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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1978
Page
10
The Recreation Commission opens the Jones Park toboggan run with hours 6 to 9 p.m. on weekdays 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturdays and 1 to 9 p.m. Sundays. It will operate as long as weather and snow permit supervised by staff. Access via 29th Avenue Southwest. Use at own risk with no city liability for accidents.
The city outlines early ice rink plans with artificial rinks at Arthur School Bever Park Apache Park and Jacelyn Park Lagoon rinks at Noelridge Jones and Lou Dennis lagoons. Apache rink will be unsupervised while others will have supervision lighting and warming houses Officials warn lagoons remain unsafe and no opening date is set yet.
Much of Iowa escaped heavy snowfall though road conditions worsened across the state. Burlington logged four inches as another system threatened Friday. Iowa’s Interstate 80 faced slowdowns while snow depths rose in Mason City and other cities. The storm spawned eastward effects from Wyoming to California with blizzard conditions, closed bridges, stranded travelers, and high winds.
Cedar Rapids residents and activists pressed Mayor Don Canney for an active enforceable minimum housing code. The group cited housing speculation in older multi family neighborhoods and criticized current zoning. Mayor Canney said R-6 would be stricter than R-4 and a standing code is being rewritten with a report due in about a week.
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