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Sewers, parks and housing - Davenport votes on $43 million Covid-relief spending plan
The city council approved the plan on July 28, with the largest chunks of money going towards the West Locust sewer project and a new park on Main Street Landing. Author: Shelby Kluver (WQAD) Updated: 3:03 PM CDT July 29, 2021
DAVENPORT, Iowa Davenport City Council members officially decided on a $43 million spending plan comprised of mostly federal Covid-relief funds. The council met on Wednesday, July 28, to vote on the 18-item plan. It passed on a 9-1 vote, with Fourth Ward Alderman Raymond Ambrose being the one dissenter.
Overall, the West Locust Sewer Project won the largest chunk of money. With the $14 million its now been allocated - over a third of the ARP budget - the council is hopeful that project can officially be finished. The second largest allocation was $6 million to the new Main Street Landing Adventure Play & Event Lawn.
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Shy of two years after Canadian Pacific Railroad raised its tracks as much as 3 feet in some areas of downtown Davenport due to record, prolonged flooding, work is wrapping up to restore access to the riverfront. We wanted to assure that the riverfront was as accessible, if not more so, than before, said Steve Ahrens, executive director of the Riverfront Improvement Commission. In the end . residents and visitors will see in many cases these crossings ⦠provide an improvement, albeit different, to Davenportâs riverfront.
As the Mississippi River was on a swift rise in the spring of 2019, workers and equipment from the railroad arrived in Davenport to raise tracks throughout the downtown to keep trains and freight moving in floodwater up to 21 feet.