Urbana Park District opens nomination petitions for Park Commissioners

URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — The Urbana Park District is now accepting nomination petitions to name its next Commissioners.

Two Commissioners will be elected to six-year terms in the 2025 municipal elections on April 1. The Park District encouraged anyone with interest in the job to attend Park Board meetings . They should also contact Executive Director Tim Bartlett to schedule a meeting to learn more about the duties, schedules, park facilities, programs and current projects.

Board meetings are held the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Planning and Operations Building, 1011 East Kerr Avenue in Urbana. To schedule a meeting with Bartlett, people should call the Darius E. Phebus Administrative Office at (217)-367-1536.

To be eligible for the job, you must be a qualified voter who lives in the Park District for at least one year prior to the election. Illinois law also requires that people cannot serve on a park board if they are in arrears due to the park district or being a convicted felon.

Nominating petitions can be picked up at the Phebus Administrative Office at 303 West University Avenue from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays. Petitions must be returned to the office by November 18, 2024.

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