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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 2009
Page
3
U S Senator Tom Harkin announced FEMA will grant Cedar Rapids 379127 to relocate the public library temporarily after 2008 storm damage. The city had appealed denial twice and needs the space for meetings and education.
Local 9.2 KCRG will air the Holiday Parade from 7 to 8 p.m. and show the burning Yule log from 8 p.m. to midnight on December 5. The station will then run 24 hours of A Christmas Carol starting at midnight.
The Gazette invites readers to share top moments from 2000–2009 in Iowa. Highlights include the 2008 floods and tornado, Ed Thomas’s slaying, the University of Iowa Foundation surpassing 1 billion dollars in 2006, and Old Capitol’s post fire recovery in 2001. Submit via email to Terry Coyle.
The proposed yearly budget shows a general fund of 58.1 million down from 63.5 million as a result of a stronger general fund from a building project and a 1.2 million boost from a downtown tax increment financing district. The plan adds nine firefighters and six police officers funded by a 2 percent franchise fee, with a 17.83 per thousand tax levy and a rollback increase to 46.91 percent.
Cedar Rapids Salvation Army faces a tight finish to its Christmas Eve kettle drive as winter weather threatens donations. Bell ringers will operate 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today, with 80 percent of a 640000 dollar goal already raised. online giving remains available at tsacedarrapids.org.
Tests near the old meatpacking complex at 1600 Third St. SE Cedar Rapids show asbestos fibers below analytical sensitivity. Air samples from three spots within 100 feet of the blaze on Dec 18 and 21 registered below .01 fibers per cubic centimeter. Firefighters reduced presence as demolition crews tear down connected buildings and health advisories urge asthma patients to limit activity indoors.
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