Heavier Trucks Seek Higher Weight Limits In Iowa
Iowa truckers urge the Department of Transportation to back a raise from 73 280 to 80 000 pounds for legal loads. They claim the move would cut traffic miles, reduce accidents, and lower consumer costs, with 20 000 trucks eligible and about 350 dollars per vehicle to cover highway wear. The IDOT panel remained divided and offered no action.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa Department of Transportation
Ray
Idot Commission
Robert Rigler
Ingersoll
California
IDOT
Robert Anderson
Anderson
Political comeback dashes Demo hopes in Iowa contests
Three special elections left the Iowa Legislature with the same 26 24 Senate Democrat edge and 59 41 House Democratic majority. Republicans won Davenport and Waterloo House districts, and Davenport Senate seat, narrowing hopes for a larger Senate margin. Holden defeated Bina in the Davenport race, Arnould won in west Davenport, and Lind captured the Waterloo seat, keeping party balance despite turnover.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
House
Davenport
Waterloo
Edgar Heden
West Waterloo
Hudson
Henry Wulff
U.S
Charles Grassley
Tom Lind
Mike Dunbar
Mount Vernon Voters Reject Auditorium Bond
Mount Vernon voters in the Mount Vernon Community School District rejected a $585,000 auditorium addition for the high school with 430 yes and 470 no votes, 48 percent approval. Iowa law requires 60 percent. The plan, dropped for financial reasons when the present building opened in 1971, aimed to support music and activities.
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Mount Vernon
Iowa
University Heights seeks severance from Iowa City services
The University Heights School Board asks to officially sever Ernest Horn Elementary from the city in a dispute over fire and police protection. The council rejects severance, proposing a separate protection contract with Iowa City while plans to replace municipal services shift to Coralville Fire, a private trash hauler, and a private police firm. The proposed private police contract with David White would cost $150 weekly for 25 hours.
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University Heights
Iowa City
Coralville
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Edgar Holden
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