Local: City Council gets back to work Tuesday

May 9, 2008
By Billy Dennis

Vacation is over.

After a three-week break, the Peoria City Council will meet at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday. And judging from the agenda (viewable here), it looks to be a long meeting. Bring a pillow, as I would not be surprised if this thing doesn’t end until after 10 p.m..

There are seven proclamations scheduled. There are 31 items on the consent agenda that could, theoretically, be approved with a single vote. Fat chance. At a glance, I can easily envision half of these items being taken off the consent agenda for additional discussion.

Here’s one I noticed: Staff is recommending spending $6,227 to fully fund neighborhood association newsletters. This program was cut last year, much to the consternation of neighborhood associations. This year, they have decided to forgo spending $2,500 on the “Citizen Academy” and instead divert the money to the newsletters. No doubt there will now be complaints about that, as some have praised the program for helping neighborhood groups learn how the city bureaucracy works.

And the issue of whether to issue a Class A license to Elliot’s is scheduled to be taken off the table. As I reported earlier, the matter may be resolved after federal mediation.

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2 Responses to “ Local: City Council gets back to work Tuesday ”

  1. Mazr on May 9, 2008 at 8:27 pm

    Maybe 150 could sell one of their excess homes and donate the funds for the newsletters.

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