Downtown Marion owners warm to financing a redevelopment
Downtown Marion property owners signaled willingness to fund sidewalk and landscaping work as part of the central business district redevelopment. Private costs exceed $100 000 to be shared by about 30 owners by frontage area, with the city also budgeting over $100 000 for a mall project and alley improvements. A public hearing on assessments is set for next Thursday at the City Council meeting.
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Marion
Central Business District
Nity
Jeff Schott
Larry Asaro
11Th Street
Schott
Asaro
Fifty‑eight apply for Marion city manager job
Marion receives 58 applications to fill the city manager post after Larry Asaro resigns to lead Galesburg. Jeff Schott will run operations until a successor is chosen. resumés are due Sept 17 with reviews through September and interviews in October. Final hire expected by late October and start in late November.
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Marion
Larry Asaro
Galesburg
Ill
Asaro
Jeff Schott
Schott
Local homes change hands in three area transfers
Mr and Mrs Stan Warner sold their residence at 2620 26th Ave to Mr and Mrs David Adams of Waterloo as they move to 3100 26th Ave. Hoeger Century 21 and Gohman Realtors handled the deal. Mr and Mrs Mickey Neal sold 2460 10th Ave to Mr and Mrs Glen Wickham of Walker and bought 2540 A Ave Cedar Rapids from Casteel Homes Inc. Holmes Realtors handled that sale. Mr and Mrs Ronald Powers sold 2698 27th St to Freda Herman of Des Moines and move to rural Marion with Gibson Partners and Hoeger Century 21 handling the sale.
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Stan Warner
26Th Ave
David Adams
Waterloo
Warners
Hoeger Century 21
Gohman Realtors
Mickey Neal
10Th Ave
Glen Wickham
Walker
Neals
Casteel Homes Inc
Cedar Rapids
A Ave
Holmes Realtors
Ronald Powers
27Th St
Freda Herman
Des Moines
Powerses
Marion
Gibson Partners and
Marion Notices Labor Day Bank Closures and Local Happenings
Marion banks First National and Farmers State Bank will close Monday September 3 for Labor Day. Sunday brunch offered 9 am to 2 pm at The Hearty Appetite 1155 7th Avenue Marion. Fire department reports a gas flush at Seventh Avenue and 10th Street at 6:51 p.m. Thursday.
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First National
Farmers State
Adv
7Th Avenue
Marion
Seventh Avenue
10Th Street
Marion Labor Day Closures Across City Services
Most Marion offices, stores and city hall will close for Labor Day. Garbage collection shifts one day later next week and the county landfill and a state liquor store will be closed. Mail delivery pauses except for special deliveries. The driver license station near Marion also closes Monday.
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Marion
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PathFinder
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Ortho Lawn & Garden Products
All Scotts
Greenview & Northrup
King
Green Thumb Nursery
Center Pt. Rd
Ardan
Texas Instruments
Lexan
Kodak
1St Avenue
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