Background:
Within the City of Davenport, alleys are considered secondary roads. A resident or business owner petitions the City to have their alley reconstructed with full depth concrete or hot mix asphalt (HMA) or resurfaced with HMA through the Alley Reconstruction and Resurfacing Program. This program is an assessment program where ½ of the total cost to reconstruct or resurface the alley is paid for by the City and the other ½ is paid for by the abutting property owners based on the size of their lot. The resident or business that requests to have their alley reconstructed or resurfaced would have to obtain the necessary signatures on a petition prepared by the City of over 50% of the owner occupied property abutting the alley.
The City has received a petition for the east-west alley between Pershing Ave and Iowa St from E Columbia Ave to E Garfield St. The estimated cost of these improvements is $80,000.
This resolution approving the plats and preliminary assessment schedules (all attached) and the proposed project cost is a requirement of state law covering the special assessment procedure.