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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 2003
Page
20
Sara Melsa a 28 year old Cedar Rapids native and Trent MacTaggart 26 from Marion join Hiawatha police. They complete a 13 week academy program before patrolling solo in April. Starting pay is 30000 dollars.
Traer Public Library seeks 140000 more for furnishings in Phase Two of a 1.6 million renovation and expansion begun in June. Shelving costs total 69000 with items for both the library and cultural center. Garling Construction advances with a revised completion date May 29.
The Gazette reports ripples in Center Point Road pavement may force a spring rework. City Council waits for an action plan before approving the next payment on the $1.2 million project from Blairs Ferry Road to Emmons Street. Contractors Rathie Construction of Marion and sub contractor Cedar Valley Asphalt of Cedar Rapids are addressing the issue while asphalt plants are closed for winter.
The Benton County Compensation Board recommends a 3 percent across the board raise for elected officials for the 2004 2005 fiscal year. If approved by the supervisors, salaries include Auditor Jill Marlow 46593 Treasurer Kelly Geater Recorder Betty Wright 46593 County Attorney David Thompson 71709 Supervisors Vermedahl Sanders and Buch 32030 Sheriff Ken Popenhagen 59689.
Listings include sacred and holiday concerts with Ticketmaster booking and contact numbers. Events feature an improvisation class at University of Iowa Harper Hall, Kava a Knihy discussion of Total Fears by Hrabal, Elizabeth McCracken reading, and a free community health clinic.
Public agency calendar lists Cedar Rapids Linn County and Marion meetings this week with times and venues across City Hall County Administrative Office Abbe Center Mercy Medical Center and United Way offices. Includes City Council sessions planning commissions zoning boards and advisory groups with noon and afternoon slots.
Marion firefighters represented by Local 1937 will receive a 3 percent raise in the first year and a 4 percent raise in the second year of a two-year contract running July 1, 2004, to June 30, 2006. The pact covers 25 firefighters and includes health insurance changes with higher deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums aligned to other city employees.
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