For years in Peoria, the proposed budget and 10-year capital improvement plan — that is, a working budget for future capital projects — has not been a contentious issue.
Generally, councils have voted largely in favor of them, with little division. But this year, the council was split on the plan, largely over funding for a new airport and overwhelmingly on parks.
At the May 3 budget hearing, Mayor Jason Beck, Councilmembers Denette Dunn, Jon Edwards and Jennifer Crawford voted in favor of the plan.
