Council delays decision on Eighth Avenue parking plan
The Marion City Council will revisit whether to allow parking on parts of Eighth Avenue at the Sept 7 meeting. A motion to bring up the issue at Thursday night’s meeting failed for lack of a second but passed unanimously when redirected to the next meeting. The panel had tabled removing parking on the north side from Second to 10th Streets while awaiting the Boyson Road Study Committee’s July report.
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Eighth Avenue
Charles Kraut
Second Street
10Th Street
Boyson
Don Balster
Terry Chew
35Th Street
Marion board reviews new band uniforms and school notices
Marion Independent school board previews Band Booster Club purchased uniforms including red gold trim marching and majorette outfits. New flags by Betty Weber. uniforms funded by monthly newspaper collections. Board also discusses six candidate list for Sept elections and solar energy project changes plus Head Start lunch contract approval.
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Marion Independent School Board
Marion
Betty Weber
Starry Drive
Parkview Drive
Will Vy
Darrell Helgens
McGowan Blvd
Kenneth Kray
29Th St
Ellen Adams
Department of Energy
Iowa
Department of Energy District
Hawkeye
Fire code may alter Linn-Mar gym expansion
Fire code and sprinkler constraints threaten Linn-Mar High's planned gym expansion. Architect Scott Olson seeks a waiver via appeal to keep a 32 foot wall opening for bleachers and a possible stage, while offering a water curtain sprinkler solution. If rejected, the addition becomes a teaching space for handball and PE.
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Linn-Mar
Scott Olson
Olson
Leo Peiffer and Associates
Building Department
Tain
Ken Hoffman
Paul Stoppels
Linn-Mar approves substitute raise and policy changes
Linn-Mar boards raise substitute pay from 30 to 32 dollars for the first 10 days and consider a sliding scale after day 10. A first reading approves pay of 1/189th of bachelor base salary from days 11 to 20, then full schedule rates from day 21 based on training and experience. The district reports 202 staff used 1,16814 substitute days costing 224.68 per day. The board also hires its secretary and former secretary as a negotiation team, with annual pay of 2000 and 1750 respectively. Summer music costs may rise to 25 to 30 dollars per lesson, with 115 students receiving lessons at 20 dollars.
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Marion High
Michael Prosser
Molly Costello
John Cracraft
Arnold Benedict
Costello
Prosser
C. Robert Bennett
Bennett
Les Dollinger
Dollinger
Les
Linn-Mar
David DeWalle
Secre
Harold Hulleman
Hulleman
Marion board receives petitions for $1.5 million bond vote
Petitions signed by 135 residents demand a $1.5 million bond issue to renovate Marion High School and build a new auditorium. The board received the petitions and will consider scheduling a vote after review by the Grant Wood Area Education Agency and community input.
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Marion
Marion Independent School Board
Gordon Warnke
28Th St
C. Robert Bennett
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
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