Plymouth Drive As part of the City’s Annual Concrete Street Maintenance Project, Duce Construction will begin work; weather permitting, Monday, June 11, on Plymouth Drive from Harrington Drive to Devonshire Drive. Plymouth Drive will remain open to local and emergency traffic only. The work involves pavement patching, sidewalk repairs, and lawn restoration. Garden Hills Sidewalk…
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A total of 324 service requests from citizens and City staff were recorded during May 2012 in the Public Works Department. This was an increase of 64 requests (25%) from the previous month’s count of 260. The chart below tracks the number of requests recorded each day by staff. On May 7 the department…
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The Staley Road Project remains ahead of schedule for stage 1 construction (Springfield Avenue – Route 10 to Bradley Avenue). Patching, leveling binder, pipe culvert extensions, sidewalk ramps, pipe under drains, concrete curb and gutter, and full depth road widening will be complete by the end of the week. Remaining stage 1 items consist of…
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The Public Works Department hosted their Biennial Public Works Kids’ Day on June 5, 2012. This activity stems from celebrating the APWA Public Works Week to recognize Public Works’ staff for work they do throughout the year. This event gives children, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews of Public Works’ employees an opportunity to experience firsthand the…
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A new, free app offers Champaign Public Library patrons on-the-go access to the library services they use most, plus new features that can speed checkout, save money and bring library eBooks a few clicks closer. The new CPL Mobile app gives patrons an elegantly simple way to use a cell phone or Wi-Fi enabled mobile…
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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 906 Bloomington Rd. $680,000.00 05/29/12 McDaniel Meyer Properties/New Restaurant (McDonald’s)
O’Neil Brothers has completed a major project milestone, they have completed all of the pavement and sidewalk along the project. O’Neil Brother’s subcontractor, JF New, is working on planting the final rain gardens along Willis Avenue. During the week of June 4, JF New will complete grading and seeding along the entire project parkway. Landscaping…
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The City has submitted a grant application with IDOT for the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program (ITEP) to receive funding to assist in the cost of improvements to the Windsor Road Bridge approaches to the Interstate 57 Bridge. The ITEP program awards grant dollars for transportation safety and enhancement projects. The application deadline was May 29….
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The City of Champaign is launching a pilot project for the summer months that would allow mobile food trucks in Downtown and Campustown at specified times and locations throughout the months of June, July and August. The goal of the Mobile Food Truck Pilot Project is to provide an opportunity for mobile food truck vending…
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UPDATED INFORMATION: The following is the identifying information for the arrestee: Elijah M. Duckworth Black Male 17 years old 912 S. Lierman Apt D Urbana IL 61801 Champaign police are currently investigating a shooting which occurred in the 50 Block of E. Green. On May 28th at approximately 1:30 AM, Police were notified there was…
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