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Residents press Peoria council to reconsider Amcor industrial project planned near Vistancia
Summary
Dozens of residents used public comment March 4 to urge council to stop or relocate an Amcor semiconductor testing/packaging facility planned adjacent to the Vistancia community and a charter school, citing air, water and traffic concerns and alleging prior misinformation about building height.
Dozens of residents addressed the council during public comment March 4 to protest a planned Amcor semiconductor testing and packaging facility near Vistancia, the master-planned community in north Peoria.
Multiple speakers said the planned facility is an industrial-scale operation sited next to homes and a charter school. Commenters repeatedly raised concerns about air emissions and chemical use, water consumption, 24/7 truck traffic, public-safety response capacity and property values. Several speakers said they felt the council and staff had been misled earlier about the facility’s height and footprint.
Speakers included long-time Vistancia residents and retirees who said they chose the neighborhood as a quiet, family- and retirement-oriented community and now feel blindsided by an industrial project. Several commenters (including Doreen Powers and Don McCartney) explicitly cited a council vote on Feb. 20, 2024, saying that earlier statements to the council and public…
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