URBANA, IL (Chambana Today) – After an extensive community engagement process, the City of Urbana‘s new long-term comprehensive plan, Imagine Urbana, is ready for public review and comment. This document will set the course for Urbana’s policy, infrastructure, and planning decisions in the coming years, through sustainable and fiscally responsible growth.
Urbana mayor Diane Wolfe Marlin emphasized the plan’s importance, stating, “When finalized, Imagine Urbana will serve as the city’s guide for City policy, infrastructure, and planning decisions in the years ahead. It provides the framework to promote quality of life for residents through innovative, sustainable, and fiscally responsible growth and development.”
Residents are encouraged to review and comment on the draft version of Imagine Urbana. You can easily access the plan online at online.encodeplus.com/regs/urbana-il. Printed copies are available at The Urbana Free Library, the City of Urbana Clerk’s Office at City Hall (200 S. Vine St.), or by emailing ImagineUrbana@urbanaillinois.us.
In addition to sharing feedback at the Urbana Plan Commission Study Session at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 22, community members can also participate in six informal neighborhood meetings throughout September. Dates and times for the Imagine Urbana information sessions are as follows:
Thursday, September 12: 25 O’ Clock Brewing Co., 208 W. Griggs St. 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Friday, September 13: Vineyard Church, 1500 N. Lincoln Ave. 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, September 18 (Noon Session): ILEAS Training Center, 1701 E. Main St. Noon – 1:00 p.m. (light lunch as available)
Wednesday, September 18: The Urbana Free Library, 210 W. Green St. 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, September 18: USD #116 Tiger Academy, 1106 S. Vine St. 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 19: St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 2200 Philo Rd. 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.