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Jack Lorenz said:
It seems to me that this is a county problem in need of a county solution. Rather than expecting a "top down" solution to be bestowed by the statehouse (which has shown itself to be no friend of Iowa cities), the larger counties should assume ownership for the management of this problem and come up corrective actions that are appropriate to the community.

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