What Marengo Pays for Water, and How It Compares
Marengo overhauled its water and sewer rates in the spring. We put the new numbers next to ten neighboring towns and built a calculator so you can check your own bill.
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The Empty Chair
Marengo's council agrees with itself most of the time. But on the rare nights it splits, who is missing from the room decides the outcome. A review of every council vote since 2009 shows how an empty seat has quietly moved the property tax levy, the garbage contract, and the ties only the mayor could settle.
Continue reading →City Council Recap: June 22, 2026
The Marengo City Council met June 22. Members approved three engineering work orders for the city's water and sewer upgrades and talked over possible new rules for e-bikes and scooters. The city also expects to launch bank-draft autopay for utility bills on September 1. In closed session, the council interviewed four candidates for the vacant Ward 3 seat but didn't make an appointment.
Continue reading →Marengo's New Water Filtration Plant Opens on Greenlee Street
Marengo cut the ribbon on its new $7.55 million water filtration plant on Greenlee Street on June 15. The city says the facility, now fully operational, removes iron, manganese, and radium from the municipal supply and, paired with a new 1,020-foot well, adds capacity for the town's growth. City Hall says the project will not raise residents' water rates.
Continue reading →City of Marengo Seeks New Director of Public Works
The City of Marengo is accepting applications for a new Director of Public Works, a full-time, salaried position overseeing one of the city's largest departments.
Continue reading →Marengo Lands $4.6M to Finish the I-90 Utility Push
The empty fields by the Route 23 interchange have frustrated Marengo for years. The exit opened in 2019, and the businesses everyone expected never showed. A new state grant is, in theory, what changes that.
Continue reading →June 8, City Council Recap: A New Police Chief, a Railroad Street Debate and a Gas Contract
The council named Andrew Kjellgren chief of police. It approved engineering for this year's road program after pushback over Railroad Street, and locked in a two-year natural gas contract for city buildings.
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