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The Urbana Police Department is currently accepting applications from tow companies for the police department rotational tow list. Tow companies must meet several minimal qualifications. A summary of the list of qualifications include:

• Ability to respond to calls 24 hours per day / 7 days per week / 365 days per year
• Maintain a minimum of three different tow trucks, one of which must be a flatbed, and staff capable of mobilizing all three trucks at one time
• Response time from call to arrival on scene of 20 minutes
• Ability to release vehicles 24 hours per day, including a 30-minute response time to a facility located in the Champaign-Urbana metropolitan area.

If you are interested in being considered for this list, please review the linked application and contact Deputy Chief Bryant Seraphin at (217) 384-2334 by 5:00 pm on February 15, 2018.

Due to public safety concerns, on Thursday, January 25, 2018 Delaware Avenue between Busey Avenue and Orchard Street will be closed from 9:00 a.m. through 12:00 p.m. for an emergency tree removal.

Thank you for your cooperation while this removal is in progress.

Weather permitting; the northbound lanes on Lincoln Avenue near Nevada Street will be reduced to one lane from 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 24, 2018 through 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 31, 2018 for a storm sewer connection being done by Mayfield Construction. Lincoln Avenue will remain open to traffic at all times during the project.

Access will be maintained to all properties on 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.

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The City of Urbana, Illinois will be accepting sealed bids for the renovation of a bathroom located in the Fire Station at 400 South Vine Street, Urbana Illinois.

Bids will be received at the Office of the Director of Public Works, 706 South Glover Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61802, for:

Fire Station Bathroom Renovation BID # 1718-16
400 South Vine Street, Urbana Illinois

This project will be constructed under a single lump sum general contract. A complete set of documents will be available from:

Dean’s Superior Blueprint
404 E. University Ave.
Champaign, IL. 61820
www.deansblueprint.com
217.359.3261.

The City of Urbana has released its Financial Forecast for FY2019 – FY2023. The Forecast focuses on the City’s General Operating Fund, which provides funding for most basic services, such as police and fire protection, and most public works services.

In a memo to the Urbana City Council, Finance Director Elizabeth Hannan reported that Urbana faces challenges common to many other cities in Illinois, including stagnant sales tax revenues, increasing pension costs, and declining state-shared revenues. All of this has led to a structural deficit, with expenditures growing faster than revenues. According to Mayor Diane Wolfe Marlin, “Like it or not, we are faced with a new reality. Our future depends on how we respond now. We must make strategic decisions that are in the City’s long-term interest.”