The City of East Peoria is gearing up for this year’s road maintenance effort with a $1.7 million financial commitment.
The City Council this week unanimously approved the funding request, with $1.5 million coming from motor fuel tax dollars and the remaining $200,000 taken from the city's street 2026 budget.
The expense covers seal and fog coating, heat scarification, spray patching and engineering work. Commissioner Dan Decker said getting the bids locked in place now is advantageous by securing a firm cost for the full year.
“Going out early does – even though it was more than we wanted it to be – does give us the best price,” said Decker. “Then if we are able to add more money to that as time goes on, hopefully we can identify [and] repair more streets because of having the lower price, if they’ll honor that.”
Businesses selected for the work are R.A. Cullinan & Sons for the coating, American Asphalt Recycling for the heat treatment, D&D Pavement Solutions for the spray patching, and Patrick Meyer & Associates for the engineering.
“As we continue on through, this is year seven where we’ve continued to exceed the amount of most councils before,” said Commissioner Mark Hill. “So we never have enough, but we’ve definitely made some differences in the roads around here.”
Police station furnishings
As the summer opening of the city’s new $21.6 million police station draws nearer, the city continues to sign off on finishing touches at the facility.
In two separate actions, council members approved spending $325,000 on the purchase of office furniture, and $165,000 on a landscaping plan at the Camp Street location.
Commissioner Seth Mingus noted both expenses had been budgeted as part of the initial plans for the 48,000-square-foot facility.
The contract with furniture design firm Henricksen, secured through the Omnia cooperative purchasing program, includes delivery and installation of desks, chairs, tables and filing cabinets, designed for efficiency.
Krumholz Brothers in Mossville submitted the low bid for the landscaping work.
