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Peoria council denies apartment proposal at former Smitty’s property

Would have brought an estimated 300 people to downtown area

The Peoria City Council did something rare at its Nov. 9 meeting — councilors voted not to follow the recommendation from the planning and zoning commission for a new project in the downtown area.

The cases at issue would have allowed for Grand Commons — a new project that initially proposed commercial and multifamily on 7.5 acres at the former Smitty’s property on Grand Avenue near 85th Avenue — to be exclusively multifamily.

Most of the council did not like giving up commercial on a major arterial frontage, which is a potential income opportunity for Peoria.

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