the ballot Sept. 9, 2008. He
wanted to emphasize that this is
not a new levy but a renewal. He
also informed the board of the im-provements
going on at the NICC
Campus.
Board adjourned to meet on
Monday, July 28, 2008 at 8:45
a.m.
Allamakee County
Board of Supervisors
Lennie Burke, Chairperson
ATTEST: Mary O’Neill, Auditor
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SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF POST-VILLE,
IOWA
July 23, 2008
A special meeting of the City
Council of Postville, Iowa, was held
in the Council Chambers on July 23,
2008, beginning at 5:00 p.m. with
Mayor Robert O. Penrod presiding.
On call of the roll, the following
Council Members were present: Vir-ginia
Medberry, Milo Heins and Jeff
Reinhardt. Absent: Ross Malcom
and Larry Moore
Mayor Penrod added an emer-gency
item to the agenda street clo-sure
of West Williams on July 27,
2008. Motion by Medberry to ap-prove
the agenda as amended. Sec-onded
by Reinhardt. Carried.
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United States Government Accountability Office:
Washington, DC 20548:
February 24, 2012:
The Honorable Lamar Alexander:
Ranking Member:
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development:
Committee on Appropriations:
United States Senate:
Subject: The Department of Energy's Office of Science Uses a
Multilayered Process for Prioritizing Research:
Dear Senator Alexander:
Scientific and technological innovation is critical to the long-term
economic competitiveness and prosperity of the United States. In 2006,
the President introduced the American Competitiveness Initiative to
address the nation's