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The Watch: Detweiller Marina land sale taking center stage for City Council, Park Board
Citizen comments at the Peoria City Council and Peoria Park Board meetings were dominated by residents speaking out in support of preserving the Detweiller Marina. During the Peoria City Council meeting on Aug. 25, privilege of the floor was given to Blair Gambill, citizen of Peoria. He spoke to the history of the area near Detweiller Marina and urged Councilors to preserve this land before voting on right-of-way for O’Brien Steel Enterprises LLC, which is trying to purchase parcels of land within the Detweiller Trust.
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Peoria takes new step toward passenger rail service
A plan to continue work on a proposed passenger rail line for Peoria was approved Tuesday by the Peoria City Council . The plan, which passed on a 9-2 vote with councilmembers Alex Carmona of the 2nd District and at-large John Kelly voting against, would allow the city and other stakeholders to begin work on developing a plan for service. It also will require the city to provide money to help match the funds coming from the federal government for the project. More: Peoria's pursuit of passenger rail will require more money than originally anticipated Those other stakeholders are Peoria County , the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission and the North Central Illinois Council of Governments , who are working alongside RINA North America – formerly known as Patrick Engineering – to facilitate the plan, which will include drafting a purpose and need statement, engaging stakeholders, analyzing alternatives, planning for finances and environmental issues, setting up a governance structure and beginning to plan the implementation of the project. Step one of the project had already been completed, with the city having been placed in the Federal Railroad Administration's Corridor Identification and Development program in December 2023. Mayor Rita Ali and city
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DeLand-Weldon Schools Suffer from New ISBE Report Card Method
The Illinois State Board of Education is taking a new approach to how they assign districts their yearly building designations. In years past, schools could have received one of three designations, the largest of which encompassed 85% of buildings. DeLand-Weldon Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Tresnak told the Hart Media Group on the WHOW Morning Show Friday that now there are five designations, which is having some negative effects on his data.