This week a second hearing was held regarding inappropriate books in our public school libraries. In its first hearing, the Govt. The oversight committee heard five Iowa moms share their experiences of challenging books in their child’s school library or curriculum that was not age ...
I filed a bill again this year, House File 153 that seeks to provide grants for the demolition of abandoned school buildings in small towns and rural areas. Many of these old school buildings have been sold off for a pittance and left to rot by their owners. We have perhaps hundreds of these ...
The Engineering Dept. continues to haul rock and blading roads in problem areas. The Presbyterian Church was approved to use the courthouse lawn for an Easter Egg Hunt on April 8th. Claims totaling $237,881.76 were approved.
A contract from Snyder & Associates (S&A) on the City of Tama’s Water Treatment Plant Project was approved to add an additional filtration system and a reverse osmosis (RO) treatment. There is a mandated 90-day pilot by the Iowa DNR to be approved for construction. ...
Next week’s meeting has been moved from Monday to Tuesday, February 21st at 9:30 am due to President’s Day. Resolution 02-13-2023A was approved to disburse funds from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund (LATC). Tama County was awarded ...
The Council approved the second payment to D.W. Zinser Company Inc for demolishing the former Iowa Juvenile Home totaling $123,737.50. A public hearing was held for the proposed Fiscal Year 2024 budget, after the hearing, the Council approved the budget certification for the Tama County ...
It's been a busy first month of session and we've gotten a lot of feedback from Iowans. While vouchers have dominated the communications we've received from constituents so far, we've gotten a lot of feedback on other issues like property taxes, medical malpractice, and book bans. If there is ...
Traer Golf and Country Club was approved for a liquor license renewal. Claims totaling $1,081,921.14 were approved.
Week 4 of the session was a “normal” week, we continue to move bills through committee, and we began debating many non-controversial bills on the floor. This week, the Iowa House Education and Appropriations Committees passed a bill to increase Supplemental State Aid (SSA) for our Public ...
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced a historic $800 million in grant awards for 510 projects through the new Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program, including eight grants for communities in Iowa. The competitive grant program, established ...