Board Approves Hoover Van Buren School Building Plan
Cedar Rapids Title I teacher Kenya Kenny told the school board about severe crowding and substandard conditions at Van Buren Elementary. She described mold cockroaches leaking plumbing and rooms housing 40 to 50 students, urging space, more staff and programs for autism and behavior. The plan moves forward to construct new buildings on the Hoover and Van Buren sites.
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Cedar Rapids approves $348M wastewater upgrade contract
Cedar Rapids City Council unanimously awarded a $348.3 million contract to Bowen Engineering of Indianapolis for Water Pollution Control Facility improvements at 7525 Bertram Rd SE near the Cedar River. The project aims to expand treatment capacity and reduce environmental impact despite a $70 million cost overrun and inflation pressures. The facility serves about 190,000 residents and surrounding Linn County communities.
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Bowen Engineering Corp
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Roy Hesemann
No plan to expand bird flu milk tests outside Colorado
Federal officials said there are no imminent plans to broaden mandatory avian flu testing of raw milk beyond Colorado, where 10 new infected dairy herds were identified. Colorado accounts for about a third of U.S. cases, with cattle infections in 13 states and wild birds as initial spread. Iowa reports 13 dairies with infections and no new cases since June.
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Eric Dee
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