Construction on Warehouse District to Begin Soon
By: Alexandra Sutter WMBD/WYZZ
Updated: March 8, 2013
PEORIA -
Peoria leaders are celebrating the start of the city's new Warehouse District.
Leaders gathered Friday afternoon to
break ground on the project.
Mayor Jim Ardis said the city plans to
transform the Washington Street area into an 'economic corridor,' that includes
new business developments and better accessibility.
A major goal is to attract more people
to live downtown. Ardis said, "I think we're going to start to see numbers of
new residents moving into downtown Peoria this year and in every year going
forward. We have a capacity for a lot of people to live downtown with all the
activity going down."
He said construction will begin on
Washington Street very soon. Several grants are paying for most of the $38.1
million project.
