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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 2002
Page
15
Cedar Rapids council designates June 27 through July 7 for Freedom Festival 2002 in its 19th year. The event features 78 activities with 21 new offerings at 41 locations around the city. Executive director Nancy Hedges Wendler outlined the plan and theme Celebrating America in the Heartland.
The Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival runs May 24 to June 3 with a Great Cardboard Boat Race BBQ Roundup Kid Zone and a patriotic pops concert by the Cedar Rapids Symphony and a film at the IMAX Dome Theatre.notable acts include Paul Revere amp the Raiders and Little River Band at Kirkwood CC on July 6 and a flag raising each morning. 275000 attended last year and 300000 are expected this year.
Contact water expert Rick Smith at telephone number 319 398 8312 or email ricks fyiowa com for information and inquiries regarding water services.
A May 15 restitution hearing is scheduled for Michael Fitzpatrick, 48, of Port Washington Wisconsin, who admitted stealing medical equipment valued over ten thousand dollars from St Luke's Hospital and Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids in 1999. He pleaded guilty March 20 to first degree theft and received an indeterminate sentence up to ten years suspended, with three years under supervision and a $1000 fine plus costs. He also faces first and second degree theft charges in Johnson County for alleged theft from University Hospitals and Mercy Iowa City in 1999.
McLeodUSA plans amendments to two city development agreements citing a downturn in employment. Building One would average 760 jobs and Building Two 1,240, down from initial projections of 2,450 total. Tax reimbursements tied to a $59 million park investment would be lowered through 2012 with debt paid by 2009. Public hearing set for April 10.
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