I'll give you WebTV and dialup folks a break on load times and make a post without images today.
There's surely stuff to talk about, and even some riverfront news out of Bettendorf. The city wants to take a $200,000 loss on the former white cliffs of Bettendorf site and allow an existing riverfront industry to expand. If that happened in Davenport, some people's heads would explode. What the article doesn't mention is how many new jobs this expansion would bring, although I would guess only a handful. One of the more interesting things is that IOC was willing to buy the same property for 50 grand more, because they feel that they're going to grow so much that they'll need an additional entrance in the future. I guess that means they're committed to the Bettendorf riverfront at least.
Reading the recent talk about the QCI Airport, I wondered if there was anything else around here that we could get nearly unanimous agreement on? The Mississippi Valley Fair? The air show? We saw last summer that the Bix is no longer universally loved. It seems like very few things are.
It seems like all I hear at work is football talk. Anyone else out there ready for baseball Spring Training?
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Move back to St. Louis, moron.
Give the land to Ross's, the only reason to go to Bettendorf.
Good point, and Ross's will be needing a new location after the new bridge goes in, if it does.
I'm ready to see the St. Louis Cardinals get their rings!
All this baseball talk ..... we have a super bowl to win! GO BEARS
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I can't believe Bettendorf would even consider selling out their riverfront for such a paltry amount of money. Tell the developer to anty up or find another location. They should be looking at making at least $200,000 before considering the offer. Do we really need 10 more jobs that badly? Is there no where else this company could locate?
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