Peoria Focus Online - 2008, Issue 4

Meeting the Mortgage Crisis Head On

An interdepartmental task force led by the city manager is focusing on what to do about the empty houses and how to prevent more from joining the list.  More

Power Line Dispute Plays Out at Hearings

Residents opposed to the Carefree Highway alignment turned out in force at the hearings of the Arizona Power Plant and Transmission Line Siting Committee. The state panel is expected to issue a recommendation before the end of the year. More

City Invests in Community Service Providers

Each year the city awards grants in-aid to not-for-profit social service and human service agencies whose programs benefit Peoria’s residents. More

Peoria Helps Residents in Variety of Ways

Sure, the city directed almost $1.14 million in federal and local funding to such groups this year, but the folks in the Neighborhood Services Division do more than write checks.  More

City Workers Infuse Public Service with Ecology

A 17-member Green Team is focusing initially on conservation, recycling and trip reduction – specifically, reducing paper use, boosting recycling and conserving electricity, fuel and water.  More

Contracting Change Improves Quality, Value

Team-based approach gives builders incentive to look beyond costs.  More

Loop 303 Work to Begin with Happy Valley Detour

When construction of Loop 303 begins early in 2009, the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) will temporarily re-route parkway to make way for a new freeway overpass. More