MESSAGE FROM MAYOR DIANE WOLFE MARLIN:
"The Stephens Family YMCA is looking at options for expansion in the Champaign-Urbana area.
They are considering the possibility of expanding at their current location as well as EXPANDING INTO URBANA.
In order to better consider the needs of the community, the YMCA is conducting a Community Needs Assessment. They would greatly appreciate your input. This assessment will help guide the YMCA board and staff to determine the programs and services that are most needed to help our community and where they should be located.
The survey link will take you to a short on-line survey. Responses are not individually tracked and are kept confidential. There is an English version and a version in Spanish. The assessment should take no more than 5 minutes to complete.
The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program was established by the Federal Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. Through this program, funds are available to help the City of Urbana meet their greatest economic and community development needs, with an emphasis upon helping persons of extremely low- to low-income. Congress has required that entitlement programs meet at least one of the following three national objectives: 1. Benefit low- and moderate-income persons, 2. Aid in the prevention or elimination of slums and blight, and 3. Meet other community development needs that pose a serious and immediate threat to the health and welfare of the community. 
The City of Urbana Police Department has recently been informed of some door-to-door scams in Urbana.
URBANA — The Illinois Department of Transportation announces that pavement repairs on Interstate 74 between High Cross Road and Prospect Avenue will begin Monday, Aug. 5.