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In today's newsletter:

  • Which Peoria streets will close for slurry seal work Monday?
  • What a union says Four Creeks wind turbines could bring to Peoria
  • How the new Peoria trash transfer station changes your weekly garbage

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Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 75 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 83, low: 58.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 82 and low of 58 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Slurry Seal project to impact some Peoria roads starting Monday (centralillinoisproud.com) — Peoria drivers should prepare for temporary daytime street closures and no-parking zones starting Monday, Oct. 12, as Public Works applies a slurry seal to extend the life of several neighborhood roads. Residents on affected streets will get door-hanger notices 24 to 48 hours ahead and must move vehicles off the roadway until signs are removed, with rain pushing work to the following week.
   

2. Peoria County zoning board hears union estimate of 3,000 man hours per turbine on wind project (peoriastandard.com) — Peoria County neighbors weighing the Four Creeks wind project just heard a union estimate that each turbine could generate roughly 3,000 hours of construction work and potentially boost school construction over time. At the same zoning meeting, a nearby resident questioned whether promised tax revenues would truly stay local, while the union urged the board and county to approve the project.
   

3. New GFL transfer station in Peoria for trash services (centralillinoisproud.com) — Peoria residents now have a new GFL transfer station that will consolidate local trash before it's hauled to distant landfills, cutting truck traffic and keeping more business in town. City and county leaders say the facility buys about ten years to finalize a new landfill plan, while eligible residents in the program can drop off household garbage once a week at no charge.
   

4. 5 questions for Marty Wombacher (thecommunityword.com) — Longtime Peoria creative Marty Wombacher, who grew up in Northmoor Hills and attended local schools, has built a quirky career from parody games to magazines and blogs. After years in New York, he returned to launch the "Meanwhile Back in Peoria" blog and now continues his offbeat storytelling, bar features, and live "Marty Monologues" shows that spotlight local people and places.
   

5. Peoria zoning board hears expert testimony on wind turbine charting for pilots (peoriastandard.com) — Peoria County residents following the Four Creeks wind project should know the zoning board just heard detailed testimony on how the turbines would be charted for pilots and what that means for flight safety. An aviation expert explained FAA charting requirements, minimum safe altitudes, and why foggy conditions could make visual-flight operations around turbines, silos, and towers unsafe.
   

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  • Yesterday, I finally saw two Bald Eagles!!
    A pair was flying low above Family Dollar on Western. I was able to see them both really well. They continued upward and flew so high I couldn't… (Nextdoor Moss Bradley)
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    WEDNESDAY Boys and Girls Club 806 E. Kansas St., Peoria 309-685-6007 Food pantry open 2nd Wednesday of the month from 11am-1:30pm Heaven's View… (Nextdoor Bournedale)
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