Cedar Rapids Kernels Ballpark Levy Debate Shapes Voters
A Cedar Rapids ballot issue on a 14 million stadium levy divides residents. Kernels fans voice support or concerns about tax impact while a poll shows a near tie 41 percent for and against, with 18 percent undecided and 2 percent undecided. Local officials cite economic impact and stadium aging as key factors.
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Taxpayers not on hook for stadium cost overruns officials say
Cedar Rapids officials say the estimated 14 million cost of a new baseball stadium should not fall to taxpayers if overruns occur. Finance Commissioner Lyle Hanson and Kernels GM Jack Roeder say private funds would cover any extra costs. Roeder notes confidence and planning since 1996 while Hanson cautions overruns can arise in large projects but the current figure is solid.
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Cedar Rapids Adds Tennis Courts to Stadium Plan
The Cedar Rapids project folds ten existing tennis courts near Veterans Memorial Stadium into a 14 million stadium cost. Plans add 12 new courts at Cleveland Park with a small clubhouse and extra parking about 50 spaces. The wading pool stays, but three softball diamonds would be replaced. Jack Roeder says the 450000 court cost is funded within the stadium project.
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Immigrant ship lands in Italy after six days at sea
In Crotone Italy a battered boat carrying 240 illegal immigrants docked after days adrift with a broken rudder. Among the passengers 113 were children and the group included Kurds with claimed Turkish Syrian and Iraqi nationalities. Police described the travelers as weak filthy and in poor hygiene conditions.
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Iowa doctors standards and foreign medical graduates
Nelson defends admissions to educate the best people and notes 1998 figures show 13 percent of Iowa residencies held by graduates of foreign medical schools. He says Iowa and the US should be proud of opportunities for international physicians and warns education costs rise with more students.
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