City tips on yard waste and permits in Cedar Rapids area
Residents learn yard waste must go in the cart not recycling bags this season due to budgets and council decisions. Building permits vary by project with small backyard doghouses often exempt, but basement rooms or guest bedrooms require permits and inspections, including window requirements. Apartment recycling guidance points to using City Carton.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette
Iowa City Building Inspection
TouchPlay Iowa. Lottery releases financials on TouchPlay machines
The Iowa Lottery released thousands of pages of TouchPlay financial documents in response to a FOIA request. The state takes 24 percent of net revenue this year, about 19 million through February, with projections of 30 million this year and 45 million next year. Royal Financial owns 1,599 machines and net revenue from their units is about 23.6 million. The Iowa TouchPlay Coalition reports average retailer earnings of about 10,456 annually, with distributors around 1,600 after expenses. The coalition urges a balanced approach with continued TouchPlay under tighter restrictions.
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Iowa Lottery
The
Gazette
Tom Vilsack
House
Senate
Vilsack
Julie Pottorff
West Des Moines
Royal Financial
William Krause
Kum & Go
Iowa City
Iowa TouchPlay Coalition
TouchPlay
Mike Triplett
Coalition
GPS phones push for pinpointing safety by providers
U S Cellular pursues GPS enabled hand sets for better location security while FCC deadlines for GPS adoption slipped for Verizon Wireless and U S Cellular. Upgrades vary from free to 99 99 with contract options and potential non compliance fees under consideration.
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U.S. Cellular
Jay Ellison
Ellison
Verizon Wireless
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Karen Smith
Pesticides detected in fish widely but in groundwater less often
USGS analysis across 51 river basins found 40 of 100 pesticides present in streams or sediments in urban and agricultural areas with potential aquatic impacts. Pesticides appeared in fish tissue over 90 percent of the time in agricultural urban and mixed areas, while groundwater saw over half of wells with compounds.
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USGS
Agricul
National Research and Advocacy Group
South Dakota
Texas
Rocky Mountains
EPA
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Gazette Communications.com
Iowa
David.dewitte
Gazettecommunications. Com
mYns
Wilson Ave
Tom Paul
Johnson County
Carol Steckel
Dawn Hobart
Kathie Danielson
Fairfax Greenhouse & Landscape
Brian Kruse
Ultralawn
Barb McClatchy
Harvey’s Garden Center
Dubuque County
Central Hawk Enterprises
Jay Feldman
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U.S. Geological Survey
St. Luke's Hospital
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa Health System
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