Iowa housing bill advances in Senate amid adjournment push
Senator recounts House passed Iowa Housing Finance Authority bill winning Senate approval 40 to 10. The plan allows revenue bonds to finance mortgages for low and moderate income families the elderly and the disabled with amendments limiting bonding to 100 million and directing at least half to low income and senior groups. He criticizes moves on mobile homes public school transport and corporate farming while praising the housing bill and election law compromise as adjournment nears.
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Public Hearing on Red Rock Dam EIS Draws Diverse Viewpoints
Ottumwa hosts a Thursday hearing on the Red Rock Dam and Lake Red Rock EIS with 100 to 150 attendees from Des Moines to Keokuk. Col. Walter Johnson notes multi use as residents seek recreation, wildlife, water quality, flood safeguards, and farming interests balancing outcomes as Corps officials weigh alternatives.
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Closing The Road To Tailwater Recreation Area
The Rock Island District Corps of Engineers closes the road from North Overlook to Tailwater Recreation Area for traffic safety reducing congestion and tightening security. The steep graded, winding road washes out in heavy rains and has long served Central Town visitors including Tulip Time crowds. Access will shift to the Old Pella Knoxville Road or bridge crossing, altering local traffic patterns.
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Pella-Knoxville
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Pella—Knoxville
Community letters policy from Pella newspaper
The policy sets out letters to the editor as sincere public expression for Pella readers. It encourages signed submissions and reserves the right to shorten letters to fit space.
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Letter Try Out For Summer Band In Pella
Donald Waechter urges readers to join the Pella Summer Band led by Guy Blair at Central College Cox Snow Music Building Thursday nights at 7 30 p m during June and July. Concerts are Fridays at 8 p m in Central Park and the group seeks more players and public support to keep the band alive.
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Cox Snow Music Room
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