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Traffic Commission Meeting Dates Changed

Submitted by BridgetB on April 10, 2019 - 1:09pm
Date: 
May 1, 2019 - 4:00pm

Urbana IconCity of Urbana Public Notice

Notice is hereby given that the City of Urbana Traffic Commission is changing the date of its regular meetings to the first Wednesday monthly at 4:00 p.m. in the second floor conference room at the Urbana Public Works Department, 706 South Glover Avenue, Urbana, Illinois, beginning on Wednesday, May 1, 2019.

05/01/2019 - 4:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

06/05/2019 - 4:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

07/03/2019 - 4:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

08/07/2019 - 4:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

09/04/2019 - 4:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

10/02/2019 - 4:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

11/06/2019 - 4:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

12/04/2019 - 4:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

Persons with disabilities needing special services or accomodationbs for these meetings should contact the City of Urbana's Americans with Disabilities Coordinator at 217-384-2466.

Citizen Safety: Fake Calls from the IRS

Submitted by admin on April 4, 2019 - 8:41am
Date: 
April 15, 2019 - 5:00pm

With taxes due in the upcoming days, you should be on high alert for fraudulent calls claiming to be from the Internal Revenue Service. These scammers insist that you owe money to the government. Then, they threaten you with loss of your driver’s license, arrest, or even deportation. Once they’ve caught you off guard, they’ll insist that you send the money using a prepaid card or wire transfer.

Don’t do it! Remember:

  • The IRS will never require a specific type of payment.
  • The IRS will generally mail a bill to any taxpayer who owes taxes, and you will always have the opportunity to question or appeal the amount owed before sending a payment.
  • Do not share any type of personal information with anyone you don’t know over the phone.

Property Sold

Submitted by BridgetB on April 3, 2019 - 3:09pm
Date: 
April 3, 2019 - 5:00pm

Auction 917 N. Linview Ave., UrbanaThe City of Urbana is pleased to report that the home and property at 917 N. Linview Ave., Urbana, was sold this morning at auction. The property was offered for sale to the highest responsible and qualified bidder, which was E.J.Brown, for a bid of $36,000. Edward Hannigan of Royal, Illinois was the auctioneer.

Safe Place Selfie

Submitted by BridgetB on April 1, 2019 - 1:21pm
Date: 
April 3, 2019 - 11:11am

If there was one extreme weather preparedness action you want your loved ones to take, what would it be? For many, that one action is to know ahead of time where their safe place is located. On April 3rd, 2019, at 11:11am local time, please join the City of Urbana, the National Weather Service and its Weather-Ready Nation Ambassadors to take a “selfie” and post with the hashtags #SafePlaceSelfie, #UrbanaIL, and #WeatherReady.

Closed - Request for Proposals: Automatic External Defibrillators (1819-16)

Submitted by admin on April 1, 2019 - 9:03am
Date: 
April 15, 2019 - 5:00pm

Closed

  1. Five (5) Philips Heartstart FR3 AED’s with graphical display (or equivalent.) The equivalent must fit inside the HeartStation rescue cabinet
  2. Five (5) Soft system cases. Must hold the AED, spare battery and extra electrodes
  3. Five (5) Spare batteries
  4. Ten (10) sets of electrodes
  5. Five (5) Infant/child Key (or equivalent.)

The City will not require a performance bond for this project.

The original Proposal plus 0 copies MUST be submitted to the Requesting Department at or before the date and time specified below to receive full consideration:

Proposal Submission Date: 4/15/2019
Time: 5 :00 P.M. Central Time
Allowable Means for Transmitting Proposals: Hardcopy; Email with signed attachment

Proposals and accompanying documents must be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed:

City of Urbana Fire Department
c/o Division Chief Derrick Odle
400 S. Vine St. Urbana, IL 61801

Envelope must be plainly marked on the outside as follows:

North Lincoln Avenue Lane Reduction

Submitted by admin on March 18, 2019 - 2:04pm
Date: 
March 19, 2019 - 7:00am to March 29, 2019 - 4:00pm

Weather permitting; Southbound Traffic on North Lincoln Avenue will be reduced to one lane between West Park Street and West Hill Street from 7:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 19, 2019 through 4:00 p.m. Friday March 29, 2019 for curb and driveway improvements for the Retreat Development.

Access will be maintained to all properties along North Lincoln Avenue during the project. Traffic control will be in place to guide motorists through the areas where travel is reduced to one lane.

Motorists are encouraged to drive carefully through this and all construction areas. Thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation during this project.

St Patrick's Day Parade Street Closures

Submitted by admin on March 15, 2019 - 11:53am
Date: 
March 17, 2019 - 12:30pm to 3:30pm

The Urbana Business Association is sponsoring the World’s Shortest St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Downtown Urbana on Sunday, March 17th, 2019.

The following street will be closed from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.:

  • One block of Main Street between Race Street continuing west to the Springfield Avenue Split.

The following streets will be closed from 2:40 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.:

  • Race Street between Elm Street and Main Street,
  • Main Street between Race Street and Broadway Avenue and
  • Broadway Avenue southbound between Main Street and Elm Street

We appreciate your patience while this event is underway

Closed - Request for Proposals: Police Department Lockers (Solicitation 1819-15)

Submitted by admin on March 14, 2019 - 3:41pm
Date: 
April 15, 2019 - 9:00am

Closed

The following is sought: The police department is seeking a company to remove all of the old lockers in the two police department locker rooms. The police department will then need the vendor to supply replacement lockers and install them per the manufacturer specifications and any applicable city codes.

Requesting Department: Urbana Police Department Contact Person: LT. Jason D. Norton Address: 400 S. Vine, Urbana Illinois 61801 Telephone No.: (217) 377-2677 E-Mail Address: nortonjd@urbanaillinois.us

Date of Request Posted on City’s website: 3/14/2019

Date Published in News-Gazette: 3/18/2019

The original Proposal MUST be submitted to the Requesting Department at or before the date and time specified below to receive full consideration:

Site Inspection Date: 4/1/2019
Time: 9:00 A.M.Central Time

Proposal Submission Date: 4/15/2019
Time: 9:00 A.M.Central Time

Be Weather-Ready this Spring

Submitted by BridgetB on March 8, 2019 - 1:54pm

 

FEMA Weather APP

Stormy Central Illinois

While there is nothing we can do to stop severe thunderstorm, lightning, tornadoes, or floods from developing, there are things that everyone can do to minimize the impacts of severe weather on our lives. According to the National Weather Service, the following precautions can be taken to prepare for severe weather:

STAY INFORMED

Anderson Street Lane Closure

Submitted by admin on March 6, 2019 - 1:07pm
Date: 
March 7, 2019 - 7:00am to March 11, 2019 - 5:00pm

Weather permitting, Anderson Street will be reduced to one lane between Fairlawn Drive and Hawthorne Drive for an emergency sanitary sewer repair starting Thursday March 7, 2019 at 7:00 a.m. through Monday March 11, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.

Access will be maintained to all properties along Anderson Street.

Motorists are encouraged to drive carefully through this and all construction areas. Thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation during this project.

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