Council approves four business items

DAVENPORT—City council approved four new business items and held a public hearing for the 2022 budget at its Oct. 27 regular meeting, where no comments were made.

The first approved resolution allowed mayor Brad Sweet to assist Century West Engineering to conduct a pedestrian safety evaluation and analysis on Highway 2 through the city, where speeding and pedestrian crossings have been an oft-discussed and complained topic in the city.

Council also approved $2,000 to the chamber of commerce for tourism and $2,500 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to the Celebrate Davenport committee, which put...