Local history, lots of things for kids to do, and a place where people can touch the Mississippi. Those are just three things Davenport officials want to incorporate into the city's riverfront after the Rhythm City Casino moves inland.
This morning, Mayor Bill Gluba, levee commissioners, an alderman, and staff discussed their weekend trip to four cities -- Indianapolis, Nashville, Chattanooga, and Louisville.
City Administrator, Craig Malin, says Louisville's riverfront park features a series of play areas for children and a path with roofs and fans.
In Indiana's Bartholomew County, Malin thought a group of stone pillars were a work of art. But it's a veterans memorial.
The goal of the trip was to help prepare for updating Davenport's River Vision plan. The city hired Hargreaves and Associates to spearhead design for phase two of the ten-year-old plan. And a representative from the firm led the local group to riverfront parks its employees designed and planned.
