The News-Gazette had a couple quick updates on building permits in Urbana and various referendum projects for Unit 4 on Friday:
Urbana Building Permits
Urbana homebuilding permits nearly tripleMore at the full article here.
So far this year, nearly three times as many one- and two-family building permits have been issued for Urbana as last year.
Urbana has had 33, Champaign 35, Savoy 27 and Mahomet 24, according to data compiled by Libby Horwitz, economic development coordinator for Urbana.
She pulled the permit numbers from listings in each Sunday's business section of The News-Gazette, which receives the listings from each of the cities.
At this point last year, Champaign had 98 one- and two-family new construction permits, Mahomet had 35, Savoy 34 and Urbana 12.
Urbana officials are crediting the increase to their Think Urbana tax incentives, which reduce property and sales taxes on new homes built in Urbana's enterprise zone.
Unit 4 Referendum Projects Updates
Extreme makeover, Unit 4 schools editionMore at the full article here.
With high school football season kicking off two months from Sunday, construction continues at the shared sports home of Centennial and Central, including the conversion to artificial turf for Tommy Stewart Field and an all-new Harold Jester track...
SOUTH SIDE: Costs, plans tweaked
DR. HOWARD: Move over, PACA onsite
BURNHAM: Countdown clock at 23 days
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