Parks and Recreation Board
The Parks and Recreation Board typically meets the third Thursday of each month at 7PM at the Melvin Miller Park Office.
Members:
Chris Stokes, Chair; Doug Hoffman, Vice Chair; Lisa Ebert; William Kremer, Secretary; Steve Shaw, City Council Representative; Chuck Raterman, Board of Education Representative; Andy Crabill
Urbana is conveniently nestled in Champaign County in the heart of west central Ohio.
- Incorporated in 1868
- Approximately 6.8 square miles
- Population 11,793 as of 2010 census
- Home to Urbana University, a liberal arts college with an enrollment of 1500 and a 128-acre campus
- Two national residential historic districts and multiple single sites on the registry
- According to the Ohio Historical Society, in 1840 during the VanBuren-Harrison contest, downtown Urbana was the site for a national Whig convention dinner. Hanging nearby was a banner with the words "The People is Oll Korrect." This helped to perpetuate the national trend of using "OK," not only as a show of political support, but as a common phrase used today. (more)