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Home My Public Portal About2023 05-MayAre you interested in helping plan Riverdale’s 75th Anniversary Celebration? Please Join Mayor Heddlesten on Sunday May 21 from 2-4p at City Hall. This Town Hall’s topic will be planning this monumental event, and we want to hear your ideas! Refreshments will be served. *As always, Mayor Heddlesten welcomes comments about any other topics you wish to discuss* Did you know Riverdale has a couple of ordinances regarding nuisance barking? Chapter 55, Subsection 55.08- It is unlawful for the owner of a dog to allow or permit such dog to cause serious annoyance or disturbance to any person or persons by frequent or habitual howling, yelping, barking, or otherwise. Chapter 53, Subsection 53.05 #5- Animals: Owning, keeping, possessing, or harboring any animal or animals which, by frequent or habitual noise making, violates Section 53.06 or causes a noise disturbance. While these ordinances apply any time of day, we would really like to ask for diligence in this matter during overnight hours in particular. Riverdale overnight hours are from 8p to 7a (Chapter 53, subsection 53.06). A good neighbor is a priceless treasure. Thank you for being a good neighbor! From the City of RIVERDALE, Iowa www.riverdaleia.org | 110 Manor Drive | (563) 355-2511 | deputyclerk@riverdaleia.org | May 2023 1– RFD Training 6:30p 2– RSM Audit Presentation 6p 8– RFD Training 6:30p 9– Council Meeting 7p 14– Mother’s Day 15– RFD Training 6:30p 21– Mayor’s Townhall 2-4p 22– RFD Training 6:30p 23– Special (closed session) Council Meeting 6p 23– Council Meeting 7p 29– Memorial Day– CITY HALL CLOSED NO TRASH PICK UP 30– Trash pick up Volunteers Wanted: Riley is making some great progress on his Eagle Scout Project and is now ready for some volunteers to help! Date: Saturday April 29th Time: 10a-3p or any time you can give in that time frame. Where: Meet at the end of Fieldcrest Drive going into the woods. What will you be doing: spreading mulch, putting in sign posts, and tidying up the trail. What to bring: If you have a rake or wheelbarrow you can bring, that would be helpful. If not, just bring yourself. Weather: If it is raining, a cancellation or rescheduling will be posted on Facebook. Lunch will be provided for all volunteers. Save the Date: Ice Cream Social will be June 3rd, 2p, at Bicentennial Park Mayor’s Monthly Question: We pay, on average, $15-16k per year for library services to Scott County. We also sponsor Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library for all 0-5 year olds in Riverdale. What is your favorite library service? Send your response to: mayor@riverdaleia.org • Bookmobile? (in Riverdale) • Imagination Library? (in Riverdale) • Scott Community College Library? (in Riverdale) • Scott County Library (in Eldridge) • Scott County Library (in Blue Grass) • Scott County Library (in Buffalo) • Scott County Library (in Durant) • Scott County Library (in Princeton) • Scott County Library (in Walcott) • A different QC library that we have access to? (Davenport, Bettendorf, Clinton, LeClaire, Muscatine) Please join us for the RSM Forensic Audit Presentation Tuesday May 2nd, 2023 at 6p Located at City Hall Riverdale recently hired RSM to conduct an audit of our accounting and TIF funds. This presentation is to share their findings. Presentation is open to the public. 1-877-597-0747 extension 3 From the City of RIVERDALE, Iowa www.riverdaleia.org | 110 Manor Drive | (563) 355-2511 | deputyclerk@riverdaleia.org | May 2023 Riverdale Trivia *Bring your completed puzzle to City Hall for a candy prize ACROSS 5. High School located in Riverdale 6. Garbage day 7. College located in Riverdale DOWN 1. Park where Ice Cream Social will be held 2. Mayor of Riverdale 3. Fire Chief of Riverdale Fire Department 4. City Clerk of Riverdale 6. Street where City Hall is located With locations on 3 continents, 9 countries, and 12 states, it is no secret that Arconic is a powerhouse. And the Arconic Davenport Works is located right here in Riverdale! “Arconic Davenport Works is the world’s premiere aerospace supply plant. It produces aluminum sheet and plate for aerospace and defense, automotive, commercial transportation, and other industrial product applications” (Facebook, Arconic). While you have most definitely heard of Arconic, you may not know how deep the history is in relation to Riverdale. I would love to share some of this with you! Please note: there is so much more than what I can fit in this newsletter! *To avoid any confusion, Arconic will be referred to as ALCOA in the historical portions of this section. The Davenport Works location name was changed to Arconic in 2016. Our history starts with ALCOA announcing their intention to build in an unincorporated area of Scott County in 1946. By 1948, the first meeting to form what we now call Riverdale occurred. There was a small number of residents existing in the area before ALCOA, but the growth really occurred with the development of the ALCOA plant. The company joined together with the residents to fight for incorporation. We recognize ALCOA for their huge impact in forming the City of Riverdale. ALCOA not only assisted in the legal fight but also in forming the town after Riverdale won its independence! They are credited with donating space for City Hall, serving on council, creating the water company responsible for supplying water to town, and even the fire chief of ALCOA assisted in forming the Riverdale Fire Department. It is easy to see how the history of Riverdale is directly tied to ALCOA. Today, Arconic is a leading employer in our area! They have over 2,500 employees in the Davenport Works location. They are especially proud of their veteran employment! 13% of their employees are veterans. Arconic even has a resource group called Veterans Employee Resource Group, or Vet ERG. This organization provides services to veterans including resources for mental health, volunteering their time at various functions, and donating funds to local vets. In addition to their involvement with veterans, Arconic is heavily involved in the community. Many of its management team actively serve on various boards throughout the Quad City area. These include Junior Achievement of the Heartland, YMCA of the Iowa Mississippi Valley, Genesis Philanthropy, River Action, and Red Cross. They also raise money and volunteer for multiple charities with just a few being the Riverbend Food Bank, Boys and Girls Club, and Trinity Health Foundation. They have provided grants to multiple Quad City non-profits and sponsored the Bix, Trinity Freedom Run, and Festival of Trees, among others. We are so lucky to have Arconic Davenport Works call Riverdale home for the last 75 years! We look forward to many more years to come! Visit Arconic’s Website here ——> Keeping our waterways clean is everyone’s responsibility.