Urbana Priorities

The full article has input from council members on each priority. Excerpt from the News-Gazette:

Urbana lays out top 5 priorities
Last week, Urbana council members finished drafting the top five priorities to guide city work from 2018 to 2021.

These priorities are set to dovetail with basic city goals, like public safety and neighborhood services, and won’t be followed to the complete exclusion of other activities.

They also can’t be done by the city alone. Mayor Diane Marlin said each one requires partnership and collaboration with other agencies and organizations.

The quick list:

Priority 1 - With consideration of downtown Urbana as a whole, initiate and plan for a transformation of the Lincoln Square site (above) into a destination.

Priority 2 - Increase minority participation in city procurement, hiring and contracting. And, working with the Human Relations Commission, develop a system to incentivize and advocate for equity and increased minority employment rates.

Priority 3 - Work to achieve equity in traffic stops and reduce the disparate impact of court costs and fines on lower-income people.

Priority 4 - Expand the connectivity of the Kickapoo Rail Trail with a focus between Vine St. and Lincoln Ave.

Priority 5 - Invest in and repurpose older housing stock.