says it had a plan in place for dealing th the insect, knowfor it's "s"-shaped formations of the e larvaeae, since 20-10.they are removing about 200-ash trees per year and replacing them with other species.they say it will continue to be a problem for cedar rapids for the next 20-plus years. "the fact that we havavan insect here at is going to affect those ash trees and kill them over a period of ti is a pretty big deal." deal."fagan says if you have an ash tree on your own private property showing symptoms of e-a-b, to contact a private e ee service company. if it's on the city's right-of- way, the forestry department can be called. childr's programs, hours and materials are just some of the things cedar rapids library staff say could suffer if the libraries are unanae to maintain funding.that's why they're asking for your support on a 27 cent levy on the november third ballot. ballot.cbs 2 ns reporter mellaney moore is live at the ladd library in southwest cedar rapidsmellaney. library staff will be meeting with the community tonight and tomorrow.they say it's an opportunity to ask questi

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