Report on the Storm From the City Engineer
Regarding the Intense Rain Event Friday Evening–5/15/09. The storm was a fast moving storm that produced large amount of rainfall in a very short period of time. The rain gauge at Healey Street recorded 1.41-inches in a 15 minute period. Of the 1.41inches, approximately .72-inches fell in a 5 minute period. According to the Illinois State Water Survey, .72-inches of rainfall in a 5...
Read MoreCongrats to the Winners and Thanks to All
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Read MoreRecycling and Sustainable Practices
Tonight we are talking about revising the City’s recycling ordinance and sustainable practices for the Curtis Road development. Both items on the agenda are ones that I am very interested in and excited about. I wanted to write a long post but some emergencies at work have prevented me from getting that done. So, I am writing to just make sure people know the items are on the...
Read MoreGreat School’s Together
The process for the Unit 4 visioning committee is winding down. You can see drafts of the working group reports and other informaiton here . I anticipate you will also soon see a draft of the plan if one isn’t already posted. These last 3 weeks vision committee members have been working to incorporate working group information/goals into the overall report. Meetings...
Read MoreCurtis Road, Downtown Housing, Beardsley Park…All this and Dinner for the Police
Council is making dinner for Champaign Police tonight at the station on University Ave. We will be in the parking lot grilling starting about 4:00. Honk as you drive by. Curtis Road The Council is being asked tonight to approve in concept ideas for the Curtis Road overlay district. They include requiring larger tracts for development and having public input required as part of the...
Read MoreAnnual Town Meeting
No matter what you think of it, the Annual Town Meeting for the City of Champaign Township is grassroots democracy in action. You show up sign in and partcipate. At the past two meetings ballot questions have been approved as advisory referenda. If you feel strongly about an issue and want to see it on the ballot or feel strongly that something shouldn’t be on the ballot (as an...
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