Make your guess as to what day the lime pile will be finally gone, and win a T-shirt if your guess is the closest. To enter, click the "win a T-shirt" graphic at right. The progress on removing the lime pile is shown below.

Recent warm weather brought the first flowers of spring. The hillside along 6th Street bursts with daffodils.

Black Hawk Junior High name change and plans for high school brick replacement on tap.

The value of new residential and commercial construction in Bettendorf totaled $10.46 million during the first three month of 2001, up nearly 70 percent from last year's $6.16 million.

While the value of new residential construction was up only 13 percent ($6.88 million versus $6.06 million for the first quarter of 2000), commercial construction was up significantly thanks to the new St. Katharine's St. Mark's College Preparatory School expansion and the new Life & Family Coalition facility.

Actual single-family residential units under construction in the first three months fell compared to last year with 29 single-family residential permits issued compared to 36 in 2000.

Vast majority of parents choose all-day kindergarten; HVAC improvements slated for high school

BETTENDORF PARKS AND RECREATION
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CANTEEN ROOM 7:00 PM
April 11, 2001

Petition seeks new Instruction Support Levy try; new teacher contract approved

Ground work has begun on the southeast corner of 53rd and Utica Ridge for a new 14,400 square foot Walgreens and eventually, another 12,800 square foot retail building. Just think, only three years ago the whole area was farmland.

Many come to speak in favor of lowering class sizes at Hoover Elementary school.

The lime pile removal project has been started again, with another company stepping in to remove the pile. From the progress they are making, it looks like they may get it done.