Marion considers ban on drug paraphernalia
Marion approves first reading of an ordinance outlawing drug paraphernalia including bongs and ice pipes with penalties up to 30 days in jail and 100 dollars fine. Second reading set for Tuesday. The council also hires Ray and Associates for labor contracts and contests a police harassment ruling.
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Marion
Don Hoskins
Cedar Rapids
Ray and Associates
Gary Ray
Full State Public Employment Relations Board
Jim Wellenhagen
Policemen’s Union
Marion council approves rental inspection fee overhaul
Marion City Council approved a revised fee system for rental housing inspections. The new plan eliminates the annual $10 registration fee and charges $15 per unit inspection, with one free re inspection. Inspections follow a cycle based on prior results and complaints trigger a $15 fee only if a code violation is found. Owners may face charges on property taxes if fees are unpaid. Community Development Director Jeff Schott called the plan fair and reasonable.
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Marion
City Hall
Jeff Schott
Schott
Marion Cited for Pedestrian Safety by AAA
Marion received the American Automobile Association pedestrian safety citation for recording no pedestrian fatalities in 1981 marking a second straight year. Police Chief Bob Zier urged drivers to watch for children as school starts and cited a national study noting 12,000 injuries yearly among school-age pedestrians.
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Marion
American Automobile Association
AAA
Bob Birr
Bob Zier
Free tickets for seniors at Linn-Mar events offered
Area residents aged 60 and older can obtain free tickets to Linn-Mar home athletic events at First United Methodist Church or the Educational Services Center. Honorary Booster Club cardholders need not reapply. Pool at Marion closes Sunday at 6 p.m. for the season. Pool staff resume classes next week. The notice also references a Marion Dog Show at Marion Square Park on Saturday morning and a medical assistance location at 785 Eighth Ave. In 1978, Arab terrorists attacked an El Al bus near a London hotel, killing a stewardess and wounding nine.
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Linn-Mar
First United Methodist Church
Educational Services Center
el al Airlines
London
Did You Know Quick Trivia Notes
Mosquitoes are attracted to bananas because the fruit contains two chemicals also found in blood. Goat milk is naturally homogenized. There are twelve letters in the Polynesian alphabet.
Rinas urges hold on Linn County DSS phone contract
Linn County Supervisor Joe Rinas calls for delaying the proposed $277,000 five year bid for telephone service to the Century Engineering Building. He cites bid discrepancies and state rejection of Teleconnect as not a firm offer while urging review of bids from Norstan and Teleconnect.
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Joe Rinas
Linn County
Iowa Department of Social Services
Rinas
Century Engineering
DSS
Norstan
Minneapolis
Teleconnect
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Glen Anderson Jr
General Services Communications Division
Anderson
Moriarty dispute over mobile home or permanent structure in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids officials review whether a 1,344 square foot structure placed on a permanent foundation can be treated as a mobile home. The Moriartys argue it is not a mobile home, seeking a building permit despite code restricting mobile homes outside licensed parks. Local officials weigh a legal loophole and potential district-wide impact. Michael Devine, 27, dies in hunger strike at Maze Prison in Northern Ireland.
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Dick Hogan
Cedar Rapids
Donald F
Beverly J. Moriarty
Moriartys
Union Drive
Hiawatha
Bergen
Michael Devine
Northern Ireland
Maze
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