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Residents urge council to relocate proposed Amcor facility from Vistancia, cite water, safety and transparency concerns
Summary
During public comment on May 13 dozens of residents and neighborhood leaders urged the council to move a proposed Amcor plant from Vistancia/Trilogy, raising claims about water use, potential PFAS contamination, traffic, zoning misrepresentations and lack of transparency. Speakers said they are organizing petitions and legal challenges.
Multiple Peoria residents used the meeting’s public‑comment period on May 13 to press the City Council to move a proposed Amcor facility away from Vistancia and Trilogy, raising health, water‑use, traffic and transparency concerns and signaling intent to pursue legal and organizing actions.
Speakers from the Vistancia/Trilogy area described the proposed plant as incompatible with the neighborhood and urged relocation. Pam Gibson, who said she lives in Trilogy, asked the council to “pull back and find another location that suits Amcor,” saying the facility’s proximity to a new school and to retirement communities risks residents’ health and quality of life.
Other speakers made specific claims and requests. Norman Reed said the facility had…
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