In order to install gas main, Ameren Illinois and KS Energy will be closing the following lane: One northbound lane of Prospect Avenue between Mendota Drive and Arrow Road (northbound traffic reduced to one lane). Wednesday, July 12 through Friday, July 21, 2017
Officers from the Champaign and University of Illinois Police Department are gearing up this week to take part in the 13th Annual C.O.P.S. (Concerns of Police Survivors) “Cycle Across Illinois” event – a charity ride that recognizes fallen police officers and raises funds to assist families during their healing process. Officers David McLearin, Stephen […]
DMA / Mid – America, a sub-contractor for Insituform Technologies LLC will continue to perform pre-cleaning and televising for the 2017 Sewer Lining Contract throughout the City of Champaign beginning July 10, 2017. Insituform Technologies LLC will begin the lining process throughout the City of Champaign on Monday July 17, 2017 at 7 a.m. Sewer […]
CHURCH STREET LANE CLOSURE In order to repair a leaking water valve, Illinois American Water Company will be closing a lane of Church Street between Neil Street and Randolph Street. During the closure, an eastbound and a westbound lane of Church Street will be maintained and will shift around the repair. The work will begin […]
On July 6, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) informed the Multimodal Corridor Enhancement Project (MCORE) partner agencies that the recent State of Illinois budget approval provided appropriations for work to resume on “state-let” projects. MCORE is a “state-let” project because the federal TIGER grant funding is directed to IDOT, who then becomes the contracting […]
As part of the City’s 2017 Concrete Street Improvements Project, the pavement on Southmoor Drive from Rebecca Drive to Brett Drive is being reconstructed. The City’s contractor for the project, Otto Baum Company, will continue work beginning Monday, July 10, 2017, weather permitting. Beginning Monday, July 10, Southmoor Drive will be closed from the east […]
The City Council agenda for the July 11, 2017 Special Regular Meeting and Regular Study Session is now available online. This meeting will be held in the City Council Chambers of the City Building, 102 N. Neil Street in Champaign, at 7:00 p.m. The meeting is open to the public and participation is welcome and encouraged. […]
Lacey Rains Lowe, Senior Planner in the Planning and Development Department, attended the 2017 Ameren Act On Energy Symposium in Springfield, IL to learn about changes to Ameren’s energy efficiency programs. The symposium was very informative. Sessions included information on Senate Bill 2814, known as the Future Energy Jobs Bill, which took effect this June. […]
Members of the consulting firm MKSK joined Planning and Development Department staff for a series of on-site meetings to begin the planning process for the future downtown plaza. MKSK project managers Eric Lucas and Aaron Kowalski joined the project team and other staff members for an initial discussion of issues and opportunities impacting the space. […]
The following commercial permits were issued this week with an estimated cost of construction of $250,000 or more. Address Cost of Construction Date Issued Owner or Developer/Business 2202 Fox Dr. $1,130,000.00 7/5/2017 Liautaud Development Group 1905 S Neil $882,665.00 6/30/2017 Illini Plaza LLC