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Park District unanimously approves settlement

At tonight’s Peoria Park Board meeting, the settlement terms of the Alms/Partridge lawsuit were approved unanimously. Here’s the text of the joint press release:

JOINT PRESS RELEASE OF PARTIES

Karrie E. Alms, Sara A. Partridge, and the Pleasure Driveway and Park District of Peoria and its Trustees are announcing today the settlement of the lawsuit pending between [...]

May 23rd, 2007 | Category: Peoria Park District | 12 comments - (Comments are closed)

The dream is over

Gene’s Dairy Dream, 2411 N. University St., is for sale. This is (was) one of my favorite ice cream stands. It’s right on the way to/from work/church, and a great place to go with the kids. I have no idea why it closed, but I hope someone else opens it back [...]

May 23rd, 2007 | Category: City of Peoria, General News | 18 comments - (Comments are closed)

Park District lawsuit could be settled tonight

Neighborhood activists Karrie Alms and Sara Partridge sued the Peoria Park District last May for allegedly violating the Open Meetings Act (OMA) when they discussed a land-sharing deal with District 150 in closed session.

The OMA allows public bodies to meet in closed session only for narrowly-defined exceptions, one of which is the “setting of [...]

May 23rd, 2007 | Category: Peoria Park District | 8 comments - (Comments are closed)