Cedar Rapids Busy Tuesday Meeting Schedule
A slate of local meetings includes Cedar Rapids City Council informal session at 8 30 a m City Hall council chambers Linn County Board of Supervisors informal session Noon Linn County HR Management Advisory Board second floor Witwer Building 305 Second Ave SE Cedar Rapids City Planning Commission 3 p m Pioneer Village Commission 7 p m Hiawatha Park and Recreation Committee 7 p m Fairfax City Council 7 p m Linn County Electrical Board of Examiners and Appeals 7 p m All listings provide location details and contact numbers for CITYLINE events.
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Cedar Rapids
Pioneer Village Commission
Ushers Ferry
Linn County Electrical Board of Examiners & Appeals
Fairfax City Council
Hiawatha Park & Recreation Committee
Motions for new trial denied in publicized drug case
Three Eastern Iowa businessmen convicted last December in Cedar Rapids faced denials of motions for a new trial. Judge David Hansen rejected claims of juror misconduct after prosecutors said a juror read press stories. Sentences varied, with Vogt nine years two months and Ambrose five years one month, both with no parole.
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C.R
Hansen
Vogt
Ambrose
Regennitter
Interim president named for Northeast Iowa Community College
Keith OConnell 62, former Turkey Valley superintendent, was named interim superintendent of Northeast Iowa Community College in Calmar and Peosta. He will work three to four days weekly at a rate of 200 dollars daily, succeeding Ron Hutkin who was fired by the board. Riverside board declines to rescind busing plan drawing parent safety concerns. The plan routes first through third graders to Ainsworth and fourth through sixth to Riverside with kindergarten at both sites and no change at the high school located between the two Washington County communities.
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Keith O'Connell
Turkey Valley
Northeast Iowa Community College
Calmar and
Peosia
Ron Hutkin
Ainsworth
Riverside
Washington County
Cedar Rapids council weighs convenience store zoning shift
City Council considers a proposal to allow convenience stores in C-2 zones and higher while excluding C-1 areas. The plan defines a store and adds safeguards for nearby residents. No vote today. three readings and approvals needed. Handi Mart proposal remains on hold amid debate. Residents fear noise lights traffic and litter near Bowman Woods. The meeting is at 8 30 a.m. today on the fourth floor of City Hall.
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Heather Sloman Wooding
Zotte
Cedar Rapids
Bob Madson
Department of Planning and Redevelopment
Board of Adjustment
HandiMart
C Ave
Nordstrom Oil
Cedar Rapids Planning Commission
Bowman Woods
City Hall
Ex speechwriter taunts Hart in liberal rebuttal debate
Peter Tauber former Hart campaign aide and SNL writer criticizes Gary Hart as arrogant and hypocritical. He recounts campaign debt issues and notes Hart’s extramarital affair controversy helped end his bid. Tauber likens Hart to Nixon and cites media scrutiny and personal failings as key factors.
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Eddie Murphy
Saturday Night Live
Murphy
Muhammad Ali
Ali
Peter Tauber
Tauber
Hart
Don King
Coe College
Terry Eastland
Donna Rice
America
Cedar Rapids West Side Power Outage Slows Night
About 2,000 residents on Cedar Rapids west side lost power for over an hour due to a line fault near the Clinton substation. The outage began around 9 10 p m with restoration by 10 30 to 10 45 p m affecting areas near Johnson and Edgewood roads and the Westdale Mall.
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Cedar Rapids
Clinton
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Johnson and
Edgewood Roads
Westdale Mall
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Bill Bradley
New Jersey
Pete Tauber
Boyson’s
Oelwein
Marion
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Mercy Women's Health Center
Mercy Cancer Center
van Sickles
Rita van Sickle
Norma Wenzel
Marron Education Center
Mercy Women’s Health Center
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