IDOT stays neutral on Rock Island railroad track offers
The Iowa Department of Transportation on Tuesday refused to back or oppose bids to buy the Rock Island main north south line by Soo Line or C and NW and to purchase the east west line by TRAIN This Rail Across Iowa. IDOT will file no position with the ICC, citing financial feasibility for both lines and the need for state road funds. Local shippers warn loss of rail access could boost truck traffic and hurt Iowa grain shipments.
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GaZeu
Iowa
Ames
Iowa Department of Transportation
Rock Island
IDOT
Robert Rigler
Interstate Commerce Commission
Rigler
Soo Line Railroad
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Rock
Idot Commission
Ian MacGillivray
Idot Planning and Research Division
Soo Line
C&nw
ICC
Train This Rail
State Road Building Fund
Milwaukee
Wayne Seaman
West Central Co-op
Ralston
Seaman
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Lee Hayes
Maytag
Newton
Hayes
TRAIN
Council Bluffs
Marengo
Iowa City
Davenport
Trucks Cause Less Iowa Fatalities In 1982
Iowa DOT figures show 1982 fatal accidents involving trucks dropped to 69 with 74 deaths, down from 81 by 97 incidents and 117 deaths in 1981. Isolated by Ehlert as often not truck fault, with safety programs improving. Total traffic deaths for the year sit at 136 midyear, a drop from 142, while April records about 4,000 accidents in the state.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa Department of Transportation Commission
Dennis Ehlert
Idot Safety Division
Commission
Ehlert
Iowa official condemns McGregor bypass critics as selfish
Robert Rigler chairman of the Iowa Department of Transportation Commission warned environmentalists oppose the 4.1 mile Highway 18 bypass around McGregor. He urged motorists and safety for trucks while noting environmental concerns over Bloody Run Creek and the spring peeper habitat. Bids for the $7.2 million project are due this fall with grading in 1984 and paving in 1985.
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Ames
McGregor
Robert Rigler
Iowa Department of Transportation Commission
Rigler
Highway 18
Marquette
McGregor-Marquette
Bloody Run
Tan MacGillivray
Idot Planning and Research Division
IDOT
Statutory changes Roil Transit Funding in Iowa Bill
Senate moves to strip House tort changes from a transportation and law enforcement appropriations bill. Debate centers on liability for public construction, shared fault and limits on damages. Senate declines House amendments, awaiting conference committee action before adjournment. Governor and attorney general backs addressing public liability through the bill. House provision allowing up to 20 million transfer from road use tax to general fund also removed.
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Ken Sullivan
Des Moines
Senate
House
Arthur Small
Drowa City
Welsh
Richard Drake
R-Muscatine
Small
Amana land use petitions target historic district trustees
Supporters of an Amana Colonies preservation district plan to petition the Iowa County Board of Supervisors for an election to elect trustees who would draft a land use plan. The plan could levy a tax to fund protections and maintain the district's historic character amid recent development and a 1932 covenants ruling.
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Amana Colonies
Terry Branstad
Iowa County Board of Supervisors
Board of Trustees
Don Shoup
South Amana
Shoup
County Board of Supervisors
Amana Society
Iowa Supreme Court
High Court
Iowa
Mini liquor stores bill sent to Branstad in Iowa
Six Iowa cities including Iowa City Center Point would host mini liquor stores funded by a 282000 appropriation. The measure heads to Gov Branstad with other budget items in a 81 12 vote. The package also seeks a state employee pay equity study and fiscal impact reporting to local governments.
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Judy Daubenmier
Menines Bureau
DES Moines
Iowa
Iowa City
Center Point
Terry Branstad
Branstad
House
Senate
Division of Adult Corrections
Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department
Iowa Insurance Department
Richard Johnson
Michael Fitzgerald
State
Minnette Doderer
Mark Haverland
Ankeny
Doderer
Iowa Senate OKs bill blocking newspaper tax refunds
The Iowa Senate approved a measure to prevent newspapers from seeking refunds on state sales taxes paid for newsprint and ink, amid a potential $6 million to $10 million treasury impact. Gov. Branstad is expected to sign. opponents warn of court challenges.
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Gazette
Des Moines Bureau
DES Moines
Iowa Senate
Terry Branstad
Supreme Court
Minnesota
Iowa
Branstad
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