Annual Shredding Day With Electronic Recycling

The Annual Shredding Day with Electronics Recycling event will be held on Saturday, May 4, in the north parking lot of Bower Elementary School, 4S241 River Road (new event location), from 9 a.m. to 12 noon.

The event is *free and open to all residents of the community who are encouraged to drop off their paper documents to be shredded. Documents will be limited to three banker-sized boxes. Full event details are on the Police Community Service page of the City website at www.warrenville.il.us. Those details include an accepted-electronic recyclables list, a fee schedule for larger accepted electronic items, and links to pre-pay for larger electronic items or to contact the vendor with recyclables questions. The vendor for the electronics recycling portion of this event is E-Waste Solutions (www.escrap.org).

General event questions may be directed to the Police Department non-emergency number at 630-393-2131.

*Larger electronic items will require a pre-paid fee, paid online through the vendor. Payment at the event will not be accepted.

Mayor's Fitness Challenge

The Mayor’s Fitness Challenge returns for its eight year on Monday, May 6, 2019! The program is designed to inspire your competitive nature and motivate you to engage in physical activity. The goal is to log in at least 150 minutes of activity each week. This program will run for 12 weeks, from May 6 to July 30.

Participants who log 1,800 minutes or more over the 12 week challenge will receive a limited edition T-shirt. Joining the program is easy, there is no cost, and participants must be at least 12 years old. Go to the City’s webpage at www.warrenville.il.us and choose Government > Mayor > Mayor's Fitness Challenge. Once at the Mayor’s Fitness Challenge page, go to Quick Links on the right and choose Mayor's Fitness Challenge Log to register.

Don’t forget to log back into the website and record your time; you can do it weekly or daily. And remember, Mayor Brummel doesn’t just want you getting fit; he’s looking to motivate some healthy family time, so get your minutes together!

Registration is open, so don’t delay and register today! If you have any questions about the program, contact Josie Avilez at (630) 393-9427 or send an email to javilez@warrenville.il.us. Good luck!

Ride DuPage Pilot Program

Quality of life for Warrenville residents is impacted by a variety of factors, one of them being access to transportation. It is especially important for residents 65 and older and residents with disabilities. In an ongoing effort to evaluate the services offered to these residents, the City launched a one-year pilot program with Ride DuPage, which began on April 25, 2019. Ride DuPage offers transportation services to seniors and individuals with disabilities, age 16 and over. This pilot program is in partnership with the City of West Chicago and Winfield Township. The City’s A.C.O.R.N. van program will continue to operate during this time. The purpose of running both programs simultaneously is to gather data that will assist the City in determining the appropriate level of service and cost-effectiveness of the programs.

There are several benefits to the Ride DuPage program: 1) it is administered by Pace Suburban Bus, a transportation agency, which has provided transportation service for more than 30 years 2) the curb-to-curb service is offered twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, including weekends and holidays and 3) riders can travel anywhere throughout DuPage County, for any reason, including personal visits, shopping trips, medical appointments, or just getting to and from work.

Trips must be scheduled a minimum of 24 hours in advance, and may be scheduled as early as seven days ahead of time. Ride DuPage is a cash-only service and the cost per ride one-way is $2.00 plus $1.00 per mile (rounded to the nearest half mile).

Warrenville residents may register for the program by contacting City Hall at 630-836-3050. Once you register with the City, please allow up to a week before you can begin using the program. The City will request periodic feedback from riders about both programs to assist with information gathering and program evaluation.