Public Services & Utilities

Contact information for local public services and some utilities are listed below. Please email mechanicsburgvillage@gmail.com with suggestions for additions to this list.

Public Safety

Buffalo-Mechanicsburg Police Department

Call 911 for emergencies or to reports concerns.

Information will be routed to the on-duty officer. If no officer is on duty, the Sangamon County Sheriff will respond.

The non-emergency BMPD phone line is not monitored.

BMPD Police Commission 2024 Meeting Schedule

Picture of white Buffalo-Mechanicsburg police car

Mechanicsburg Fire Department & Emergency Medical Service

Mechanicsburg Fire & EMS Facebook page

Phone: 217-364-4831

Emergency: Call 911

Waste Hauling & Recycling

Republic Services is the contracted waste hauler for the village. To start your service, please contact Becky Williams at Republic Services by phone at 217-391-0638.

View the Republic Services holiday service schedule.
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Pay bills, get service alerts, and access your account anytime, anywhere with our Republic Services Mobile App. The Republic Services app is available for Apple and Android devices.

Water and Sewer Commissions

The water and sewer commissions serve more than one municipality and have separate elected commissioners. View the elected Sangamon County Boards and Commissions members.