On November 17, 2012, Champaign Police School Resource Officer Rob Wills will conduct a tour of the Police Department for Cub Scout Pack 121. Officer Wills will also speak to the 8-9 year old scouts about crime prevention and how the scouts and their parents can help law enforcement. The tour and presentation will help…
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The Bristol Park Relocation plan is out for the required 30-day public comment period before Council considers the relocation plan for adoption in December 2012. The public comment period runs from Nov. 5, 2012 – Dec. 5, 2012 and was advertised in the November 5, 2012 News Gazette. A public hearing will be held during…
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The City Council Agendas for the November 13, 2012 Rescheduled Regular and Study Session Council Meeting are now available online. This meeting will be held in the City Council Chambers of the City Building, 102 N. Neil St in Champaign, at 7:00pm. The meeting is open to the public and participation is welcome and encouraged….
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Walden Associated Technologies is currently performing storm sewer cleaning and televising activities in the Cherry Hills Subdivision, these activities will continue over the next several weeks.
Cross Construction is beginning work at several locations around the City this week to resolve some unplanned storm sewer related sinkholes and repairs that have been recently discovered. The locations are as follows: Second Street just south of the Church Street intersection – Storm & Sanitary related pavement sinkhole. University Avenue & New Street, NE…
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A total of 313 service requests from citizens and City staff were recorded during October 2012 in the Public Works Department. This number remained steady when compared to the 316 requests that were received in September. The chart below tracks the number of requests recorded each day by staff. The most calls in one day…
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The Illinois State Climatologist’s Office indicates that November 23 is the average date for the first measurable snow, with December 2 being the average date for the first one-inch or more snowfall. In preparation for this coming winter season, Public Works conducted its annual Snow and Ice Training on November 6, 2012. Fifty Public Works…
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In late October, the City’s Public Works Department received a Supplemental Permit from the IEPA for the City’s former landfill. The permit approved a hydrogeologic investigation report defining a groundwater sampling and analysis program. The landfill had many sampling wells that were initially installed during the 1990s for landfill condition analysis. Work was done in…
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The following commercial permits were issued this week. Each permit has an estimated cost of construction of $300,000 or more. Address Cost of Construction Date Issued Owner or Developer / Business 1902 Fox Dr. #A, D & E $477,654.00 11/05/12 Second Executive Park/Alteration – Office (Riverside Research Institute)
On November 2, 2012, Champaign Police School Resource Officer Jonathan Westfield gave a Gang Awareness Presentation to Mr. Greg Stocks’ Social Studies Class at Centennial High School. Officer Westfield’s presentation to the junior and senior students outlined gang profiles and the role gangs play in society.
