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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1986

Page

11

Marion Board weighs sale of Mentzer and Longfellow buildings

The Marion Independent school board considers selling underused properties to cut bonded debt and property taxes. Inquiries target Mentzer Elementary and Longfellow Administration, with options including voter referendums and separate ballots per building. Discussions note fiscal and logistical implications for student reassignment and district facilities.

Board Studies Longfellow, Mentzer Longfellow Administration Buildir Robert Hale Mentzer Longfellow Iowa Hale Marion Jay Kacena Kacena Virginia Folkers Linn Area Credit Union Hamiston Washington Elementary School Washington Linn Academy Montessori School Washington Building Mentzer School Marion Education Association Marge Reynolds

Coalition forms to overturn Cedar Rapids school closings

A coalition gathers after the Cedar Rapids school board voted March 10 to close five elementary buildings and form K-8 programs. Parents from Arthur Truman and Polk plan a 7 p.m. meeting at the Educational Service Center to contest the move and appeal to the Iowa Board of Public Instruction.

Cedar Rapids Jackson Elementary Truman Polk Grant Arthur Annex Franklin, Wilson Taft Tom Palmer Iowa Board of Public Instruction

Dog attack in Cedar Rapids prompts hunt for German shepherd mix

A German shepherd mix bit Cedar Rapids man Jim Green on the hand at a Pester Derby gas station near Mount Vernon Road and 42nd Street SE. Authorities sought a live or possibly dead dog and urged sightings to Humane Society or City Animal Shelter as Green began rabies shots.

Linn County Tom Hart County Health Department Jim Green Ninth St. NW Pester Derby Mount Vernon Road 42Nd Street SE The Humane Society City Animal Shelter Hart Green

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