City sets 20 year ice arena bonds with renegotiation option
The city will take control of the ice arena on May 1 and renegotiate the 20 year bonds. Butch Johnson signs a new five year hockey contract with rent rising to 150000 per season. Compass Management will operate the arena for 40000 annually plus 2 percent of concession sales.
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Northwest Sports
Polar Ice
Compass Management
Paramount Theatre
U.S. Cellular Center
Compass
Bob McMahan
Johnson
Hanson
Bluestem weighs Viola area landfill as option for Linn County
Bluestem officials discussed using land northwest of Viola for a county landfill after 1999 offers by Don Stickle to sell 179 acres for 625000. The plan faces concerns over distance from Cedar Rapids and farmland impact while the board upholds a 65 farmland rating and notes potential visual disruption to Grant Wood landscape.
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Illinois
Boots
Bluestem
Don Stickle
Rick Stickle
Viola
Shaw Road
Cedar Rapids
Dave Hogan
Linn County
Otto Restora
Iris Vering
Central City
Hennessey
Steve Egger
Lu Barron
Lumir Dostal
Bluestem Board
Grant Wood
Special session over budget fight ends with mixed funding
Vilsack and GOP leaders clashed through the session over Iowa budget plans. Lawmakers approved about 4.57 billion in general fund spending plus 6.5 billion with various funds, then Republicans added 45.9 million for education and health programs. Critics warned tapping the Economic Emergency Fund or road use tax fund would hurt roads, Cedar Rapids, and Linn County projects, risking shortfalls.
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Vilsack
Mike Gronstal
Council Bluffs
Rants
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Regents debate naming deal for medical school gift
David Neil and Sue Nieland questioned a Carver Trust gift adding names to the University of Iowa College of Medicine. Coleman defended it as securing the school’s future and denying a sale, while Kelch explained the College name was not changed just augmented.
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State Board of Regents
la Porte City
School of Medicine
Coleman
Neil
Sue Nieland
Kelch
College of Medicine
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Gunder Rd
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