Downtown TIF expansion plans eyed by Cedar Rapids council
Chicago consultant Carl Landino urged Cedar Rapids to amend and expand the downtown tax increment financing district with three alternate plans. He favors Riverside as the smallest option to fund a ground transport center a parking ramp and possibly a new library while preserving Oak Hill’s single family core. City staff will consult Oak Hill residents and the council plans a further TIF discussion.
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Chicago
Cedar Rapids
Carl Landino
Don Canney
Ous
Canney
Landino
Riverside Amendment
Five Seasons
Riverside Amendment Area
TIF
Five Seasons Center
Ninth Avenue SE
Fourth Street
Riverside Extended Amendment
14Th Street SE
Oak Hill Amendment
Southeast Side
Oak Hill
Grant Wood Area Education Agency weighs public relations policy
The GWAEA board in Tipton discussed whether to adopt a formal public relations policy. Some members urged a written statement to show board support, while others questioned the need. No action was taken. more information will be presented at future meetings. The panel also discussed a West Branch bond issue for a new school, leasing a Stanwood building for a special education class, and hiring Leo C. Peiffer and Associates as architects for facility expansions.
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Tipton
Grant Wood Area Education Agency Board of Directors
John Cordes
Educational Services
Cordes
Clarence Hosford
Monticello
Turner
Dwight Bode
West Branch
GWAEA
Lincoln Community
Stanwood
Leo C. Peiffer and Associates of
Cedar Rapids
Supervisors offer $65,000 for Hiawatha house
The Linn County Board of Supervisors voted to buy 90 14th Ave in Hiawatha for 65000 to convert it into a group home for mentally retarded boys. Court challenges were said settled though a suit against owner Helen Hall was amended and later treated as settled. If the sale proceeds a county suit will confirm legality before operation.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors
14Th Ave
Hiawatha
Helen Hall
Planning goes ahead on transport centers in Iowa
Iowa advances planning for four ground transportation centers including Cedar Rapids with 40000 state funds. UMTA federal funds for final design may be delayed four to five weeks, risking schedule. Barton Ashton oversees planning while Davenport Des Moines and Sioux City also prepare. officials meet Cedar Rapids officials in May.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Department of Transportation
Urban Mass Transit Administration
UMTA
Joanne Short
Idot Public Transit Division
Des Moines
Short
Barton-Ashton
Davenport
Sioux City
Protest planned at Duane Arnold plant balloons for littering test
Linn County officials discuss anti littering law as Public Interest Research Group and Free Environment plan to release balloons Wednesday at 10 am at the main gate of the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Palo. The groups say the balloons mimic radiation paths in a potential accident while authorities weigh proof of who released them.
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Duane Arnold
Palo
Iowa
Linn County
Orlie Workman
Public Interest Research
Free Environment
Eugene Kopecky
Workman
Baloon
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Susan Turner
Hiawatha House
Touch ‘Ngo
Ougerta
Lowe City
8Th Ave
Iowa City
Door
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Newhall
Bill Hungerford
Bob Sample
Johnson Avenue NW
Armstrong Royelle
ENARD
Saxony
Lindale Mall
Rmstrong
Kirkwood
Glen
Eicher
Eicher Florist
Bowen
Glen Drew
Kirod
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