Mr. Lande's law firm was well paid by IPSCO to do whatever it took to get the plant built. He did not do it as a public service. I know because I represented clients in two lawsuits to try to stop the plant. IPSCO acquired twice as much land as it needed. This was because the plant was going to be built on prime farmland, so IPSCO had to obtain additional land that was not prime farmland to lower the farmland rating score and therefore pass the test of the Farmland Policy Protection Act. And Muscatine County TIFed the area as an economic development area. Among other benefits this allowed the land to be condemned by eminent domain. Mr. Lande went to neighboring landowners and threatened to condemn their land if they did not sell. 


Wally Taylor 

 helping me bring IPSCO Steel and hundreds of great jobs to Iowa back in the 1990s, Roger has always accepted the challenge.




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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR 
Governor Terry E. Branstad « Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, May 25, 2012
CONTACT: Governor’s Office 515-725-3518
 
Branstad accepts resignation of Roger Lande
Calls Lande a “great Iowan” who “answers the call to service whenever asked”
 
(DES MOINES) – Gov. Terry E. Branstad has accepted the resignation of Roger Lande as the director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. The resignation is effective, today.
 
The governor thanked Lande for his service to the state of Iowa, and for leading the Department of Natural Resources through two legislative sessions these past 16 months.
 
“Roger Lande is a great Iowan and has always responded to the call to service whenever asked,” said Branstad. “Whether it be leading this important department during this current term, or helping me bring IPSCO Steel and hundreds of great jobs to Iowa back in the 1990s, Roger has always accepted the challenge.
 
“I wish Roger well in his next endeavors and look forward to continuing to work with him and his wife, Sarah, in our efforts to further and strengthen our relationship with our Chinese friends and trading partners,” concluded Branstad.
 
Branstad says he will name Lande’s successor on a future date.
 
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Tim Albrecht
Communications Director, Governor Terry E. Branstad 
515-725-3518 – IGOV Communications Department
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