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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1992
Page
9
Elevated water tank moved to 35th Avenue in Marion plan
Marion officials will build a 1 million gallon elevated water tank on 35th Avenue instead of 29th Avenue after objectors traded land. Soil tests show suitability. an extra 45000 will extend piping a half mile. The Water Department will issue 1 million dollars in 10 year revenue bonds. Construction starts this fall and is due to finish next spring before peak usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
35Th Avenue
29Th Avenue
Water Department
Dave Kalkwarf
Kalkwarf
Cedar Rapids Elementary to Expand Alternative Primary Grade
Cedar Rapids Taylor Elementary will add a fourth grade to its Alternative Primary program next year to let current third graders continue. The two ungraded classrooms house 40 students, with no new fourth graders admitted but possible openings for younger children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
Donald Stonebraker
Jo Stone
Denise Pape
the Gazette
Stonebraker
Sutherland to Speak at Coe College Commencement
Thomas Sutherland, former hostage in Lebanon, will deliver the commencement address at Coe College. He will receive an honorary doctor of science degree at 2 p.m. May 24 in Eby Fieldhouse. he is an Iowa State University graduate and is married to Jean Murray Sutherland, whose father sat on Coe College’s board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Sutherland
Coe College
Sutherland
Lebanon
Eby Fieldhouse
Iowa State University
Jean Murray Sutherland
Mount Mercy to honor Clarice Flagel at 63rd commencement
Cedar Rapids Mount Mercy College gathers 340 graduates for its 63rd commencement on May 16 at 10 am in the Paramount Theatre. International speaker Clarice Flagel will give the address and receive a degree. admission is by ticket only. The May 15 honors convocation at 5 pm in McAuley Auditorium precedes the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarice Flagel
Cedar Rapids
Mount Mercy College
Paramount Theatre
Thomas Feld
Flagel
Marycrest College
Loyola University of New Orleans
University of Iowa
McAuley
Mount Mercy
Cedar Rapids First Avenue work returns to finish 3.6 mile resurfacing
Cedar Rapids routes on First Avenue East face lane closures as 80 percent of a $5 million project nears completion. Crews prepare for curb and gutter work and seeding ahead of May 11 paving with three weeks of activity across a six block area from 14th Street east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonnie
Cials
Target Store
First Ave
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Mount Vernon Opposes Highway 30 Bypass Plan
Mount Vernon City Council renews protest to the IDOT bypass around Mount Vernon and Lisbon on Highway 30. Officials say the four lane project and a later bypass threaten commercial activity and drive local traffic away from the town. Vicki and Ed Pospisil of Mount Vernon also oppose the plan as farmland would be divided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Lee Olson
Mount Vernon
Lisbon
Mike Beimer
Bob Thomas
IDOT
Iowa Department of Transportation
Mike
Beimer
Thomas
Highway 30
Vicki
Ed Pospisil
Southwest Cedar Rapids rezoning eyed for 151 lot subdivision
The Planning Commission recommended approval Tuesday of a rezoning to convert 21 acres of farmland at Cedar Rapids southwest into a 151 lot housing project for Stoney Point subdivision area. Final city council action requires a public hearing before approval, with Rock Valley Road NW linked to Underwood Avenue SW and First Avenue serving as the current access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Planning Commission
Midwest Development Co
Robert E. Davis Family Farms
Stoney Point
Cedar Hills
First Avenue
YMCA
Stoney Point Road
Rock Valley Road
Underwood Avenue
Primarine Associates
Cedar River
River Ridge Drive
MAHP eyeing abandoned properties for low income housing
The Metro Area Housing Program plans to study acquiring and rehabilitating 78 privately owned vacant homes in Cedar Rapids for low income families. HUD grants up to 100000 for planning and up to 1 million for implementation could fund the project, pending city and legal review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firstar Bank
Henry Royer
Metro Area Housing Program
MAHP
Cedar Rapids
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Mary Schoen-Clark
HUD
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
Resolution Trust Corp
FHA
RTC
Don Canney
Four Oaks
Hawkeye Area
Roger
Cedar Rapids district case ends with personal check
The Iowa Campaign Finance Disclosure Commission closed its file on the Cedar Rapids Community School District and the Citizens Committee to Support the Instructional Support Levy. It accepted financial information and a personal check for hearing costs amid findings of possible misuse of public funds and unverified contributions. The district lost the 1990 levy election. a later levy was approved without a tax increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levy
Larry Johnson
Cedar Rapids
School System and Citizens Committee
William Jacobson
School System
Tom Ecker
Commission
Also Mentioned on This Page
Coe
Rst
Dick Ransom
10Th Street
Collins Road
Ransom
C Avenue NE
Second Avenue Sietween
PMX Industries
60Th Avenue
16Th Avenue
Wiley Boulevard
West Post Road
Council Street
Gazette
Robin Trimarchi
Paula Anderson
Byers & Happel Property Management
Lonnie Zingula
Dean Wheatley
Rock Valley
Underwood
C.R
Citizens Committee
Ptas
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