Cedar Rapids names Ken Anderson as temporary building official
Cedar Rapids Fire Marshal Ken Anderson will serve as temporary assistant building official starting Jan 2, drawn from the Fire Department budget. The post has been vacant since April. Anderson plans to retire June 15 1979, and will consult with the Fire Department meanwhile. A building department review urged hiring an assistant official soon.
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Floyd Bergen
Cedar Rapids
Ken Anderson
Bergen
Anderson
Legality of City Council zoning vote questioned
The City Council faced questions over the legality of a second reading vote approving a zoning change for Discovery Village Inc. The plan would rezone from single family to residential transitional and requires four votes, but Mayor Canney cannot break ties. City Attorney McGuire will study the legality as Parks Commissioner Reinis is away. A separate attempt to suspend rules for a parkade rate increase failed. four votes are needed. Cargill Inc. received third reading approval to build a grain truck parking lot on 17th Avenue SE amid local traffic concerns.
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Discovery Village Inc
Discovery Village
Northbrook
Donald Canney
Stan Reinis
Dave McGuire
Canney
Public Improvements
Richard Phillips
Phillips
Cargill Inc
17Th Avenue
15Th and
16Th Streets
Discrimination hearing continued for Penick and Ford case
A public hearing on alleged discrimination against Glenn R. Barr Sr. by Penick and Ford was postponed to 9 a.m. January 30 in May’s Island City Hall. The Iowa Civil Rights Commission will hear claims that Barr was terminated due to disability. The continuation was agreed by both sides.
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Penick and Ford
Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Glenn R. Barr Sr
City Hall
Second Avenue
May’s Island
Rape Reported After Ride Home Near Marion
A 25 year old Cedar Rapids woman told Linn County deputies she was raped early today in a car on a gravel road south of Marion after accepting a ride home from a man she met in a southeast Cedar Rapids bar. Investigation continues.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County Sheriff's
Marion
Queen Juliana Signs Indonesian Sovereignty Act
On this date in 1949 Queen Juliana of the Netherlands signed an act granting sovereignty to Indonesia after nearly 350 years of Dutch rule.
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Juliana
Netherlands
Indonesia
Man seeks to dodge alimony by claiming wife’s cohabitation
A Linn County man asks a court to cancel alimony after alleging his ex wife lives with a man in a Minnesota condominium under a 99 year lease. He says she began living with Timothy Tillotson around September 1976 and seeks return of $300 already paid, claiming remarriage did not occur due to tax costs. Also: city approves strict 2 to 6 am downtown parking ban to aid snow removal. Zoning changes eyed for two properties to allow offices and housing. A Marion woman, Judy Yoder, 31, remains in fair condition after a toboggan accident at Bowman Woods School.
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Linn County
Linn District Court
Roger John Schmidt
Janice Garwin Schmidt
Timothy N. Tillotson
Hennepin County
Minn
Schmidt
Tillotson
Judy L. Yoder
Seventh St
Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Yoder
Bowman Woods School
Bowman Road
Three public hearings on rezoning set for January 17
The City Council will hold three public hearings on rezoning requests on January 17. St John the Baptist Syrian Orthodox Society of Cedar Rapids seeks to change property at 2025 2035 First Ave SE from R-2 to R-4 to permit a six story condominium building. Douglas and Virginia West also seek zoning changes to their property.
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St. John the Baptist Syrian Orthodox Society of
Cedar Rapids
First Ave. SE
Douglas and
Virginia West
Burial expenses proposed from revenue sharing funds
City hears suggested uses for more than 1.3 million dollars in revenue sharing for the 1979 80 budget with 100000 in interest. Jim Roberson urged burial costs and bus stops at elderly housing while council plans a March budget hearing and potential additional hearings.
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Bob McMahon
McMahon
Jim Roberson
Jacelyn Drive
Roberson
Congress
Motley Appoints Motley's Burtine to City Planning Commission
Burtine Motley of 1920 Fifth Ave SE was appointed by the City Council to fill the unexpired term of Terry Miller who resigned. The term runs until January 1, 1980.
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Burtine Motley
Fifth Ave
City Planning Commission
Terry Miller
Parade's 16th All American High School Team
The parade announces its 16th annual All American High School Football Team. Watch for the feature this Sunday highlighting standout players and top programs from across the region.
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Parade
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