A Letter from Mayor Dillon
A Letter From Mayor Dillon
March 16, 2009
To Whom It May Concern:
I am writing this letter in response to citizen requests for some endpoint on the once-proposed Oxbow development on Heading Avenue, and because certain business owners have approached me regarding what are becoming some shabby looking signs about Oxbow.
Right now, there is no valid application on file for the City to vote down. Should one ever be filed, I seriously doubt, in my opinion, that a majority of the current Council would vote in favor of one seeking approval of what was proposed long ago. It has been many months since there has been any contact from Oxbow, and, especially in light of the current economic situation, I would be very surprised to ever hear from them again.
The business owners who approached me asked me to forward their request that the signs be taken down because they are appearing worn and relate to an issue that hasn’t come to pass. These owners think this is bad for their West Peoria businesses. Whether you take the signs down or not is for each of you to decide individually. You are not being threatened with fines or other City action if you don’t take them down.
Please carefully consider this request from these businesses, your fellow West Peoria citizens, and decide how to proceed.
Very truly yours, James R. Dillon, Mayor