Here’s an interesting item on the Peoria County Board agenda for Thursday, Nov. 8:
A presentation by Lakeview Museum and Caterpillar officials on the Peoria Riverfront Museum Project and the Caterpillar Visitor’s Center.
Will they just be giving an update? Will they be announcing how much in New Markets Tax Credits they will receive? Will they be asking for public money?
You may remember that there was some controversy over putting a gate up between the Coves of Charter Oak and Vinton Highlands subdivisions. The proposed gate would actually block a public street. The Traffic Commission will be holding a public hearing tonight regarding that issue at Mark Bills Middle School. Here’s the address and agenda:
CITY OF PEORIA – TRAFFIC COMMISSION
PUBLIC HEARING
MARK BILLS MIDDLE SCHOOL
6001 N. FROSTWOOD PARKWAY
PEORIA, IL 61615
6:30 P.M.
AGENDA ITEMS
ITEM NO. 1 PUBLIC HEARING Regarding City Council Item No. 07-427 Regarding a Request for Approval of a REVOCABLE RIGHT-OF-WAY USE PERMIT for THE COVES OF CHARTER OAK HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION to Allow Them to INSTALL A GATE at No Cost to the City of Peoria, on SEDLEY AVENUE Between MOORING WAY AND VERNER DRIVE, with Conditions, and CONSIDERATION OF ACTION TO ADDRESS THE PERMIT REQUEST.
ADJOURNMENT
Just a couple of things I’ve been checking out today:
- BBC Radio 4 has just started a series on the British Newspaper Industry, but it could just as easily be about the newspaper industry in the U.S. The first episode asks if it’s time to write the print newspaper’s obituary; it’s called A Farewell to Print.
- There’s a new survey out there called Reveal that is being used to try to determine the spiritual health of churches based on something other than simply how many people a church has attending or participating. The survey was sponsored by Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington, Illinois, and has led to that megachurch rethinking its philosophy of ministry.
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