IAWC to stop collecting “garbage fee”
Your water bill is going to be $13 lower pretty soon. Illinois American Water Company (IAWC) has informed the City of Peoria it will terminate billing services for the City’s so-called “garbage fee.”...
View ArticleWho thinks one-way streets are bad for business?
Who thinks one-way streets are bad for business? Mayor Ardis’s dad thought so. In a March 9, 1966, Journal Star article, Mayor Jim Ardis’s father (who also served on the City Council), expressed his...
View ArticlePress Release: City of Peoria’s Infrastructure Design Standard Meeting scheduled
I thought my readers would be interested in this press release I just received from the City of Peoria: (Peoria, IL)—The public is invited to attend the City of Peoria’s Infrastructure Design...
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Good news: Your tax dollars are being wasted on time and on budget
The Wonderful Development (aka The Downtown Marriott Hotel Project) is progressing on-budget and on-schedule, according to a report by the City’s project manager, PSA Dewberry. The new parking garage...
View ArticleWeaver decides against mayoral run
PEORIA — At-large City Councilman Chuck Weaver announced today via press release that he will not run for Peoria mayor this election cycle. Weaver told the Peoria Chronicle that when he started...
View ArticleGarbage collection bill coming soon
PEORIA — You may have noticed that your water bill is $13 cheaper lately. That’s because the so-called “garbage fee,” which used to be collected for the City by Illinois American Water Company, is no...
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Main Street Commons, City Council continue to flout form-based codes
More residential parcels will become parking lots for the Main Street Commons development following the City Council’s 8-2 vote Tuesday night. The student apartment complex at Main Street and Bourland...
View ArticleSandberg to appeal ruling (UPDATED)
Just minutes before Peoria’s Board of Election Commissioners voted to remove Gary Sandberg’s name from the first district ballot, Sandberg told the Peoria Chronicle, “If I am disallowed I will appeal...
View ArticleSandberg prevails in court
Judge Brandt ruled in favor of Gary Sandberg today, ordering that Sandberg be placed on the primary ballot for the first district City Council race. You can read the ruling here (PDF file):...
View ArticleReplay: Why train service needs to be to Chicago, not Normal
Speaking of bad ideas, a recent Word on the Street article says that local officials are still pursuing the foolhardy idea of getting a commuter train to Bloomington instead of a direct Amtrak route to...
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