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Council presses staff over proposed transfer of Victor bequest to Figge Art Museum
Summary
Councilors questioned a staff proposal to release a bequest from the Victor estate—earmarked for a park fountain—to the Figge Art Museum, saying they lacked prior notice. Staff said the funds are held by a community foundation and that a council resolution would be required to release or defer the city's interest.
Davenport City Council members pressed staff on a finance agenda item proposing that the city defer its interest in a bequest from the Victor estate so the Figge Art Museum can complete a purchase.
Alderman Rick Dunton said he had “a lot of questions,” noting the green sheet indicated the bequest was roughly "a million dollars left to the city to build a farm" and asking whether the Park Advisory Commission or neighborhood had approved the original plans. Dunton said it was hard to support the item without clearer documentation and timeline of prior…
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