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Youth Services Grant Applications & Grant Workshop

Submitted by BridgetB on February 1, 2024 - 7:24pm

Date:

February 9, 2024 - 12:00pm

Are you interested in learning more about the City of Urbana’s Youth Services Grant Program? Then make sure to attend the upcoming grant assistance workshop on Friday, February 9, 2024, from 12 to 1 p.m. This workshop will be held virtually on Zoom. To register, please email grants@urbanaillinois.us. The Youth Services Grant Program supports public and private non-profit agencies that provide programs and services to Urbana children and youth from early childhood (Kindergarten, Pre-K) through 22 years of age. This grant opportunity focuses on three key service areas:

Health (Healthcare, mental health resources, trauma support)
Wellness (Violence prevention, recreation, after-school programs, educational programming, mentoring)
Opportunity (Workforce development, job training)

The Urbana Free Library Closed

Submitted by BridgetB on January 22, 2024 - 11:09am

The Urbana Free Library will close today at noon, due to treacherous weather conditions.

This includes all programming, as well as regular operations. TUFL will have a delayed opening on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, at 10 a.m., as well, when the weather stabilizes. Go here for more information on The Urbana Free Library.

City of Urbana Closure

Submitted by BridgetB on January 22, 2024 - 9:54am

Due to dangerous weather conditions, the City of Urbana will close its regular business offices today, Monday, January 22, 2024, at noon. Essential services of police, fire, and public works will remain open.

Additionally, the City of Urbana's regular business offices will delay opening tomorrow, Tuesday, January 23, 2024, until 10 a.m. when forecasted weather conditions should stabilize.

Fire Station Design

Submitted by WillK on January 18, 2024 - 11:04am

Fire Station Design Rendering

The City recently presented designs for Fire Stations 2 and 3 at the January 16 2024 Committee of the Whole meeting. The proposed new fire stations will replace the existing Fire Stations 2 and 3. Construction is currently slated to begin in late spring/early summer 2024, pending final design and budget approval. Additional information about the City's Capital Improvement Plan can be found Here.

Fire Station Design Presentation Slides

Partial Special Census to Be Taken in Urbana

Submitted by BridgetB on January 10, 2024 - 12:03pm

"For Urbana, this is a story about the impact of COVID-19 on the 2020 Census – we’re doing a Partial Special Census because of the pandemic. We’re working with the Chicago Regional Office of the Census Bureau." – Diane Wolfe Marlin, Mayor of Urbana, Illinois

BACKGROUND:

The City of Urbana is located in east central Illinois and, together with our twin city of Champaign, is home to the flagship campus in the University of Illinois system. Enrollment at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign (UIUC) is approximately 55,000 students. Typically, UIUC students make up nearly half of the official population of Urbana. Additionally, many faculty, staff and other UIUC employees live here. The student population in Urbana is concentrated in residence halls on campus (there are 6 large university residence halls in Urbana) and in many apartment buildings and houses adjacent to campus.

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