Upcoming City Holidays
City offices will be closed in observance of a holiday on:
The City seeks input on the second
Donovan Bridge Sculpture Competition.
 Batavia Project Streetscape is underway! The downtown Streetscape project has started on North River Street and Houston Street will be right on its heels. The Streetscape project will provide Batavians with a shared community space (called a “woonerf” in Europe) and will also be updating underground utilities, lighting and infrastructure.
An important feature, accessibility to the downtown will be aided by the installation of a sidewalk to navigate the northeast corner of Wilson and River Street to eliminate the necessity of using stairs to walk or ride on the public walk. On Houston Street, a sidewalk will be installed on the north side of the street between Batavia Avenue and Water Street. Additionally, state-funded projects will provide pedestrian/bike crossings on both Batavia Avenue (Rt. 31) and Washington Street (Rt. 25) in 6 different places over the next few years, making the downtown area available for a wider range of citizens.
Visit the Batavia Project Streetscape page for more information and pictures.
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Saturday, May 19, 2012
8 AM - Noon, meet at the Batavia Skate Park Parking Lot on Rt. 25 |
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Local groups are encouraged to organize and join in this effort.
- Trash bags supplied.
- Bring work gloves and dress appropriately.
- A few canoes are needed and volunteers experienced in removal of trash from the river.
- ONLY if water levels are safe.
- Those with waders should bring them.
PLEASE NOTE: All participants will be asked to sign a waiver form.
We will have them at the cleanup
All children should be accompanied by a parent or adult and must have a signed form.
For more information or to let us know you or a group are volunteering:
http://bataviansforahealthyriver.org/cleanups.htm
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2012
Batavia Triathlon
June 10
6:30 AM |
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The eigth annual Batavia Triathlon will be held on Sunday, June 10. The race starts at 6:30 AM at Quarry Beach Park, with the running course in the downtown/Riverwalk area, and the bike course winds 14.7 miles through the west side of Batavia and parts of Kane County. The proceeds from the event benefit local charities. If you don't participate in the event, then you can volunteer to help make it a successful event. For more information, visit the event Web site.
2012 International
Windmillers' Trade Fair
June 14-16, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Batavia is pleased to host the 24th Annual International Windmillers' Trade Fair. Windmills are a unique part of Batavia's history, and everyone will have an opportunity to learn more about them at this interesting fair. Windmill enthusiasts from all over the world will come to Batavia to immerse themselves in all things windmill-related.
The fair will be held at the Batavia High School on Thursday, June 14 through Saturday, June 16 from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM each day. The public is invited to attend for a suggested donation of $5.00 to the Batavia Windmill Maintenance Fund.
For more information visit the event's Web site. See more upcoming events on the City of Batavia Calendar
or these sites:
Batavia MainStreet,
Neighbors of Batavia, and
Batavia Chamber of Commerce
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