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With little discussion, Scott County Supervisors on Dec. 19 renewed the county’s annual agreement to follow the Iowa Department of Natural Resources regulation for confined animal feeding operations, or CAFOS.
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12/27/23
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Supervisors approved a final plat for a 2.01 acre retail development on the southwest corner of U.S. 61 and 110th Avenue, just west of Interstate 280.
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12/27/23
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Eldridge city council members were scheduled to meet Tuesday, Jan. 2, after The NSP deadline, to consider a retirement offer agreed to by police chief Joe Sisler. Find coverage of that meeting online at northscottpress.com, and in next week's edition.
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1/2/24
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Eldridge council members voted 4-0 Tuesday to pay $122,726 to police chief Joe Sisler, including a full year’s salary, accrued vacation, sick time and comp time, and a lump sum to his retirement account.
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By Mark Ridolfi
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1/3/24
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Without a word of public discussion, Eldridge council members voted 4-0 at a special Jan. 2 meeting to pay a negotiated retirement settlement of $122,726 to police chief Joe Sisler, including a full year’s salary, accrued vacation, sick time and comp time, and a lump sum to his retirement account.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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1/9/24
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Should the city of Eldridge improve the amplification of council meetings now, or wait until a new city hall is built?
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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1/9/24
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Eldridge council members approved new stop signs for roads in Eldridge’s newest subdivisions.
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1/10/24
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Scott County supervisors selected Ken Beck to continue as board chairman, at the Jan. 2 organizational meeting held at the administration center.
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1/10/24
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Scott County’s new information technology strategic assessment advises a bigger staff to collaborate more directly with county departments, not just respond to tech requests.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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1/10/24
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Princeton’s city trail committee will live on, and consider other uses for the $50,000 the city has saved over the past 10 years for a U.S. 67 trail.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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1/16/24
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Eldridge council members were scheduled to consider 14.3 percent raises for public works director Brian Wessel and sewer plant superintendent Tony Rupe as part of a transition plan for consolidating management of those departments.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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1/17/24
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Eldridge council members dropped the city’s long affiliation with Brooks Law attorneys and hired Allison Wright, of Pappas and Wright, Rock Island, for the city’s most frequent legal needs.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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1/23/24
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Longtime Eldridge city engineer Greg Schaapveld will be the new Scott County Planning and Development director.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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1/23/24
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Barb Vance has handled taxpayer money 45 years for Scott County, and she’s not done yet.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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1/30/24
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Scott County supervisors plan to let Community Health Care operate a homeless medical clinic in part of a little-used county building in central Davenport.
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1/31/24
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Property acquisition? Parks improvements? New equipment?
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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1/31/24
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Eldridge deputy police chief Andrew Lellig bested five other applicants to win the top job, congratulations and thanks from Eldridge council members, Monday.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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2/6/24
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Scott County supervisors shut down Riverstone Group’s plan for a concrete and asphalt recycling plant in Mount Joy, saying it is a poor fit for the growing business and residential area between Davenport and Eldridge.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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2/6/24
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Scott County supervisors prepared for this year’s elections by buying $416,000 in new pollbooks, bumping pay for many poll workers, and changing to lump-sum or bundled payments that cover a minimum guaranteed hours.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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2/7/24
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Property acquisition tops the Eldridge council list to commit federal pandemic aid by year’s end.
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2/7/24
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