Concerned Citizens of Peoria, AZ

09/10/2026

Peoria Fails to Release Amkor Site Plan

OPINION — I am writing to express my concern regarding the city of Peoria’s continued failure to provide public records concerning the proposed Amkor Technologies project.

09/07/2026

As questions continue about the allegation that Councilmember Jennifer Crawford does not live in the district she currently represents and is also running for reelection in, a new write-in candidate has filed for Acacia.

Emily Saeteurn is running as a Write-In Candidate in the Acacia District.

You can visit the city's election and candidate page to get Emily's contact information if you would like to learn more about her.

Find information about current elections in Peoria, Arizona. Peoria City Clerk's Office explains what propositions and measures will be on the ballot for the upcoming election.

09/03/2026

WHAT IS THE CITY OF PEORIA HIDING?

After 3.5 months, the city finally responded to a resident's public records request for the Amkor site plan. Here's what they released: A 26-page FULLY REDACTED site plan (see below)

How is this transparency? A site plan shows where a major industrial facility will operate in our community. That's information residents deserve to see and understand.

This is not the first time Peoria has had issues with transparency. Arizona law guarantees access to public records. The city was sued in 2025 to obtain the earlier Amkor site plan when they were trying to put Amkor in Vistancia. They provided a mostly-redacted site plan after the lawsuit was filed.

This summer, during the Chamber of Commerce mayoral debate on June 24, 2026, Art Miller, a mayoral candidate, addressed concerns about the city and council's lack of transparency. Mike Finn, a current council member and vice mayor who is also running for mayor, claimed the city is being fully transparent about Amkor and that everything is available on the Peoria Innovation Core's website.

Following that debate, the same resident who filed the public records request reached out to Mike Finn for assistance but never received a response.

How are fully redacted pages a demonstration of transparency?

How does ignoring a resident's request for assistance demonstrate a willingness to be transparent?

We have two choices for mayor:

1) Art Miller, who is campaigning on transparency, listening to the community, and bringing back open dialogue between residents and the council, or
2) Mike Finn, current vice mayor, who claims the city is already transparent and doesn't respond to a request for assistance when asking for a public record.

These redacted pages demonstrate the current level of transparency in our city.

Will you vote for another four years of this "transparency?" Or will you vote for change?

03/20/2026

ZONING CHANGES Happening in the Peoria Innovation Core -
This coming Tuesday, the city council will vote on allowing Amkor to build its industrial factory up to a height of 135 feet (over 13-stories). Public comment during the last Planning and Zoning meeting described the history of zoning in that area and how, for decades, it was capped at 60 feet.

The video starts at the public comments, which are only six minutes. The full presentation on the PIC, which does not provide a history of the zoning, can be found before the public comments.

If you have concerns over a 13-story industrial factory in North Peoria, be sure to share them during the council meeting on Tuesday, March 24th at 6 pm.

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02/27/2026

How are our aquifers holding up with the high level of development and the semiconductor industry being brought into the NW Valley?

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02/11/2026

Will the city oust this 77-year-old man from his home? He has been advocating for himself for a year and a half. The city is buying land in downtown Peoria that leaves him without a home. What are they doing to help displaced residents?

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01/29/2026

Taxpayers are spending OVER HALF a MILLION dollars for the CITY MANAGER POSITION.

The new city manager will receive a salary of $325,000, and a golden parachute to protect him, which guarantees he will receive $975,000 in total compensation. Additional benefits include a $600/mo car allowance, $812,500 life insurance policy, a government pension, and six weeks paid vacation, among other benefits.

But taxpayers get to spend more on this position because the former city manager gets a guaranteed one-year "consulting" contract for $255,000 plus $50,000.

Both agreements can be found on the City Council Agenda for 1/27/26.

A reception for the 2026 Peoria Young Artists will be held beginning at 5:30 PM in the Pine Room of City Hall. The Peoria City Council will be in attendance at the reception; no City business will be conducted.