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The Landing opens, brings ‘wow’ factor to community

By: Dave Thompson|May 27, 2025
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    • Bettendorf Mayor Bob Gallagher stands near one of the swimming pools at the $23million YMCA Water Park at The Landing during opening ceremonies Friday, May 23, of the new Bettendorf aquatic center. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    Bettendorf’s new aquatic center – The YMCA Water Park at The Landing – opened last weekend and brought a “wow” factor to the community.

    “We had a lot of people saying ‘Wow’ when they looked at the park. They were saying ‘Wow, this is bigger than I expected,’” Josh Whitson, chief operating officer of the

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