Bristol Place Residences Taking Shape
The City of Champaign and its development partners are excited to share the latest construction and leasing information for Bristol Place Residences, located at the corner of Bradley Avenue and Market Street. This public/private partnership includes the City of Champaign, the Housing Authority of Champaign County and AHDVS, LLC. As of late July, Bristol Place […]
Improving Pedestrian Safety on Campus
Improving Pedestrian Safety on Campus New housing units have added to the number of pedestrians passing through the intersection of Sixth Street and Healey Street. This is an area where there are already numerous inexperienced and distracted drivers. In response to a group of students asking that the City take action to improve pedestrian safety […]
Bristol Place Redevelopment Phase II Update
Kerri Spear, Neighborhood Programs Manager, gave a presentation to the Board of Commissioners at the Housing Authority of Champaign County on September 24, 2015. Ms. Spear provided the commissioners with an update on the Bristol Place Redevelopment. Ms. Spear also discussed the Bristol Place Phase II developer selection process. Ms. Spear explained that the city […]
Housing Authority of Champaign County To Utilize Local Codes
The Housing Authority of Champaign County (HACC) will be utilizing local municipal code requirements for tenant based voucher units in the Housing Choice Voucher Program effective July 1, 2015. This will be applicable to the City of Champaign, City of Urbana and Village of Rantoul. For the unincorporated areas, HACC will utilize the property maintenance codes […]
Foreclosure Tracking
Foreclosure filings through December of 2014 are now reported. The chart below outlines foreclosure activity within the City of Champaign over the past few years. 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Number of Filings 102 […]
Kenwood Road
Property Maintenance Inspector Tim Spear has been working with the owner of 715 Kenwood on housing issues. The owner is under an extension agreement to have all violations corrected by September 16, 2014. As part of this extension agreement, the owner agreed to demolish an old shed on the property. As of September 12, 2014 […]
Certified Housing Inspections
The annual Certified Housing Inspections started on September 2, 2014. Property Maintenance Inspectors Mike Lambert and Tim Spear have completed inspections in 16 of the 54 facilities as of September 12, 2014. The facilities that are inspected in the first two weeks of the program are facilities that had the highest amount of violations in […]
Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCVP) Waitlist – Displaced by Government Action
The waitlist for HCVs for people displaced by government action will be open for the Month of September. This provides a housing opportunity for anyone facing displacement due to a government action taken, such as condemnation or a redevelopment activity similar to Bristol Place.
IL NAHRO Conference and Annual Meeting
Neighborhood Services Director Kevin Jackson and key NSD staff attended this event in Springfield and participated in sessions focusing on fair housing, mental health challenges in housing, resident advisory boards, creating housing partnerships for the homeless and affordable housing development. Keynote speakers over the two days included Senator Dick Durbin and HUD Regional Director Antonio […]
Look Up! Program
Deputy Fire Marshals Janet Maupin and Randy Smith, Property Maintenance Inspector Tim Spear, and Summer Youth Employment Interns Tylon Turner and Olivia Dew met with representatives from the Illinois Office of the State Fire Marshal (OSFM). The representatives from the OSFM will be attending the Fire Factor academy on September 27, 2014 to deliver two […]