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Rock Island council approves Casino West development agreement for mixed retail, travel center and dispensary
Summary
The Rock Island City Council approved a development agreement with A. Hanna Ilva, LLC for the 10‑acre Casino West site. The agreement, which passed unanimously, describes a travel center, convenience store, restaurant, car wash and a cannabis dispensary and references use of tax-increment financing and a business district to provide incentives.
The Rock Island City Council on a unanimous vote approved a development agreement with A. Hanna Ilva, LLC for the 10‑acre site immediately west of the casino known as Casino West.
City officials said the developer will build a travel center with fuel and truck services, a 5,000‑square‑foot cannabis dispensary with a future cultivation facility, a convenience store with a full kitchen/deli, a national‑brand restaurant of about 2,000 square feet, and a full‑service tunnel car wash.
The agreement, presented as the final contract subject to “minor attorney modifications,” also references city incentives including off‑site public infrastructure and support through the Parkway I‑280 Casino tax‑increment financing (TIF) and the planned Parkway I‑280 Casino business district.
Tom Flaherty, Rock Island’s economic…
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