City weighs future park system focus and riverfront plans
Cedar Rapids officials present three options for parks and recreation: keep a decentralized system, centralize along the Cedar River riverfront, or a hybrid. Flooded properties create 250 acres of new space raising maintenance costs. naturalized areas may cut costs. Indoor centers Time Check, Ambroz, and Bender Pool need replacement. a new $82 million Ellis Park center is proposed.
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Seminole Valley Park
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Parks and Recreation
Julie Sina
Gail Saskill
Parks and Recreation Department
Ambroz
Ellis Park
Independent review sought for city renovation estimates
Cedar Rapids council member Kris Gulick urged an independent review of the financial evaluation guiding whether to renovate the flood damaged Veterans Memorial Building or build new City Hall. He emphasized a third party look at costs and subjective factors, though not criticizing OPN Architects.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Kris Gulick
Gulick
OPN Architects Inc
OPN
Jim Prosser
Tom Podzimek
Storms damage property across Buchanan Fayette and Jones counties
Severe summer weather in Eastern Iowa produced heavy rain and wind and at least one confirmed tornado. No injuries were reported though damage occurred near Stanley, West Union, Martelle and nearby rural homes with a barn leveled by a funnel cloud. A Brittany spaniel escaped unharmed.
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Tian Ray
the Gazette
Coralville
Iowa City
Iowa
West Union
Buchanan
Fayette
Jones Counties
Stanley
Buchanan County
Martelle
Demolition Bid Award for Nine Iowa City Homes
Iowa City selects D W Zinser Co Walford to raze nine flood damaged homes bought through the federal program. The $83,521 contract covers the nine homes on the list with work planned between September 8 and September 28.
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Iowa City
D.W. Zinser Co
Walford
Nine shots fired reported on southeast Iowa City
Police search for suspects after nine shots were fired in the 1900 block of Broad Way Street near 11 45 p m Tuesday no injuries reported witnesses saw two or three men flee toward Hollywood Boulevard and Taylor Drive authorities say no harm found
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Broadway Street
Hollywood Boulevard
Taylor Drive
the Gazette
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