732 Gaines Street Davenport, IA 52802

Final Report

4/1/2012 thru 6/30/2012 SWAP Grant # 11-G550-27FL

Highlights: 

We completed the barn shelving, battens and doors using salvaged lumber and are continuing   to stock the barn.

 We have installed the electrical wiring and lights in the barn but still have to complete the underground service. We were able to use salvaged light fixtures for all the lighting.           

From June 2011 thru June 2012 we have recorded 1,348 volunteer hours on this project.

We continue opening The Architectural Rescue Shop (ARS) on Fridays from 10AM to 3PM and hoping to soon have the shop open on Saturdays as well..

Total sales from April 1, 2011 thru June 30, 2012 were $12,398. 

We continue to update and improve our web site GRGDAVENPORT.ORG and are looking into converting to Wordpress and setting up a Facebook account. 

We have finished salvaging the 2 homes Palmer College is taking down and estimate we have now salvaged over 50 tons over the last year. 

The storage barn while not completely finished is totally operational. 

With the concurrent filing of our third and final expense sheet we have spent $18,430.90 for construction of the barn. Of the $14,835 SWAP grant we spent $13,283.94 DNR grant dollars and $5,146.96 Gateway match dollars. 

Recycling Ordinance Committee 

While our proposed ordinance to include recycling of material from demolition of houses is stalled in the Davenport city council, Kathy Morris of the Scott County Waste Commission and I met last month with Davenport Mayor Bill Gluba about forming a city task force to study and make “best practices recommendations for recycling construction and demolition waste.” It was decided that this would be better done at the county level and they would propose such at their July 2012 Scott County Waste Commission meeting.  I have volunteered to serve on this task force. 

This grant has not only helped us to build additional storage space and allowed us to open our Architectural Rescue Shop but has also enhanced Gateway Redevelopment Group’s reputation as an organization dedicated to saving abandoned homes and promoting the recycling of our past.

Submitted by Jack Haberman-President Gateway Redevelopment Group