A 45-day Vacant Nuisance Residential Building Violation Notice was issued on July 2, 2013 for 407 W. Vine St. The property has been condemned since 2003 for a lack of a sewer connection. The owner contacted Property Maintenance Inspector Tim Spear on July 5, 2013 to ask if she could demolish the property. Inspector Spear…
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John Ruffin, Neighborhood Coordinator, attended the back to school event organized by the Town Center Association. The event was supported by City of Champaign Neighborhood Small Grant funds, along with donations of hair style services by licensed barbers and hair stylist, free backpacks with school supplies were given away to more than 100 children with…
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John Ruffin, Neighborhood Coordinator, attended the Community Day event held in the Dobbins Downs neighborhood on Saturday, August 17. The event was organized by the neighborhood group in conjunction with the Northside Baptist Church and utilized City of Champaign Neighborhood Small Grant funds to support the event which included relationship building activities such as food,…
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John Ruffin attended the Beardsley Park Neighborhood Association back to school event held on Friday, August 16. The group used small grant funds to support the event and also received support and donations from the Auxiliary. They provided back to school supplies to students and had a fun filled event that included music, games information…
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John Ruffin, Neighborhood Coordinator, organized a meeting of the residents of O’Connor Court. The meeting was organized at the request of neighbors to respond to what they considered to be code and criminal concerns related to several properties on the block. Property Maintenance Inspector Tim Spear met with the homeowner to discuss and address the…
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John Ruffin, Neighborhood Coordinator, met with members of the West Pomona Condo Association to discuss the formation of a new neighborhood watch group. The neighbors expressed concern about recent crime reports and perceived lack of safety in their neighborhood. The condo association meets monthly and would like to work closer with the City, especially the…
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The Neighborhood Services Department partnered with the Champaign Police and the Champaign Park District to host the 2013 National Night Out Celebration. The theme for this year’s event was “Own the Night, Own your Community”. This year, it was decided to revise the approach from previous years and give the Annual National Night Out Celebration…
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The Don Moyer Boys and Girls Club requested rolling forward their remaining FY 2012/13 funds in order to continue activities into FY 2013/14. This extension allows for staff support, additional training for character and leadership development activities, continued our healthy living and life skills training, and provides positive recreational activities for youth throughout the City…
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On Saturday July 13 and 20, the Neighborhood Services Department Coordination Division implemented the 2013 Neighborhood Cleanup. The neighborhood cleanup event is held annually and provides an opportunity for residents in low-income neighborhoods to discard unwanted household items. Neighborhood Services Department staff members Cliff Peete, Colleen Madera, David Oliver, Jason Greenly, John Ruffin, Mya Clements…
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Neighborhood Coordinator John Ruffin assisted Town Center residents to organize and establish a registered neighborhood group addressing ongoing neighborhood health and wellness issues. The group identified the following concerns as key issues they would like to address in order to improve neighborhood livability within the apartment complex: public safety, after school enrichment programs for youth,…
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