This project was awarded at the July 5 City Council meeting and consists of rehabilitating various sanitary sewers and appurtenances located throughout the City. It includes a total of approximately 800 lineal feet of new sanitary sewer installed by Horizontal Directional Drilling in the south 500 block of Lynn Street neighborhood and “upsizing” approximately 280…
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As part of the ongoing City efforts to elicit public comments on the West Washington Street Drainage Improvements, a meeting was held on-site at Glenn Park on September 27 to allow nearby residents to see and discuss several concept plans for the proposed Glenn Park Detention basin facilities. City staff along with the project consultant…
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On Saturday, October 20, from 9 to 11:30 a.m., the City of Champaign and the University of Illinois Extension will be holding a tree walk along University Avenue. This location will provide participants with the opportunity to view over 45 trees both common and uncommon to Champaign in a three block area. The walk will…
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The Neighborhood Services Department facilitated a neighborhood meeting for the 1000 block of West Vine Street in order to respond to concerns of neighbors about zoning and code compliance issues. The meeting was attended by representatives from various City Departments, Council Members Karen Foster and Marci Dodds, and 15 residents from the block. In order…
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This week ended the grant period for expending CDBG-R stimulus funds. The City of Champaign installed a total of 1300 lineal feet of sidewalk and 12 access sidewalk ramps on the north side of Paula Drive from Garden Hills Drive to Honeysuckle Lane. The total grant amount awarded to the City was for $204,000 of…
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The American Planning Association is the primary professional organization for city planners across the country. The Illinois Chapter of the APA is one of the largest chapters in the country with over 1,500 members. Each year the APA-IL conducts an annual conference with three days of educational conference sessions, mobile workshops, social events and training…
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Champaign Police Lieutenant Tod Myers and Sergeant Dave Griffet represented the department at the Western Illinois University Law Enforcement and Justice Administration Career Fair on October 2, 2012, from 10 am to 2 pm.
The Human Resource and Fire Departments continue the 2012 Fire Fighter recruitment eligibility list process. Recruitment efforts for 2012 successfully yielded 115 total applications. The number of minority and female applicants met City Affirmative Action goals, which are based on expected availability of minority and female applicants for the job. Qualified applicants are now invited…
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The City Council Agenda for the October 9, 2012 Study Session is 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. Download a copy of the…
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Beginning on Tuesday, October 9, 2012, McShane Construction will be closing a southbound lane of State Street between Church Street and Park Street. The lane will remain closed for approximately six weeks as a crane moves along State Street erecting steel and pre-fabricated panels onto the structure. A lane closure is necessary in order to…
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