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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1994
Page
11
Eastern Iowa communities planning fall festivals should submit details for The Gazette guide. Include festival date, location, event summary and a contact with phone number. Deadline is Sept. 2. send to Cedar Rapids Gazette Call of the Colors P.O. Box 511 Cedar Rapids 52406.
Viren R. Patel of Houston was convicted in Cedar Rapids federal court in November for attempting to bribe an official of AEGON Realty Advisors. His offer related to property of the Resolution Trust Corp. and included a $50,000 bribe. he was arrested in May 1993 after delivering $5,000 in cash. Patel received 20 months in prison and a $20,000 fine and remains free during appeal.
The Marion Public Library sponsors hourly tours of the Brucemore mansion in Rapids from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets cost 3.50 for adults and 2 for students under 18, with proceeds funding the library building fund for a new 4.275 million dollar facility south of Marion City Square Park. Voters approved a nearly 2 million dollar bond in May, with more than 1.5 million in private pledges.
Linn County received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its CAFR marking a fifth straight year of recognition. County Financial Director Steve Tucker was honored with the Financial Reporting Achievement award for his role in preparing the report.
HACAP runs the Ready, Set, Go Back to School program helping homeless and temporarily housed children shop for shoes socks and supplies in Cedar Rapids Iowa City and Coralville. Volunteers assist families under parental supervision to pick necessities and spots are available for donations and volunteering.
Seven Merida students join Osborne Conservation Center workers near Elkader for 10 days of on the job training with local Youth Corps members. The aim is to seed a Yucatan Youth Corps, supported by Partners of America and Mexico, with plans to expand nationwide. Don Menken, supervising the center for 20 years, guides the exchange and project site visits. He met officials and the governor to discuss restoration of an abandoned town and reclamation of a 3000 acre sugar plantation jungle site.
Cedar Rapids City Council awarded a two year towing and storage contract to Miller's Towing Service on a 3 to 2 vote, after Miller's underbid Hochstetler Truck and Auto Repair by 11.40 per tow. The move drew ire from Hochstetler supporters and some police officers while officials cited vehicle standards and city requirements.
A Linn County Sheriff’s probe found deputies did not neglect duty in the hanging death of 26 year old inmate Shayne Erickson of Cedar Rapids. The report cited timely response and no required procedural changes. Two prior hangings have occurred in the jail since it opened ten years ago.
Cedar Rapids officials debate monthly billing for residential utility accounts as part of the Efficiency and Reform Committee plan. The Finance Director estimates annual city losses of about sixty five thousand dollars, while proponents cite improved service and potential revenue from higher interest rates. A 1993 resident survey shows 60 percent prefer bi monthly billing and 24 percent favor monthly bills. The city serves 37,399 accounts.
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