When the city identifies an unsafe or dangerous building in Peoria, it can move to have it demolished.  Part of that process is sending a letter to the owner of the property telling them the city is going to be tearing it down.  Up until tonight, the City of Peoria has been mailing those notices via certified mail.  After tonight’s vote, those notices will be served via regular mail.  It will save the city maybe $300 a year and shave three weeks off the demolition process. 

Not very significant, as Gary Sandberg and others pointed out.  But it’s some movement, so it passed, 6-4.  Something that didn’t come up in the council discussion, but was included in the Request for Council Action, is that this decision means Peoria will be following the State of Illinois statute on the same issue (65 ILCS 5/11-31-1).  So it’s not like Peoria is an oddball community by serving these notices via regular mail.