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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 2011
Page
9
Voters in a metro bloc will decide a shared option tax. if passed regionally but rejected locally, a city keeps its share but may loosen ballot limits. Fairfax City eyes about 250000 yearly for CIP street and utility projects. Marion plans 20 percent for street work and city buildings.
In Linn County residents cast over 2 500 early and absentee votes in the local option sales tax election while Marion plans push for a new police station costing up to 11 million dollars. The library in Marion seeks expansion to 56 000 square feet by 2030, with space for meeting rooms and a larger collection amid growing demand.
Uneasy calm settles over the Iowa Statehouse as small group negotiations replace floor debate. House Republicans and Senate Democrats, split control, struggle to resolve differences before adjournment, with aides noting slower pace after Gov Branstad vetoes and the last day of daily expense money.
Severe storms hit Birmingham and surrounding Jefferson County with many trees felled, hindering responders and evacuees. By Wednesday 11 deaths were reported in Jefferson, eight in Walker, and casualties scattered statewide. In Choctaw County a Louisiana officer was killed protecting his daughter when a tree collapsed on his tent.
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