County weighs summer home rules amid river cabin concerns
Linn County officials revisit zoning to curb summer cabins near the Wapsipinicon and Cedar rivers after Joe Skvor's mobile home on agricultural land gains a variance. County leaders consider amending rules as regulators warn of needing roads and utilities for a mobile home park.
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Linn County Zoning Board of Adjustment
Ken Schriner
Wapsipinicon River
Alburnett
Sue Vuutty
Wapsipinicon
Cedar Rivers
Linn County
Joe Skvor
Skvor
35Th St
Cedar River
Palisades State Park
Zoning Board of Adjustment
Bob Johnson
Johnson
Joe Rinas
Jean Oxley
Rinas
Morgan Creek Park
Oxley
Schriner
Wapsipincon
Skvers
Board of Adjustment
the Gazette
Hiawatha residents protest sidewalk project assessments
Twenty one Hiawatha residents voiced opposition at a City Council meeting to sidewalk and pavement assessments on Robins and Boyson roads. Several objected to high charges, noting options to self perform with permits and city standards. jobs must be finished by September 14 with credits available for self work.
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Boyson Road
Steve West
Minney
Tom Patterson
Iowa
Vitamin K spill blamed for Wapsipinicon fish kill near Independence
State tests link spilled Vitamin K from Wapsie Valley Creamery drying operation to a fish kill along an 11 mile reach of the Wapsipinicon River south of Independence. More than 17 000 fish died. Abbott Laboratories and the creamery will review procedures and possible river restocking or research funding.
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Chris Manahan
Wazette
Independence
Wapsie Valley Creamery Co
Chicago
Wapsipinicon River
Rattenborg
Iowa Conservation Commission
Nielsen
Abbott
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