Cedar Rapids considers health complex in Demonstration Cities plan
Mayor Bob Johnson disclosed a Cedar Rapids proposal to build a Linn county mental health complex between St. Luke's and Mercy hospitals as part of the Demonstration Cities application. The plan, about 25 pages, was submitted by an unnamed citizen and envisions a six to eight block health center linking the two hospitals with potential heliport sites. The city aims to send the application to Washington soon amid debate over federal funding.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
St. Luke’s
Mercy Hospitals
Bob Johnson
Johnson
Jane Bord Community House
Washington, D.C
Maraly
Mercy Hospital
Vietnam
Iowa City
Grande Avenue SE
County Parks Set to Open Saturday with Two Exceptions
Linn county parks will open to the public Saturday except Buffalo Creek park at Coggan and Morgan Creek park west of Cedar Rapids. Buffalo Creek opens May 6. Walnut Grove campground stays closed until July 1 due to winter damage and construction. Morgan Creek may open in a few weeks after a park custodian is hired. Park crews are 30 percent behind on spring cleanups due to weather and a large planting program across 300 acres, with 31,000 trees to be planted. A $24,000 Woodpecker Hill shelter at Pinicon Ridge is due by mid June, and Pinicon Ridge dam is not expected to be finished until July.
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Linn County
George Hamilton
Buffalo Creek Park
Coggan
Morgan Creek Park
Cedar Rapids
Buffalo Creek
Walnut Grove
Morgan Creek
Hamilton
Woodpecker Hill
Pinicon Ridge Park
Central City
Pinicon Ridge
Retirement Approved for Norman V. Young Police Officer
The city police retirement board approved Norman V. Youngs disability retirement effective Sunday. A 20 year veteran, Young was suspended and demoted after a drunk driving arrest, then fined 300 dollars in Linn district court. Doctors reported a heart condition and the pension will be half of his average pay over the last five years. The action will be reviewed by the city council next week.
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City Police Retirement Board
Norman V. Young
Young
Fifth Street
Civil Service Commission
Linn
George Matias
Police Department
Matias
Private Business Schools Clash With Vo-Tech Infringement
A letter from the Towa Association of Private Business Schools, led by Keith Fenton of Des Moines, argues Iowa area vocational schools duplicate training in office occupations. It cites Cedar Rapids Business College and Iowa City Commercial College, urges legislators to ban duplication, and notes cost advantages of contracting with private colleges. The piece also mentions Area 10 Community College's clerk secretary program and proposed stenographic curriculum.
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Towa Assn
Towa
Keith Fenton
Des Moines
Business School Association
Cedar Rapids Business College
Iowa City Commercial College
Fenton
Iowa
Sten
Dlemen
KCRG
Area 10 Community College
Bill Eddings
Area 10
Eddings
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