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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 2001
Page
8
Cedar Rapids school district bids for electrical plumbing asbestos abatement and paying projects come in at 1 235 348 for all summer work saving about 633 000. Architect Doug DuCharme notes splitting projects into packages attracted bidders and cut costs. The five year 52 7 million projects plan remains funded by levy and bond oversight committee reviews bids and schedules next board approval.
The district reports bids for electrical upgrades totaling 571 729 with Package A at 153 180 and Hawkeye ers at 233 092 from Tidy Electric of Cedar Rapids. Plumbing replacement totals 490 460 with various package bids and asphalt parking bids at 138 944 from Pelling of North Liberty. Asbestos abatement totals 34 215 with Enviro Safe Air Inc of Omaha.
University of Iowa officials announce a $50,000 plan to buy 6,000 passes to the Planet X family fun center to offer an alcohol-free social option. UI will sell passes to students for eight dollars, with proceeds usable by student groups. Planet X moves to Old Capitol Town Center this fall.
James E. Copple of the National Crime Prevention Council will address the public at Veterans Memorial Coliseum at 6 30 tonight after a 1 3 p m briefing for law enforcement. An informal student discussion runs 3 30 to 4 30 at Grant Wood Area Education Agency with focus on Five Resiliencies in Children. Child care and entertainment provided.
A fire at Sam's Pizza on Sixth Street in Cedar Rapids started when warm towels left in a laundry basket ignited. Firefighters arrived near midnight and contained the blaze to the store and adjacent strip mall. The incident damaged ovens and a walk in cooler with cleanup and replacement expected to take weeks.
Tiesha L. Smith 26 of Calumet City Illinois is charged after police say she hit ex boyfriend Gerald Seals twice with her 1998 Toyota Camry and threatened him with a knife. Seals was injured lightly and Smith was arrested in Iowa City after fleeing Coralville home surveillance. Bond set at 50000.
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