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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 2015
Page
1
Gov. Terry Branstad indicates eminent domain could be an appropriate option for Iowa regulators to use to build an oil pipeline when landowners object. He adds the power should be used sparingly but acknowledges its necessity in certain cases.
Governor Branstad says the Iowa Utilities Board should decide eminent domain cases for the proposed Bakken oil pipeline when landowners do not negotiate. He warns against a blanket ban and notes the IOU board's three members were appointed by him for six-year terms. Rand Paul weighed in on the issue last weekend.
The University of Iowa advances toward a 2016 opening for the Voxman Music Building. The 152 million project rises downtown with acoustically isolated practice rooms and two recital halls, amid flood recovery efforts and related campus construction.
Voters statewide go to the polls to elect city officials and decide policy questions. Polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Weather starts around 50 degrees, rises to 70, then falls to about 58 at closing with no rain forecast. Follow TheGazette.com for results today.
Cedar Rapids absentee voting falls behind expectations with a library tax levy on the ballot while Marion sees stronger turnout due to a three way mayoral race. Linn County official Tim Box forecasts about 20 percent Cedar Rapids turnout and 30 percent Marion by 8 p.m. today.
In Linn County fourteen communities vote on local officials with ballot measures for Cedar Rapids library tax and a Hiawatha fire station. Johnson County includes Iowa City races where three incumbents face five newcomers for four seats. Oxford weighs a library levy. University Heights adds four write ins to the ballot while debating council term length and staggering.
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