Notices & Alerts

A public hearing to approve a proposed property tax increase for Town of Cunningham for 2019 will be held on December 9, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the City of Urbana Council Chambers, 400 S. Vine Street, Urbana, IL 61801. 

Any person desiring to appear at the public hearing and present testimony to the taxing district may contract Charles Smyth, Township Clerk, 400 S. Vine Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801 at 217-384-2362. 

Notice of Proposed Property Tax Increase for the City of Urbana, Illinois I. A public hearing to approve a proposed property tax increase for the City of Urbana for 2019 will be held on December 9, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at the City of Urbana Council Chambers, 400 S. Vine Street, Urbana, IL 61801. Any person desiring to appear at the public hearing and present testimony to the taxing district may contract Charles Smyth, City Clerk, 400 S. Vine Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801 at 217-384-2362. II. The corporate and special purpose property taxes extended or abated for 2018 were $7,876,330. The proposed corporate and special service property taxes to be levied for 2019 are $10,325,152. This represents a 31.1% increase over the previous year. III. The property taxes extended for debt service and public building commission leases for 2018 were $0. The estimated property taxes to be levied for debt service and public building commission leases for 2019 are $0. This represents a 0.00% increase over the previous year. IV. The total property taxes extended or abated for 2018 were $7,876,330. The estimated total property taxes to be levied for 2019 are $10,325,152.

Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois (the “City”) will hold a public hearing on Monday, December 2, 2019 at its regular meeting at 7:00 p.m., at the City Council Chambers, 400 South Vine Street, Urbana, Illinois, pursuant to the requirements of Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, to consider the proposed issuance by the City of its not to exceed $7,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Capital Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2019 (the “Bonds”). The proceeds of the Bonds will be loaned to Cunningham Children’s Home of Urbana, Illinois, an Illinois not-for-profit corporation (the “Borrower”), and will be used to (a) finance and refinance (by refunding certain prior obligations) the acquisition, construction and installation of land, buildings, furniture, fixtures and equipment for an Education and Recreation Center and a Residential Treatment Center at 1303 North Cunningham Avenue, in Urbana, Illinois (the “Project”), and (b) pay a portion of the costs of issuing the Bonds.

Requesting Department: Community Development
Contact Person: Jason Arrasmith
Address: 400 S. Vine Street, Urbana, IL 61801
Telephone: (217) 384-2416
E-mail Address: jlarrasmith@urbanaillinois.us

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

Bid Submission Date: 12/6/2019 Time: 11:00 A.M. Central Time

Allowable Means for Transmitting Bids: printed hardcopy

Public Bid Opening Date: 12/6/2019
Time: 11:00 A.M. Central Time
Location for above: 400 S. Vine Street, Urbana, IL 61801

Vendors should be prepared to submit Vendor Representations, W-9, and Equal Opportunity documentation if selected.

Urbana-Champaign, IL – The City of Urbana has started its first week of leaf collection for the season. The City wants to remind residents not to tape leaf bags. Taped bags are not collected in the leaf collection program. In addition, the City wants to remind residents that branches and brush are not accepted in the leaf collection program. Please ensure that only leaves and non-woody plant materials are placed inside paper leaf and garden bags. The leaf collection continues this week, and then will resume for two more weeks this autumn season, November 18-22, 2019, and December 2-6, 2019. We appreciate your cooperation.