The City of Champaign received a slight decrease in FY 2013/14 funding ($266,521) from the anticipated budget estimate of $273,901. The final and the estimate were reductions compared to the FY 2012/13 allocation of $298,367. The following information from HUD provides an explanation of the funding allocation. Champaign receives the HOME funds from the Urbana…
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The City of Champaign received a slight increase in FY 2013/14 funding ($704,817) from FY 2012/13 ($702,739). This final figure is contrary to our original estimate of $645,114, which was based on federal information and our national trade organization reports. The following information from HUD provides an explanation of the funding allocation. Staff is now…
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Community Development Specialist Greg Skaggs attended the real estate closing for 510 E. Beardsley, transferring the ownership of this new home from Homestead Corporation to The Center for Women in Transition. Originally planned as a NSP project, funding for the demolition and new construction came from the HOME program. Funds from Champaign were used for…
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Foreclosure filings through March of 2013 are now reported. The chart below outlines the activity over the past few years. To date, an average of 5.67 foreclosures have been filed. RealtyTrac states one in every 239 Illinois housing units received a foreclosure filing in March of 2013. Champaign County is considered low risk on their…
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Habitat for Humanity of Champaign County held an open house for the upcoming summer builds on Thursday, May 2 at the Habitat ReStore due to inclement weather. The event was a great success with approximately 75 people in attendance to provide support for the four new homes and their families. Two of the homes will…
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Kerri Spear attended a homeless Continua of Care training on May 7-8 in Springfield. Four continua from mid-Illinois attended this workshop and the Champaign County team included ten participants. The workshop focused on the new HEARTH regulations affecting all federally-funded homeless programs and HUD’s desired outcomes to end homelessness. The workshop also highlighted how the…
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Susan Jones, Greg Skaggs, Joe Lewis, Kerri Spear and David Oliver attended a REALTORS breakfast at the Champaign Library on May 1 sponsored by the Neighborhood Programs Division and the Community Reinvestment Group. Approximately 25 local REALTORS attended the event to learn about programs offered by the City of Champaign’s Program Division and how they…
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The 2013 STAR Expo and Awards Ceremony was held at the Hilton Garden Inn on Thursday, April 25, 2013 from 5:30-8:30 pm with over 250 attendees. During the STAR Expo, 42 vendors were on hand to provide information about neighborhood wellness, civic engagement and community resources. In addition, five mini workshops were held throughout the…
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Construction has begun at 409 Taylor Thomas Lane by Homeway Homes. On Tuesday, April 9, the foundation area was dug for footings and the sewer and water lines were “roughed in” to the crawl space area. No further work has taken place due to the inclement weather throughout the week. Homeway Homes is proposing a…
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Code Compliance Manager David Oliver assisted the United Garden Hills Neighborhood Association kick off their 2013 Clean & Green Program on Saturday, April 13th with a “street sweep”. Volunteers braved the chilly morning temperatures and gathered near the corner of McKinley at Paula. After a brief introduction between neighborhood residents and members of Jericho Missionary…
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