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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 2010
Page
14
Lee Clancey argues for Cedar Rapids PCI Medical Mall, noting traffic shifts from Second Avenue, construction totals of 44 million building costs and 64 million regional impact, and annual gains of 65.5 million direct and 99.4 million regional impact with 657 jobs.
Opal Miller and Op ed writers urge the City Council to halt the PCI medical mall plan. They argue street closures, tax subsidies, and a parking ramp favor Physicians' Clinic of Iowa, risking hospital access and traffic, and call for public vote and hearings.
Cedar Rapids readers critique traffic study and oppose closing two blocks of Second Avenue SE for the Physicians' Clinic of Iowa project. They question costs including an $8 million parking ramp and urge council replacement if street changes proceed.
Merle Ries questions why the city shuts a main downtown thoroughfare while promoting downtown growth. He asks what new services the Physicians' Clinic of Iowa medical mall will offer and why a skywalk over the street isn’t considered to keep access to downtown. He says closure would push his business to Marion.
The speaker criticizes a Cedar Rapids plan to close Second Avenue for a medical mall arguing the city council has tentatively approved a 450 car parking structure at about eight million dollars an economic grant and tax offset measures in exchange for preserving 400 jobs and adding 100 more within five years.
Citizens react to a plan by Physicians' Clinic of Iowa for a taxpayer built and maintained arterial road given to a private company for mall access. Critics warn of a dangerous precedent and loss of public return amid a cash-strapped city.
The letter cites a Scottish professor’s quote about democracy collapsing when voters take public treasury gifts, tracing a 2000 year pattern from bondage to dependence. It condemns current politicians and urges citizens to fire lawmakers who erode liberty and promote welfare.
A national report from Pew Center estimates that about one in fifteen U S children has at least one illegal immigrant parent. The author argues denying citizenship to these children and amending the Constitution would prevent rewarding illegal entry and curb criminal behavior.
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