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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 2005
Page
11
The new nine member Cedar Rapids City Council meets at City Hall for a 4 30 p m session with an oath of office to follow. Voters approved June 14 a switch from a commission form to a part time mayor council government and the council will hire the city’s first city manager.
Larry Zaruba 49 of Cedar Rapids faces sentencing in Linn County District Court for vehicular homicide in a July 25 2004 crash that killed 19 year old Abby Bowman. He was found guilty in a November non jury trial of driving up to 100 mph through downtown Cedar Rapids. He may get up to 10 years with possible probation and was acquitted of a related intoxicated driving charge carrying 25 years.
At The Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids most flights operated on Wednesday despite earlier disruptions. One United flight around 6 p.m. was canceled without weather cause. Dense fog the day before had canceled over 50 flights, leaving travelers with long waits and a backlog of luggage upon arrival where passengers did not depart.
The Johnson County Salvation Army fell $48,000 short of its $200,000 Red Kettle target after the campaign ended December 24 with $87,993 raised. Donors can still contribute through January 15 at 1116 Gilbert Ct or by calling (319) 541-2767.
A Vernon Research poll of Linn County residents finds 49 percent unfamiliar with what the three member board does while 6 percent are very familiar and 44 percent somewhat familiar. Board member James Houser says the group works behind the scenes administering state required services.
Residents rate Linn County performance almost the same as in 2000 with about 45 percent satisfied. Roughly half feel the same about local services and governance.
EdAR Rapids reports the city spent 1.843 million to acquire Pei's restaurant at 5131 Council St NE. Officials Rita Rasmussen and Rob Davis say the deal is costly but necessary to relieve a major traffic headache as Collins Road NE is redeveloped.
With under a week to go before the City Council selects a new mayor to replace four-term leader Ernie Lehman, several members keep their votes private. Mike O Donnell and Ross Wilburn seek Lehman’s two year appointment while Regenia Bailey publicly backs Wilburn. The seven member council plans a post election organizational meeting to decide the mayor and mayor pro tem by majority vote.
The columnist admits four errors in 12 months including overoptimism on Social Security reform and a canceled Cedar Rapids Dylan Willie Nelson concert. He recalls misjudgments on coffeehouses and Sudoku. He reveals missing a column due to a forgotten deadline and notes his schedule. He signs off with contact details.
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