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Residents urge Rock Island to protect Milan Bottoms, oppose proposed TIF and development
Summary
More than a dozen public commenters urged the council to reject or delay a proposed TIF and related development in the Milan Bottoms, citing threats to the largest documented bald eagle winter roost, wetlands biodiversity, flood risk and potential city liability.
Dozens of residents and regional conservation advocates used the public-comment period to press the Rock Island City Council to halt or rethink plans for development and a proposed tax-increment financing (TIF) district in the Milan Bottoms.
Brian Ritter of Davenport said a conservation easement could protect the city-owned parcels and that a TIF is unnecessary to preserve the wetlands. "The conservation easement does not need the TIF," Ritter said, adding concerns about flooding and contaminants reaching the…
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