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Are there Hidden Downsides to Coralville's Rapid Growth?: Iowa City Daily News Links, May 1
Also: Branstad's health plan passes in the Iowa House, a convergence of groups against Iowa City development, and the anti-traffic camera petition is resubmitted.
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Josh O'Leary of the Iowa City Press-Citizen has a story today on the hidden cost of Coralville's rapid growth.
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Mark Carlson of KCRG reports that the dream of a whitewater course centered on the Burlington Street Dam is still alive.
Coralville officials toured and residents toured the flood mitigation projects in the area. (Press-Citizen)
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Red light traffic camera banning advocates have gathered another round of signatures and are trying again to get their petitition to ban the cameras signed. (The Gazette)
A No Shadow/No Tower/No Jail gathering has been planned for today, appropriately in an empty lot at College and Gilbert Street. (Press-Citizen)
Gov. Branstad's office argued that poor Iowans could pay less under his healthcare plan than an expansion of Medicaid. (Des Moines Register)
After a contentious debate, the Iowa House voted to give Branstad's bill the go ahead. (Des Moines Register)
The Iowa House has included a provision restricting abortion funding on the healthcare plan they just passed. (the Des Moines Register)
The Lalla vehicular homicide trial has been moved yet again. (the Gazette)
The City High Little Hawks girl's tennis team triumphed over West High for the first time in a decade. (Press-Citizen)
Daily Links Excerpt of the Day
Foes of red-light and speed cameras believe they finally have enough signatures on a petition they hope will lead to the technology being banned in Iowa City.
Organizers of the petition drive, aimed at outlawing automated traffic-enforcement cameras and drones, filed 1,240 more signatures with the city Tuesday. If 394 of those are valid, that would put them over the 2,500 signatures of registered Iowa City voters needed to force the city to take up the issue.
The City Clerk’s Office has 15 days to verify the signatures.
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