Sanitary District trustees accept $661K bid from Hoerr Construction for sewer cleaning and inspection; Aircport Authority coordinating with Ameren to prepare for upgrades; plus updates for County Board, City Council and Dunlap school district.
League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria observers attend and report on local government meetings
Proposal for donation of $11 million from Hengst Foundation is for an outdoor venue with seating for 5,000 to ‘promote the arts and enhance quality of life, consistent with goals of city’
County Board approves collective-bargaining deals with Police Benevolent Labor Committee-Lieutenant Units and the Highway Department employees, Airport Authority reports summer traffic up; Dunlap school board gets Wilder Waite update; plus Election Commission report
City Council renews a five-year franchise agreement with Advanced Medical Transport and accepts a grant for $2,876,250 from Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
City Council helping LULA help homeless, state grant means funding for the police as they fight auto crimes; plus updates from Peoria County Board, Election Commission, GPSD, Dunlap Dist. 323; Springdale Cemetery
Land sold to city for $1,250,000 will be added to local land bank and could be developed into as many as 150 new homes on 70 acres.
Fixes could cost $20M to $31M; rebuilding would be quarter billion; Election Commission talks pay raises; City Council approves licenses; plus updates from GPSD, Springdale Cemetery, Airport Authority
School leaders made a deal with a local farmer to gain additional ground to extend the building site. The $8.5 million center is being built on the corner of Cedar Hills Dr. and Legion Hall Road
Director of Airports Gene Olson noted that REAL ID deadline was May 7 and longer wait times are anticipated.
The ICC Foundation, along with the school’s administration, closed the student housing near the East Peoria campus without consulting the Board of Trustees.
