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Scott County supervisors will try again to eliminate standing water in the courthouse subbasement. They hired Reed Construction for $136,600 to tackle infiltration they now believe is from groundwater, not rainfall.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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1/15/25
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The Eldridge City Council will hold off on any decisions regarding city management of detention ponds until at least March, when a lawsuit by residents of the Blackhawk Hills Condo Association is scheduled to move forward in court.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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1/15/25
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Eldridge council members Monday gave up the park board's dream of building a recreational pond.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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1/14/25
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Princeton Presbyterian Church surprised city council members with $16,000 in donations as a way to say “thank-you.” The church recently closed after having served the community since 18 charter members launched it April 14, 1854.
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1/14/25
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Princeton council members are prepared to borrow enough money to cover an estimated $2 million resurfacing of River Drive from end to end, and from the railroad tracks to the riverfront curb.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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1/14/25
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A new traffic signal could be in place on LeClaire Road by late fall.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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1/14/25
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Next month, supervisors are expected to hear details of a $56,010 space assessment done by Wold Architects and Engineers, hired by the board in June.
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1/8/25
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Baker Tilly US, LLP has released an audit report on Scott County, Iowa. The County had local tax revenue of $375,642,082 for the year ended June 30, 2024, which included $19,401,214 in tax credits from the state. The County forwarded $356,240,868 of the local tax revenue to the townships, school districts, cities, and other taxing bodies in the County.
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12/30/24
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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.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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12/23/24
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The Eldridge Utility Board decided to table further discussion of future chemical fluoridation of the municipal water supply.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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12/23/24
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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.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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12/23/24
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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.
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12/23/24
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Supervisors hired CDMI Concrete Contractors of Port Byron to resurface sections of Territorial Road and 240th Avenue.
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12/23/24
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Princeton is ready to rev up River Drive resurfacing.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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12/17/24
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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.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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12/17/24
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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.
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12/17/24
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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.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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12/10/24
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The City of Eldridge is pursuing an internal candidate for its first utility administrative manager position.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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12/10/24
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The Eldridge City Council has approved a purchasing plan for city employees.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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12/10/24
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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.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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12/3/24
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