Rezoning Hope Dims as Cedar Rapids Plan Fails
The Cedar Rapids Planning Commission rejected Donald R. MacKay's request for multifamily zoning ending the street to build two four-plexes. The 6-5 vote drew strong turnout from Green Valley residents voicing traffic and street concerns while seeking a bypass before any extension. The City Council will issue the final decision.
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Cedar Rapids
MacKay
Bill Ryan
Ryan
East Post Road
Lauren Myers
Commission
Brown
East
Green Valley
Phillips
Charles Jungman
Tom Kelly
Ernest Merriweather
Steve Ovel
Bill Schwitzer
Florence Ballantyne
B.J. Good
John Walters
Ruth McGuire
Judith O’donnell
Man shoots his way into burglary case in Cedar Rapids
Thomas E. Miller, a Des Moines man shot by Officer Gary Clark during a July 7 burglary attempt at 2345 Glass Road NE, pleaded guilty to second-degree burglary in Linn District Court. Miller, 24, is released on recognizance with supervised conditions and faces sentencing September 15. A second suspect, Lloyd A. Robinson, 40, was also found nearby and charged with first-degree burglary.
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Thomas E. Miller
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Linn
Miller
Department of Correctional Services
Glass Road
Gary Clark
Clark
Lloyd A. Robinson
Third Ave
Robinson
Linn County
United Way signs $75,000 pledge with Cancer Society
The Linn County American Cancer Society is guaranteed $75,000 from the United Way campaign after a Tuesday agreement. Leaders expect the pact to boost donations to United Way agencies while lowering Cedar Rapids' major fund drives. The fall campaign begins September 19 with a $2.6 million goal.
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Linn County
American Cancer Society
United Way
Chamber of Commerce
Cedar Rapids
al Williams
United Ways
Cancer Society
Bob Blahnik
Williams
Society
Injured youngster improves after Cedar Rapids crash
Brian F. Zerbee seven of 6528 North Ave SW has improved to good at Mercy Hospital after Saturday night crash. He was struck by a car driven by Richard C. Cornwell 20 of 6513 South Ave SW while two riders rode on the hood. Cornwell faces reckless driving charges. riders on the hood were not charged.
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Brian F. Zerbee
North Ave
Zerbee
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Richard C. Cornwell
South Ave
North Avenue
Cedar Terrace Mobile Home Court
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Country Squire” Telephone
American Telecommunications Corp
Northern Telecom Ltd
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