Landfill #2 waste receipts are being limited as much as possible in an effort to help extend the time until Landfill #2 is filled, which is estimated at late spring. Waste receipts for January were 6,000 tons less than last year.
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The Watch: Peoria County Election Commission sent out 20K ballots
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There were 265 different ballot styles in Peoria County for the April 1 election. Vote-by-mail voters can follow their ballots with Ballot Trax after signing up online.
The Watch: County plants grant into food desert; City rebuilding Firestation 6
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City Council investigates feasibility of casino; plus new reports from Tri-County Planning Commission and Airport Authority
League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria observers attend and report on local government meetings.
The Watch: Peoria County reviews plans for jail improvement
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Options range from complete rebuild to upgrades/maintenance; City Council authorizes deal with GFL to build Landfill #3; Sanitary District reviewing treatment facility business; plus updates on ICC, Dunlap Dist. 323, Springdale Cemetery
Enrollment at ICC rebounds back to 2020 levels
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League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria observers attend and report on local government meetings
The Watch: Peoria County insists on new landfill; Salvation Army gets grant
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Does new Dunlap High School facility need a pool? Sanitary District sees increase in past due bills; League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria observers attend and report on local government meetings
The Watch: Councilors, commissioners taking care of the details
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Peoria County approves balanced budget; Maui Jim contributing to Dunlap schools
League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria observers attend and report on local government meetings
The Watch: Peoria County under contract with Energy Harbor; City Council to study efficiency
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League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria observers attend and report on local government meetings.
The Watch: City Council expands agenda, County Board gets busy with new membership
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Local officials tidied the books to start 2023: you’ll see $750,000 in debts written off and $2.2 million in grants and bequests coming in. On Dec. 13, Peoria City Council expanded its annual legislative agenda to include public safety pension…
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The Art of Channy Lyons Chandler Lyons Wildemuth was every bit as formidable as her name. Like Walt Whitman, she contained contradictory multitudes. She was a writer, an historian, an arts and animal lover. She was both warm and stern,…