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Peoria council approves GROW Community special use for 1924 Southwest Adams with limits and security
Summary
After hours of testimony from business owners, neighbors and the program’s leaders, Peoria City Council approved a special-use permit for GROW Community’s mental-health and reentry program at 1924 Southwest Adams, capping residents at 12, requiring 24/7 on-site security while occupied and making the permit nontransferable.
Peoria — The City Council on Jan. 27 approved a special-use permit allowing GROW Community to operate a residential mental-health and workforce program at 1924 Southwest Adams, imposing a limit of 12 residents, a requirement for at least one security staff member on site 24 hours a day when participants are present, and a nontransferability condition.
The vote followed an extended public hearing that included presentations from the organization’s leaders, questions from council members, and competing testimony from nearby business owners. Councilmember Jackson moved the amended conditions and Councilmember Gordon Young seconded; the motion passed after recorded opposition from five council members.
GROW’s chief executive, identified in city remarks as Mr. Mallory, described the project as a structured mental-health and workforce-development program rather than a traditional halfway house. "This is an opportunity for individuals to get…
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