Something to watch

The mayor of Lexington, Ky., Teresa Isaac, will be heading a committee that will put together an offer to buy Lexington’s water works from RWE AG of Germany according to the Lexington Herald-Leader.  RWE AG is the parent company of both Lexington’s water company and Peoria’s.  I can’t help but wonder if Peoria buyout advocates are plotting to do the same thing here.  I wouldn’t be surprised to find out that PAAG and others were already working on it.  If Lexington manages to put together an offer that RWE accepts, then I’m positive Peoria will try it, too. 

School board delays facilities vote

As WEEK predicted, the Peoria District 150 School Board voted unanimously to defer a vote on the closure of eleven school buildings and construction of six new buildings until the next scheduled meeting because board member Garrie Allen was not present due to illness.  The next scheduled board meeting is November 21.