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Judge upholds city of Bettendorf in election dispute with county auditor

on Thu, 06/17/2010 - 00:28   by Editor

A Scott County judge ruled Tuesday (June 15) in favor of the city of Bettendorf over when appointees to city council and park board vacancies must stand for election.

Scott County Auditor Roxanna Moritz informed city officials earlier this year that newly appointed park board member Frank Baden should be on the ballot this fall in the November general election. The city appealed the decision to Scott County District Court arguing past practice and state statute did not require Baden to face voters until the next city election in the fall of 2011.

Yes

on Wed, 06/16/2010 - 21:31   by bgierke

In the June 10, 2010 New York Review of Books, noted British American physicist and mathematician Freeman Dyson reviewed a new book by Nobel Prize winner physicist Steven Weinberg. The tone is largely positive, but toward the end Dyson makes an interesting observation.

He says that Weinberg juxtaposes “militant atheism” on the one hand and absolute faith in the ability of science to explain everything on the other. He tells us that Weinberg believes that science will soon have developed a “Final Theory” with a set of mathematical rules precisely describing every aspect of our universe.

Iowa 5-year transportation plan includes $31 million for I-74 work

on Wed, 06/09/2010 - 01:57   by Editor

A new five-year transportation improvement plan approved by the Iowa Transportation Commission includes $31 million for the Interstate 74 corridor/bridge reconstruction.

The cost to replace the I-74 bridge and make corridor improvement from 23rd Avenue, Moline, to 53rd Street, Bettendorf, has been estimated at more than $1 billion. More than $20 million already has been spent on bridge design, engineering work, the environmental impact study, replacement of the Lincoln Road overpass and right-of-way acquisition.

County: Bettendorf voters should fill vacancies 'as quickly as possible'

on Tue, 05/25/2010 - 00:49   by Editor

City voters should "determine their own representation as quickly as possible," Scott County attorneys argue in the district court lawsuit challenging Bettendorf's procedure in filling vacancies on the city council and park board.

Ascentra Credit Union eyes long dormant 53rd and 18th location

on Fri, 05/21/2010 - 03:17   by Editor


Image of the Ascentra Credit Union office design proposed for 53rd Ave. and 18th St., Bettendorf

A long-dormant and highly visible corner of 18th Street and 53rd Avenue, Bettendorf, appears headed for commercial development as an Ascentra Credit Union location.

Ascentra applied for and received approval from the city Board of Adjustment recently for a special use permit to allow its use for a drive-in banking facility.

Ya Baby

on Wed, 05/19/2010 - 21:25   by bgierke

Ever see 'True Lies'? It’s an action-comedy flic in which, early on, main protagonist spy Arnold Schwartzenegger returns home after a few days of violence and intrigue in Switzerland. Unknowing wife, played by Jamie Lee Curtis, asks “How’d it go at the trade show, you make all the other salesmen jealous?”

City files suit; argues vacancies should be filled in city, not general, elections

on Tue, 05/18/2010 - 01:43   by Editor

The City of Bettendorf has filed a court challenge to the Scott County auditor's ruling that would have allowed citizens to vote to fill city council and park board vacancies at the same time as state and federal elections.

The auditor's decision would have meant appointees to council and park board vacancies would stand for election in the next election involving city voters, rather than wait for the next city only election. State and national elections are held on even-numbered years and city elections are held in odd-numbered years.

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