Long Grove’s 231 city utility customers might get a better deal through MidAmerican as the city’s power costs continue to climb.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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4/5/23
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Scott County Supervisors plan to make MEDIC ambulance service a county agency April 13, give it a new name, and create a new department that may require additional county subsidies, but will not raise the tax rate, board chairman Ken Beck said.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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4/4/23
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Long Grove’s First Street makeover will begin in May under a contract won by hometown builder Chad Ihrig, whose $2.365 million bid came in just a hair under four other very close bids.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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4/4/23
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Wait for the rollbacks.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/29/23
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Scott County supervisors bought an online evidence management system the county attorney says is needed to handle an avalanche of digital evidence.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/29/23
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Assessed value notices mailed to Scott County property owners this week show 20-30 percent increases that reflect recent jumps in sale prices.
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3/24/23
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Eldridge council members Monday approved third and final readings on ordinances altering city codes. Here is a summary of the changes.
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3/22/23
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Updated building codes adopted Monday by Eldridge align with Scott County, Bettendorf and Davenport, in preparation for a new statewide code that resolves differences among Iowa cities and towns.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/21/23
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Eldridge council members on Monday applauded the police community outreach, with some suggesting it is needed to offset rumblings about the department’s stepped-up traffic enforcement.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/21/23
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Scott County land-use decisions are looming on three issues that need public feedback:
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/15/23
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Scott County supervisors this week will consider authorizing completion of 2.7 miles of road work on 210th Street. The county shares maintenance costs with Davenport for the road that serves as part of the city’s northern border.
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3/15/23
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Princeton’s plan to use grant money to cover most of a trail engineering study may face a public referendum.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/14/23
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The trial run worked wonderfully.
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Mark Ridolf, NSP Managing Editor
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3/14/23
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Look for excavation to begin as early as April for Long Grove’s long-discussed First Street renovation.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/7/23
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Derek Oldfather couldn’t stop grinning at the crew surrounding him at the Eldridge community center Monday night.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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3/7/23
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Eldridge council members say the North Scott school district will not need to extend a new sewer line through the district’s Regional Innovation Center property on South First Street.
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3/1/23
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Scott County sheriff’s deputy Chris Laye said he will challenge incumbent sheriff Tim Lane in the June 2024 Republican primary.
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3/1/23
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Eldridge will hold off on any changes to a billboard ordinance requested in December to accommodate a new sign on East LeClaire Road.
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2/28/23
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An amended Eldridge ordinance will try to keep signs off public right-of-ways. New city code enforcement officer Jeff Martens said those using public right-of-way for private advertisements should expect a call.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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2/28/23
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Supervisors added $50 a day to the cost for out-of-county teenagers to stay in the Scott County juvenile detention center.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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2/22/23
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