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Princeton taxpayers will pay an estimated $7,000 to farmland owners who promise not to use nitrogen fertilizer near the city’s contaminated well beneath the Lost Grove Road water tower.
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4/15/25
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Work on the South 16th Avenue water tower reconditioning will officially begin in early September. But that project will not include painting the North Scott logo.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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4/15/25
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Princeton residents filled city hall three times over two weeks for more than four hours of public meetings where the council advanced two projects:
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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4/15/25
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The Eldridge City Council will explore updating city code to allow commercial and industrial properties to dig private wells for non-potable water.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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4/15/25
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Long Grove council members meeting April 1 voted for water pressure filters, but not additional ion treatment for a treatment plant to be built this year.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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4/15/25
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After four years of discussions with city officials, the Eldridge Fire Department chief Keith Schneckloth says a paid, full-time administrator is no longer a wish list item – it is a necessity.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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4/8/25
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McCausland city council members hired an interim clerk to succeed clerk Sheila Bosworth, and asked the state auditor to initiate an investigative audit.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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4/8/25
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While traffic problems on South Fifth Street have been ongoing for many years, Eldridge city officials hope the issue may soon be eased thanks to suggestions from the city engineer.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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4/8/25
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The South 16th Avenue water tower refurbishment project may be pushed to this fall after city staff learned Verizon does not believe it can get its equipment down in time for a spring start date.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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4/1/25
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Eldridge City Administrator Nevada Lemke will serve on the board of directors of Grow Quad Cities as the member for Small Iowa Communities.
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4/1/25
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Scott County supervisors joined county and city elected officials throughout the Quad Cities signing on to a five-year agreement that will increase taxpayer support of regional economic development, and prohibit towns poaching local businesses from each other.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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4/1/25
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Scott County supervisors’ $3 million contribution of federal tax dollars to the Salvation Army of the Quad Cities sheltered 1,672 people in hotel rooms, and helped more than 140 through a transitional program to pay for their own permanent housing.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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4/1/25
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Sidewalks in new Eldridge developments will soon be a foot wider.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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4/1/25
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Princeton Council scheduled a special 6 p.m., Tuesady, April 7 meeting at city hall for public comments and vote on next year's property tax rate.
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4/1/25
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Park View Owners’ Association board members welcomed Susan Brabeck to the board at the March 12 meeting.
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4/1/25
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While the municipal budgeting process is about determining priorities for the next fiscal year, it can also help separate needs from wants.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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3/25/25
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Scott County’s assessor, and planning and development offices, along with some auditor and information technology services should move to Eldridge, a county consultant recommended to supervisors Tuesday.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/25/25
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Look out for lane closures in Park View as a county contractor takes on a $2.7 million road and drainage project this summer.
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3/25/25
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One of the oldest subdivisions in Eldridge is in urgent need of street work, the city council learned Monday.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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3/25/25
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Princeton taxpayers will pay a Lost Grove Road farmer $4,500 not to plant corn or beans this year and use no fertilizer around the city’s contaminated water well.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/18/25
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