Bettendorf council approves Kiwanis Park asphalt pad, Highland Ridge plats and multiple traffic ordinances; rezoning gets first reading

Bettendorf City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a contract for an asphalt pad at Kiwanis Park, approved the final plat and site development plan for Highland Ridge Fourth Edition (with Mayor Pro Tem Scott Nauman recusing on those two items), and advanced several ordinances on second reading, the council said.

The council opened a public hearing on the Kiwanis Park mini-pitch asphalt pad project and heard a brief presentation from Brian Schmidt, who described the project as “just removing the existing concrete basketball court surface…installing a granular sub base and a new hot asphalt surface” to receive a future court. No members of the public testified and council member Baden moved approval of the plan specifications and form of contract; the motion carried unanimously.

The council also held a public hearing and approved the first reading of an ordinance to rezone 5680 North Street (Lot 5, Bailey’s First Addition) from A-2 (rural residential) to R-1 (single-family…