City buys Pei's property to widen Collins Road NE
The city approves a 1.843 million purchase in May 2004 to acquire Pei's Restaurant and 2.66 acres to create a through intersection at Park Place NE. The deal includes land building and equipment costs plus a buyback right, enabling street widening and potential land trades. Pei's plans to relocate to a newly built strip mall, opening late January or February.
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Pei
Council Street
Collins Road
51St Street
Park Place
Davis
Pei’s
Zimmerman’s
Body Shop
Zimmerman
Rasmussen
Vigortone Ag Products
Council St
Junge
Junge’s
Tom Pei
City council contemplates mayor and pro tem roles
Mayor candidates and council members discuss who should hold mayor and mayor pro tem posts. Wilburn seeks greater state and federal ties to boost city revenue, while O'Donnell aims to move forward with a north side fire station and a friendly business climate. Dee Van derhoef and Bailey express interest in pro tem, Corriea weighs options, Elliott backs any qualified leader.
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Wilburn
O’donnell
Dee Vanderhoef
Bailey
Ross
Iowa City
Bob Elliott
Connie Champion
Amy Correia
Correia
County survey shows public safety leads residents' priorities
Linn County residents rate public safety as the top program with 79 percent mentioning it. The survey of 402 people also finds high satisfaction with services like conservation and parks, voter registration, and health, with most areas scoring above 4 on a 1 to 6 scale.
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Public Health
Linn County
Public Safety
Sheriffs Office
Cedar Rapids
Local assault and drug case notes in Eastern Iowa
The Log reports domestic assault allegations against Matthew Leinen 38 of Toddville for pushing his wife. John Olney 32 of Iowa City faces willful injury for punching a man multiple times. Kenneth Jackson 21 of Cedar Rapids accused of possession with intent to deliver marijuana at Cedar Rapids crossing First Avenue and Sixth Street West.
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Matthew Leinen
Toddville
Pauline Levien
John Olney
H St
Iowa City
Westwinds Dr
Kenneth Jackson
12Th St. NW
First Avenue
Sixth Street
Cedar Rapids
Grant Wood Area
Rockwell Drive
East College Street
Grantwood-Redcross
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