Residents concerned over Des Moines County Conservation land leases
Facing budget cuts, Des Moines County Conservation would lease FEMA-owned land bought out after the 1993 and 2002 floods in order to make some money.
Source: thehawkeye.com
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Facing budget cuts, Des Moines County Conservation would lease FEMA-owned land bought out after the 1993 and 2002 floods in order to make some money.
The plot is bottom land forest in Franklin Township and includes 2,100 feet of the Flint Creek corridor — critical habitat for bats.
After the Des Moines County Supervisors pased their FY23 budget, the conservation board sent them a letter asking them to reconsider.
Each of the county's three recreation areas were booked full through Memorial Day weekend.