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Chamber of Commerce inconsistent on tax increases

Here’s an interesting postscript to the library referendum vote. The last time the idea of a property tax increase was floated was in 2003 when some city council members suggested it to eliminate the dreaded garbage fee. At that time, the Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce had this to say (according to City [...]

April 29th, 2007 | Category: Chamber of Commerce, City of Peoria | 3 comments - (Comments are closed)

New Urbanism in 10 minutes a day, Pt. 1

I found a great video of Andres Duany talking about “new urbanism” on YouTube. Duany was the consultant that came to Peoria in 2002 and wrote the Heart of Peoria Plan. This video is a lecture he gave in San Antonio, but the principles are the same. It’s about 90 minutes long [...]

April 29th, 2007 | Category: New Urbanism | 4 comments - (Comments are closed)

Cardinals pitcher killed in car wreck

Tonight’s game between the Cardinals and Cubs was postponed indefinitely due to the tragic death of Cardinals pitcher Josh Hancock. He apparently ran into the back of a tow truck on I-64 in St. Louis about 12:30 a.m. Sunday morning. He was 29 and single. MSNBC has a picture of his SUV [...]

April 29th, 2007 | Category: St. Louis Cardinals | One comment - (Comments are closed)