Stop “Chocolate Milk” from Running in Iowa’s Rivers – Vote for Iowa’s Water and Land Legacy Referendum
October 22, 2010 by Brigette Fanning
Filed under 2010, Blog, Ecology, Erosion, Front Page, Government, Iowa, Recreation, Slideshow, Soil, Vote!, Water, Wetlands
Iowans have a crucial choice to make that will impact future generations: the choice between clean water and dirty water.
On November 2, Iowa voters will see a referendum on a constitutional amendment called Iowa’s Water and Land Legacy (IWLL) on the back of their ballot. If it passes, it goes into effect for the next sales tax increase. Three-eighths of a percent of all Iowa sales will go into the trust fund, which will be used for soil conservation programs, to improve water quality, and to promote outdoor recreation.
“This is a way to not have chocolate milk running down our rivers,” said Mark Langgin, campaign manager for Iowa’s Water and Land Legacy….
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