... Service Above Self: Iowa SF 2051 Overturn Mandated Sprinklers in the State Residential Code

Friday, January 15, 2010

Iowa SF 2051 Overturn Mandated Sprinklers in the State Residential Code

Recieved information on Iowa Senate File 2051 this morning by e-mail ...

SF 2051… to overturn mandated sprinklers in the state
residential code and preventing cities and counties from adopting
sprinkler mandates for 4 plexes and under ...

http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&ga=83&hbill=SF2051

Sponsors of the Bill are BLACK, DEARDEN, HATCH, KETTERING,
BEHN, NOBLE, McCOY, WIECK, BARTZ, and DANDEKAR

There is a lot of concern in Cedar Rapids area and throughout the State of Iowa that mandated sprinkler systems in new residential construction will have a negative effect in the housing markets. In time, the requirements would trickle down in time to all housing, when certain remodeling occurs. The impact on new construction would increase the costs of new construction making home affordablity more challanging, through highest costs, qualifications and higher prices in property insurance.

Robin Tucker

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Maria Figueroa said...: NFPA research has proven that home fire sprinkler requirements to not impact housing cost or supply. On the contrary, when communities with and without requirements were compared the opposite is true. Read the full report here:
http://www.firesprinklerinitiative.org/assets/files//FSI_Comparison_Analysis_Final_Report.pdf
Another study revealed that the price of a home fire sprinkler system built to NFPA 13D standards averaged $1.61 a square sprinklered foot. Home buyers pay much more than that for granite counter tops and whirlpool baths. Read that report here: http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files//PDF/Research/FireSprinklerCostAssessment.pdf
Home fire sprinklers save lives.; January 15, 2010 at 11:31 AM

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a community minded individual living in District 2 Cedar Rapids and District 2 Iowa. I have a strong interest in public policy. I served on the Local Home Rule Charter Commission in 2004-05. I am a proponent for Limited Spending, Limited Government, Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. I ran for District 2 Cedar Rapids in 2007. I want to see unity develop again in our community. Cedar Rapids is a community. Most wouldn't consider our community Rural, but to suggest it's Urban would be wrong. I had the pleasure of chairing in Linn County the volunteer effort for Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks for U.S. Congress. Feel free to contact me, if you want to know Why I say it that way in this Blog or would like to discuss matters?

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Robin B. Tucker
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Employment: Licensed Real Estate Broker/Officer in the State of Iowa, Vice President for Tommy Tucker Realty Co./Professional Management Associates Co.; Vice President of Tucker Manufacturing Co., Inc. Receipent of Governor's "E" Award in 1990 and winner of 1998 "Bravo" Award from the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce. Member - Cedar Rapids Area, Iowa and National Association of Realtors, BBB, IWCA, ISSA, Rotary Club of Cedar Rapids, St. Paul's UMC, Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce, Republican Party and Landlords of Linn County. Alumnus of Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity and Alpha Kappa Psi Business Fraternity. Served on three boards of the Cedar Rapids Jaycees, including membership vice president (Blue Chip).

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Robin B. Tucker, Resident of District 3 Cedar Rapids, Iowa USA

My parents are I.L. "Tommy" and LaVerne Tucker, who met at Coe College, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. My parents were married at the former Central Park church in Cedar Rapids. My parents celebrated their 60Th wedding anniverary in January of 2009. Also, I have a older sister and a brother.

I attended the Cedar Rapids Community Schools and am a graduate of George Washington Senior High School. I graduated from Creighton University, College of Business Administration, as an accounting major.

I am a 3rd generation resident of the City of Five Seasons. I am a married to my wife, Carole. We met at Creighton University, in Omaha, Nebraska. We have three children.

I worked previously in public accounting in Omaha, before I returned with my wife to my hometown to join my father and mother in business.

I am a strong fan of college football, including the Unversity of Iowa, among other programs. In college basketball, I follow my Creighton Jays and the Iowa Hawkeyes; among other programs in the The Valley, the Big Ten, and the Big 12 ...

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Friday, January 15, 2010

Iowa SF 2051 Overturn Mandated Sprinklers in the State Residential Code

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