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You forgot that in several heavy rains Bettendorf dumped millions of gallons of raw sewage in the Mississippi as there sewer system doesn't handle their waste properly. They allow their stupid river boat to have smoking. They do have the only round a bout on the Iowa side of the river which is entertaining!

You forgot the number of children living in Dav but open enrolled into Bett/PV schools. Don't see many Bett/PV parents open enrolling into Dav.

Last year Bett allowed non residents to participate in Park Board programs in the summer. This served the kids who live in Davenport but attend Bett schools and whose homes are literately within walking distance of Bett parks.

You have to count the parks because the last time I checked we didn't have a bunch of thuggy kids vandalizing our skate park...and you meet people all the time at the dog park who aren't from Bett. What about the bike path? Who maintains that?

As a tax payer I would rather see our city dollars go to support our services and the family museum and the library. The Fitness Center can not support itself...it is redundant since most families in town belong to the Bett Y. Not a big deal as long as the gambling money is overflowing but it's not going to last forever.

We can have our cake and eat it too if we let the Y assume the risk for running the facility. The Y needs more space for it's programs and can obtain the space without building new buildings. It's a win win.

See, the difference between the Bett city council and Dav is that we realize we have to balance a budget and we don't want to spend more than we bring in. It's called fiscal responsibility...all governments should practice it. Instead of heading to Washington like Gluba and sticking our hands out for a piece of stimulus pie, Bett is being proactive and trying to resolve something they know will be a bigger issue down the road.

Maybe if we save money on the Fitness Center we can divert the funds to our sewer treatment plant?

I had to laugh out loud when I read in the article about the seniors being upset. We have a community center in Bett and it's very nice. Also the Y runs a Silver Sneakers program that is well attended and provides ample opportunity for Seniors to gather, socialize, work out, and be together.

I have to tell you to that I work for the Y. I get paid minimum wage but it's not about the money. It's about serving the community. The Bett Y generates money for it's programs because the people in Bett are better off and can afford to pay for them...this money is thrown in a big pot and use to support other Y programs that aren't as lucrative. Programs that need funding because they are serving those in our community that are the most vulnerable. So don't go thinking the Y is going to make any money off this deal. It's not.

Gene....I hate the round about. I'm always worried I'm gonna get smacked! :)

Bettendorf and Davenport both have their good and bad sides ... although I have always kinda considered Bettendorf to be a suburb of Davenport rather than it's own city ...

Haha we're just jealous cause Bettendorf owns at all the sports ;)

Davenport better watch out calling turf wars. They so needed some attractions to bring some bodies into that city and the revenue from Bettendorfers or anyone else for that matter. Davenport should clean up its schools, its red light districts and get some guns rounded up and off the streets. When you go down to the Kahl to take classes just smell the pee in the doorway of the building. YUM, nice attraction Dav!