Cedar Rapids City Meetings Agenda for August 26
Listings show today’s schedule: 8:30 am Cedar Rapids City Council informal session in City Hall fourth floor chambers. 9:00 am Linn County Supervisors informal session in Administrative Office Building conference room. 12:00 pm HR Management Advisory Board meets in Health Center Building third floor conference room. 1:30 pm Fire Code Board of Appeals at Central Fire Station. Also films noted in page 12A.
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Cedar Rapids
Health Center
Fire Code Board of Appeals
Central Fire Station
Alburnett
Anamosa
Center Point
Central City
Lisbon
Monticello
Mount Vernon
North Linn
Springville
Nick Strittmatter
Iowa City
Lynne Cannon
Unusual advice after Cedar Rapids bus ride denial
Cedar Rapids Community school board refused free bus rides for Village Green children near 20th Street NW. Board member Norman Hanson urged an appeal to the Grant Wood Area Education Agency while voting with the majority to deny free busing citing safety and policy limits. Deborah Leonard said the move reflected board unity amid school-closure criticism.
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Kurt Rogahn
Zacette
Hanson
Village Green
20Th Street
Cedar Rapids
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Jackson Elementary
Madison
O Avenue
Transportation Review Committee
Ken Lemke
Business Services
Lemke
Deborah Leonard
School board raises rent for facilities by 15 percent
Cedar Rapids Community School facilities now cost more after a 15 percent hike tied to three year labor settlements. Linda Nassif Teague opposed, noting a prior free use of Kingston Stadium grounds by auto dealers and questioning board oversight on facility access and pricing. Interim Superintendent Lash defended the decision and executive director Yeggy cited year long priorities.
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Kurt Rogahn
Cedar Rapids
Linda Nassif Teague
Kingston Stadium
Gerry Yeggy
Business Services
Nassif Teague
Newell Lash
Lash
Yeggy
Correction notice clarifies Young Professional Singles role
The Young Professional Singles organization is for career oriented single adults and does not provide career orientation. Delta Delta Delta meeting time omitted. group meets first Tuesday monthly September through May. Contact Nancy Snyder 364-2901. The Gazette will respond to complaints about report accuracy and headlines. corrections will be published. Phone 398-8313.
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Delta Delta Delta
Nancy Snyder
Gazette
Three seats open on Grant Wood AEA board
Grant Wood AEA seeks candidates for three director seats on its nine member board. Elections occur Sept 10 11 and 23 in three districts, with meetings slated for the third Monday each month. No petition signatures needed. filings due by Friday.
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Grant Wood
AEA
Mike Peterson
AEA Board
Grant Wood Board
Labor pool concerns prompt Johnson County survey push
Officials worry employers misperceive a fully employed labor pool in Johnson County. Pat Grady of the Greater Iowa City Chamber of Commerce says many workers are underemployed and likely to seek new jobs. Over 30,000 surveys will be mailed the week of Sept. 8 by Job Service of Iowa to measure mobility and unemployment realities.
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Vouy
Iowa City
Johnson County
Pat Grady
Greater
Job Service of
Iowa
Chamber of Commerce
Grady
Fire damages Hiawatha home from living room to ceiling
A fire at 1380 Emmons Street caused smoke damage in a Hiawatha residence late Monday afternoon due to an electrical malfunction in a television set. Neighbors helped extinguish the blaze with a garden hose, and no injuries were reported.
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Hiawatha
Hugh Carney
Kathy Pogue
Emmons St
Marion bands set for final Thursday concert on the square
The Marion Community Concert and Jazz bands present their season finale at 7 p.m. on Marion Square, open to the public and moved indoors to Marion High if rain. Jazz Band performs standards then Concert Band covers marches and patriotic tunes, under director David Law and with the Marion Creative Events Council and Parks and Recreation Department backing the event.
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Marion
Marion Square
Marion High School
David Law
Marion Creative Events Council
Marion Parks and Recreation Department
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Coralville
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