The Champaign Human Relations Commission Retreat was held on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at the I Hotel and Conference Center from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. The meeting was facilitated by Commission Chair, Mark Aber. Mr. Aber began the retreat by allowing each Commissioner time to review their commitments and interests in the Human Relations…
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On January 19, 2011, Risk Manager Larry Krause gave an ergonomics training presentation to nine members of the Eastern Illinois Safety Network. Members were consultants and safety professionals from the University of Illinois, Silgan White Cap, Paul’s Machine and Welding and APL Applied Materials. The training focused on equipment and behaviors that staff can focus…
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As part of the Urbana Champaign Sanitary District’s Annual Sanitary Interceptor Maintenance Project, Insituform will perform lining on the 20-inch and the 18-inch sanitary mains that runs along Healey Street beginning on Friday, January 27, 2012, and ending Saturday, January 28, 2012, at the following locations: Healey Street between 3rd Street and 4th Street Healey…
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6:30-9:30 PM at the I-Hotel and Conference Center An evening of live music food and wine tasting, People’s Choice Food Awards, exhibits from local art and boutique vendors, raffles and silent auction prizes to benefit the non-profit Fire and Police Memorial in West Side Park to honor our community’s fallen heroes.
The primary purpose of this Emergency Operation Exercise is to familiarize City staff with the Champaign County Emergency Operations Center. The secondary purpose is to demonstrate an incident briefing with policy questions the RECG would address and resource and logistical needs that city staff working the EOC would work to accomplish.
Prior to the Council Meeting on Tuesday, February 14, 2012, City of Champaign Fire and Police will honor identified community heroes who stepped up in a crisis or crunch situation and assisted police officers and firefighters. A cookie and punch reception will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 6:55 p.m. in the City Building atrium….
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Fitch Ratings, one of the two firms that provide credit rating s to the City of Champaign, notified staff in December that it would conduct a routine review of the City’s rating. Fitch requested considerable information regarding the City’s finances, local economy, development activity, and budget balancing measures. While parts of the request could be…
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Officer Shannon Bridges was honored at a reception at the Champaign Police Department on January 17, 2012. Shannon leaves the Police Department after eight years of service to the City and the Police Department. Officer Bridges was shot during an incident on June 7, 2007 in West Side Park. The injuries she suffered during that…
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To facilitate fiber-optic drilling for the UC2B project, Western Utility Contractors, Inc. will be closing one westbound lane along Bradley Avenue at multiple locations between Staley Road and Chestnut Street, which is a distance of approximately 4 miles. As construction progresses along Bradley Avenue the lane closures will move with the construction. The lane closures…
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The 11th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Countywide Celebration was held on Friday, January 13, 2012 at Hilton Garden Inn. This event, which was free and open to the public, was attended by over 400 people. This year’s theme was “Striving for Genuine Brotherhood.” The program opened up with the “Mo’ Betta Music…
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