On June 12, 2012, the Champaign Police Department celebrated their annual employee award recipients with a reception. Award recipients for 2011 are: Officer of the Year: Sgt. Mark Vogelzang Employee of the Year: Jan Orr Lifesaving Award: Lt. Jon Swenson Lifesaving Award: Officer Doug Kimme Commendations: Det. Patrick Funkhouser Officer Marshall Henry Detective Pat Kelly…
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On Saturday, June 9, 2012, Champaign Police Officers participated in the 16th Annual Playing It Safe Family Safety Fair at the Champaign County Fairgrounds. Carle and Safe Kids Champaign County sponsored the event which features more than 40 interactive learning stations focusing on safety awareness for the entire family. Officer Jonathan Westfield gave a bullying…
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The Human Resources Department and Police Department administered testing and interviews on June 12 and 13 to develop an Eligibility List for the position of Police Detective in the Investigations Division of the Police Department. Current Champaign Police Officers are assigned to the position of Detective as openings become available, in accordance with City policy…
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On Monday, June 4, 2012 Risk Manager Larry Krause attended a seminar at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush in Chicago. The event was free of charge, and covered new developments in the treatment of elbow, wrist and hand injuries in the workers’ compensation setting. Presenters were renowned hand surgeons from the Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush Physician…
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Beginning Tuesday, June 12, the City of Champaign Public Works Building located at 702 Edgebrook Drive will be closed to visitors for remodeling. People having business with the Department are asked to go across the street to 713 Edgebrook Drive (the Parking Programs Office) for assistance. Customer service hours are 7:30 am to 4:30 pm,…
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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 2106, 2202, & 2204 S. Neil (3 buildings) $1,095,000.00 total cost 06/01/12 Sarus Oil, LLC/New Retail Shell Buildings
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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