How subtle? How f&%$*#g insidious! Is this being made a campaign issue? Some of these BoS yahoos have to be on the ballot, don't they?? Bill On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 1:06 PM, DAVE GREGORY <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > How subtle! > > It irritates me that the Linn Co Bd of Supervisors appointed one of its own > members to the Linn Co Conservation Bd. So much for distancing conservation > from politics. > > > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 09:17:47 -0500 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Rock Island State Preserve, Rock Island County Preserve, Highway > 100 > To: [log in to unmask] > > Earlier this week the Linn County Board of Supervisors and the Cedar Rapids > City Council each passed resolutions that affect the Rock Island State > Preserve and a 100-acre neighboring property owned by the Linn County > Conservation Board and being managed as a county preserve. > > The crown jewels of these two properties are the diversity of native plants > and the large number of butterfly species. In addition there is a > reproducing population of blandings turtles that use both properties. The > 100-acres was donated to the Linn County Conservation Board. > > The resolutions state: > - once the City of Cedar Rapids annexes the land surrounding the Rock > Island State Preserve, the Linn County Conservation Board will be requested > to approve transfer of the title to the property to the City of Cedar > Rapids. The City of Cedar Rapids will maintain the Rock Island State > Preserve as a state preserve. > - the county-owned portion of the preserve would be better managed as a > city park, with management by the City of Cedar Rapids > - the City of Cedar Rapids will pay the Linn County Conservation Board > $200,000 for the purchase of the 100-acre county preserve and the Linn > County Board of Supervisors will also pay the Linn County Conservation Board > $200,000 for the purchase of the preserve property. > - With the transfer of land to Cedar Rapids, the easement for the highway > will be established. > - The Linn County Conservation Board is being requested to agree to this. > > Last night the Linn County Conservation Board tabled any action, with > resolution to be made by April 18. Letters may be sent to the Linn County > Conservation Board, 1890 County Home Road, Marion, Iowa 52302 > > > Pam Mackey-Taylor > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To get off > the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: > [log in to unmask] > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To > unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: > [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv > Lists support site for more information: > http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To unsubscribe from the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask] Check out our Listserv Lists support site for more information: http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/faq.asp