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Meeting date: May 02, 2017. Mayor Allen started the meeting at 6:31.
Announcements: Mayor Allen presented a plaque to long time village attorney Tom Trager for his service. Trustees report on specific areas. Nothing to report for: Economic Development/Village Improvements; Police, Building/Property Maintenance; Fire; Public Works. Administration/Personnel, Trustee Cumming reported Peoria Heights Tower Park is now open Friday-Sunday 11am-7pm. It will open 11am - 9pm starting May 31. The following were approved 6-0: Local Study League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria, IL LWVGP studied ownership of the water distribution system beginning in early 2016 and determined its position in 2017. POSITION Water is a necessary resource for human life, not a commodity. The most important attributes of a water utility are: transparency; local control of rates and quality among other issues; local governance which is co-located with the water supply and service area; public oversight; high quality service; competitive rates. The LWVGP believes financial analysis of public ownership of a water utility is warranted. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information: Cheryl Budzinski 309/253-9594; c_budzinski@hotmail.com Greater Peoria League of Women Voters April 19, 2017 event, The Neighborhood Safety Act How The Neighborhood Safety Act Can Make Communities Safer and Reduce Overuse of Prisons FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information: Cheryl Budzinski 309/253-9594; c_budzinski@hotmail.com Greater Peoria League of Women Voters Event, Sustainable Neighborhoods 6 – 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 6, 2017 The terms of the Board members will be adjusted so that there will be four ending each year. The department will look at how repeal and replacement of the ACA will affect people is this area and how state funding or lack of funding of Public Aid will affect recipients in Peoria County.
--- Elliott Murray (meeting date: 2/13/17) The Peoria Election Commission held their monthly board meeting on Tuesday afternoon at the Election Commission offices. They started by approving the payment of various bills and the changes to several polling places. All county polling places are now set, except for the one at Lake Camelot which has an issue with accessibility because of a bridge being out. That change will take place after the bridge repair is finished. Single polling places were merged in order to save on the cost of elections. One polling place was changed because of a poor cell phone signal required for same day registration.
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For more information: Cheryl Budzinski 309/253-9594; c_budzinski@hotmail.com Greater Peoria League of Women Voters March 15, 2017 event, Do you have questions about Charter Schools? The League has a position. Consensus Questions for Potential Public Ownership of a Water Company Study by LWV Greater Peoria 2016-17
Will public ownership of a water company benefit the people of Central Illinois? 1. Water is a necessary resource for human life. agree disagree 2. The League believes the following water company attributes are important to a high-quality water system: 2015/2016 REDISTRICTING REFORM/FAIR MAP AMENDMENT UPDATES
LWVGP is heavily involved in the efforts to get the Redistricting Amendment on the Nov. 2016 ballot.Our president, Cheryl Budzinski, highly recommends this web site. League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria is a member of Central Illinois Healthy Community Alliance which is dedicated to clean air and water in our area and which is supported by LWVUS positions. This is a message from CIHCA:
Throughout its half century of operations, the E.D. Edwards plant has stored large amounts of coal ash dangerously close to the Illinois River. The accumulated toxic coal ash, containing toxins like arsenic, mercury, lead, currently sits in an 89-acre, 32-foot deep unlined pond near the plant and has caused documented groundwater contamination around the site. This legacy of pollution has left the Illinois River "impaired" for mercury, leading the state of Illinois to post fish consumption warnings. |
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