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Peoria accepts $11 million Hanks Foundation gift for riverfront amphitheater
Summary
Peoria City Council unanimously approved a donation agreement with the Hanks Foundation to fund construction of the D. Hanks Amphitheater in Riverfront Park, a privately funded project the city says will require National Park Service and IDNR approvals before final design and construction.
Peoria City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an $11,000,000 donation agreement with the Hanks Foundation to design and build the D. Hanks Amphitheater at Riverfront Park.
The council vote followed a presentation from the Hanks Foundation’s design and engineering team and a legal overview from Corporation Counsel Hayes explaining that the site — acquired in part with Land and Water Conservation Fund support — will require design approvals from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and the National Park Service before construction can proceed.
The agreement gives the donor flexibility to propose the…
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