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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1994
Page
16
Johnson County property valuations have surged over 3,000 percent in thirty years, nearly double Iowa’s overall rate, according to a new data release. The report highlights dramatic appreciation across local parcels and potential implications for taxes and planning.
The 1961 census bureau report shows Johnson County total assessed property value at 77 million dollars.
By 1991 inflation and growth pushed valuation to about 2.4 billion. Linn County's assessed value rose from 244 million in 1961 to 4.5 billion in 1991, up 1 856 percent. Iowa shifted to full market value for taxes in 1974 and local real estate dominated collections.
Cedar Rapids Fire Chief Brad Gorman lauds Kirkwood Community College for leading Iowa’s statewide fire science program. The associate degree, offered since 1993, serves 248 students with 24 full time and 224 part time, delivered via ICN to broaden access across Iowa. By 1997 Cedar Rapids firefighters may need an associate degree for promotion.
The federal hog price outlook hinges on the upcoming USDA report due December 29. Analysts note prices climbed $3 in two days and $7 in two weeks after a 20 year low in November, driven by tighter hog supplies that forced packers to raise prices. Last week’s nationwide hog slaughter totaled 357,000, down from 365,000 weekly.
Lorraine Maxine Hankins 55 of Sioux City faces first degree theft charges for forging foster parent signatures on DHS office checks. Authorities say she stole more than $71 000 from spring 1991 to last fall while employed as a secretary. court date set for January 3.
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