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Iowa City Council directs staff to send letter urging state to keep local archives open
Summary
Councilors agreed to direct the mayor and staff to send a letter to Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Management requesting the state reconsider plans to close the Iowa City state archives facility and recommit to funding operations.
Iowa City councilors on Sept. 16 directed city staff and the mayor to send a letter of support asking state leaders to keep the Iowa City facility of the state archives open. Councilor Sean Harmson introduced the draft letter at the work session, saying it recognizes “the various ways in which it helps, both members of our city in general and our city government in particular.” Harmson asked that staff correct a cut‑and‑paste error in the first paragraph so the letter is sent “to Governor Kim Reynolds and Director of the Department of…
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