‘Timing is right’: Pekin engages consulting firm for downtown revitalization plan

With the acceptance of a proposal to develop a Downtown Pekin Reinvestment Strategy, the Pekin City Council voted to invest $14,250 in the community’s future. “We’re in a position where, with some of the (infrastructure improvement) projects, the timing is right … to move forward with downtown redevelopment,” Pekin Mayor Mark Luft said during a Pekin City Council meeting on Aug. 22.

Originally published by Pekin Daily Times on 09/16/2022

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