HUD Officials Attend Cedar Rapids Meeting On Blight Efforts
Four HUD representatives joined Concerned Citizens United to Fight the Blight at Jane Boyd Community House in Cedar Rapids during a regular monitoring tour. The meeting with Carlos Gonzales of the Omaha HUD office extended past closing as residents sought information on federal programs and grants for community development.
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Citizens
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Jane Boyd
Concerned Citizens United
Cedar Rapids
Community House
Carlos Gonzales
Omaha
Gonzales
Citizens Group
House Rejects Plan For County Run Mental Health Center
Iowa lawmakers defeated an amendment allowing county boards of supervisors to direct community mental health centers, while approving a separate Department of Mental Health 94 to 2. The move aims to resolve a dispute in Linn County over control of the Linn Psychiatric Clinic and keep centers nonprofit or trustee governed. An attorney general opinion on the legality of county control is forthcoming by May 9.
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Iowa House
County Boards of Supervisors
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Judy Dierenfield
Community Health Centers of
Iowa
Dierenfield
Board of Supervisors
Linn Department of Mental Health Services
Iowa Mental Health Authority
Attorney General
Cedar Rapids
Psychiatric Clinic
Near Southeast Side group weighs HUD aid and private development
Barbara Montgomery coordinates a neighborhood meeting about private firm property purchases in the near southeast side. HUD official Bill Shoemaker defends federal funds use and says no policy decisions will be made at the meeting. A planned April 19 session with the Oakhill Jackson Liaison Committee aims to improve information flow and housing rehabilitation funding.
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Barbara Montgomery
7Th St. SE
Gonzales
Montgomery
HUD
Bill Shoemaker
Omaha
Shoemaker
First Avenue Corp
Voice In Community Action
VICA
the Gazette Today
Concerned
Oakhill-Jackson
Southeast Side
Jury Finds Jackson Guilty of Third Degree Sexual Abuse
A Linn County jury convicted Charles E. Jackson of third degree sexual abuse in a Dec 14 incident at a Cedar Rapids residence involving a 20 year old woman. Jackson testified he was at the residence and engaged in amorous behavior but denied intercourse. Sentencing date to be set. bond set at 5000 with no probation possible due to forcible felony.
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Charles E. Jackson
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Jackson
Linn County
Louis Schultz
Mildred D. Wright
Bruce Miller
Margaret E. Krumholtz
Jerry D. Brown
Harold M. Higgins
Barbara M. King
Jody A. Sterner
Cleese M. Gosnell
Thelma C. Shramek
Kenneth D. Pedersen
Karen L. Troxel
Carlean J. Lettington
Marion
National Guard sent to Cherokee for flood relief efforts
Ten years ago National Guard troops were deployed to Cherokee to assist flood fighting operations. The move aimed to support local authorities and protect residents as the flood response intensified.
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National Guard
Cherokee
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