West Peoria News for December
The West Peoria Residents Association Community Christmas Party will be Sunday, December 7, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Franciscan Recreation Center. Santa will arrive in West Peoria style aboard West Peoria Fire Engine #1072. Residents are invited to join Santa, enjoy hay rack rides, the Irish Flynn Dancers, the Quarters (who last year at Christmas performed at the White House) and Fox Ellis, the children’s story teller. A special appearance by Mayor Dillon and The Councilmen who will entertain with Christmas carols could be a highlight if not very interesting. Cookies and hot chocolate will be served. Come and enjoy a December evening with your families and neighbors.
Check out the City Calendar at: www.cityofwestpeoria.com to stay informed about what is happening in West Peoria. The calendar shows all city meetings, events and much more. All meetings are held in City Hall and are open to the public. City Council meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. The Finance Committee meets on the 1st Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. The Transportation Committee meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. The Plan Commission meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. The Public Safety Committee meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. and the Land Use Committee meets on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
If you wish to make a complaint or report a code violation, email:
code-zoning@cityofwestpeoria.com
or phone: 674-1993. (All information is confidential. You are not required to give your name when you report a violation.)
Interested in running for office in the City of West Peoria? April 2009 is an election year in the City of West Peoria. The offices up for election are: Alderman in Ward 1, Ward 2, Ward 3 and Ward 4. Anyone who is interested in running for one of the positions should contact the City Clerk at the West Peoria City Hall to pick up the packets. October 28, was the first day to circulate nomination petitions. Filing is 78 days prior to the elections. January 19, 2009 is the 78th day prior to the April 7, 2009 Consolidation Election and is the first day of filing for those offices which are open. Governmental offices that are closed in observance of Martin Luther King’s birthday will accept petitions on January 20, 2009. Regardless whether the office is open on January 19th, the last day to file is January 26, 2009. January 20, 2009 is the last day to file petitions for referenda
The Street Department Manager asks that you please not shovel the end of your drive until the plows have been down your street. This will save the frustration of having to shovel again. A Parking Ban on all West Peoria streets will be issued whenever two or more inches of snow is predicted, according to City Ordinance # 2006-17. It is also against City Code to shovel your snow into the street because doing so only slows down the process of clearing the streets.
The West Peoria Lions Club provides Christmas baskets each year for those in need. If you know of a West Peoria family in need, please call 673-6207 by December 5th and get their name added to the holiday list.
In the past, the West Peoria Lions Club has furnished many pairs of glasses and hearing aids to West Peoria residents and surrounding communities through the group’s many fundraising efforts. The WELC now needs citizens to step up and become members of the West Peoria Lions Club to help continue these humanitarian services to our communities. Please consider joining. To learn what it is all about call 673-6207 for more information.
Some of the many facts about the International Lions clubs that you might not know. Lions Clubs International is the world’s largest service club organization, made up of a network of 1.3 million men and women in 200 countries and geographical locations. This last year, Lions donated approximately $449 million and 76 million hours of service to their communities – the equivalent of 31,000 people working full-time for one year. Lions Clubs International Foundation was recently ranked the Number One non-governmental organization (NGO) in a study by the Financial Times. Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, a Lion member, was recently nominated by the Lions International for the Nobel Peace Prize. Interested in joining this win-win organization? If so, you can enrich not only your life, but the lives of our youth and the hearing and vision impaired.
West Peoria Neighborhood Watch will meet on January 15, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in City Hall. Officer Chris Watkins will up-date us on criminal activities in the community. The West Peoria Residents’ Association will meet immediately afterwards at 6:30 p.m. in City Hall. The public is invited and encouraged to attend both meetings.
Car tires are still being accepted at West Peoria Township for $3/ea. Truck and tractor tires will also be accepted at an additional cost. Help keep West Peoria beautiful, dispose of those items from your property. Contact Township Supervisor, Bob DeSutter, at 674-0462 for assistance.
This writer wishes you all a blessed and healthy holiday season and a successful 2009 at this time of challenges in this world, we will need to step up to accept more challenges and changes in our community. Let us make 2009 the best year yet to be a West Peorian.
