2024 Peru fireworks location ‘still on the table,’ mayor says – Shaw Local
Less than 48 hours after the last boom of Peru’s fireworks display illuminated over the Illinois River along Water Street, social media discussion continued about where next year’s show will be. In an interview after Wednesday’s meeting, Peru Mayor Ken Kolowski said there was talk prior to this year’s July 3 display of moving the […]
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Peru council approves short-term rentals ordinance mayor says ‘protects the citizens’ – Shaw Local
Short-term rentals and bed and breakfasts now may be allowed in Peru as long as they are approved on a case-by-case basis through a special use permit. More than a month of discussions had passed since the Peru City Council received a special use permit request for a short-term rental property at 4 Center Place […]
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Peru council hires full-time attorney with supermajority vote to override mayor’s veto – Shaw Local
After an initial vote of approval was rejected by a mayoral veto, the Peru City Council voted 6-2 in a final decision Monday to hire current Corporate Counsel Scott Schweickert as a full-time city employee. The decision to hire Schweickert as a full-time attorney has been a conversation spanning the last two months, and in […]
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Peru Mayor vetoes council’s decision to appoint corporate counsel to full-time position – Shaw Local
Peru Mayor Ken Kolowski vetoed two ordinances during Monday night’s Council meeting that would have allowed current Corporate Counsel Scott Schweickert to join the city as a full time employee. The aldermen voted 8-0 in favor of adopting an ordinance editing the language of the corporate counsel position and voted 7-1 on a second ordinance […]
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