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Peoria council approves two WestMEC sites for career-technical campuses, totaling about $11.8 million in land sales

Peoria City Council · April 8, 2026
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Summary

Council approved two purchase-and-sale agreements with WestMEC for new career and technical education campuses: a 14-acre South Campus for about $7.75 million and a 7-acre North Campus for about $4.08 million; both aim to open for the 2028–29 school year and include construction milestones.

The Peoria City Council on April 7 approved two separate purchase-and-sale agreements with WestMEC to locate career and technical education campuses in the city, voting 7-0 on both items.

Economic Development Director Maria Lochner told the council the South Campus would occupy 14 acres at 95th Avenue and be sold at fair market value of $12.70 per square foot, totaling $7,750,000. The North Campus — about 7 acres at 5 North in Vistancia — is priced at…

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