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Olympian Drive Extension Open House

Date: 
October 6, 2010 - 4:00pm to 7:00pm

Olympian Drive SignStop by the Urbana Civic Center any time between 4:00 and 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 6, 2010.



  • Learn what the project is about

  • Meet Steering Committee and Project Team

  • Review and provide feedback on identified project issues and concerns

  • Give input on design enhancements

Visit: www.OlympianDriveProject.com


Email: info@olympiandriveproject.com


Call: 217-384-2377

Boneyard Creek Improvements Public Meeting

Date: 
October 12, 2010 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm


Boneyard Creek Improvements - Concept Design -Griggs Street to Broadway Avenue 


 


Meeting will be held at the Urbana Civic Center located at 108 East Water Street


 


Join the City's Public Works staff and the design consultant team to review a concept plan for the Boneyard Creek in downtown Urbana.  Illustrations of the proposed improvements will be available for viewing, including proposed changes to the following key features of the Boneyard Creek:


·         Removal of steel channel walls and replacement with a vegetated open channel

"Ride For Their Lives" Campaign Making Stop in Urbana

Date: 
August 26, 2010 - 4:00pm

On Thursday, August 26, 2010, Ed Smart and Ahmad Rivazfar, both parents of child abduction and abuse victims, will travel to Central Illinois by bicycle as part of an awareness and fundraising campaign, Ride For Their Lives, for the Surviving Parents Coalition (SPC) child advocacy initiatives. Rivazfar and Smart will stop at the Lake House at Crystal Lake Park in Urbana at 4 PM to meet guests and share information on how to protect children. From the C-U area, Smart and Rivazfar will ride to Kankakee, IL.


Riders wanting to join Smart and Rivazfar as they come into the C-U area from indianapolis may do so. There will be a meet-up point 60 miles outside the area. Riders may also do the last 10-15 miles with the group - the route is viewable on the ride website.


For more information, contact Mika Moulton at lawchanger@aol.com.


 

Stormwater Advisory Committee Meeting

Date: 
March 2, 2011 - 11:30am to 1:00pm

6th Meeting of the Stormwater Advisory Committee (SWAC) to be held at the Urbana Civic Center.


The SWAC will provide input on various program priorities and on issues such as selection of a rate base. This group will meet and will discuss specific issues, in many cases talking through a policy issue and making a recommendation as to a preferred approach on the issue. Policy issue papers will record these recommendations to the City.

Stormwater Advisory Committee Meeting

Date: 
February 16, 2011 - 11:30am to 1:00pm

5th Meeting of the Stormwater Advisory Committee (SWAC) to be held at the Urbana Civic Center.


The SWAC will provide input on various program priorities and on issues such as selection of a rate base. This group will meet and will discuss specific issues, in many cases talking through a policy issue and making a recommendation as to a preferred approach on the issue. Policy issue papers will record these recommendations to the City.

Storm Water Advisory Committee Meeting

Date: 
October 6, 2010 - 11:30am to 1:00pm

FloodingSecond Meeting of the Storm Water Advisory Committee (SWAC) to be held at the Urbana Civic Center.


The SWAC will provide input on various program priorities and on issues such as selection of a rate base. This group will meet and will discuss specific issues, in many cases talking through a policy issue and making a recommendation as to a preferred approach on the issue. Policy issue papers will record these recommendations to the City.


 

Artist of the Corridor Reception

Date: 
August 10, 2010 - 3:30pm to 4:30pm

The City of Urbana invites the public to an opening of the Artist of the Corridor art exhibit featuring the work of Alexei “Lyosha” Svinarski.  On Tuesday, August 10th, from 3:30 – 4:30pm, a reception will be held in the City Building at 400 S. Vine Street to meet the artist Lyosha and view his exhibition of photographs, entitled “InFocus: Urbana, Illinois”.  Lyosha’s work will be on display until September 30, 2010 and is open to the public. 


The City created an art exhibit space in March 2010 to feature artwork by Urbana artists in the City Building.  The Artist of the Corridor exhibits are displayed for a period of two months.

Contemporary Triptych Music Concert

Date: 
July 28, 2010 - 7:30pm to 8:30pm

Contemporary Triptych - New Music Concert featuring pianist Casey Dierlam


On Wednesday, July 28th, at 7:30 – 8:30pm, a piano recital featuring the music of Steven Taylor (faculty at U of I), Jae Eun Jung (Doctoral student at U of I), and Philip Schuessler (resident of Urbana-Champaign community) will take place in the Smith Hall at 805 S. Mathews Avenue in Urbana.