Garden Hills Cleanup – May 20, 2017
The Neighborhood Services Department’s Code Compliance Division staff participated in the Garden Hill Cleanup on Saturday, May 20, 2017. First Federal Bank arranged to provide three dumpsters with a total combined capacity of 60 cubic yards for the neighborhood cleanup. Code Compliance staff monitored the dumpsters to ensure that televisions and other banned items were not […]
Champaign Employees Give Back: Volunteer on Community Service Project
City of Champaign employees volunteered their time for a good cause on Saturday, May 13, 2017. The culminating event in the City’s celebration of National Public Service Recognition Week, City staff and their families helped clean up litter around the detention pond in the Ashland Park subdivision. For three years running, this area has been […]
Keep Illinois Beautiful Holds Annual Meeting
The Keep Illinois Beautiful annual meeting was held in Springfield on Wednesday, May 3. Thirteen Keep America Beautiful certified affiliate communities from Illinois were represented at the meeting. Code Compliance Manager David Oliver and Associate Planner Tina-Marie Ansong attended from Champaign. Barbara Runyon, Neighborhood Coordinator from the Village of Rantoul, also attended as a guest. […]
Federal Budget Passes, HUD Grants Await Details
Congress passed an Omnibus spending bill last week and now the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), along with other federal agencies, awaits their allocation from the Office of Management and Budget. Once HUD has their overall budget, they can notify grantees of their allocation amount and send grant agreement letters for grants like […]
West Clark Park Group Holds Kickoff Meeting
Neighborhood Coordination Staff attended the kickoff meeting for the West Clark Park neighborhood group, held at Dr. Howard Elementary School on May 2. The boundaries for the newly formed group are as follows: University Street on north, West Clark on the south, Elmwood on the west, and Willis on the east. The group began the […]
Staff to Watch Trash for Clean Commencement
The City of Champaign will be increasing enforcement in the University District beginning Monday, May 8, in preparation for University of Illinois commencement exercises. Each spring, Code Compliance inspectors are in the campus area daily to observe nuisance conditions, including overgrown vegetation, overflowing dumpsters, and dumpsters that have been previously emptied but left an overflow […]
2017 Service Together Achieves Results (STAR) Awards
2017 Service Together Achieves Results (STAR) Awards NSD Staff in partnership with the Neighborhood Services Advisory Board, WCIA 3, and Busey Bank sponsored the eighth annual STAR Awards Ceremony on April 27. The 2017 STAR Awards kicked off with a networking reception which provided an exciting opportunity for neighborhood leaders, residents, and, volunteers to network […]
Bristol Place Updates
Bristol Place Updates Demolition has Resumed In Bristol Place The two previously discovered cisterns were sealed and inspected by the Illinois Department of Public Health and demolition activity has resumed on the two properties. Sims Drilling, LLC sealed the Cisterns and Champaign Economic Restoration Endeavors (C.E.R.E) has resumed demolition of the properties in Bristol Place. […]
Uninhabitable House
Uninhabitable House On April 25, Property Maintenance Inspector Cliff Peete responded to a tenant inspection request to complete an inspection of a residence due to no hot water. During the inspection, Peete observed the following deficiencies which made the property unfit for habitation and resulted in a condemnation notice being issued: The bathroom did not […]
Champaign Neighborhood Services Director Announces Resignation
Kevin Jackson, Neighborhood Services Director for the City of Champaign, has announced his resignation effective later this month. Jackson will be leaving to assume a new position as Deputy City Manager for the City of Long Beach, California. Upon making his announcement, Jackson said, “I am grateful for the opportunity to work for such an […]