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What to expect from the 2025 Iowa legislative session
As Iowa lawmakers get ready to reconvene Jan. 13 for the 2025 session with new members, leaders said they are heading into the session with expectations to take on property taxes, changes to the state’s higher education system and immigration policy, among other issues. more
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Council ponders stormwater solutions
Eldridge City Council members began conversations about detention pond maintenance at the Dec. 16 meeting. Although no decisions were made,  council member Brian Dockery said he wants to have the issue resolved by March, before spring maintenance begins. more
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Five-month fluoride supply gives Eldridge time
The Eldridge Utility Board decided to table further discussion of future chemical fluoridation of the municipal water supply. more
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Speed warning signs intended to slow drivers in Long Grove
Drivers entering Long Grove will be greeted with their speed in 15-inch tall numbers. Council members bought three Shield 15 radar speed signs they hope will slow down in-town traffic. more
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Park View road work contract hits $2.7M
Work will begin in 2025 on $2.7 million in repaving contracts for South Park View Drive, Park Lane Circle, Cherokee  Drive and Crest View Drive, in Park View. more
Territorial Road and 240th Ave. work
Supervisors hired CDMI Concrete Contractors of Port Byron to resurface sections of Territorial Road and 240th Avenue. more
Mayor Travis Volrath and council members met in a winter wonderland created by community center volunteers Val Rasche and Barb Wilson. The center hosted a holiday party Dec. 7 and the decorations illuminate the center for the Dec. 12 council meeting, and through the month.
Princeton considers $1.9M River Drive resurfacing
Princeton is ready to rev up River Drive resurfacing. more
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The front page of the Eldridge website. Council members discussed a $50,000 makeover, including a rebranding of the city.
Council down to last $22K in pandemic aid
Faced with a use it or lose it deadline, the Eldridge City Council designated the remaining $22,000.48 of the city’s American Rescue Plan Act funds. more
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Source water protection areas around the new Princeton well, identified in a 2022 study.
Nitrate levels still too high at closed well
Princeton’s shut-down water well is still testing with nitrate contamination above safe levels, and city leaders are working with farmland owners to reduce nitrogen applications they fear are reaching the water table. more
Iowa Sen. Chris Cournoyer accepts an appointment as lieutenant governor by Gov. Kim Reynolds on Monday.
Cournoyer picked as Iowa lieutenant governor
Gov. Kim Reynolds named Sen. Chris Cournoyer as her new lieutenant governor Monday, filling the role that was left open since former Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg resigned from the position in September. more
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Iowa agriculture journalist Mike Pearson interviews Joe Kerns, Chris Short and Matt Campbell.
Ag experts probe Trump impact at River Valley Coop conference
President Trump’s tariff threats may be viewed as theater intended to shake up an international agriculture economy already stressed by global conflict. But big change is coming to American agriculture, and ag-energy profits of the past are not guaranteed. more
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Eldridge residents Jim Perkins and Dawn Spring discuss the Lancers Run Addition with council member Ryan Iossi after the town hall meeting.
Council members enjoy dialogue with residents
Approximately 20 Eldridge residents engaged with council members Scott Campbell and Ryan Iossi in relaxed setting Monday in the First Amendment Room at the Scott County Library. more
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Utility board creates $75K administrative post
The City of Eldridge is pursuing an internal candidate for its first utility administrative manager position. more
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Council sets $5K for city administrator purchase limit
The Eldridge City Council has approved a purchasing plan for city employees. more
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Council OKs school district subdivision
Over the objections of a group of residents and one member, the Eldridge City Council Monday advanced the first reading of an ordinance rezoning two parcels of land across the street from Ed White Elementary School as R-3 Multi-Family Residential with a Planned Residential Overlay. more
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Lemke identifies $195K in Community Center needs
City officials want to take a hard look at the Eldridge Community Center’s finances over the next 18 months. more
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Iossi, Campbell, host Eldridge town hall Dec. 9 at library
Two Eldridge city council members are hoping to have positive conversations with residents as they plan for a listening post next Monday. more
GOP governors urge reauthorization of Farm Bill
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, along with governors from 16 other states, signed a joint letter Monday urging Congress to reauthorize the Farm Bill and to provide “immediate financial assistance” to the agricultural sector. more
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Eldridge lead and copper notifications
Water operator Cegan Long reported that documents about lead and copper pipe replacements had been sent out, which caused confusion among some Eldridge residents. more
Dr. Katie Pins
Eldridge dentists speak up for fluoridation
Two local dentists spoke out regarding Eldridge’s discussions about the possibility of removing chemical fluoride from the city’s water supply. more
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