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East Peoria Levee Park development project entering final phase

Portrait of Mike KramerMike Kramer
Pekin Daily Times

Phase Three in the development of East Peoria’s Levee Park has begun, and city officials hope the project will be completed as early as this fall.

“We’re looking forward to a completion of the project this construction season,” said Ty Livingston, City of East Peoria director of planning and development. “However, there’s always a chance the project is wrapped up after summer or early fall.”

Last month, the East Peoria City Council authorized the purchase of splash pad equipment and coordinated LED lighting from Vortex Aquatic Structures International for $122,000. If the splash pad has been installed by early fall, it will open to visitors.

Should the greater Peoria area run out if warm weather before installation is complete, the splash pad will not open until next spring.

An illustration of the proposed Levee Park in East Peoria.
 

Livingston expects the city to incur infrastructure costs associated with the splash pad. They will include the installation of vortex equipment, which will require plumbing, electrical and concrete flatwork.

“Right now, an RFP (Request for Proposals) is being developed by our project engineer, Midwest Engineering Associates, that will be put out for bid this spring,” he added.

“The splash pad is one of the key pieces to the park’s design,” he said. “We’re looking forward to having families enjoy this space, along with residents of the new Blutowne Apartments, in the years and decades to come.”

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East Peoria's Levee Park moves closer to adding splash pad and amphitheater

Mike Kramer
Pekin Daily Times
The future home of Levee Park at 401 W. Washington Street in East Peoria.
 

Construction underway for next phase of East Peoria Levee Park


Phase 2 of the East Peoria Levee Park project should be done by late fall.
Phase 2 of the East Peoria Levee Park project should be done by late fall.(25 News / Heart of Illinois ABC)
          

EAST PEORIA (WEEK) - By the fall, a signature spot in East Peoria should look a bit different.

Construction is now underway on phase two of Levee Park, next to City Hall and the library in the Levee District.

They got a half-million-dollar state grant and when it’s done, public restrooms will be done, along with a performance stage, and more.

This phase of the project should be done by late fall.

A planned third phase by the East Peoria Community Foundation could bring a shaded area and splash pad.

But that part - estimated at a million dollars - is not yet funded.

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