Marion votes against median plan on Seventh Avenue
Marion City Council rejected a median strip and related traffic changes on Seventh Avenue in front of the Iowa State Liquor Store. The 6 to 1 vote blocks a plan to curb left turns, add lights and left turn lanes, and interconnect signals at Seventh Avenue with Sixth Avenue and Blairs Ferry Road.
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Marion approves overhead utility lines in industrial zones
City Council votes 4-2-1 to allow both electrical and telephone lines to be overhead amid planning commission concerns about underground costs. Hurley Hall abstained. Ed Begley and Charles Kraut opposed. Public hearings set for Jan 18 on two rezoning requests north of Squaw Creek Baptist Church and Carriage Hills on 44th Street.
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Downtown plans win council approval in Marion redevelopment
The Marion City Council unanimously approved downtown redevelopment ideas presented to the Central Business District Redevelopment Corporation. The plan uses building backs for mini malls, closes 11th Street for two parking lots and pedestrian malls, and adds traffic changes including a CBD median on Seventh Avenue. City staff will determine the city share of costs estimated at 193000 dollars and coordinate plans with city leaders.
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Structural exam planned for Marion Adult Theater
The Marion City Council authorized a structural engineer assessment of the closed Marion Adult Theater to evaluate safety before issuing a one-year amusement license. A day-to-day license would apply meanwhile. The ceiling concerns and prior fire code violations prompted the review. costs estimated at 150 to 300 dollars.
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Don Hoskins
Asaro
Bourbon Street Enterprises
Des Moines
Marion seeks applicant to fill Hurley Hall seat
The Marion City Council invites residents of the 2nd Ward to apply by January 2 for the vacancy created by Hurley Hall. Interested candidates must send a letter to Mayor William Grundy. A January 4 meeting will allow brief remarks before nominations and election for Hall's seat through 1981. Hall recently won a state legislative seat.
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Discount air fares may taper off within a year
Paul Barkley of Pacific Southwest Airlines says discount fares fueling a travel boom will likely end in a year or so. He cites high administration costs late by aircraft and passenger capacity shortages as the reason for higher prices.
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