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Yes They Said That... Qoutes from Famous Peorians: Dave Leitch

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"I was able to work with the business leadership and with Mayor Carver – a very strong, innovative, and effective leader – and a strong city council to accomplish the downtown Peoria plan and then help implement the plan. It was very challenging and at times difficult. It was also exhilarating to work on the Civic Center, the location of the Peoria School of Medicine, and all the projects that were accomplished in the 70s, which laid a base for what we are doing now."

State Representative Dave Leitch - recalling his days working for the Peoria Downtown Development Council before he joined the Illinois House in 1986. Peoria Metropolitan Magazine April 2001.

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