Iowa DNR tells rangers to move out of state-owned houses at parks
BPC Staff Feb 8, 2022 | 4:56 pm
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78 wordsAll Latest News, Energy, Government Policy and Law, Statewide NewsCedar Rapids Gazette: The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is evicting park rangers from government-owned houses in 23 state parks because it doesn’t want to pay up to $1 million on repairs. Critics of the plan say if park rangers no longer live in the parks they patrol, park users — more than 16 million people in 2020 — will have to wait longer for help if there’s a boat crash, medical emergency, power outage or a crime.