Sheila Dodd from Neighborhood Services attended the Monthly Senior Providers Meeting hosted by Family Services. The group is comprised of social workers, Land of Lincoln Legal Aid attorneys, nursing home and respite care facility workers, and government staff. The group discusses programs and issues affecting senior citizens in the community. This month the group discussed…
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The 26th episode of “Champaign Connection” is scheduled to play during September and October. Mayor Don Gerard talks about his first few months in office, explains his goals for the City, and discusses why he ran for elected office. Deborah Frank Feinen (Champaign Council and UC2B Policy Board) and Brandon Bowersox (Urbana Council and UC2B…
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The City of Champaign is required by State law to reimburse the Townships and Fire Districts for any lost revenue resulting from annexation of property. This requirement exists because these properties automatically disconnect from the rural townships or fire protection district and become part of the City of Champaign Township. For fire protection they fall…
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The Community Relations Office and the Public Works Department are continuing efforts to increase the number of female and minority contractors and workforce diversity on City projects. The City departments partnered to host two contractor luncheons on Thursday, August 18th and Tuesday, August 23rd, respectively. In attendance were Mayor Don Gerard, Councilman Will Kyles, City…
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This project consists of constructing approximately 1,900 lineal feet of new 8-inch diameter sanitary sewer pipe. Approximately 1,400 feet will be installed along the west side of Kenwood Road providing sewer from William Street to just south of Austin Lane (private road). The other 500 feet will serve the 500 block of Jackson Street. The…
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This project consists of lining approximately 40,000 lineal feet of small diameter concrete sanitary sewer pipes throughout the City. The lining will be completed by cured-in-place “fiberglass” reinforced polyester lining without the need for excavation and the associated disruption. SAK Construction, of O’Fallon, Missouri will complete the work for a construction cost of $793,890. To…
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The Washington Street East Watershed Drainage Improvements project was awarded September 7, 2010, to Cross Construction of Urbana. The purpose of this project is to reduce surface flooding in the Washington Street East Watershed, south basin. The work includes construction of almost one mile of new storm sewer. Work on the project is substantially completed….
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On August 17, Angela Adams, Recycling Coordinator, conducted an online web seminar on “Implementing a Multifamily Recycling Program.” A particular focus of this presentation was discussion of the City’s focus on marketing and public education. This event was sponsored by SWANA (the Solid Waste Association of North America). There were participants at more than 25…
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On Friday, August 26, Alpha Controls will begin replacing zone sensors in the fifth and sixth floors of the City Building tower (Legal Dept. and Legal Library). A portion of this work will require shutting down the air handling unit that serves these areas. Again, in an effort to minimize disruption to the Legal Dept.,…
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The 2011 Neighborhood Paving Project is an annual project that paves aging City street pavements by overlaying them with new layers of asphalt. This prolongs the life of the pavement and provides for a smoother riding surface. This project concentrates work on asphalt surfaced neighborhood residential streets. Open Road Paving Company has finish paving work…
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