requests from residents for street trees to be planted on their property. A street tree is planted in the city’s right of way – the space between the sidewalk and the curb. Tree Board members will help residents choose an appropriate size and type of tree that will be best for their location. To request a tree, please contact Tree Board Member Dennis Kordes at 812-895-1504.
To report a problem with a tree that is located in the city’s right of way, use the contact information listed above. Please include your name, address, phone number, location of tree, type of tree (if known) and problem with the tree: dead tree, fallen tree, tree with excessive dead limbs, lightning struck tree, heavily rotted tree, stump.
