Boulevards & traditions
Landscaped boulevards, holiday wreaths, tree-lined streets, and welcoming signs give the neighborhood its character.
Boulevard stewardship →Welcome home
New to the Uplands?
Welcome. Here are the basics for staying informed, handling everyday services, caring for your home, and getting to know the neighborhood.
First things first
Know Where to Look
The Uplander newsletter carries meeting notices, events, volunteer needs, and neighborhood decisions. This website holds the information you may want to find again later.
Life in the Uplands
What Makes This Place Special
Much of what residents value here is created and sustained by neighbors.
Gather throughout the year
The picnic, garage sale, Halloween, planting days, and resident-led block parties make it easier to meet your neighbors.
Neighborhood traditions →Neighbors support the neighborhood
Volunteer time and optional contributions help sustain association work, communications, beautification, and snow service.
Ways to support the Uplands →Practical links
Everyday Services
Rules and schedules change. These links go to the agencies responsible for keeping them current.
Parking permits
Check whether your block requires a residential decal and learn how resident and visitor permits work.
City parking information →Trash, recycling & yard waste
Look up collection by address, recycling weeks, holiday changes, and disposal guidance.
Peoria Picks Up →Neighborhood snow removal
Learn which public sidewalks the resident-supported program is designed to clear and how it is funded.
Snow Removal Fund →Historic homes
Caring for Your Property
Use current official sources as the starting point for permits, property standards, and tax information.
Permits
Check City requirements before structural, electrical, plumbing, heating, deck, or major remodeling work.
Do I need a permit? →Property maintenance
Find current City guidance for property standards, tenant responsibilities, vehicles, and reporting concerns.
Code enforcement resources →Property-tax relief
Review current Peoria County homestead, senior, disability, veteran, and improvement exemptions.
County exemption guidance →Around the neighborhood
Schools, Parks & Peoria
The Uplands is close to schools, Bradley University, Laura Bradley Park, shops, and restaurants. Because attendance boundaries and businesses can change, use current directories when planning.