Marion Council Tackles Storm Cleanup and Development Plans
The Marion council approved bills for $1,585.52 to charge the Armar ballroom site developers for park cleanup after the Aug. 7 storm and planned to bill them for Aug. 15 cleanup as well. They also approved the Armar subdivision preliminary plat and final plats for McGowan and O'Deen additions, with Byers and Happel improvements near Larick drive facing scrutiny. Traffic changes and curb cut approvals accompanied project updates as an ordinance on private-tree removal failed on first reading. Mary Lou Pazour voted against the Armar bill and plat approvals citing handling of debris concerns.
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Armar
Thomas Park
Marion Boulevard
Charles Igram
Annce Rossey
Mary Lou Pazour
Charles Kraut
Byers
Happel
Larick Drive
Larick
Frank Byers
Terry Chew
Twenty-ninth Avenue
Thomas E. McGowan
O’deen
Rosedale
Harman Webb
D.C. Taylor Co
Bituminous Materials Co., Inc
Kutchera Construction Co
First Avenue
Twelfth Avenue
Famous Recipe Chicken
Seventh Avenue
Fourth Avenue
Seventh Street
William Grundy
Pazour
Hurley Hall
Victor Klopfenstein
Carl Foster
Ford Named Fire Chief as Blietz Retires
Mayor William J. Grundy announced he will appoint James Ford, currently assistant fire chief, to head the Marion fire department upon Vernon L. Blietz’s Oct. 12 retirement. The mayor may decide today on the new police chief as Richard E. Cayler plans to retire Sept. 30. Both Blietz and Cayler are 55, the earliest retirement age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Grundy
Marion
James Ford
Vernon L. Blietz
Grundy
Richard E. Cayler
Blietz
Cayler
Howell movement winners at Kenwood Park game
Winners of the competition played Thursday at Kenwood Park Presbyterian church were Marilyn Burali-Forti and Bruce Thiher first Lydia Leipold and Ruth Helm second and Phyllis Nicks and Linda Hancock third. The next game is set for 12:30 Thursday at the church.
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Howell Movement
Kenwood Park Presbyterian Church
Marilyn Burali-Forti
Bruce Thiher
Lydia Leipold
Ruth Helm
Phyllis Nicks
Linda Hancock
Marion Council Sets Five Public Hearings
Marion council announced five public hearings and two bid settings for the September 1 meeting. Hearings cover Hagen Weber and Cooper rezonings, alley vacation, Willow Park tennis courts, and a building condemnation. Bids awarded for sod and seed, slurry seal coat, storm sewer, and sidewalk projects.
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Marion Council
Hagen-Weber Enterprises
Grand Avenue
Robert Cooper
South Twenty-second Street
Second
Third Streets
Seventh Avenue
Willow Park
Twelfth Street
Sixth Avenue
American Legion
Olson Brothers
Rathie Construction Co
Harmon Webb
High Court Caseload Rises in Iowa Yearly Review
DES MOINES Iowa officials released a judiciary annual report for 1976 noting higher caseloads across levels and a continued trend of the Iowa Supreme Court affirming lower court rulings. The court formally handled 394 cases with 68 percent affirmed 23 percent reversed and 9 percent mixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Supreme Court
Court system sees shift toward criminal appeals and new court
The Supreme Court handled a larger share of criminal appeals amid rising filings. Civil cases fell 23 percent to 176 with 210 criminal cases up 47 percent. The new appeals court absorbed many civil cases begun last November as indictments rise and Polk and Linn counties drive a third of major activity.
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Supreme Court
Appeals Court
Polk and Linn
Street Closings Herald Paving and Sewer Project
Twenty-ninth avenue between First street and Alburnett road will be closed Friday morning for a federally funded 1977 concrete paving and storm sewer installation. The city engineers expect the closure to last until mid October.
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Twenty-ninth Avenue
First Street
Alburnett Road
Oelwein Main Springs Leak Disrupts City Water
A 12 inch water main rupture on Sixth Street SW Thursday evening caused over one million gallons of leakage. Eight inches of water flooded the Slim Pearson home prompting evacuation with Red Cross aid. City urged water conservation until repairs completed. pressure returned to normal Friday morning. Bernard Baruch born in 1870.
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Oelwein
Sixth Street
Herb
Slim) Pearson
Red Cross
Turner Asks Aides Party Affiliation In Iowa Memo
Iowa Attorney General Richard Turner sent a memo asking staff about political party affiliation. A spokesman cited no clear plan, noting Turner is a conservative Republican. About 70 assistant attorneys general and 50 other staff members were listed, with some non Republicans previously hired such as Roxanne Conlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Richard Turner
Turner
Asst. Atty
Roxanne Conlin
The
Iowa Women’s Political Caucus
Grun dy Names New Marion Board and Commission Members
Mayor William J Grundy filled vacancies on the Marion library board and Planning and Zoning Commission on Thursday night. Appointments include Bob Holub to the planning panel and Jeanne Strothman to the library board. The nine member creative arts council was announced with members Balster, Taylor, Kewley, Schuster, Etzel, McComas, Wohlleben, Odell, and Falkner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Grundy
Marion Library Board
Planning and Zoning Commission
Creative Events Council
Grundy
Bob Holub
Twenty-fifth Street
Plan Commission
Jeanne Strothman
Twentyfifth Avenue
Library Board
Creative Arts Council
Llewellyn Balster
Eighth Avenue
Merwen L. Taylor
Seventeenth Street
Sharon Kewley
Twenty Ninth Stret
Norma Schuster
Tenth Street
Marilyn Etzel
Twenty-second Avenue
Bob McComas
Carol Wohlleben
Twenty-third Avenue
Richard Odell
Pam Falkner
South Eleventh Street
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Ford
Bridge
Marion-Cedar Rapids
Club
Port Charlotte
Florida
Doris Hines
Adv
Roger Munns
Gazette
Statehouse
Cnn
William Harold Ditch
Mercy Hospital
Drs
Harold Ditch
Sheets & Sons Insurance
10Th St
Bernard Baruch
Smulekoffs
Hanberger Caaker
United States
Illinois
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