IDOT Reaffirms Manchester RISE Grant Amid Conflict Concerns
The Iowa Department of Transportation Commission upheld its earlier decision to fund Manchester with a Revitalize Iowa’s Sound Economy grant for road improvements near a Rockwell Collins plant. Mayor Milt Kramer owns a stake in Manchester Enterprises Inc., raising questions about conflict of interest under state and program rules. The AG’s opinion found no violation of state law, while the grant form was updated to bar any city official even with small equity.
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Donna Lee Olson Ames
Iowa Department of Transportation Commission
Manchester
Iowa
IDOT
Milt Kramer
Manchester Enterprises Inc
Rockwell Collins
Attorney General
Kramer
Attorney General’s Office
Ian MacGillivray
Commission
MacGillivray
Manchester Enterprises
Kramer resigns VP role amid Iowa grant questions
At the Attorney General's urging Kramer sold his stock at original value and stepped down as vice president. The legality of the grant was questioned after Michael F. Sheehan of Iowa City challenged a second RISE grant Manchester received in May for a railroad spur and highway link to an IBP park processing plant south of Manchester.
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Attorney General’s Office
Kramer
Michael F. Sheehan
Iowa City
Manchester
IBP
Fraud alert on radon test devices in Iowa
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller warns residents to watch for fraud in radon testing device sales. He cites phony radon products while noting no current Iowa problem and recommends EPA approved kits about 12 dollars. The alert accompanies an ISU Energy Extension Service radon report.
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Iowa
Tom Miller
Miller
Environmental Protection Agency
Iowa State University Energy Extension Service
ISU
Madison County man drowns fishing in farm pond
A Madison County man, Michael Robert Thayer, 37, drowned while fishing Sunday night in a rural farm pond north of Patterson, southwest of Des Moines. Winterset Fire Department recovered his body Monday afternoon.
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Patterson
Madison County
Michael Robert Thayer
Des Moines
Thayer
Winterset
Fewer helmets on Iowa roads amid heat wave and aging riders
Iowa transportation officials report a 7 point decline in helmet use among motorcycle operators, dropping to 28 percent from 35 percent last year as hot weather and anti-safety campaign sentiment influence riders. Helmet use among passengers remains 34 percent.
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Donna Lee Olson
Jazette
Iowa
Ames
Gordon Sweitzer
Iowa Department of Transportation
IDOT
Idot Commission
Sweitzer
DMV
Gus Horn
Horn
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