From the Peoria Times-Observer:
OSF St. Francis, Inc. has leased about half of the [former K’s Merchandise] building to consolidate offices spread throughout Peoria.
Also in the story, fifth district councilman Pat Nichting uses this news to push for the Pioneer Parkway extension. “‘There’s a lot of folks being patient waiting for the extension of Pioneer Parkway. It will have a major impact on that area,’ he said,” the Times-Observer reports.
Extension to where?
The city has been talking about extending Pioneer Parkway from its current terminus at Allen Road west to Route 91, and possibly to a northern-extended Orange Prairie road in the future. For that to happen, they’d have to choose a corridor/alignment, acquire property, and build a bridge over Route 6 and the UP mainline.
ah yes, more $ for the ever expanding / exer annexing 5th District while the the other districts scramble for monetary scraps.
Agent Smith from the Matrix 1999:
I’d like to share a revelation that I’ve had during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species and I realized that you’re not actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment but you humans do not. You move to an area and you multiply and multiply until every natural resource is consumed and the only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet. You’re a plague and we are the cure.
Well, I guess if D150 didn’t suck so much, people (who can afford it) wouldn’t be moving up North or across the river.
Doesn’t half the city council live in the fifth district? I think that is true and if it is, how can anyone consider the city council as objectively representative of the greater city’s interests? I live in Manning’s district but, for example, I really think the city is screwing the hell out of the south side area which I think needs major focus and attention.
Hmmmm….isn’t there a giant sewer project to be paid for?
They don;t have to live in their district?
Anyway, too bad about the Ks building. The library should have gone there.
All 5 at-large councilmen could live in District 5. But at least Gary Sandburg doesn’t.
Either does Jim Montelongo, he lives in the 4th district.
Manning lives in the Third District, the one he represents. You have to live in your District if you are a District Councilperson, the others do not have to live in a specific District.