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Voters are going to the polls in several Siouxland communities today. Woodbury County Auditor Pat Gill expects turnout out to be low, about 10%, for a $50 million dollar preproposal for a new jail and law enforcement center.
Polls in Woodbury County close at 8 p.m.
People in Monona County are deciding the fate of a $6.2 million jail. That measure needs 60% approval to pass.
Three school districts are voting as well. There’s a $37 million bond issue for a new school for MOC-Floyd Valley in Sioux County and other ballot issues for the Sergeant Bluff-Luton School District and Woodbury Central in Moville.
The state Department of Public Health is asking Iowans who have recently traveled to certain countries where the novel coronavirus is spreading to self-isolate for two weeks.
The department has requested Iowans returning from China, Hong Kong, Iran, Italy, Japan, and South Korea voluntarily stay home and monitor for COVID-19 symptoms for 14 days.
State Medical Director Caitlin Pedati says this means avoiding work, school, and places with large groups of people.
And the idea here is, again, what we know about viruses like this is that they can spread person to person when you’re in close contact, and we define close contact as within six feet. :11
There have been no confirmed cases of COVID 19 in the state. Pedati says the risk to Iowans remains low.
