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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1969
Page
6
Linn-Mar school district weighs a 46 million bond for a new middle school for 1,200 students and high school additions for 9-12. Architects from John Shaver and Co. outline space needs and costs with completion projected for 1972 pending November approval.
The Marion city council received plats for Shady Oaks Linn county Linwood Acres and Krumholtz additions, with Hartman and Vesey noted. Plans covered rezoning requests and school board nominating papers, while budget hearings clarified a one mill site levy and a 24 percent building levy. A service station entrance permit and a paving project contract were approved, plus fire zone ordinance final passage.
Marion city council heard an explanation of the proposed 1970 budget by City Manager Don Weih. The plan calls for 28.899 mills or 704,959 dollars of property tax revenue with total budget resources around 1.667 million dollars. A planning hearing was set for Monday and new members were named to the building appeals board amid resident complaints about late night noise at a Derby service station.
The text argues that oil fields are highly profitable at 1 in 48 and that lowering depletion from 2744 percent could hinder exploration. It warns that America’s oil and gas demand may rise about 40 percent over the next decade, stressing energy security concerns.
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