Clear Creek Amana approves steps for new district elementary
The Clear Creek Amana School District board unanimously authorized Shive-Hattery to advance plans for expansions at Clear Creek Amana High School and Middle School and to design a new pre kindergarten through fifth grade elementary on the northeast side in North Liberty and Tiffin. A bond vote in February 2014 could fund the project, with estimates not yet set but possibly up to 50 million dollars.
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Clear Creek Amana
Shive-Hattery
Kuehl
Shive- Hattery
Keith Johnk
Tim Oswald
Piper Jaffray
Hergert
North Liberty
Coralville
Oxford
Amana
Tiffin
John
Mir
North Bend
Hiawatha ends tattoo shop ban in Town Center zoning
A crowded September public hearing led Hiawatha city council to reverse a ban on tattoo parlors in the Town Center districts. The plan now allows tattoo shops in all three zones along Center Point Road, with a Sept. 4 hearing to finalize boundaries and conditions.
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Center Point Road
Blairs Ferry Road
Boyson Road
Emmons Street
Robins Road
Dick Olson
Jason Evans
Neon Dragon Tattoo
Lantern Square
North Center Point Road
Tom Theis
Iowa
Tower Terrace
Cedar Rapids rally urges stricter gun laws after mass shootings
Cedar Rapids residents gathered on May's Island for a Gun Violence Prevention Rally organized by Organizing for Action. About 30 spectators heard police chief Wayne Jerman and other leaders push for stronger laws including bans on semi automatic rifles and high capacity magazines.
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Cedar Rapids
Wayne Jerman
Diversity Focus
Chad Simmons
Wellington Heights
May's Island
Linn County
Jerman targets gun violence as city priority in 2013
Cedar Rapids officials report 28 shootings in 2013 by July 31, down from 35 in 2012, with 55 guns seized this year. Mayor Jerman backs background checks, federal trafficking crime, 10 round magazines, and a renewed assault rifle ban, while a gun buyback raises only 1000 dollars.
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Jerman
Cedar Rapids
City Council Advances Downtown Regulation Plan in Iowa City
The Iowa City City Council approved the first of three readings on a new ordinance restricting panhandling personal item storage and public lounging on the Pedestrian Mall. Critics say the measure targets the homeless while officials cite rising complaints of aggression fights vulgar language and loitering downtown.
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Iowa City
Caroline Dieterle
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