A park project in the Village of Peoria Heights has made the cut to four finalists vying for grant dollars through Build Peoria, a non-profit organization dedicated to “unite the community through their love of the Peoria area to physically build Peoria into a better place and leave a legacy for future generations.”
Invitation to Bid: Village of Peoria Heights Playground Project
Sealed bids (“Bid”) for the design and installation of playground equipment at Lions Park in Peoria Heights, Illinois (the “Project”) will be received by the Village of Peoria Heights at Village Hall, 4901 Prospect Road, Peoria Heights, IL 61616. The Bid opening will be held at 10:00am (local time) on July 9 at Village Hall, 4901 Prospect Road, Peoria Heights, IL 61616.
The Project consists of two parts: (1) design of playground equipment, and (2) installation of new playground equipment, including ground preparations.
The Project Documents (consisting of Bid documents) may be obtained by contacting Dustin Sutton at (309) 686-2382 or dsutton@heightspd.com. The Project Documents will be distributed electronically. The bidder will be responsible for making hard copies of the Project documents.
All questions shall be directed to Dustin Sutton at dsutton@heightspd.com and received no later than July 7 at 5:00pm. All questions shall be promptly answered by issuing addenda.
Bidders must be experienced in the installation of Burke playground equipment of the type identified in the Project Documents.
Compliance with the Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act (30 ILCS 570/0.01 et seq.) and the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/0.01 et seq.) will be required for this Contract.
The Village of Peoria Heights reserves the right to reject any and all Bids or to waive any informalities in the bidding, should the Village of Peoria Heights deem it to be in the public interest to do so.
Unless a Bid or Bids are rejected for good cause, the Contract will be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder. The lowest responsible bidder will be determined not only by price, but also by quality of service, past experience with installation of the same products, services offered and warranties, as judged solely by the Village of Peoria Heights.
Observation Tower Closed
Tower Park Observation Tower will be closed this weekend due to mechanical issues.
Memorial Day requires remembering the few who risked all for the many, Heights mayor says
Peoria Heights Mayor Michael Phelan urged central Illinoisans to “not break faith” with those who’ve “made the ultimate sacrifice” by doing the simplest of things on Memorial Day: remembering them.
Job Fair - Thursday, June 24th
Village Board adopts long-term comprehensive plan
The Peoria Heights Village has unanimously adopted a new comprehensive plan that will help guide development in the community over the next 20 years.
BRIDGE-TO-BRIDGE RIVER DRIVE
There is a NEW and EXCITING EVENT coming to your community on SEPTEMBER 18-19, 2021!
The Bridge-to-Bridge River Drive includes Peoria Heights, Chillicothe, Lacon, and Spring Bay. Two days for visitors to create memories while exploring the Arts, Dining, Entertainment, Shopping, Sports and Visual Majesty of our brilliant and unique locations.
This event presents an opportunity for local government agencies, businesses, non-profit organizations, and community residents to participate and plan an event for one or both days. There are no fees required for participation and all revenue is retained by the community participant.
This event is sponsored by your community, Morton Community Bank and Stratus Networks.
Presented by Peoria Heights Arts Collaborative. Please check peoriaheightsarts.com for event information and updates.
For more information or include your event on the drive, please email peoriaheightsarts@gmail.com or phone (320) 616-1640.
Board Meeting Cancelled
The Tuesday, June 1st Departmental Meeting has been cancelled.
Village Hall Holiday Hours
Village Hall will be closing at 2pm on Friday, May 28th in observance of Memorial Day.
It will reopen at 8am Tuesday, June 1st.
Please leave any water payments in the dropbox located in the parking lot.
Have a safe holiday weekend.
The Peoria Heights Zoning Board of Appeals will meet Monday, June 21, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.
The Peoria Heights Zoning Board of Appeals will meet Monday, June 21, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. at Village Hall, 4901 N. Prospect Road, Peoria Heights, Illinois.
The purpose of the meeting is to consider the following requests:
1. Variance application filed by William and Rebecca Cochran seeking approval of a fence variance to allow construction of a front yard fence on a corner lot, which will be located less than 10 feet from the property line abutting the street, which is less than required by Section 10-4-7(D)(1)(b) of the Village Code for the property located at 5813 N. Galena Road, Peoria Heights, Illinois, 61616 (PIN No. 14-14-351-001), which property is current zoned R-1 (Low Density Residential District).
3. Special Use application filed by Jacob Davenport / Davenport, LLC seeking a special use for installation of a digital electronic multiple message sign pursuant to Section 9-4-10(E) of the Village Code for the property located at 4301 - 4303 N. Prospect Road, Peoria Heights, Illinois, 61616 (PIN No. 14-22-382-019), which property is currently zoned B-2 (General Retail Business District).
Additional documents and information are available at the Village Administrator's Office in Village Hall and/or by calling 686-2385.