Steve Grimes recommended to the Board to apply for the transportation enhancement funds for the River Drive Recreation Trail now that all the properties needed have been purchased.
The REAP grant applications are due in July and Bi-State Regional Commission has been assisting putting them together. He had two recommendations for grant applications: (1) Acquisition of the Church of Latter Day Saints property for access to the Duck Creek Recreation Trail. The appraisal completed by Doug Nelson for the 15 acres totaled $75,000. Some of the 15 acres is developable. (2) Funds for the initial development of Field Sike Park.
New playground equipment takes shape at Bettendorf's McManus (Rocket) Park. The Junior League of the Quad Cities purchased and helped install the handicapped accessible play equipment.
K-8 librarians Joel Haack, Bev Anderson, and Nancy Dehner presented a PowerPoint program describing how they will reconfigure the delivery of elementary library services next year.
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Bettendorf's incoming interim superintendent has been operating a side business that sells consulting services to school districts, even while serving as second-in-command of the Iowa Department of Education overseeing all public schools.