Champaign city council will convene Tuesday night to discuss a number of resolutions including a resolution recognizing citizens for their service to the Champaign community.
City employees will be recognized for service by some for 5 years and for others up to 25 years.
Kerri Spear, neighborhood programs manager, said she believes she has a fabulous job and that the city is a great place to work.
“That’s why I’m still here,” she said.
The city council will also approve a resolution to have a public hearing on the extension of the East University Avenue Tax Increment Finance(TIF) District.
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The TIF district generates money from property taxes on commercial and residential properties included in the district; this money can only be used toward improvements within the district.
The city planning department has proposed extending the TIF district for another 12 years, and the new plan will include a smaller taxed body. Fewer residential properties and some commercial properties will be cut out in order to allot more money for the school district, the park district and the Champaign-Urbana Health public health district among other places.
The city council will vote to have a public hearing so that Champaign residents can comment on the extension of the TIF district.
Michael LaDue, council member district 2, said he is not sure when the public hearing will be held, but he predicts it may be more than 3 weeks.
City engineers will also present new elements of the fourth street extension project, which will require the use of federal money.
Chris Sokolowski, city engineer, said the street will follow a different alignment than originally planned and has changed the scope of the project somewhat.
The $533,520 price tag of the project will come from a federal earmark that was acquired by the University.
The project aims to construct a two or three lane street connecting Saint Mary’s Road to Windsor Road. New features will include bicycle and pedestrian paths.
City council will convene Tuesday 7pm at the city building, 102 N. Neil St.
