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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1983
Page
5
Clarence Osterkamp and Martin Boge of Anamosa unload 37 rail cars of fine grain dust at a Mechanicsville siding. They describe dust as itchy and clinging to clothes, requiring nightly showers before returning to Anamosa where the dust is used in livestock and hog feed.
The College Community School District board meets at 8 in the Prairie High School library to consider a tentative 1983-84 general fund budget of 7,591,146, maintain staff and programs, expand computer education, and adjust after June 30 with final action in September.
Two Saturday cleanup events organized by Citizens for Community Improvement will start at 8 a.m. Trucks and drivers are provided and recyclable items should be placed at standard pickup sites. The Flats area and Second Street SW neighborhoods are targeted with precise boundaries listed.
ELKADER The Keystone Area Education Agency board of directors denied a request for a second vote on a proposed merger of Fayette and West Central of Mannard schools, dismissing the petition. The board could deny, set a vote, or modify boundaries before election.
Cox Cable Communications asks Cedar Rapids City Council to approve a $1.25 per month increase in basic cable rates effective May 1 to support a required return on investment. The plan adds three new offerings and would raise basic rates 27 percent since 1978, with projected 1983 revenue of about $396,000 and net income up nearly $200,000.
The Cedar Rapids City Council and Airport Commission spent two hours behind closed doors without major new disclosures on the pending litigation filed by Ozark and other airlines to stop bond financing for a new terminal. Negotiations continue as both sides seek a settlement. preliminary work remains halted until resolution.
Linn County budget of 37,202,955 dollars adopted by county supervisors last Tuesday is open for public inspection at the Auditor's office and at the Cedar Rapids and Marion Public Libraries. The plan lists projects to be funded with federal revenue sharing funds and shows 20,989,300 dollars to be raised by taxes. The Auditor's office is on the second floor of 930 First St SW with weekday hours 8 am to 5 pm.
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