2022 Code Compliance Mid-Year Update
The Code Compliance Division of the Neighborhood Services Department handles several different types of cases. The three most generated case types are tenant inspection cases, housing inspection cases, and nuisance cases. The tenant inspection cases are interior inspections of residential properties that are occupied by tenants. The housing inspection cases include exterior housing inspections, fire […]
New Mayor Feinen Podcast Discusses the Hedge Pop! Park
Mayor Feinen talks with Senior Planner Lacey Rains Lowe and Neighborhood Relations Manager John Ruffin about what went into getting the Hedge Pop! Park up and running. The temporary park is the pilot project for the Safe Places, Active Spaces initiative, providing an exciting new neighborhood amenity to our Garden Hills neighbors. At the intersection […]
Public Invited to Roll Up Their Sleeves at Hedge Pop! Park Build Day
The United Garden Hills Neighborhood Association and the City of Champaign invite the community to help put the finishing touches and open the Hedge Pop! Park in the Garden Hills neighborhood this Friday. This park-building event is part of the City’s “CommYOUnity: It takes YOU to make it work!” summer engagement campaign. The public is […]
CommYOUnity Kick Off Event at Country Brook
On May 26, 2022, the Neighborhood Services Department kicked off its “CommYOUnity – It Takes YOU To Make It Work” Campaign and debuted the City’s new Neighborhood Ambassadors team. The goal of the block party was to re-engage Country Brook neighbors with hopes of restarting their neighborhood group. Neighbors enjoyed food and music while engaging […]
Meet the City’s Neighborhood Ambassadors
The City’s new team of Neighborhood Ambassadors started their training schedule this week. The team consists of a Neighborhood Ambassador Supervisor and four Neighborhood Ambassadors who will work proactively to assist residents, share information, and serve as an alternative first contact model focused on engagement and education. Over the next two weeks they will complete […]
Neighborhood Ambassadors Ready to Serve the Champaign Community
The City of Champaign is pleased to announce that starting today, May 26, 2022, the City’s new team of Neighborhood Ambassadors will be out engaging with and assisting Champaign’s residents and visitors. The program consists of four Neighborhood Ambassadors and one Neighborhood Ambassador Supervisor who will work proactively to assist residents, share information, and serve […]
Fire Damaged Property Demolished by Owner
A fire damaged a house in late January beyond repair. A Property Maintenance Inspector issued a notice to the owner that the property was Condemned for Occupancy and needed to be demolished. The owner stated that he was getting bids for the demolition of the structures. Several weeks passed without activity at the property. The […]
Hedge Road Cleanup and Canvassing
The Neighborhood Services Department completed a cleanup along the north side of Hedge Road on May 17, 2022, in preparation of the flower planting coming in the near future under the leadership of the Planning and Development Department. Fifteen neighbors and staff participated and deposited two small pickup truck loads of debris at Public Works. […]
North Prospect Cleanup a Success!
Keep Champaign Beautiful coordinated another cleanup in two areas of town on May 4, 2022. The first location was along Boardwalk, south of Interstate Drive. The second was further down Interstate Drive between Neil & Prospect. Approximately ten volunteers participated in the cleanup, including five volunteers from Meijer. Public Works also assisted with the effort. […]
Minor Home Repair Program
The City of Champaign Minor Home Repair Program provides assistance to eligible homeowners to correct housing deficiencies of an immediate nature which threaten the health and/or safety of the occupants of the home or the structural integrity of the building. Eligible repairs include but are not limited to repair or replacement of an actively leaking […]