Ben Jobgen
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 17
- Total speaking time
- 35:32
- Avg per meeting
- 2:05
- Segments
- 510
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Top issues during term (14)(Development)
Proposed memorial park at the 324 Main Street site
Unknown; no cost estimate was provided.
Regional homelessness strategy with up to $1 million earmark
Roughly $5 million in the Heritage Fund is available and could be directed to these programs.
2026 Internal TIF amendment to North Urban Renewal Area Plan
TIF designation can redirect property tax increments within the renewal area toward development projects.
Northeast Davenport land rezoning
Proposed Northwest Davenport data center
Fairmount Branch renovation complete
West End revitalization
There's no dollar figure attached, but decades of decline quietly shrink the tax base and limit what the city can afford to fix.
Alderman Kes: homelessness, parks and landlord enforcement
Palmer College campus expansion package
2035 vision for Davenport
Achieving the vision would require major public and private investment, not yet priced.
Urban Homestead home rehabilitations
Combined $654,530 in city-contracted rehabilitation work.
Pressing city problems identified
Revenue and litigation concerns hint at budget pressure, but no numbers were discussed.
West Davenport Land Use and Infrastructure Plan
Big capital investments will be needed — sewer extensions, interchange work, and roads — with costs and council priorities to be laid out in the next phase.
railroad quiet zones
The city will likely have to pay for safety upgrades like gates, medians, and signage, though the source doesn’t give a price tag.
Decisions during term (9)
Recorded while Jobgen was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Resolution approving the grant agreement with the Iowa Economic Development Authority through the Community Catalyst & Remediation Grant Program for the Raphael's Emporium Project at 628 North Harrison Street. [Ward 3]
Resolution approving a Development Agreement with Vision 2021, LLC, for use of Community Catalyst funds for the Raphael's Emporium Project at 628 North Harrison Street. [Ward 3]
Motion approving the establishment and staffing of City-operated animal control services within the Development and Neighborhood Services Department following the termination of the City's existing animal control services agreement. [All…
Approve April 22, 2027 closure for staff development training day
Resolution accepting the sanitary sewer associated with the Gurley Leep development project. [Ward 8]
Resolution approving redevelopment assistance along the Rockingham Road corridor through the Commercial DREAM Program using federal Community Development Block Grant funds. [Wards 1 & 3]
Resolution accepting the storm sewer associated with the Davenport Community School District Central Athletic Fields development project. [Ward 7]
Proclamation: National Community Development Week (April 6–10, 2026)
Resolution accepting the storm sewer associated with the Timber Ridge development project. [Ward 2]
Voting record (0)(Development)
No votes found matching Development.