• Home
  • News
    • Politics & Government
    • Business & Economy
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
  • Sports
    • High School Sports
    • Radio Iowa Poll
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support Page
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters

Radio Iowa

Iowa's Radio News Network

You are here: Home / Politics / Govt / Vote today could give Iowa a new city

Vote today could give Iowa a new city

May 22, 2001 By admin

A vote today in Jefferson County could give Iowa its first new city in 19 years. About 60 members of the Maharishi transcendental meditation movement are voting on creating their own city in the northern unincorporated area of Fairfield. The area already includes some housing developments and would be called Vedic City. Fairfield Mayor Bob Rassmussen says it’s not big issue for his city as he say the meditating and non-meditating communities already live a pretty parallel existence and don’t pay much attention to each other. Rassmussen says Fairfield won’t lose any tax base, because members of the proposed city only pay county taxes. He says if the new city wins a simple majority of the votes today, then organizers face the task of creating a new government and figuring out how to fund and provide services to its residents. He says with the new state fiscal year starting in July, there won’t be any time for the new city to set up any taxing authority.

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Politics / Govt

Featured Stories

Final employee who was there at the launch of the Iowa Lottery to retire

No more USPS mail in Iowa prisons; inmates to get copies of mail

State officials warn of influx of fake prescription drugs laced with fentanyl

‘Brain-eating amoeba’ discovered in Taylor County lake

Cedar Rapids therapist’s relationship with student leads to years in prison

TwitterFacebook
Tweets by RadioIowa

Hutchinson calls Iowa State a perfect fit

Northern Iowa’s Farley touts new practice facility

First minor league game gets things started tonight at Field of Dreams site

Knoxville set to host sprint car racing’s biggest event

Iowa State basketball builds on its identity

More Sports

eNews and Updates

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Archives

Copyright © 2022 ยท Learfield News & Ag, LLC