Linn retailers expect little impact from option tax for roads
Linn County shoppers face a 1 percent sales tax on most items while vehicles, medicines, and food are excluded. Retailers in Linn and nearby Johnson County anticipate small effect and possible short term marketing boosts for Coral Ridge Mall and Gander Mountain. Some stores plan markdowns to compete and cash register reprogramming will be needed by year end. local officials project proceeds will fund a range of road and other projects.
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Christine McGlaughlin
Linn County
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Cedar Rapids
Dan McElwain
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Westdale Mall
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Firefighters plan Christmas surprise for orphans of 9 11 victim
In Flatbush two brothers Christopher and Michael, adopted by Ladder Company 147 and Engine Company 281 firefighters, will get an early Santa visit amid their mother’s battle with cancer and their father’s death on September 11. Firefighters honor Capt. Timmy Stackpole, one of 343 FDNY members killed, to bring joy and memory during a difficult holiday.
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Michael
Ladder Company 147
Engine Company 281
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Santa
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Timmy Stackpole
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Bobby Fraumeni
Vinny O'Grady
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Farmland prices rise in 1981 on investor demand
A Rural Affairs survey shows low quality land up to 1157 per acre due to investor demand for second homes and hunting camps. Proximity to Des Moines Cedar Rapids and Iowa City boosts prices. farmers remain major buyers while investors accounted for 27 percent of 2001 purchases and 41 percent in south-central Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Linn
Johnson Counties
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