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West Peoria is home to a number of community organizations: To encourage the beautification of West Peoria, Beautiful Awards were bestowed this year. The winners for 2007 were Jackie Cothren - 2516 W. Kenwood
Ave. The winners of the award received a special flag to display in their gardens. The community wishes to thank these owners for their contribution in making West Peoria a more attractive place to live!
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West Peoria's Strategic Visioning Program! As a small community looking to engage in its own development and improve the quality of life of the area, West Peoria residents have decided to be pro-active. In 2006, West Peoria was engaged in the Mapping the Future of Your Community Program. MAPPING (Management And Planning Programs Involving Non-metropolitan Groups) is a two-phase program aimed at improving local decision making capabilities for community and economic development. During the first phase of the program, a broadly representative group of residents and local leaders are led through a series of visioning, team-building, and planning exercises. As a result, concerned residents have comprised a vision for the community’s future, a set of prioritized long-range goals, and related short-term action steps.
The second phase of the MAPPING Program consists of the community
realizing and achieving its goals through successful implementation
of the locally supported projects. The challenge ahead for West
Peoria is to put their plans into action in the months and years to
come. The City has hired their first Planning & Development
Coordinator, and also enlisted an AmeriCorps VISTA member to
work on projects to improve the community. It is wonderful to
see a community really take charge of its future to pursue a
cleaner, safer, and more prosperous community! |
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