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The Eldridge council approved the final of three readings applying a new, planned residential overlay district on the Grunwald Grove second addition already zoned R-3 for multi-family homes. The overlay district was created to allow developer Dale Grunwald to build attached, four-plex townhomes, instead of the condominium buildings allowed under R-3.
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9/13/23
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Eldridge council members hope to provide some direction about the future of Scott County Library before the Nov. 7 election.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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9/19/23
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Hard to imagine, perhaps, but some Scott County residents find comfort, assurance and hope for the future at the very same place others blame for lying, cheating and fraud.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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9/19/23
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Action by North and South Dakota utility boards give Amy Nelson hope the Iowa Utility Board will follow suit and keep carbon waste pipelines off her property, out of the county and away from Iowa.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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9/19/23
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ADM contributed $8,630 to the Princeton Trails committee, a contribution that could be key in advancing the design of a trail through town.
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9/20/23
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Iowa Democrats decided Saturday they will caucus on Jan. 15, 2024, the same day as Iowa Republicans, but it is still unclear when they will cast presidential preference votes.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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9/20/23
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Eldridge city council approved an 8 percent raise for building inspector Ray Nees Monday.
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9/20/23
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Heavier attendance at Eldridge council meetings suggests a change in meeting places.
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9/20/23
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Long Grove needs new speed limits, stop and yield signs for the town’s renovated First Street, and new subdivision, and perhaps the entire town.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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9/20/23
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Four incumbents and a second-time challenger will be on North Scott school board ballot Nov. 7.
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9/26/23
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The state Boards and Commissions Review Committee will recommend the elimination or merging of 111 of Iowa’s 256 boards and commissions, reversing some planned changes following public feedback.
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Robin Opsahl, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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9/27/23
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Nine candidates will fill an Eldridge ballot for three seats on the Eldridge council.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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9/27/23
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The Scott County Library would see approximately $140 per month, or a 35 percent monthly rent increase under a proposal to be vetted and voted on at Eldridge’s 7 p.m., Oct. 16 council meeting at the community center.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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10/3/23
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Eldridge faces an open records lawsuit alleging the city unlawfully held closed meetings about hiring a new clerk, then redacted emails from council candidate Tisha Bousselot inquiring about the council’s closed meeting discussions.
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10/3/23
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Earlier this year, Oregon Democrats pushed through state legislation that allows local governments to require setbacks between neighbors and factory farming operations. The law prohibits farms from drawing unlimited amounts of free groundwater and requires farmers to apply for a permit before applying manure to their fields.
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Kevin Hardy, Stateline
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10/4/23
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Eldridge adopted new rules for public meetings and freedom of information requests that formally limit public speaking time, and add fees for some record requests.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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10/4/23
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MEDIC ambulance will retain its own, separate dispatching crew working side-by-side with Scott Emergency Communications Center when Scott County assumes the ambulance service Jan. 1.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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10/4/23
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A new three-page credit card policy formalizes checks and balances Mayor Frank King said were adopted after the former city clerk was arrested on city credit card fraud charges.
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10/4/23
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WEST LIBERTY -- The United States’ shift to renewable solar energy is happening whether or not locally elected officials allow Iowa landowners to participate. Land owners – not the legislature, county board or Farm Bureau – should decide what energy sources should come from farm land.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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10/10/23
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Ken Schoenthaler has a lot to be optimistic about these days.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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10/11/23
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