Replacement Property Documents

Simantel – Purchase Option Contract
Simantel – 1st Amendment to Purchase Option Contract
Simantel – 2nd Amendment to Purchase Option Contract
Simantel – 3rd Amendment to Purchase Option Contract
Simantel – 4th Amendment to Purchase Option Contract
Simantel – 5th Amendment to Purchase Option Contract
Simantel – 6th Amendment to Purchase Option Contract
Simantel – 7th Amendment to Purchase Option Contract
Simantel – 8th Amendment to Purchase Option Contract

DOI Appraisal Compliance Report 04.23.2019

Detweiller Playground – Purchase Option Agreement
Detweiller Playground – 1st Amendment to Purchase Option Agreement
Detweiller Playground – 2nd Amendment to Purchase Option Agreement
Detweiller Playground – 3rd Amendment to Purchase Option Agreement
Detweiller Playground – 4th Amendment to Purchase Option Agreement (re PBC Lease)
Detweiller Playground – 5th Amendment to Purchase Option Agreement
Detweiller Playground – Exercise of Purchase Option

Compliance Report Peoria Conversion Kickapoo Creek Replacement Parcel

Compliance Report Peoria Conversion Richard Pryor Place Parcel

Riverfront Park Extension Letter October 25 2018
2018-10-31 Time Extension Letter
17-00769.5 Time extension amendment final
(Copies of the full appraisals are available through submission of a Freedom of Information Act request. Please click HERE to be directed to the FOIA request form.)
Riverfront Park Appraisal Submission Letter March 19 2019

Final Environmental Assessment (March 2017)

The City has made a final revision to its Environmental Assessment (EA) for the conversion of Riverfront Park for the River Trail development. This final version incorporates changes suggested by the National Park Service. The document also includes the City’s responses to substantive comments on the February 2017 EA of the submitted by the public in Appendix L. The Final EA has been submitted to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and National Park Service for review.

March 2017 Final EA Riverfront Park – Body
Final EA for Riverfront Park – Appendices A-D
Final EA for Riverfront Park – Appendices E-M

Revised and Compiled Environmental Assessment (February 2017)

At the request of the National Park Service (NPS), the City of Peoria has revised its “Environmental Assessment” for the proposed partial conversion of Riverfront Park in connection with the River Trail development project. The Revised and Compiled Environmental Assessment for Riverfront Park utilizes NPS’ preferred template and pulls together in one document information that the City had provided across multiple documents that were made public in December 2015. Those documents can be found further down on this page. The revised EA also includes updated information based on previous public comment, including information on archaeological clearance and flooding. At NPS’ suggestion, the City will accept two weeks of public comment on this document through February 20, 2017. The comment period is not intended to solicit general support or opposition to the project but substantive comment on the Environmental Assessment.

Comments can be emailed to riverfront@peoriagov.org or mailed to:

River Trail Project Comments c/o Chris Setti, City of Peoria 419 Fulton Street, Suite 207 Peoria, IL 61602

Revised and Compiled Environmental Assessment – Body – Riverfront Park

Revised and Compiled Environmental Assessment -Appendices – Riverfront Park

The Three Files Below are the Public Comments Received Regarding the Environmental Assessment

Public Comment – Postcard Samples

Public Comment – Emails

Public Comment – Friends of Riverfront Park

Archaeology Survey of Riverfront Park
Riverfront Park Conversion Presentation
River Trail Public Hearing Minutes (1-20-16)
River Trail Conversion Concerns and Responses

For Proposed Conversion Site (River Trail Development)

Environmental Assessment Study (EAS)
Conversion Information Form – Converted Land (Final Submission)
Environmental Screening Form (ESF)
Cultural Resources, Endangered Species & Wetlands Review Report (CERP)

For Proposed Replacement Site (Spring Street Parcels)

Environmental Assessment Study (EAS)
Conversion Information Form – Replacement Land (Final Submission)
Environmental Screening Form (ESF)
Cultural Resources, Endangered Species & Wetlands Review Report (CERP)

IDNR Documents

This area will be used to store documents provided to the City by IDNR that outline the conversion process.

IDNR Letter re Conversion (3-13-15)

Conversion Forms

Appraisal Information

1981 LWCF Grant Application for Riverfront Property Acquisition

1984 LWCF Grant Application for Riverfront Property Improvement

Project Agreements

Schedule of Public Events

November 4 @ 5:30 pm (Gateway Building, 200 NE Water): First public input session with facilitated small group discussions yielding input on potential park elements.
November 5: Web survey launches
November 9 @ 5:30 pm (Gateway Building, 200 NE Water): Second public input session. Identical to first meeting. Citizens need only attend one meeting but are welcome to attend both.
November 18th @ 4:30 p.m., City Hall, 419 Fulton Street, Room 110, Advisory Group Meeting
November 23rd @ 5:30 p.m., City Hall, 419 Fulton Street, Room 110, Advisory Group Meeting
December 18, 2015: Documents posted to website
January 6, 2016, 6:00 p.m., City Hall, Room 400, Public Meeting On Concept Plan For Replacement Property
January 20, 2016, 6:00 p.m., City Hall, Room 400, Public Meeting on Concept Plan For Conversion Property
January 25, 2016, 5:00 p.m. Deadline For Comments
Other activities and meetings TBD

Riverfront Park Extension Project and Land Conversion

As part of the River Trail project, the City needs to compensate for the loss of 5.8 acres of Riverfront Park by acquiring equivalent property that will be improved into public, recreational space. The City has identified about 8 acres of private and unimproved public property directly adjacent to Riverfront Park that can serve as the replacement. Due to restrictions governed by a Land and Water Conservation Grant, the City must receive the approval of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and National Park Service (NPS) before the River Trail project can proceed, a process called “conversion.” This is a multi-step process that includes appraisals, environmental studies, a public hearing and the submission of a concept plan for the new park space. This webpage will serve as a resource for project documents and activities regarding the River Trail project and the City’s application for conversion.

Park Concept Plan Development

The City is seeking public input on the creation of a concept plan for the area identified as the replacement property. The City has identified approximately 8 acres of property that will serve as an extension of Riverfront Park:

3 acres of unimproved property currently owned by Jim and Linda Simantel
5 acres of improved property currently owned by the Detweiller Playground Trust
4 acres of unimproved property and right-of-way already owned by the City of Peoria

The image below is a base map of the area:

The City is gathering input from the public on what elements should be included in the concept plan submitted to IDNR. Through two public input sessions and an on-line survey, citizens and other stakeholders will be asked to brainstorm and prioritize issues like landscaping, recreational elements (i.e. bike path, sports fields), facilities (i.e. restrooms, picnic shelters) and interactions with the river (i.e. fishing pier, canoe launch). Public preferences will be tested against constraints like budget, topography and practicality and then incorporated into a final concept plan.

Web Survey
Media Release on Park Input Web Survey