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Neighborhood Meeting on 2013-2014 Annual Action Plan

Submitted by Visitor (not verified) on December 21, 2012 - 10:23am
Date: 
January 8, 2013 - 7:00pm

The City of Urbana and Urbana HOME Consortium are seeking citizen input regarding community needs for the preparation of the City of Urbana and Urbana HOME Consortium Annual Action Plan (AAP) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013-2014. The Annual Action Plan is the City's budget for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Programs. The Plan also includes budgets for HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funding by the City of Urbana, City of Champaign, and Champaign County.

Neighborhood Meeting on 2013-2014 Annual Action Plan

Submitted by Visitor (not verified) on December 21, 2012 - 10:17am
Date: 
January 7, 2013 - 7:00pm

The City of Urbana and Urbana HOME Consortium are seeking citizen input regarding community needs for the preparation of the City of Urbana and Urbana HOME Consortium Annual Action Plan (AAP) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013-2014. The Annual Action Plan is the City's budget for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Programs. The Plan also includes budgets for HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) funding by the City of Urbana, City of Champaign, and Champaign County.

Independent Forum on High Speed Internet (UC2B) and the Future of the Community

Submitted by Visitor (not verified) on November 30, 2012 - 10:08am
Date: 
December 1, 2012 - 9:00am to 1:00pm

The ribbon has been cut for UC2B, but much work remains to be done before the digital divide ends in Champaign-Urbana. How will this new digital capacity benefit the community? Money? Programs? Education? Representation? Health? Everyone is needed to join in the process of transforming Champaign-Urbana into a digital community.

Hear from UC2B decision-makers, learn new skills and share your perspectives December 1, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Douglass Annex, 804 North Fifth Street, in Champaign, Illinois, at the forum “High Speed Internet (UC2B): How will the community benefit?” This event is an open, independent event. Citizens and groups in the local area can come to hear about and discuss the current state and future directions of community use of high-speed internet.

The event’s schedule will be:

Holiday Hustle

Submitted by Visitor (not verified) on November 28, 2012 - 3:01pm
Date: 
December 2, 2012 - 12:00pm to 5:00pm

Shop local, Shop small at the Holiday Hustle

When: Sunday, December 2, 2012 from 12-5 p.m.
Where: Downtown Urbana

Receive one entry form in each store where you make a purchase! Grand Prize drawing at 5:15 p.m. inside Lincoln Square.  You need not be present to win. 

Individual door prize drawing in each store (no purchase required to enter)

Enjoy food, beverages, and music while you shop!

Active Choices: Champaign County Greenways & Trails Plan Public Workshop #1

Submitted by Visitor (not verified) on November 6, 2012 - 3:21pm
Date: 
November 15, 2012 - 6:00pm to 8:00pm

Please join us in our first public forum about walking, bicycling, and the environment to:

  • Learn about the planning process
  • Map & comment on preferred routes, issues & opportunities
  • Find out how to stay involved

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2012 from 6:00 - 8:00 PM

ILLINOIS TERMINAL, 4TH FLOOR, 45 E. UNIVERSITY AVE., CHAMPAIGN

This meeting has a structured agenda. Please plan to attend the workshop in its entirety. RSVP is requested but not necessary.

To RSVP or for more information, contact:  Gabe Lewis, CCRPC Transportation Planner, at glewis@ccrpc.org or 217-328-3313

Updated - Boneyard Creek Improvements Project Ground Breaking Ceremony

Submitted by Visitor (not verified) on November 5, 2012 - 8:10am
Date: 
November 14, 2012 - 3:00pm

Exciting news! The City of Urbana will be holding a ground breaking ceremony for the Boneyard Creek Improvements Project on Wednesday November 14th at 3 P.M. at the Urbana School District Parking Lot located on the northwest corner of Griggs Street and Race Street. You are invited to attend the ground breaking ceremony for this exciting project.

 

Parking for the ceremony will be available in the City Parking Lot #25 north of the railroad tracks on Race Street.

 

 

In case of rain the ceremony will be relocated to Silver Creek Restaurant’s greenhouse.