Riverfront
MRN’s J. Robert Gough talks to the men in charge of the City of Quincy’s Planning Department to get an update on where the Riverfront project stands from their perspective.
Read Full Article QUINCY — Citing a lack of tangible progress regarding concrete plans moving forward, the Adams County Board voted to pull back the $200,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funding it had previously committed to the Riverfront Development Corporation. The money was to be used in conjunction with a state grant to bury power above-ground Ameren…
Read Full Article QUINCY — Arts Quincy has announced receiving a $50,000 grant for an engineering study of a riverfront amphitheater at Clat Adams Park. The grant was awarded by the Illinois Arts Council Agency from the Rebuild Illinois Capital Planning Fund. Arts Quincy, Quincy Riverfront Development Corporation and the City of Quincy worked together to acquire the…
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QUINCY — The City of Quincy’s Director of Administration Jeff Mays brought up a thick stack of papers as he addressed the Quincy City Council Monday night. The papers contained the results of a year-long investigation into the hiring process that led to Adam Yates becoming Quincy’s police chief. Mays said the report, which Muddy…
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Brittany gets the latest on Riverfront development from Tieraney Craig and then she and Bob have coffee talk with Bret Austin to talk about paying for the shortage of attorneys in Adams County.
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Madonna Watters talks with Brittany about her Val’s Pals program that honors one of her sisters who died of cancer. Then, Brittany and Bob talk about the slippery slope of selling off parks.
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QUINCY — The Adams County Board tabled a decision to commit $350,000 toward burying Ameren power lines at Clat Adams Park. At Tuesday night’s County Board meeting, Riverfront Development Corporation member Duane Venvertloh, a former Adams County Board member and Finance Committee chairman, asked his former colleagues for an additional $150,000 on top of the…
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MRN’s J. Robert Gough talks to Tieraney Craig about beer, cider, developing the 6th Street Promenade and finding common ground on the Riverfront. MRN This Week is furnished by Harvey’s.
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Frankie, Bobby and Ashley talk about the riverfront, Quincy progress and why it take so long for anything to get done.
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QUINCY— The Quincy Park District Board of Commissioners approved $30,000 Wednesday night to cover dredging costs at Art Keller Marina and Kesler Park. Canton (Mo.) Marine and Towing was the lone bidder for the project, which will be coordinated from May through April 2023. “To facilitate boating, dredging is frequently needed after flooding,” said Matt…
Read Full Article QUINCY – A governing agreement for a new Quincy Riverfront Development Corporation (QRDC) was unanimously approved by the Riverfront Master Plan Steering Committee Thursday evening. The QRDC will consist of a nine-person governing body who all have to live in Adams County. The body will include two city representatives, two county representatives, two park board…
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