Please join the Urbana Park District 
and other sponsorts in celebrating Take a Child Outside Week: September 21-29, 2013.
There are lots of activities planned throughout the week with highlights listed below:
As part of the stormwater utility program, incentive payments or credits are available to help property owners reduce their stormwater utility bills. Credits are not available to single family and duplex residential property owners. In order to qualify for incentive payments or credits, property owners must install qualifying stormwater management features on their property that help reduce stormwater runoff or improve stormwater quality. Property owners have many options to choose from including rain barrels, rain gardens, permeable pavement and other stormwater absorbing features. The stormwater management features must meet certain requirements for reducing the amount of stormwater and/or improving stormwater quality.
The City will conduct a workshop on the stormwater utility program including a discussion about incentives and credits.
All workshops will be held at the Urbana Civic Center, 108 West Water Street, Urbana, Illinois.
As part of the stormwater utility program, incentive payments or credits are available to help property owners reduce their stormwater utility bills. Credits are not available to single family and duplex residential property owners. In order to qualify for incentive payments or credits, property owners must install qualifying stormwater management features on their property that help reduce stormwater runoff or improve stormwater quality. Property owners have many options to choose from including rain barrels, rain gardens, permeable pavement and other stormwater absorbing features. The stormwater management features must meet certain requirements for reducing the amount of stormwater and/or improving stormwater quality.
The City will conduct a workshop on the stormwater utility program including a discussion about incentives and credits.
All workshops will be held at the Urbana Civic Center, 108 West Water Street, Urbana, Illinois.
As part of the stormwater utility program, incentive payments or credits are available to help property owners reduce their stormwater utility bills. Credits are not available to single family and duplex residential property owners. In order to qualify for incentive payments or credits, property owners must install qualifying stormwater management features on their property that help reduce stormwater runoff or improve stormwater quality. Property owners have many options to choose from including rain barrels, rain gardens, permeable pavement and other stormwater absorbing features. The stormwater management features must meet certain requirements for reducing the amount of stormwater and/or improving stormwater quality.
The City will conduct a workshop on the stormwater utility program including a discussion about incentives and credits.
All workshops will be held at the Urbana Civic Center, 108 West Water Street, Urbana, Illinois.
Do you ride a bike at night? Do you need bike lights? If you answered ‘YES’ to both questions, bring your bike to LIGHT THE NIGHT to get a set of FREE bike lights!
The next FREE countywide residential electronics recycling collection will be held on Saturday, October 12, from 8 AM - noon at The News-Gazette Distribution Center in Champaign.
Please follow the signs and enter the event at Market Street and Olympian Drive.
The following electronic devices will be accepted at the event:
Televisions, computers, computer accessories, hard drives, printers, scanners, copiers, fax machines, DVD players, CD players, stereos, and mobile phones.
*The event will be held rain or shine.
Questions? Contact U-Cycle at (217) 384-2302
UHS’s annual Gridiron Event is scheduled for Friday, August 23, 2013 at the UHS Athletics Complex.
All City administrative offices and the Landscape Recycling center are closed to observe the holiday.
The survey is now closed.
The City of Urbana is updating our award-winning Bicycle Master Plan. The 2013-14 Urbana Bicycle Master Plan will be a comprehensive update of the 2008 Urbana Bicycle Master Plan and will build upon the facilities and programs that were identified in the 2008 Plan. The Plan will also take into account recommendations from the Champaign County Greenways & Trails Plan update and the Urbana Park District Trails Master Plan, both currently being developed. Bicycling is intended to be safe, efficient, and a practical travel option for all Urbana residents and visitors for both recreation and transportation trips.
Save the Date!
Green Infrastructure Conference
Tues., Sept. 17, 2013
8:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
iHotel Conference Center
The MS4 (Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems) Technical Committee is hosting a FREE Green Infrastructure Conference Tues., Sept. 17, 2013 at the iHotel Conference Center. The morning session will include presentations about local projects, EPA regulatory update, and research about the relationship between stormwater management and mosquitos. The afternoon session is a tour of local green infrastructure. The Keynote speaker is Marcus De la fleur, MLA, whose presentation is “One Drop at a Time: A Sustainable Landscape Case Study”.
The conference is free to attend and lunch is included. Funding is provided by the MS4 Technical Committee (University of Illinois, Cities of Champaign and Urbana, Village of Savoy, Champaign County, Champaign County Soil and Water Conservation District, and the Prairie Rivers Network).
