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Resident at Davenport public hearing objects to Alley Cost Share assessment for elderly homeowner

Davenport City Council Committee of the Whole · February 19, 2026
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Summary

At a public hearing on the 2026 Alley Cost Share Program, a resident speaking for her 81-year-old mother-in-law, Linda Goodman, said she opposed the resurfacing assessment and questioned why a largely unused alley should trigger a large charge; council closed the hearing with no immediate vote.

A Davenport resident speaking at the Committee of the Whole public hearing said she is "not in favor of resurfacing the alley" for her mother-in-law, Linda Goodman of 117 East 15, and questioned the fairness of the assessment. The resident said the homeowner "hardly even use[s] it" and stressed Goodman "is 81 years old." The resident read a letter from…

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