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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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A nine-page letter from Eldridge council members states utility board members are unaware of their employees’ specific performance issues, and accuses utility manager Jacob Rowe of lying to members of both boards in public meetings.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/19/24
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Long Grove could learn a lesson from Eldridge when considering a new utility board.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/19/24
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The Eldridge utility board and its former chairman on Tuesday asked a judge to overrule the mayor and council, restore the chairman, and bill the city for all legal expenses.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/13/24
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The City of Davenport is taking the state auditor to court over an investigation into $1.9 million in settlements paid out to former city employees.
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Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch
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3/13/24
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Eldridge city council and staff filed Freedom of Information Act requests to compel the city utility board to divulge text, emails, bylaws, and meeting recordings.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/12/24
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Eighty-thousand Scott County property taxpayers will be mailed official tax hearing notices this month that local elected officials say will be impossible to understand.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/12/24
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Council members voted to restrict future tobacco or vape stores to the city’s industrial areas.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/6/24
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Supervisors bought three Ford trucks from McGrath Auto, Hiawatha, which provided bids lower than Lindquist Ford, Bettendorf, and Stivers Ford, Waukee.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/6/24
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A joint meeting of three elected members of the Eldridge city council and two appointed utility board members disclosed reasons behind a simmering conflict that led to the threat of a lawsuit from the utility board.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/5/24
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Eldridge utility board members say they are prepared to sue the city and council to keep longtime utility board chairman Brock Kroeger.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/5/24
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Eldridge council members agreed Monday to contract with a new liability insurance provider after the city’s longstanding insurer declined to renew coverage due to concerns over the city’s claim history.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/5/24
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A portion of the $44 million St. Joan of Arc Catholic school under construction in Bettendorf will be financed tax free under an agreement approved March 1 by Scott County supervisors.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/5/24
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Eldridge electric customers can expect flat rates, and lower power rate adjustments in the next fiscal year.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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2/28/24
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New Princeton police chief Freddy Almanza is patrolling in a new Ford pickup truck, bought by the city council.
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2/28/24
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Scott County Auditor Kerri Tompkins is running again to continue serving the position she was appointed to fill a vacancy in June 2021, and won election in November of 2022.
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2/28/24
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City Councilman Scott Campbell was recognized by the Park Board for his 17 years of service and dedication to Eldridge parks as a member and Chairman of the Park Board.
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2/28/24
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Eldridge council members enacted a new employee handbook and passed a residency requirement that will force changes in the city’s utility department, including ouster of long-time utility board chairman Brock Kroeger.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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2/22/24
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