Neighborhood notes

Neighborhood Notes

Kip Strasma, president of the Downtown Living Neighborhood Association (DLNA) says, “With hundreds of people potentially moving downtown in 2016 and 2017, the DLNA is working to produce a resident ‘welcome packet.’ The idea is to provide helpful information about…

Neighborhood Notes

Jackson Corners Neighborhood Association Mary Genzel of the Jackson Corners Neighborhood Association reports that Peoria Neighborhood Development Specialist Steve Fairbanks will be the guest at the group’s next meeting, at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 3. Phone 682-4689 for more information. The…

Neighborhood Notes

‘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…

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Local Florist and West Bluff neighborhood resident/advocate Dan Callahan is the recipient of the 2015 West Bluff Council “Pillar of the West Bluff Award.” Callahan, who was nominated by activist and Moss-Bradley Neighborhood resident Marjorie Klise, is a long-time West…

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Peorians will take part in the Citizen Police Academy starting this month, when residents will meet from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday from June 3-July 29 to get a better understanding of police operations and to provide a forum for police officers…

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Oakcliff frustrated with lack of action on bridge. Residents of the Oakcliff area along Knoxville Avenue north of Lake Street say they’ve been waiting for more than a year for repairs to a deteriorating bridge on Oakcliff, plus removal of…

Neighborhood Notes for March

‘Tireless’ cleanup launching. Peoria’s Tireless Committee, established with a $5,000 grant from Leaders Change Peoria to address tire abandonment in Peoria’s neighborhoods, is finalizing plans to recycle up to 22,000 tires per year and hopes to hold events on the…

Neighborhood Notes for January 2015

* Three new neighborhood associations this year registered with the City, bringing the total of registered neighborhood associations to 105, reports Neighborhood Development Specialist Steve Fairbanks. Also, four new neighborhood watch groups were established, meaning that more than 75 neighborhood…