A view of the front of the Urbana City Building.

Proposed Urbana City Council ward maps are available for review

The Urbana City Council is expected to review three proposed ward boundary maps at its June 3rd Committee of the Whole meeting. Meanwhile, the proposed maps are posted at the city’s website  for public review and comment. A link on the website’s front page takes users to information on ward redistricting. The map that wins council approval will replace Urbana’s current ward map.

A variety of purple, yellow and red flowers grow out of a person's front yard in Michigan.

217 Today: Grass lawns are a landscape staple, but an environmental reckoning may change that

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