Flood plain building study stirs metro debate
Jurisdictions push to decide in 18 to 24 months how to handle building in flood plains as developers seek permits. Cedar Rapids and Marion engineers note current standards. two Cedar Rapids requests were denied. Public objections and regional data from the USGS frame a politically charged, data driven discussion on runoff and future flood risk.
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Metro
Dan Whitlow
Marion
Indian Creek
Cedar Rapids
Whitlow
APC
Dave Elgin
Elgin
U.S. Geological Survey
Iowa City
West Nile vaccination reduces risk in Iowa horses
Iowa state veterinarian reports seven horses with confirmed West Nile infections this week after two deaths this summer. Vaccination coverage is estimated near 50 percent with about 98 000 vaccine doses sold since last year, and about two doses per horse.
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Iowa
John Schiltz
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Schiltz
Johnson County
ACT changes push more students to take test in Colorado Illinois
An ACT spokesman says new state laws require all 11th graders in Colorado and Illinois to take the ACT. About 30,000 tests were taken by students not intending to attend college, while educators warn many graduates lack core courses. The ACT scores range from 1 to 36 and the test covers math language reading and science.
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Colorado
Illinois
ACT
Ken Gullette
Bluestem considers landfill near Viola amid zoning, funding doubts
At Bluestem's Tuesday meeting a three hour session saw opponents led by MAPP argue against siting a Viola landfill in Linn County. The board approved a resolution for a possible public improvement that may require acquiring agricultural land, though funding for a $371000 engineering study remains uncertain as the executive committee weighs next steps amid zoning hurdles and opposition from Linn County supervisors.
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Viola
Bluestem
David Zahn
Linn County
Zahn
Hanson
Barron
Linn
Matsell Area Protection and Preservation
MAPP
Waterloo Vision Lown Funds Fail to Pass in Waterloo Vote
The Cedar Rapids and Coralville votes shape regional funding for a $72.5 million Waterloo project including a 200,000 square foot sports complex and riverfront exhibits. Coralville seeks a $4.5 million Vision Lown grant for a $63 million hotel and convention center while Cedar Rapids plans brownfield redevelopment and Waterloo awaits Vision Lown allocations tied to tax diversion. Tim Manatt hails the Waterloo vote as a relief for opponents, and Dan Watters says no immediate revival is planned.
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Coralville
Vision Lown
Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Waterloo
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