Marion urged to restart talks on landfill expansion
Cedar Rapids Linn County Solid Waste Agency riders reopen negotiations with Marion after months of stalemate over a 144 acre landfill expansion northeast of Marion. Agency leaders note Marion pays for sewer extension. city officials fear tax losses if expansion proceeds. A 28E agreement limits host benefits to single members, fueling the debate.
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the Gazette
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Linn County Solid Waste Agency
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Zahn
Linn
Linda Langston
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Richard Rice
John Nieland
Jeff Schott
Bice
Nieland
Bluestem Solid Waste Agency
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Bluestem
Waste Agency Board
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Cedar Rapids Man Wins 2005 Winnebago At Iowa State Fair
Edward Koehn, 47, a machine shop worker, won the grand prize in the Iowa State Fair 150th Anniversary Sweepstakes. He plans a future road trip but will first admire the new motor home, with a short inaugural trip to work. The drawing took place at Riley Stage as part of a promotion to celebrate the fair's sesquicentennial.
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Iowa News Service
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Edward Koehn
Koehn
Riley
State Fairgrounds
West Branch youth joins Saudi Arabia at Little League World Series
Mark Lumpa a 12 year old center fielder and pitcher from a West Branch family plays for Saudi Arabia in the Little League World Series in Williamsport Pennsylvania He has lived in Saudi Arabia since his father Bob Lumpa moved there 24 years ago for work at Aramco The family says baseball remains a family passion and American families help their kids play abroad Regardless of the scene the Lumpas treat the event as a major achievement and a link between two cultures
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West Branch
Williamsport
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Mark
Bob Lumpa
Petition drive for local government reform stalls in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids petitioners led by the Chamber of Commerce seek to replace the full-time City Hall mayor and four commissioners with a part time council and a professional city manager. About 4,000 of 9,109 required signatures gathered since July 20 with efforts at Kernels games and public events. The drive targets a Home Rule Charter Commission to present an alternative form of government, asking voters to choose between it and the current commission structure.
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Cedar Rapids
Jim Cannon
Linn County
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Iowa
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Corbett
America
Chamber of Commerce
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Portland
Ore
Fargo
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