Proposed Budget for FY 2021-2022
Submitted by BridgetB on May 24, 2021 - 10:43amGo here to see the Budget Proposal for the Fiscal Year 2021-2022.
Go here to see the Budget Proposal for the Fiscal Year 2021-2022.
What does the Urbana’s Public Works Department do?
The primary function of the public works department is to effectively manage, operate, and maintain the City’s public infrastructure to maximize functionality and minimize public health and safety risks. Public infrastructure in Urbana is defined as:
⦁Public Facilities
⦁Public Parking Lots
⦁Roadways
⦁Bridges
⦁Sidewalks
⦁Traffic Signals
⦁Signage
⦁Street Lighting
⦁Storm Sewers
⦁Stormwater Management Facilities
⦁Sanitary Sewers
⦁Urban Forestry & Public Landscaping
⦁Parking Meters
To effectively demonstrate the scale of this responsibility, did you know what Urbana’s public infrastructure is currently valued at?
…Technically $1,026,700,000
We also provide a number of other critical services including:
⦁Responding to public request for information
The City of Urbana has a new telephone system in place. You can easily access any department
in the City of Urbana by calling 217-384-0200. You will then receive a full list of departments to select from and utilize.
Below is the speech that Mayor Diane Wolfe Marlin gave to attendees at a celelbration on Arbor Day, 2021:
"It’s a pleasure to be here with you to celebrate Arbor Day 2021 in the Tree City of Urbana, Illinois with a very special announcement. The City of Urbana has received donation of $98,650.00 for tree planting in the public right-of-way. The generous and public-spirited donor wishes to remain anonymous.
They have asked that the donation be used to plant trees specifically in the Community Development Target areas and in the Illinois Solar for all Environmental Justice neighborhoods. These are neighborhoods with lower incomes and/or higher numbers of minority residents.
We estimate that this donation can fund the planting of at least 200 additional street trees over the next three years. These trees are part of our essential infrastructure, just like sidewalks, streets, and sewers. Our urban forest infrastructure must be maintained and we must invest more in its care.