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The Eldridge Park Board has an ambitious agenda covering the next few years. But chief among their goals is to protect one of the city’s newest assets, Hickory Creek Park on Buttermilk Road.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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5/20/25
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McCausland is looking to begin the process of hiring a new city clerk following the dismissal of longtime clerk Sheila Bosworth.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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5/20/25
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After four years of on-and-off discussions, the City of Eldridge and the Eldridge Volunteer Fire Co. have agreed in principle to start formulating a roadmap for the fire department to become a city agency, and to hire a full-time chief.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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5/13/25
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The Scott County Board of Supervisors approved a language change that will allow for larger warming area structures at snow tubing facilities in the county.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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5/13/25
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As part of its financial review at the May 6 meeting, the Eldridge Utility Board discussed formally investing a portion of the water reserve account into treasury bills, to help supplement the amount of money it will need for a well project within the next five years.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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5/13/25
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Residents in Eldridge’s Fellner’s Addition may be one step closer to improved streets.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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5/6/25
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After weeks of anxiety in the riverfront community, the Princeton City Council believes it has come up with a plan that will allow for reconstruction of River Drive and create a more manageable tax plan for citizens.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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4/29/25
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Scott County will pay more than $93,000 in attorney fees related to an open records lawsuit brought against the county following the appointment of former supervisor Rita Rawson to the board in December of 2022.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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4/29/25
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In honor of Iowa Soil and Water Conservation Week, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Development announced Monday afternoon that it will be investing in 14 new urban water quality projects across the state – including one in Durant.
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Andrea Grubaugh, Reporter
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4/29/25
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A Dubuque-based construction firm has been awarded a $643,420.31 contract for the stop light project at East LeClaire Road and 4th Avenue.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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4/22/25
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Scott County building inspectors found 14 uninhabitable mobile homes in Princeton’s Rivercrest Estates.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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4/22/25
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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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