Willow Ridge safehouse could open soon

DAVENPORT — A safehouse for domestic violence victims at Willow Ridge will be open soon if everything goes to plan, according to information given at a tour of the complex by representatives from Rural Resources on Wednesday, April 6.

Willow Ridge, which has been the topic of some debate and legal discussion in the past three years, was transferred to Rural Resources from Family Resource Center at the end of June 2022. Four buildings sit on the property inside city limits. Two contain three low-income apartments, one contains shelter for the homeless and one is set aside as a safehouse for dom...