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Q: Introduction. Why vote for you?
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9/24/24
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Scott County sheriff and auditor candidates answered questions about their offices, accessibility and diversity at a forum Saturday hosted by local LULAC, NAACP and Association of American University Women.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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9/24/24
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Scott County’s financial staff earned the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada for the 30th consecutive year.
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9/24/24
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Long Grove Mayor Mike Limberg said he is working with Eldridge Mayor Frank King to negotiate police coverage by Eldridge officers.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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9/18/24
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The Muscatine County Board of Supervisors will draft a letter to Iowa legislators regarding the board’s concerns about carbon dioxide pipelines/eminent domain, specifically as it relates to …
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By Tamara Browning
Index Reporter
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9/18/24
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Eldridge hopes to have preliminary First Street renovation plans to the council by Oct. 15, and final plans by Dec. 15, in order to be prepared to bid for work in January 2025.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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9/18/24
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Eldridge planning and zoning commissioners are scheduled to discuss, and possibly vote on a proposed ordinance to allow and regulate solar panels for homes and businesses.
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9/18/24
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Eldridge’s east side water tower will be reconditioned next year, including a paint job that will include the city’s name, and possibly a design submitted by North Scott students.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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9/18/24
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New River Drive renovation plans raised eyebrows and dropped some jaws during a Princeton council meeting convened Sept. 12 at the Boll’s Community Center.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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9/17/24
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Eldridge staff are asking council members to prioritize a 10-year list showing millions of dollars in needed road projects, beginning with south First Street.
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9/11/24
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Eldridge council members want a plan for Sheridan Meadows pond to manage a wetland area encroaching on ballfields. But few seem to support dredging a deep pond.
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9/11/24
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A unanimous council vote launched an engineering study for a pond at Eldridge’s Hickory Creek Park, just east of Buttermilk Road.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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9/11/24
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Some Eldridge council members want the public to weigh in on the $44,000 engineering study that recommended roundabouts at four LeClaire Road intersections.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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9/10/24
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The North Scott School District is proceeding with plans for an eight-foot-high fence around the playground at Alan Shepard Elementary following a confrontation between staff and a neighbor on Aug. 28.
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Erin M. Gentz, NSP Editor
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9/10/24
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Scott County building inspectors will resume building permitting and inspections in Princeton.
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9/4/24
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A new Kwik Star and other development prompted supervisors to ban engine braking on a stretch of U.S. 61 from I-280 west to the Muscatine County line.
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9/4/24
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Scott County supervisors are preparing for Bettendorf and LeClaire growth to bring even more traffic to the gravel Indiana Avenue.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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9/3/24
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Eldridge council members want to hire a finance manager to succeed the city’s retiring clerk, and designate a deputy clerk to take on the city’s increasing fiscal duties.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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9/3/24
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Eldridge's roundabout study is back on a council agenda, along with two other big topics:
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By Mark Ridolfi
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8/30/24
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The Eldridge utility board is negotiating an 11.8 percent megawatt rate increase with Compass, a firm that manages the utility’s electric purchase.
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Mark Ridolfi, NSP Managing Editor
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8/28/24
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