City of Urbana, Government

08/14/2026

Storm Damage Update (Friday, August 14, 2026)

After several days of work following Tuesday’s storm event, AES Ohio crews have largely completed power restoration within the City of Urbana. However, a few streets remain blocked as some limbs still need to be cleared from lines by utility crews before the streets can be reopened. With power now being restored, utility crews will be able to shift their focus to clearing these lines in the coming days. Behind the scenes, city staff will continue to work with utility crews to coordinate these efforts and to ensure that all streets are back open soon.

In addition to the remaining street blockages, the Simon Kenton Trail between Miami Street and South Edgewood Avenue is currently closed due to limbs/fallen trees blocking the trail. Furthermore, the section south of Urbana between State Route 55 and Hickory Grove Road is also closed due to limbs/fallen trees. These sections will be reopened as soon as these trees/limbs can be cleared.

Oak Dale Cemetery also has been impacted by storm damage, and cleanup efforts are in progress.

Next week, from Monday, August 17, 2026 to Friday, August 21, 2026, the City of Urbana Street Department will be picking up brush from the storm. Residents are encouraged to place their brush curbside* as soon as possible to ensure collection with the last pickup scheduled to occur on Friday, August 21, 2026. In addition, the City of Urbana’s Compost Facility at 1263 Muzzy Road is open 8:00AM-4:30PM on Weekdays and 9:00AM-3:00PM on Saturdays. Special hours for the compost facility are also being offered this Sunday, August 16, 2026 from 9:00AM-3:00PM. Following this storm event, the use of the compost facility is being made available to residents with no cost to use the facility.

We appreciate your patience and cooperation as our community continues to cleanup and recover from this major storm event.

Reminder:
*Storm debris must be 4’ or shorter in a pile with the limbs in one direction. The pile is to be placed along the curb. (Please do not block sidewalks or gutters)

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08/14/2026

A massive shout-out to the incredible residents of Urbana!
Following the storm damage earlier this week, this community has shown exactly what small-town pride is all about. From checking on neighbors to clearing debris, everyone stepped up without hesitation. Thank you to everyone who has helped with the clean-up efforts—whether you are stacking debris neatly at the curb or making trips to the Compost Facility to drop off brush. Watching this city come together and support one another proves that Urbana’s strength is its people.
We are so proud of this community. Thank you for working together!

08/13/2026

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Dear Champaign County Residents,

Following the security breach that affected the county’s previous alerting system, CodeRED, in November, the county has taken steps to ensure a more secure and reliable method of delivering emergency notifications.

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Please note that all residents must complete a new registration to receive alerts through Everbridge, even if you were previously signed up for CodeRED. Without registration, you will not receive emergency notifications.

We strongly encourage you to follow the registration instructions as soon as possible to stay informed and protected.

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08/13/2026

The City of Urbana Compost Facility located at 1261 Muzzy Rd., will be open on Sunday, August 16, 2026. The hours of operation will be 9 am - 3 pm.
They will be accepting storm damage debris FREE OF CHARGE, even for larger truck/trailer loads. Residents can drop off fallen tree branches, twigs, and leaves during operational hours. Please make sure the debris is free of household trash, plastic bags, and building materials.

OTHER YARD WASTE RULES

Yard waste must be source separated which means items cannot be mixed (for example, no mixture of brush and leaves or no mixture of leaves and grass clippings).

Containers, plastic bags, and binding material use the “Carry-In/Carry-Out” policy—these items must not be left on-site.

Prohibited material includes, but not limited to, trash, litter, hazardous waste, infectious waste, construction & demolition material, asbestos or waste containing asbestos, batteries, food waste, liquids, domestic and farm animal carcasses, animal waste, industrial or agricultural waste, or other non-source separated material.

Customers must obtain a receipt from the on-duty attendant before using the Compost/Mulch Facility.

Depositing yard waste during non-operational hours without the express written consent of the City of Urbana is considered littering and liable to prosecution.

08/13/2026

Beginning at 7:30am crews will be flagging traffic down to one way traffic on S. Main Street between Water Street and Lincoln Street as we continue storm clean-up on S. Main. Crews will then move to Scioto Street in the area between Kenton Street and E. Lawn Avenue to clean-up debris in that area. Other crews will be working throughout the entire city cleaning up storm damage, please use caution when approaching these crews.

As a reminder to residence:
Please get all storm damage out to the curb as quickly as possible, with all branches 4’ or shorter, and with the limbs in one direction, which helps speed up our clean-up process. The pile is to be placed along the curb. (Please do not block sidewalks or gutters due to more rain in the forecast).

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08/12/2026

Update for S. Main St.:

Due to the amount of traffic and weather moving into the area, the clean up work will resume in the morning.

Thank you for your patience!

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08/12/2026

Open letter to our Urbana community from UFD Fire Chief Dean Ortlieb.

08/12/2026

City Street Division is working on collecting storm damage from yesterdays weather event. They currently have crews working on S. Main Street with flaggers in this area. S. Main street and adjacent streets were heavily affected. Please allow extra time if traveling along S. Main Street. There are a few streets that are still closed due to trees being down and they will be working in those areas as well.
Reminder:
Storm debris must be 4’ or shorter in a pile with the limbs in one direction. The pile is to be placed along the curb. (Please do not block sidewalks or gutters due to more rain in the forecast)
Thank you!

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08/11/2026

Just a reminder. Survey closes on August 15th, 2026

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08/11/2026

The Finance Office / Utility office is closed due to no power. Sorry for any inconvenience that this may cause.

There are numerous trees, limbs, debris and poles down, that may have some streets closed. Our Street dept. is aware and working on the clean up. Thank you for your patience!