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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1976
Page
2
IDOT officials warn the state needs higher fuel taxes to sustain road upkeep. The plan envisions 80 miles of state highway improvements annually over five years, up from 75, and notes fuel tax freezes reduce road funding. A one-cent tax could add about $8 million for next year’s repairs.
The IDOT approved plan allocates 574 million for interstate and primary projects over five years. About 236 million will fund 12 county area projects, with Black Hawk County receiving around 200 million for I 380 I 518 and I 520. Benton Buchanan Linn counties receive over 100 million for I 380, most in Linn, plus 15 million for I 520 in Buchanan and 10 million for Highway 30 in Linn. Allocation for I 518 in Johnson and Washington exists but may delay in court. Environmentalists object to the broader transportation approach beyond highways.
City council discusses proposed street closures amid opposing views on traffic shifts. Councilman Vevera opposes limiting access on Washington street and fears downtown access loss will cut shopping. University official Gibson objects to moving traffic into campus areas. Zuchelli proposes revolving loan fund and cautious redevelopment to avoid overbuilding. Chamber membership ethics debated as staff possible liaison discussed.
The Cedar Rapids Community School Board reaffirmed its decision to fire Bobby Dooley, custodian at McKinley Junior High, after his Nov 8 termination for personal reasons. Dooley had appealed the dismissal. the board heard the appeal in a closed session and voted unanimously to uphold the firing. On this date in 1819 Alabama joined the Union as the 22nd state.
On this date in 1966 officials conceded that American aircraft had bombed military targets in Hanoi for the first time, marking a rare public acknowledgment of actions in North Vietnam.
Wapsie Valley boards in Fairbank Oran and Readlyn approve new teacher contracts raising base pay from 9200 to 9700 for a 7.8 percent rise. Oelwein Community Education Assn to vote Wednesday with Dec 27 board action, raising from 9250 to 9675 for a 6.47 percent increase.
Independence resident Gary A. Paine, 26, was charged with drunk driving after his vehicle allegedly struck a parked McGrane Drug car. The impact set off a chain of pushes into a Burkhart Ford and then Rudolph Leytze’s car.
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