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QC mayors outline ‘game-changer’ projects, some challenges

By: Dave Thompson|February 9, 2024
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    • Rock Island Mayor Mike Thoms, right, answers a question on Friday,  Feb. 9, 2024, during the Quad Cities Mayors’ Breakfast meeting at the Rhythm City Casino Resort in Davenport. The other mayors shown are, from left, Bettendorf Mayor Bob Gallagher, East Moline Mayor Reggie Freeman, Moline Mayor Sangeetha Rayapati and Davenport Mayor Mike Matson. This year's Quad Cities Mayors Breakfast is scheduled for 8-9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 21.  CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    “There’s a lot of big things coming.”

    That’s the word from Bettendorf Mayor Bob Gallagher – and the sentiment of other area mayors – as they discussed major projects in the works for the Quad Cities in the coming months and years.

    Those projects, along with some challenges facing the region, took center stage Friday morning, Feb. 9, at the Quad Cities Mayors’ Breakfast…

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