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Residents urge Peoria council to relocate proposed Amcor semiconductor facility; council hears safety and property‑value concerns
Summary
Dozens of residents addressed the council during public comment opposing the proposed Amcor packaging facility in Vistancia, saying the location is too close to homes and schools and raising concerns about hazardous materials, traffic, water and forever chemicals (PFAS).
Several residents used public comment at the June 3 Peoria City Council meeting to urge elected officials to relocate the proposed Amcor semiconductor packaging and testing facility away from the Vistancia area, saying the plant is too close to homes and schools.
Speakers repeatedly described the objection as a location issue rather than a disagreement with the concept of semiconductor industry jobs. “All we would like is to have not that 18 foot building that the gentleman was…
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