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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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 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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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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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 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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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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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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Heavier attendance at Eldridge council meetings suggests a change in meeting places.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 officially welcomed RILCO to town with a series of votes that implements the $3.5 million in property tax rebates the council agreed to earlier this summer.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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9/12/23
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Denise Benson’s guilty plea on two of five criminal charges comes with a restitution order for $36,346.20 to the city of Eldridge, for losses that totaled $82,786.33.
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9/12/23
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Supervisors hired Ted Breckenfelder as a senior assistant county attorney for $109,699 per year, with two weeks’ vacation. Breckenfelder is a private practice attorney in Bettendorf who replaces Caleb Copley.
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9/6/23
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Gov. Kim Reynolds “has not influenced” the state permit process for a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline that is nearing its conclusion, a spokesperson said this week.
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Jared Strong, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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9/6/23
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