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VMCU and VMEU Agenda for 2/18/20
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Hello Iowa House district 75! Week 5
Hello everyone! During week 5, a few of the highlights were the House passed the K-12 Education funding bill, and continue to work on many other bills in subcommittees and committees.Math Remains a Tricky Subject as House Increases School Funding Once AgainMath. It’s a hard subject for many students regardless of their grade level. Even after graduation, math can bedevil even the smartest amongst us.
Iowa Dept. of Ag and Land Stewardship Awards 4.1 Million to Improvement Projects
More creeks added to water quality improvement projects happening in Benton, Black Hawk, Clayton, Winneshiek and Washington counties Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that five Soil & Water Conservation Districts (SWCD) located in Eastern Iowa have been awarded grant money to increase the scope of ongoing water quality improvement projects.
Vinton Police Department Log for Week of February 10 - 16, 2020
All Charges are subject to review by The Benton County Attorney’s Office. An arrest or criminal charge is merely an accusation and the Defendant is presumed innocent, unless proven guilty. Intrastate Warrants are issued by Law Enforcement Agencies for crimes happening in their jurisdictions. Adult Arrests None Juvenile ReferralsNoneOne Citation for Offenses were issued for the Week of February 10 - 16, 2020 for Failure to Stop at Stop Sign and Yield Right of Way.
HELLO HOUSE DISTRICT 75 FROM THE STATE CAPITOL!
The State House voted on some very important bills this last week, including K-12 Education funding and some immediate flood recovery for the very hard-hit areas in southwest Iowa and the Quad Cities.The Education funding package voted on by the House amounted to an increase of $108 million includes almost $95 million in general aid, $7.65 million for more equity in rural school transportation costs, and $5.
March 7th Forum with State Senator and Representative changes location
The forum with Iowa State Senator Tim Kapucian and State Representative Tom Gerhold, scheduled for Saturday, March 7th, 2020 will be held at the Van Horne Legion Hall, 119 Main Street in Van Horne, at the regularly scheduled time of 1 p.m. The original location - the Van Horne Community Center - has another function. Thank you!
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING February 18, 2020
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING
February 18, 2020 at 9:00 a.m.
Benton County Board of Supervisors Room
** Agenda is not printed in any particular order, only time specific items will be addressed at
certain times '1. 9:00 A.M. Call to Order
2. 9:05 A.M. Marc Greenlee Re: Approve variance to subdivision ordinance for Zach Ellis the SE ¼ of
the NW ¼, Sec 3, T85N, R9W
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Greetings from Under the Golden Dome
The scramble is on to get bills passed out of committee before the end of funnel week on February 21. Policy bills must pass out of full committee in one chamber or another by the end of the first funnel.In Transportation this week we passed out SF 2122 dealing with rural road classifications adding consistency between the roads and the bridges. Minutes of the Regular Meeting Board of Directors VSCS 2/10/20
Minutes of the Regular MeetingBoard of DirectorsVinton-Shellsburg Community SchoolsFebruary 10, 2020Call to OrderPresident Rob Levis called the special meeting to order at 6:45 p.m. in the AdministrativeOffice Board Room.Roll Call / Pledge of AllegianceSue Gates, Kathy Van Steenhuyse, Mike Timmermans, Jake Fish, Becky Williams, Tom Burke,Rob Levis, and Brenda Barkdoll, Board, Secretary/Treasurer were present.
Minutes of the Special Meeting Board of Directors VSCSD 2/6/20
Minutes of the Special MeetingBoard of DirectorsVinton-Shellsburg Community SchoolsFebruary 6, 2020Call to OrderPresident Rob Levis called the special meeting to order at 6:35 p.m. in the AdministrativeOffice Board Room.Roll Call / Pledge of AllegianceSue Gates, Kathy Van Steenhuyse, Mike Timmermans, Jake Fish, Becky Williams, Tom Burke,Rob Levis, and Brenda Barkdoll, Board, Secretary/Treasurer were present.