Editing Sciota, Illinois (section)

==Transportation and infrastructure==
Sciota is accessible by [[public road]]s from the south via McDonough County road East 800th Street (County Highway 13) which intersects with [[Illinois Route 9]] 1/2 mile south of the village. East 800th Street is called Buel Street within the village proper and extends north to the county line.

Sciota is served by the [[Keokuk Junction Railway]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pioneer-railcorp.com/Subsidiaries/KJRY/kjry.html/ |title=Keokuk Junction Railway Co. |publisher=Pioneer Railcorp |accessdate=January 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010119122500/http://www.pioneer-railcorp.com/Subsidiaries/kjry/kjry.html |archive-date=January 19, 2001 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As of January 2010, there were two [[Siding (rail)|rail sidings]]. There is one [[Level crossing|grade crossing]] protected by a pair of [[crossbuck]]s with flashing lights and a mechanical warning bell (no gates).

The village received a state grant of $400,000 in 2001 to connect to the [[Good Hope, Illinois|Good Hope]] [[Water supply network|water supply system]] and to build a [[water tower]].<ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/PrintPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=31&RecNum=963/ |title=Governor Announces Community Water and Sewer Grants |date=March 5, 2001 |accessdate=January 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611063348/http://www.illinois.gov/PressReleases/PrintPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=31&RecNum=963%2F |archive-date=June 11, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> While Sciota has a water supply system, it does not have a [[Sanitary sewer|sanitary sewer system]]; residents rely on [[Septic tank|septic systems]] for [[sewage]] disposal.