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Museum Partners back to the drawing board for names

I received this press release today from Kathleen Woith, Lakeview’s Vice President of Community Relations & Communications:

Museum Partners Going Back to the Public to Choose Favorite Name

We heard you!

The Museum Partners asked for the public’s opinion on proposed names for the new museum and more than 4,000 responses and votes came back!

Love them or [...]

September 14th, 2006 | Category: City of Peoria, Museum Block | 3 comments - (Comments are closed)

Rumor mill: CIRY wants to stop service to Pioneer Park

I got the most interesting e-mail today stating that “CIRY [Central Illinois Railroad Company] wants out of their contract/agreement to provide rail service to Pioneer Park.” CIRY is the carrier that the city hired to replace Pioneer Industrial Railway to provide service on the Kellar Branch and western spur. They’re providing rail service [...]

September 14th, 2006 | Category: City of Peoria, Kellar Branch | Comments are closed

“Target Peoria”: On target or off?

The town hall meeting is over and already one review has come in: Scott Janz was unimpressed, saying “nobody had any real substantive answers” to the questions raised.

I really want to be positive about it, but I have to admit I was a little disappointed myself — no offense to the participants. [...]

September 14th, 2006 | Category: City of Peoria, Television | 10 comments - (Comments are closed)