HOT TOPICS

Request a Recycling Cart
Urbana in Focus - Website Photo Program
Watch City Meetings
Community Attractions
Sustainability City-Wide

Department Posts

America Recycles Day

Submitted by CourtneyR on October 30, 2012 - 3:46pm
Date: 
November 17, 2012 - 10:00am to 2:00pm

Celebrate America Recycles Day with U-Cycle and the Urbana Park District! 

The event will be held at the Anita Purves Nature Center (1505 N. Broadway Ave.) in Urbana

The theme for this year's America Recycles Day event is "Recycling for the Holidays"

Join the celebration and pledge to recycle!  Activities include creating holiday cards, gift boxes and gift wrap using recycled materials; participate in recycling games and learn more about Urbana's U-Cycle program; and learn about Fair-Trade and recycled products from Ten Thousand Villages; and more!

Door prizes include LED holiday string lights, reusable shopping bags and more!

Bring your holiday string lights, household batteries and cell phones to recycle at this event!

This is a FREE, all ages event.

For more information call (217) 384-2302 or (217) 384-4062

Happy Recycling!

RFP #1213-05 Parking Lot Snow Plowing

Submitted by KateB on October 22, 2012 - 1:37pm
Date: 
November 5, 2012 - 3:00pm

Proposals will be received at the Office of the Director of Public Works for RFP #1213-05 Parking Lot Snow Plowing through 3:00 P.M., Monday, November 5, 2012.  At said time the proposals shall be opened and read publicly.

The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive irregularities or technicalities.

Public Dedication for the Art in the Park Installation Designed by John David Mooney

Submitted by Visitor (not verified) on October 4, 2012 - 2:43pm
Date: 
October 14, 2012 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm

The City of Urbana cordially invites you to a public dedication for the Art in the Park installation designed by Champaign County-born and internationally acclaimed artist John David Mooney.

  • Date: Sunday, October 14, 2012
  • Time: 5-7 p.m.
  • Location: Just north of the Urbana City Building at 400 S. Vine Street (corner of Green Street and Vine Street)

Light refreshments will be available and brief comments by Mayor Prussing and the artist, John David Mooney, will begin at 5:30 p.m. This event is free and open to the public.

Please see the press release below for further Art in the Park information and event details.

Draft Climate Action Plan Open House

Submitted by KateB on September 25, 2012 - 3:23pm
Date: 
October 2, 2012 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm

Your input is needed! Join us Tuesday, October 2 at 5:00 p.m. for public review and comment. 

The City of Urbana’s Draft Climate Action Plan Phase 1 will be made available to the public at an open house preceding the Sustainability Advisory Commission meeting Tuesday, October 2 at 5:00 p.m. in the City Building, 400 South Vine St. Urbana, IL.

City staff will be available to answer your questions on strategies proposed in the Phase 1 Plan. Light refreshments will be served. The Sustainability Advisory Commission will begin their regularly scheduled meeting at 7 p.m. the same evening.

Urbana-Champaign Sanitary District Open House

Submitted by Visitor (not verified) on September 20, 2012 - 8:27am
Date: 
October 6, 2012 - 9:00am to 3:00pm

Come out and see the improvemens to the Northeast Wastewater Treatment Facility at 1100 E. University Ave in Urbana.

The open house includes the following:

  • TOURS: Learn how we get clean water from sewage.  You won’t have to wait.  Tours will leave every 10 to 15 minutes.
  • TV TRUCK: See what’s inside of a sewer line and how repairs get done without digging!
  • Cookies & Drinks: ‘nuff said.

Open House will run, rain or shine. Please dress for the weather! Tours typically involve walking outdoors for about 30 minutes. We will customize them to talk about your interests. Upon request, some special accommodations can be made.

QUESTIONS: Call (217) 367-3409.

View all posts ›