A PROPOSED URBAN RENEWAL PLAN FOR THE BLUFFS INN PROPERTY WILL BE DISCUSSED BY THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY BETTERMENT COMMITTEE OF THE DECORAH CITY COUNCIL THIS AFTERNOON. ACCORDING TO THE APPLICATION, THE PROPOSED REDEVELOPMENT WOULD INCLUDE A HOTEL, RESTAURANT AND OFFICE SPACE. THE COMMITTEE MEETING BEGINS AT FOUR P.M. THIS AFTERNOON AT CITY HALL.
ROAD MATTERS WILL BE DISCUSSED AT TODAY’S MEETING OF THE WINNESHIEK COUNTY SUPERVISORS. A PUBLIC HEARING ON A ROAD AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION ORDINANCE. COUNTY ENGINEER LEE BJERKE WILL MEET WITH THE BOARD REGARDING A ROAD SAFETY STUDY PROPOSAL. THE BOARD WILL ALSO DISCUSS I-T MATTERS. THE MEETING WILL BEGIN AT NINE-30 AT THE COURTHOUSE.
A DELEGATION FROM ALGERIA WILL VISIT THE NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE CAMPUS IN SEPTEMBER. N-I-C-C PRESIDENT LIANG CHEE WEE TOLD THE COLLEGE’S BOARD OF TRUSTEES LAST WEEK THE VISIT WILL OCCUR ON SEPTEMBER 18TH. WEE SAYS THE DELEGATION IS INTERESTED IN DAIRY EDUCATION, AGRICULTURE AND THE COLLEGE’S LARGE ANIMAL VETERINARY TECHNICIAN PROGRAM. WEE SAYS THE TRIP BY ALGERIAN REPRESENTATIVES IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COLLEGE TO DEVELOP A PARTNERSHIP WITH THAT COUNTRY AND TO SHARE THE BEST AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES IN THE WORLD.
THE COLLEGE SAVINGS IOWA PROGRAM, HAS NOW GROWN TO 230-THOUSAND ACCOUNTS. STATE TREASURER MIKE FITZGERALD SAYS THE RETURNS HAVE BEEN PRETTY GOOD, AND HAVE ATTRACTED A LOT OF INVESTORS FROM “OUT-OF-STATE.”
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HE SAYS COLLEGE SAVINGS IOWA NOW HAS A TOTAL VALUE OF 4.1 (B) BILLION DOLLARS.
FITZGERALD, RECENTLY TOOK HIS OWN ADVICE- AND OPENED UP A COLLEGE SAVINGS ACCOUNT FOR HIS NEWBORN GRAND-CHILD. GOVERNOR TERRY BRANSTAD’S TAX RETURNS, MADE PUBLIC THIS YEAR- ALSO SHOW CONTRIBUTIONS TO “COLLEGE SAVINGS IOWA” ACCOUNTS- TO THE BRANSTAD’S GRAND-CHILDREN.
– A bird flu that resulted in the deaths of 48 million chickens and turkeys has finally waned, but industry officials and government researchers will gather this week in Des Moines to discuss next steps if the virus returns this fall or next spring.
Meetings scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday in Des Moines are coordinated by the Georgia-based U.S. Poultry & Egg Association. The trade organization represents egg and meat chicken companies as well as businesses handling turkeys, ducks and breeding stock. Organizers closed most sessions to the public and media, saying they wanted participants to talk freely about what caused the outbreak and how to respond more effectively to future problems. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad are scheduled to talk Tuesday morning.
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