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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 2015
Page
1
Cedar Rapids confirms emerald ash borer in the city and starts a slow the spread program. Up to 6,000 ash trees will be chemically treated to save the best while up to 15,000 ashes on streets are surveyed for replacement with a different species. The council set aside 100,000 for initial treatments with projected three year costs up to 720,000.
Since 2013 the emerald ash borer has been confirmed in 29 Iowa counties, now including Linn County. The state urges mitigation within a 15 mile radius of confirmed infestations, including tree cutting or chemical treatment.
Iowa City and Johnson County officials voiced support for raising the local minimum wage to 10.10 by 2017 in two phased steps starting soon, while raising concerns about legality and economic impact that will be studied by Iowa City and county leaders.
UI history remembered as Steve Smith burned his draft card during Soapbox Soundoff at the Iowa Memorial Union in 1965. David McCartney hosts a noon remembrance at the Memorial Union to discuss Smith life and the event’s impact on campus debate.
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