Peoria Park District Trustees Champion Public Invitation

Peoria Park District Trustees Jackie Petty and Jim Cummings are to be commended for their support that the public should be invited to the May 31st meeting where Rep. LaHood is to be the broker to work out the large creases in the proposed D150/PPD school in Glen Oak Park.

Trustee Petty shared that they (PPD) have nothing to hide, so let the public attend.

Trustee Cummings shared that from Day 1 there had been a sequence of follies, that public input is essential and to not invite the public is a big mistake.

A motion was made, seconded and passed to that effect --- that the PPD would encourage those who had organized the meeting to invite the public.

PPD Board Attorney, Jim Konsky, felt that the Trustees action was within their scope of office as the trustees were not taking a final action on anything, no expenditure of funds was occurring, and it was only a motion to encourage that the public be invited.

Thank you to Trustees Allen and Ryan for voting for this motion. (Trustees Johnson and Budzinski were not present and President Cassidy had to leave for another appointment.)

Actually this is such a great idea, that the meeting should probably be rescheduled so that more of the public can attend!

And saddly, the PJStar did not have a reporter at the meeting to cover this late-breaking news item.

Additionally, Karrie Alms presented signed petitions in opposition of park land at Glen Oak Park or any PPD land being used for schools or any park land being transferred to the school district ---- which were accepted as part of the public record by President Cassidy and given to Board Secretary Joyce McLemore.

There is a second petition which supports the current Glen Oak School site to be utilized for a new school.

If you are interested in helping to pass petitions, please contact us at:

pinkthinksmarttalk@yahoo.com or snail mail at RALLY Peoria, P.O. Box 44, Peoria, IL 61650-0044. Completed petitions, including the name and address of the petition gatherer should be returned to the same address and we will present completed petitions at each Park District Meeting.