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A plan for more apartments in Eldridge has nearly doubled to 250 units, prompting council members to seek more information before crafting an incentive package.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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4/17/24
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Some residents of the Westbrook subdivision are objecting to the City of Walcott’s proposal to extend a three-quarter mile biking/walking path to the outskirts of their subdivision.
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Tim Evans, NSP Reporter
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4/17/24
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Tom and Joni Dittmer plan to double capacity of their Cleona Township livestock confinement.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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4/17/24
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Princeton council members will reconsider assisting investors in the $44 million St. Joan of Arc Catholic school in Bettendorf, under construction and set to open in fall, 2025.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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4/16/24
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Eldridge’s annual audit found seven material weaknesses and one instance of noncompliance for financial records from 2022-23, including periods after the dismissal of its convicted city clerk.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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4/16/24
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The Scott County General Store needs a new home and supervisors are considering consolidating the treasurer’s office in downtown Davenport, or finding a new spot more accessible to residents.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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4/16/24
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A $6,000 budget appropriation launched Long Grove’s new park board.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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4/10/24
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Eldridge Mayor Frank King dismissed two more members of the city utility board Friday, alleging Paula Steward and Barb O’Brien breached fiduciary duties by not complying with his and council’s demands.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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4/9/24
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Supervisors approved 10 new county positions, and boosted salaries and benefits of five others to add $577,816 to the county’s annual payroll.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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4/3/24
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Rising property values allowed Scott County supervisors to keep the urban property tax rate the same, and cut the rural route, while collecting even more property tax dollars next year.
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4/3/24
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Eldridge council member Ryan Iossi reports progress on talks over the past week with current city utility board members, its ex-chairman Jim Skadal, and staff.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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4/2/24
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Eldridge council will craft tax incentives for 130 new apartments planned in three buildings on North Sixth Avenue, just west of Amhof Trucking.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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4/2/24
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Eldridge council members held an emergency meeting at 8 a.m. Wednesday and voted unanimously to remove utility board chairman Jim Skadal.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/27/24
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Here are the Freedom of Information requests from attorneys representing the Eldridge mayor and council, followed by responses from attorneys representing the Eldridge Utility Board.
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3/27/24
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Jeff Bloemker, Davenport banker, has announced he is running for a seat on the Scott County Board of Supervisors and will be participating in the Republican primary in June.
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3/26/24
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Eldridge city staff and council on Tuesday disclosed they placed two utility employees on paid leave and launched an investigation that city administrator Nevada Lemke said arose from responses the utility board provided to the city’s Freedom of Information Request.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/26/24
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Scott County supervisors agreed to River Valley Coop’s industrial rezoning request to add liquid ammonia storage to operations just south of Dixon at Allens Grove Road and 295th St.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/20/24
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Join Princeton elected officials 6-10 p.m., March 23, for Battle of the Bars, a night-long fundraiser for the town of Princeton, culminating in a gun raffle.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/20/24
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Shive Hattery will conduct a traffic count and data analysis on East LeClaire Road, from First Street to Scott Park Road, and offer a full report by mid-summer.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/20/24
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Eldridge city staff emailed this letter at 1:57 p.m., Friday, March 15, to the North Scott Press. Assistant City Administrator Jeff Martens wrote, “In the interest of being transparent the attached letter was emailed to the Utility Board by the Mayor this afternoon.”
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3/20/24
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