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City Hall: Two important items in the Costco development go before the Davenport City Council on Wednesday. Final consideration will be given to the proposed zoning change for the site at Fairhaven Road and E. 53rd St.

Also on Wednesday's agenda is the resolution that seeks approval of the final development plan for the property, which is to contain a 156,000-plus acre retail store.

The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall, 226 W. 4th St.

On Thursday, Davenport's Zoning Board of Adjustment is to hear a request by Quad-City businessman Gregg Ontiveros for a "hardship variance." Ontiveros is asking the board to approve his plans for a five-story building at the River Drive and Mound Street entrance to the Village of East Davenport. City code currently limits buildings in the Village's Historic Shopping District, HSD, to three stories.

School Board: Bettendorfs director of operations, Chris Andrus, and representatives from Legat Architects, Moline, will make a presentation on a district-wide facility assessment on Monday, during the regular meeting of the Bettendorf School Board. The session begins at 6 p.m. at the districts Administrative Center, in the Ray Stensvad Board Room, 3311 18th St., Bettendorf.

Sports: The high school football season gets under way in both Iowa and Illinois this weekend. It begins with a Thursday night encounter at Brady Street Stadium between Davenport Central and Burlington with most of the other teams in the area getting their seasons started on Friday night.

The World Series of Drag Racing makes its return to Cordova International Raceway this weekend. The iconic event was held at Cordova for 62 years before being moved to Memphis last year. The International Hot Rod Association opted to move it back to the small western Illinois track, where it has been immensely popular through the years.

Big Story: Iowa Democrats have a wide field of candidates, expressing their interest in next year's gubernatorial race.

Political writer Ed Tibbetts is introducing the candidates and the issues facing the party as Democrats try to square off against a Republican-controlled statehouse and governor's office. His findings will be introduced in Sunday's Big Story.

Link:
Looking Ahead: Costco, high school football and Iowa Democrats - Quad City Times