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Time to shame Peoria’s most notorious slum lords

Remember when the City of Peoria tried shaming slumlords by putting a sign in front of their rundown properties with the name and number of the owner? Maybe the city should put one of those signs in front of these properties:

Know who owns these properties? The top one is the old Meyer building in [...]

June 26th, 2007 | Category: City Council, City of Peoria, Peoria Housing Authority, Peoria Public Schools | 12 comments - (Comments are closed)

The wheels of government turn slowly

On the council’s agenda tonight is a request by the residents on West Melbourne Avenue for some ornamental lighting. What’s interesting to me is that this request was approved by the Board of Local Improvements on June 19, 2003. That’s a full four years ago. Why does it take four years for something [...]

June 26th, 2007 | Category: City of Peoria | 8 comments - (Comments are closed)

Mapping Peoria crime

Someone recently asked to see Peoria’s homicides plotted on a map. I had mentioned that would take some time; well, as it turns out, the police already have such a map, and it was included in the agenda for tonight’s council meeting. It shows not only homicides, but also “aggravated discharge of a firearm” [...]

June 26th, 2007 | Category: City of Peoria, Crime | 17 comments - (Comments are closed)

HOPC to meet June 29

The Heart of Peoria Commission will meet this Friday, June 29, in the Twin Towers Suite 402 (front meeting room) to discuss this agenda:

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MAY 25,2007 – attached

3. CITY COUNCIL ACTION ON STATUS OF HEART OF PEORIA COMMISSION – deferred until July 24,2007, see Attachment A, relevant minutes from [...]

June 26th, 2007 | Category: HOPC | Comments are closed