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’
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The Watch: City Council talks lead lines, tiny homes
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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
The Watch: AMT, Criminal Justice Authority stepping up for first responders
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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
The Watch: Shoveling underway, hard work reaping results
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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
The Watch: Peoria City Council seals deal on purchase of Expo Gardens
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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.
The Watch: Peoria County Board meets at the jail to discuss overdue renovations
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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
The Watch: Dunlap pulls off land swap for athletic facility
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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
The Watch: Air travel at Gen. Wayne A. Downing up, but consumer confidence in safety waning
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Director of Airports Gene Olson noted that REAL ID deadline was May 7 and longer wait times are anticipated.
The Watch: ICC Board of Trustees works to provide housing for students
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The ICC Foundation, along with the school’s administration, closed the student housing near the East Peoria campus without consulting the Board of Trustees.
The Watch: City sends fire truck to Ukraine
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City Council, County Board discuss Heidelberg estate; training facility under construction at Dunlap High; plus updates from Election Commission, Sanitary District and Airport Authority
League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria observers attend and report on local government meetings