On the Peoria City Council’s agenda for Tuesday is a “resolution establishing the City of Peoria’s highest priorities for stimulus package projects.” Here they are:
The City of Peoria’s highest priorities for stimulus package projects are as follows:
- Combined Sewer Improvement Projects as follows:
a. Western Avenue Storm Sewer removal from Combined Sewer System. Estimated cost: $5.1 million.
b. Glen Oak Avenue storm sewer removal from Combined Sewer System. Estimated cost: $1.2 million.
c. Spring Street supplemental sewer. Estimated cost: $6.5 million.
- Various sidewalk projects including, but not limited to,
a. Glen Oak School Impact Zone. Estimated cost: $475,000.
b. Sidewalks at Kellar Primary School, Charter Oak School and Rolling Acres School. Estimated cost: $525,000.
c. Lake Avenue sidewalk at Sheridan Village. Estimated cost: $90,000.
d. Sheridan and Lake Intersection improvement. Estimated cost: $125,000.
e. ADA Ramp Program. Estimated cost: $250,000.
f. Liberty Park sidewalk improvement. Estimated cost: $100,000.
g. Sheridan Road sidewalk improvement. Estimated cost: $230,000.
- Construction of Darst Street and Clark Street in the Southern Gateway Area. Estimated cost: $3.33 million.
Presumably, these are all “shovel ready” projects. My only thought is, we keep hearing that the total CSO project is going to cost at least $100 million, but the three CSO projects listed here total just $12.8 million. I guess I wish we could get more money for that project since it’s an unfunded mandate that’s going to be very hard for our city to afford.
But on the other hand, every little bit helps, and it’s pretty unlikely we would receive anywhere near $100 million from the federal government. So this sounds like a good list to me.