Just a reminder to everyone who is concerned about the preservation of history in our city’s parks, there is a public meeting coming up next Tuesday that you’ll want to attend. Here’s how the Journal Star described it in their August 6 Word on the Street column:

At an upcoming planning committee meeting, park staff will present a district-wide inventory and assessment of what they believe should be preserved. The meeting is at 4 p.m. Aug. 21 at the Glen Oak Pavilion.

Not only is the public welcome to attend that meeting, but, according to the new ordinance, the public can nominate a property to be included for landmark status, which is similar to how the city’s historic preservation ordinance works.

Maybe PeoriaIllinoisan, who’s quickly becoming an expert on historical landmarks around here, will have some nominations for landmark status.