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 City Council To Take Back Up Air BnB Debate | Classic Hits 103.9 WLPO | #citycouncil
After weeks of discussion and putting off a decision, the fate of Air BnB’s could become clear Monday in Peru. The city council meets at 7 o’clock and listed on their agenda are votes dealing with an ordinance licensing and regulating bed and breakfast establishments and short-term rentals. Francisco Sandoval initially requested a special use […]
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Divided Peru City Council Again Puts Off Decision On Airbnb | Classic Hits 103.9 WLPO | #citycouncil
If given a choice, would you rather stay at a hotel or an Airbnb? For the second straight meeting, the Peru City Council decided to not vote on a special use permit request to turn a home on Center Place into an Airbnb. While Mayor Ken Kolowski came out against these types of businesses in […]
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Here is who is running for city council across the Illinois Valley – Shaw Local | #citycouncil
Ottawa and Oglesby both will have contested mayoral races come April, and both races will have three candidates. Leonard S. Newell joined the Ottawa mayoral race, filing paperwork to join Mayor Dan Aussem and Robert Hasty on the April 4 ballot. With Oglesby Mayor Dom Rivara announcing he would not seek a second term, former […]
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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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