Governor requests additional $1M for derelict buildings program

By: Cami Koons

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: February 24, 2026

Words: 472

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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Gov. Kim Reynolds’ budget request for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is seeking an additional $1 million for the department’s derelict building program, more than doubling the program’s current budget.

The program helps small communities across the state deal with things like asbestos, deteriorating structures or hazardous chemicals found in abandoned buildings.

DNR works with local communities to promote material recycling and landfill diversion as these rundown buildings are taken down to make …

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