Lee County

The building will allow Lee County Emergency Medical Services to provide expanded medical care.

Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a law that will permit the county to consolidate its services under one roof.

The county will use a combination of federal funding and money from its general fund.

The sheriff’s department conducted studies along the county’s most traveled roadways and found many instances of drivers exceeding the speed limit.

The levy will help ensure that ambulances are staffed with paramedics, and that other first responders continue to serve residents across the county.

An estimated 50 residents attended a meeting in Donnellson to voice their opposition to the project.

Voters will decide the fate of the tax levy on March 7.

The election will be held on March 7. 60% of voters must support the measure for it to pass.

The county could use the money to invest in its emergency management services and enhance its alcohol and drug counseling services.

Plans call for constructing a 15,000-square-foot building for the health department and Emergency Management System on nine acres of land west of Ft. Madison.