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Urbana council refers contentious Vine Street parking change to committee after debate
Summary
After residents and the city engineer clashed over safety data and historic signage, Urbana's City Council voted to send a proposed no-parking ordinance for Vine Street to a future Committee of the Whole for deeper review and possible alternatives.
The Urbana City Council voted March 9 to refer a proposed ordinance that would ban parking along portions of Vine Street to a future Committee of the Whole for additional study and community input.
Council members debated Ordinance 2026-03007, which would amend the city's Schedule J to prohibit parking "at all times" on Vine Street from Homes to Florida Avenue. Mary Ellis, who moved the change in procedure, said the intent is to give council and staff more time to reconcile competing evidence and public input before taking final action.
The city engineer, John Seaman (referenced during the meeting…
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