17 Jun 2003

Iowa Phases Out Food-Stamp Coupons

By Joe Collins
• Iowa began phasing out the use of food-stamp coupons on May 21. New recipients in Linn and Jones counties have begun using a new debit-like card to receive their benefits. The transition to the use of the new card is set to take place in one-month intervals.
10 Jun 2003

Iowa Special Session Ends with Economic-Development Package

By Joe Collins
• The contentious Iowa legislative special session ended with approval of a $503-million economic-development package. In the budget year that begins July 1, there is $45 million for business development, $2.5 million each for loan guarantees and marketing, $5 million for workforce training, $6 million for university research and development, and $500,000 each for the cultural trust fund and state parks.
03 Jun 2003

Quad City Botanical Center Opens Garden for Physically Challenged

By Joe Collins
• Enthusiasts of gardens for physically challenged people will soon have a new one to enjoy at the Quad City Botanical Center in Rock Island. The garden is funded by a $40,000 grant from the Scott County Regional Authority and in-kind services provided by area businesses.
27 May 2003

SCRA and RDA Announce Spring Grants

By Joe Collins
• It's spring again and time for another round of grants from the Riverboat Development Authority (RDA) and the Scott County Regional Authority (SCRA), the organizations that hold the gambling licenses for the two Iowa Quad Cities riverboats.
20 May 2003

Scott County Works to Prevent Lead Poisoning in Children

By Joe Collins
• The Scott County Lead Poisoning Prevention Coalition, with funding support from the Riverboat Development Authority and Scott County Regional Authority, is beginning a program that provides cleaning supplies and educational materials to families in an effort to reduce the number of lead-poisoned children in Scott County.
13 May 2003

Courtland Apartments Closed

By Joe Collins
• The Courtland Apartments, a 36-unit apartment building at 321 East Seventh Street in Davenport, has been ordered vacated by city inspectors after a follow-up rental inspection. Residents of the building were given 30 days to vacate the premises.
06 May 2003

Second River Renaissance Project Opens

By Joe Collins
• The City of Davenport has announced the opening of the second new parking ramp. River Renaissance Parking Ramp 32 is located at 202 Harrison Street and accommodates a total of 621 vehicles. Construction began on February 14, 2002, and the deck incorporates state-of-the-art technology.
29 Apr 2003

More Trees Coming to Davenport

By Joe Collins
• River Action Inc. reports that Greenway Habitat, the organization responsible for planting and maintaining more than 7,000 trees in Davenport and the Quad Cities, is up and running again. The Greenway Habitat Project is in a transition stage now as Davenport's City Forestry gears up to start street tree-planting.
22 Apr 2003

Iowa Lowers Drunk-Driving Limits

By Joe Collins
• Iowa House File 65 has passed both the House and Senate and now awaits the governor's signature. The bill lowers the level of alcohol needed in a person's blood to be presumed drunk, from ten hundredths of one percent (.
15 Apr 2003

Centennial Bridge Tolls Finally Coming Off

By Joe Collins
• The City of Rock Island says that May 3 is the date that tolls will be removed from the Centennial Bridge. It's hoped that by the time the tolls come off the 63-year-old bridge, construction should be finished on the on-ramps in Rock Island and Davenport, which have been reconfigured to safely accommodate more traffic.

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