Submitted by Jessica McGhee
The Renaissance Park Community Association is a hybrid association, consisting of business owners, property owners and residents of West Main Street in Peoria, Illinois, from University to North Street. The Renaissance Park Community Association conducts neighborhood clean-ups on the first Sunday of each month, (starting at 4:00 pm and meeting at Blue – 619 West Main Street) sponsors and organizes the community garden by Sheridan/Main, and actively works to better West Main Street, to bring more business and traffic to the area and to help create a walkable and safe community.
Membership is open to anyone over the age of 18. Membership dues are $12 per year, plus a commitment of 12 service hours per year towards association projects. Their first clean-up of the year was held on April 6th and brought together more than 30 volunteers. A second clean-up took place on April 12th, working with both Bradley SERVE and the University East Neighborhood Association, to cover 7 blocks of West Main Street, and surrounding blocks, from University to Sheridan. Councilman Chuck Grayeb was in attendance. The association is expecting to begin shooting a promotional video for West Main Street Businesses. Their website can be found at: peoriarenaissancepark.com
