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Iowa League of Cities gets day in court challenging EPA's sewage 'bypass' treatment rules

on Fri, 11/09/2012 - 00:32   by Editor

The Iowa League of Cities will get its day in court next week to argue the U.S. Environment Protection Agency (EPA) revised municipal sewage treatment regulations without proper rule-making and has sought to avoid judicial review of "illegally revised regulatory requirements."

Attorneys for the league and the EPA will make their oral arguments before the three-judge U.S. Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit in St. Louis Tuesday, November 13, more than a year after filing suit to challenge the EPA's regulation of so-call "bypass" sewage.

Election results a click away; links to election info at Scott County and Iowa web sites

on Wed, 11/07/2012 - 01:41   by Editor

Get full detailed results of today's election direct from the source.

I-74 bridge update meeting Wednesday, Nov. 7

on Mon, 11/05/2012 - 21:10   by news

The status of the planned Interstate 74 Bridge project through downtown Bettendorf will held from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 7) at Bettendorf City Hall, 1609 State Street. Specific items on the meeting agenda are the status of the right-of-way acquisition for the project, timing of construction and the status of the realignment of State and Grant Streets.

Housing starts in Bettendorf up 8 percent

on Fri, 11/02/2012 - 02:29   by Editor

New housing starts in Bettendorf were up 8 percent in the third quarter compared with 2011, while new construction home sales for the Iowa Quad Cities jumped 20 percent compared with the third quarter last year.

That's according to statistics compiled by Ruhl & Ruhl Realtors of Bettendorf in its quarterly market update.

Isle of Capri exec awarded stock incentives to achieve improved shareholder returns, stock price

on Wed, 10/31/2012 - 20:41   by Editor

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. President and Chief Executive Officer Virginia McDowell could receive up to 857,143 shares of the company's stock if she's able to boost shareholder returns and the gambling firm's stock price over the next three years.

The restricted stock options would be worth more than $5 million at today's stock price of $6.08.

McDowell was awarded 545,455 in restricted stock options Oct. 24, according to the filing with the U.S. Security and Exchange Commission.

Rising Knights football use of Meier Park draws ire of neighbors about parking, turf damage

on Tue, 10/30/2012 - 21:32   by Editor

The Rising Knights youth football program was told to look at reducing the number of teams using Bettendorf's Meier Park next season and to obtain a special event permit for any park use at least a month before the start of practice next year.

The directive by the Bettendorf Park Board at its September meeting came in response to neighborhood complaints about the three Rising Knights football teams using the park three and four times each week during the fall.

State House candidates at forum, 7 p.m., October 18, Bettendorf Library

on Tue, 10/16/2012 - 21:26   by Editor

Residents will have a chance to meet and hear from candidates running for the two Iowa House seats in the November election at a forum Thursday, Oct. 18, hosted by the Iowa Quad City Rotary Club at the Bettendorf Public Library, 2900 Learning Campus Drive.

The forum begins at 7 p.m. and will be moderated by Quad City Times Editorial Page Editor Mark Rudolfi. Democrat Maria Bribriesco, a retired attorney, is challenging Republican Linda Miller in House District 94. Republican Mark Nelson, a real estate appraiser, is running against incumbent Democrat Phyllis Thede, an employee of the Davenport School District.

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