Airport critic Petrak asks city to rescind bond action
Lester Petrak at Cedar Rapids City Council urged rescinding March 17 action approving 11.5 million dollars in general obligation bonds for a new airport terminal. He questioned cost, funding gaps, and the need for supplemental bonds as bids exceed estimates and federal funds lag.
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City
Dick Hogan
Cedar Rapids
Lester Petrak
Congress
Roy Jameson
City Hall
Jameson
United Airlines
Don Canney
Don Gardner
Airport Commission
Hal Schaefer
Gardner
Schaefer
Gazette
Artist-Tom Johnson Leads Theater Residency at Bowman Woods
Marion briefs note Tom Johnson artistic director of the Old Creamery Theater spends the week with Bowman Woods elementary students in creative dramatics. Johnson’s residency is funded by the Artists in the Schools program of the Iowa Arts Council. We buy diamonds and gold Nordman Jewelry.
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Tom Johnson
Garrison
Old Creamery Theater
Bowman Woods
Johnson
Artists In the
The
Iowa Arts Council
Nordman Jewelry
Adv
Dog leash law prompts city warning in Marion
Marion city officials report multiple complaints of dogs running loose as warm weather returns. The city code requires leashes and limits roaming, with fines for violations directed at dog owners.
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Marion
Council vote set on parking changes for downtown Marion
Marion Iowa city council plans a 7:30 p.m. vote at City Hall on proposed changes to downtown parking and traffic. A February task force urged parking on Seventh Avenue, kept one way streets, and suggested Sixth Avenue two way with a left turn lane on Seventh for southbound 13th Street. Approval would require IDOT consent. changes to one way streets would cost about 50 000 dollars for widening and signals.
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Marion
Seventh Avenue
Sixth Avenue
13Th Street
Iowa Department of Transportation
Highway 151
IDOT
City Hall
Less yap more action urged from Congress on economy
Economist Francis McGrath told about two dozen realtors in Marion that Congress is paralytic and elections hamper action. He backed a $1 billion subsidy to aid first time buyers, projecting 450000 new houses and 700000 workers in home building, while opposing wage and price controls.
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Roger Jepsen
Congress
Marion’s Garden Theater
Francis McGrath
McGrath
Sen. Jepsen
Children's Film Party Set at Cedar Rapids Library
A Children's Film Party will be staged at the Cedar Rapids Public Library on the first day of spring recess. Three films will be shown from 2 to 3 p.m. Admission is free and seating is on a first come basis in the downstairs children's room per Cecilia Edwards.
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Cedar Rapids Public Library
Cedar Rapids
Cecilia Edwards
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