The new 9th hole on Palmer Hills Golf Course should protect drivers on Middle Road from errant drives. The new berm and over a dozen new evergreens should also help to block the view of the road to golfers.
A new sculpture was recently spotted near the Family Museum. The Sculpture adorns the end of the parking lot, and appears to represent the Earth, Sun and Moon, being held by green hands. What this means, I'm not sure, but it is interesting to look at. If anyone knows more about this sculpture, please comment and let us know!
As the river recedes, the sandbag wall that helped prevent flooding has now become the problem. These sandbags, now with a "dead fish" smell, await disposal at the floodwall by Leach Park, Bettendorf. The Mississippi River is expected to fall below the 15-foot flood stage this week.
Commissioner Kamp informed the Board that a skate park meeting was held on Monday to finalize the design with the thought that we might be cutting the park in half to get something by this Fall. The next meeting will be held on April 23 to discuss fund raising, approaching businesses and having a car wash.
Ron Foster was present to review the Fast Pitch Softball Tournament scheduled at Crow Creek Park May 24-27, 2001. There will be six tournaments going on and 50 teams participating. This tournament is being held to get the Quad Cities involved in fast pitch softball again. They will have three food vendors in the park: Golick's, Ganzos, and Happy Joe's.
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