‘Night Out Against Crime’ Aug. 4. Peoria’s registered neighborhood associations are working on taking part in the Aug. 4 National Night Out Against crime in their areas.
“The purpose of Night Out is to promote neighborhood safety by hosting a street party with food, games, and neighborly interaction,” said Peoria Neighborhood Development Specialist Steve Fairbanks. “As is the tradition in Peoria, city and county leaders, city staff, police officers and firefighters will visit many of the neighborhood events.”
Groups are eligible for reimbursement of up to $200 for event expenses.
Night Out documents are available at the City’s Web site at: www.peoriagov.org/peoria-police-department/neighborhood-programs/.
For more information on participating, contact Fairbanks at 494-8250.
Center Bluff Neighborhood Association taking part. The CBNA will be one of those neighborhood groups celebrating National Night Out Against Crime, according to president Sharon Draper, who told Community Word the organization is “holding a picnic at Columbia Park from 6-8 p.m. Aug. 4. There will be games for the children and free food and beverages.”
Mossville Point benefits from limited traffic. Dr. Richard P. June, president of the Mossville Point Subdivision association, praises how Trader’s Realty developed that area about 35 years ago.
“There are 33 homes in our subdivision on 37 residential lots,” June said. “The streets are a double cul de sac so there is no through traffic. We have sidewalks throughout the entire subdivision [and] we have restrictive covenants that help to keep our subdivision looking good.”
Idyllbrook Subdivision progressing. Cheri Hirschmann of the Idyllbrook neighborhood says the area is enjoying stewardship and fun.
“We are so happy with some of the things that we have going on, including entryway cleanups – which took place a couple of weeks ago – and our Movie in the Park [program] that takes place on the second Saturday of the month – with all of the rain. The group has a Facebook page and web site: www.Idyllbrook.com.
Permeable paver parking lot
designed for municipal asphalt space
behind One World café One of the worst parking lots in Peoria is one of the busiest. The municipal lot behind One World café at the corner of Main and University streets is an old asphalt lot with garbage-filled dumpsters fermenting in the summer sun.
Several weeks ago, Scott Reeise, city engineer, presented a redesign that includes permeable pavers, dozens of trees, full-cut-off lighting and bioswales.
Fewer than a dozen people attended Reeise’s presentation at Westlake Hall on the Bradley University campus.
He said that heavy rains this spring and summer meant more sewer overflow was discharged into the Illinois River, a situation that will be mitigated by permeable pavers and bioswales.
“Since June, we’ve had 30 times that sewage was discharged into the river,” he said at the July 16 meeting.
The city is applying for grant funding for the parking lot construction.