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Public input sought on citywide trail corridor plan

on Thu, 01/17/2013 - 00:27   by Editor

A public meeting will be held Monday, January 28 to obtain citizen input into a citywide plan for future expansion of recreation trails in Bettendorf.

The meeting from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the QC Waterfront Convention Center is to obtain comments and feedback on a comprehensive trail study being developed by engineering firm Shive-Hattery, Inc. The plan involves 30 bicycle/recreation trail corridors in the community, and was prompted by a controversial project to add a 10-foot recreation trail along Middle Road last year.

EPA files to exclude Iowa DNR letter from federal lawsuit over sewage bypass regulations

on Thu, 01/10/2013 - 22:01   by Editor

As expected, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has filed to exclude a letter from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) from consideration by the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in the lawsuit brought by the Iowa League of Cities over sewage "bypass" rules.

". . . the league waited for nearly a year – until after the case was fully briefed and argued – to solicit letters from the states of Kansas and Iowa about the impacts that EPA's letters are supposedly having in those states," the EPA said in its motion filed Wednesday (1/9) to oppose supplementing the court record more than a month after the three-judge panel heard oral arguments in the case.

Pleasant Valley overtakes Bettendorf in certified student enrollment; adds 270 new students

on Fri, 01/04/2013 - 01:52   by Editor

The Pleasant Valley School District grew by 270 students this fall, surpassing the Bettendorf Community School District in certified enrollment for the first time, according to figures released today (1/3) by the Iowa Department of Education.

Thanks to 622 open-enrolled students in Bettendorf (compared with 273 in Pleasant Valley schools), Bettendorf still has a larger "served enrollment" of 4,441 students compared with 4,169 students in Pleasant Valley schools.

City staff recommending slowing in debt financing; debt margin projected to reach 29 percent in five years

on Fri, 12/28/2012 - 21:56   by Editor

Bettendorf city staff is recommending to the city council a five-year capital improvement plan which would slow the rate of debt financing and result in a debt margin of 29 percent by fiscal 2017-18. The current city debt margin is down to 20 percent, and state law limits municipal debt margins to 15 percent.

The capital improvement plan for the coming 2013-14 fiscal year calls for issuing $10 million in general obligation bonds mostly for street improvements, $700,000 in bonds for the first year of a projected 6-year $4.2 million for development of the new Forest Grove Park, $700,000 for updating of the Family Museum exhibit hall, $4 million for sewer system upgrades and $2 million for stormwater management projects.

Iowa DNR jumps into sewage treatment lawsuit between U.S. EPA and Iowa League of Cities

on Thu, 12/27/2012 - 03:51   by Editor

Not content to watch from the sidelines, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) has jumped into the legal fray between the Iowa League of Cities and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over so-called sewage "bypass" regulations.

Oral arguments were heard November 13 in the case before the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis, and both sides are awaiting a ruling by the three-judge panel. The league contends the EPA is imposing sewage bypass treatment rules – not specified in EPA regulations – on Iowa cities.

Planning group recommends denial of rezoning for 53rd Avene. and 18th Street corner lot

on Mon, 12/24/2012 - 23:25   by Editor

The Bettendorf Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended denial of a rezoning request to permit the construction of an auto service center on the southeast corner of 53rd Avenue and 18th Street.

The rezoning from C-2 (community shopping) to C-3 (general business) was voted down by the group after hearing from nearby residents concerned about noise from such a facility and fear that the rezoning may lead to more intense use of other properties which abut residential housing.

Rezoning sought for car service center on southeast corner of 18th St. and 53rd Ave.

on Wed, 12/19/2012 - 02:47   by Editor

The highly visible – but long vacant – lot on the southeast corner of 53rd Avenue and 18th Street, Bettendorf, is being eyed for a retail commercial strip along with an automotive service center.

To allow the use of the site for a car repair center, a rezoning from C-2 (community shopping district) to C-3 (general business district) has been requested by Julia LLC. The corporation is owned by Dan Elias, who operates QC Auto Service with locations in Davenport, Moline and Bettendorf (State Street).

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