Vision 2025 chat and Cedar Rapids council action update
Vision 2025 program details shared by Mike Butterfield of ImpactCR in a live chat on GazetteOnline.com from 11 a.m. to noon. City Council hires Snyder & Associates to study Third Street NE closure for an Event Center at a cost not to exceed 75000 dollars. A redevelopment agreement with TrueNorth Real Estate LC to relocate a firm and permit a new public library awaits FEMA final approval ahead of a council vote anticipated August 24.
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Impactcr
GazetteOnline.com
Cedar Rapids
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Third Street
First
Avenues
Snyder & Associates Inc
U.S. Cellular Center
Crowne Plaza
TrueNorth Real Estate LC
True North
Fourth Avenue
Greene Square Park
Allan Thoms
Greg Eyerly
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Muldoon jury seated by afternoon in murder trial
Jury selection continues in Linn County District Court for the first degree murder trial of Lee Muldoon 25 of Coggan. Opening statements expected by afternoon. Muldoon is accused of killing his girlfriend's daughter Skylar Inman 2 on July 11 2008.
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Cedar Rapids
Lee Muldoon
Coggan
Linn County
Trish Mehaffey
GazetteOnline. Com
Muldoon
Skylar Inman
Harkin Sees Lake Delhi Dam Damage After Deluge
Sen Tom Harkin toured flood damage at the Lake Delhi site in Delaware County evaluating 200 feet of breached earth over concrete dam and downstream property losses after 15 inches of rainfall. He met with Lake Delhi Recreation Association President Jim Willey and dam manager Dave Fink and discussed federal aid prospects to rebuild.
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Gazette
Delaware County
Tom Harkin
Lake Delhi Dam
Iowa Democrat
Maquoketa River
Harkin
Liz Martin
the Gazette
Lake Delhi Recreation Association
Jim Willey
Harkin Tours Lake Delhi Damage Shifts Attention to Tax Base
Senator Tom Harkin toured Lake Delhi area as homeowners fear tax base losses tied to property damage on the Maquoketa River. He noted statewide infrastructure costs and possible federal aid for the Recreation Association dam, citing past FEMA support and potential eligibility for funding. Farmer Joe Hoeger described river widening and land loss across 70 to 80 acres, with harvest viability still uncertain.
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Joe Hoeger
Hopkinton
Hoeger
Harkin vows action for disabled workers in Iowa case
Sen. Tom Harkin met with The Atalissa Boys who allege abuse and wage theft by Henrys, a Texas labor broker. The group worked at West Liberty Foods and lived in a dilapidated bunkhouse in Atalissa. back wages, damages, and Social Security restoration are sought.
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Tom Harkin
Iowa Democrat
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Walmart
Harkin
Waterloo
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West Liberty Foods
Iowa
Linn County residents invited to weigh health priorities
Linn County Public Health Deputy Director Stephanie Neff urges residents to complete a survey through Aug 31 to guide the four partner groups in updating the community health improvement plan. The Healthy Linn Care Network survey lists issues such as obesity diabetes alcohol abuse smoking and environmental health concerns and seeks views on unhealthy behaviors.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Stephanie Neff
Linn County Public Health
Linncountycrb.org
Healthy Linn Care Network
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County Public Health
Mercy Medical Center
St. Luke’s Hospital
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