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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1983
Page
4
Firefighters hose down charred clothes and furniture from a storage room after a blaze at 5451 Plainview Drive NW. David Ayer says his 2 year old grandson started the fire with a lighter. His daughter Lynn, 22, was treated for a minor hand burn and released. Smoke damaged the rest of the home.
Mount Vernon Planning and Zoning Commission voted five to one to deny expanding Highway 30 for Plaza Furniture Store. Co owner Steve Goldin warned of ongoing violation while council will decide next Monday. The zoning administrator will notify Plaza Associates that it remains in violation.
Senator Roger Jepsen confirms contact over allegations of resident rights violations at the Linn County Care Facility. He says a health care professional raised mistreatment concerns and Iowa Department of Health investigators are reviewing two complaints with possible completion late next week.
About 20 residents met with Donahue and Associates as city begins a $44,300 sewer study in the Coe Mount Vernon area. The firm will inspect lines, conduct smoke tests the week of April 25, and videotape problem areas while monitoring flows.
Bertram Mayor Bob Sunberg said a budget session was held on January 26 with public notice posted and attendees welcome. Betty Hall questioned the lack of notice and a resident asked why the meeting was not publicized. The council also discussed hunting inside the city limits and Sunberg said state law prohibits shooting in an incorporated area and enforcement lies with the county sheriff.
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