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Davenport council schedules fuller review of revised Riverwatch Place development agreement after public split
Summary
The Davenport City Council Committee of the Whole heard extensive public comment and legal questions on a revised development agreement for the Riverwatch Place project; administrators added environmental, sidewalk and clawback provisions and the council moved the item to the discussion agenda for further review.
The Davenport City Council’s Committee of the Whole spent more than an hour on Dec. 4 on the revised development agreement for the Riverwatch Place project, hearing mixed public comment and detailed staff explanations of new contractual safeguards.
City Administrator Maxheimer summarized changes staff negotiated into the agreement, including requirements that the developer enroll in and complete an Iowa DNR land-recycling program, a 12-month deadline to complete sidewalks on Third and Clear Streets tied to forfeiture of hotel-motel rebate incentives for noncompliance, a material-breach provision that could terminate tax exemptions, a 12/31/2025 project-commencement deadline…
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