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Peoria approves TIF bridge to keep AmeriCorps‑based Peoria Corps cohort through graduation
Summary
After federal AmeriCorps funding was cut, Peoria’s council unanimously agreed to use TIF funds (about $41,723.55) to cover living allowances so five remaining Peoria Corps members can finish their terms and graduate in August.
The City Council unanimously approved using tax‑increment financing (TIF) district funds to support the remainder of the current Peoria Corps cohort after AmeriCorps funding was cut.
City Manager Grama said the program learned on April 29 that AmeriCorps funding would be cut, and the city moved quickly to preserve an immediate graduation that took place two days later while seeking a short bridge for the cohort that remained. “They make $6.25 an hour. And we got some money through the Edwards power plant settlement… to pay them $10 an hour,” Grama told the council,…
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