RUSS

Wapello County Tries to Leave RUSS

Jason Parrott — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 16:32:53 +0000

It could cost Lee County more money if another county is allowed to leave a regional organization.

Around The Region

Jason Parrott — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:44:46 +0000

LEE COUNTY

An engineering study for a proposed sewer system in rural Lee County could be completed before the end of the year.

The study will provide construction options and potential costs for people living in and around Mooar/Powdertown.

The results of the study will determine whether the sewer project moves forward.

The Lee County Board of Supervisors plans to review it before meeting with residents.

FORT MADISON

Fort Madison Main Street is in the market for a new director.

Around The Region

Jason Parrott — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 03:04:04 +0000

A quick look at news from around the tri-state region.

Lee County Signs Sewer Agreement

Jason Parrott — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 12:09:56 +0000

Lee County has decided to help one of its unincorporated communities with a proposed sewer project.

The Board of Supervisors has entered into a new 28-E agreement with Regional Utility Service Systems (RUSS).

RUSS is an organization based in Mount Pleasant that helps rural communities secure state and/or federal money for sewer projects.

Supervisor Ernie Schiller says this agreement will allow RUSS to start the preliminary engineering work for a potential sanitary sewer system in the Mooar/Powdertown area north of Keokuk.

Lee County Preparing for Changes

Jason Parrott — Tue, 12 Jun 2012 03:49:10 +0000

Upcoming changes to Iowa’s mental health system may not impact Lee County in the short term.

The state will start covering the cost of Medicaid-endorsed services in July. That means there will be no more reimbursements for counties, which will drastically shrink budgets for mental health and other developmental disabilities.

What is left in the budgets will be primarily used to pay for services not covered by Medicaid.

Mooar/Powdertown Sewer Proceeding

Jason Parrott — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 04:36:36 +0000

Residents of Mooar/Powdertown agreed to work with Regional Utility Service Systems (RUSS) several years ago.

RUSS helps rural communities in ten southeast Iowa counties secure state and/or federal funding for sanitary sewer systems.

The sewer project was put on hold, last year, during the engineering phase because of personnel and funding issues with RUSS.

The Lee County Board of Supervisors wanted to see if residents of Mooar/Powdertown were still interested in working with RUSS, so it held a public meeting Tuesday night.

Meetings To Determine Sewer Future

Jason Parrott — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 19:17:47 +0000

Croton and Mooar/Powdertown are a couple of Lee County’s small unincorporated communities. Mooar/Powdertown is located just north of Keokuk, along Highway 61 while Croton sits just a few miles south of Farmington near the Avenue of the Saints.

Neither community has a sanitary sewer system, which prompted them to start working with Mount Pleasant-based RUSS (Regional Utility Service Systems) in 2010.