Roundabouts At Mount Vernon Intersections Draw Debate
Iowa DOT backs roundabouts at the Highway 30 intersections with Highway 1 and 10th Avenue to reduce speeds and injuries and ease congestion. Local business owners fear added traffic and reduced access while engineers propose three options ranging from a center lane and signals to an urban three-lane with two roundabouts. The state recently awarded Mt. Vernon $884,150 for roundabout work, with most funds for the 10th Avenue site amid signals not warranted.
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Iowa Department of Transportation
Cathy Cutler
District 6 Dot
Cedar Rapids
Cutler
Mount Vernon
Paul Tuerler
Shive-Hattery Inc
Lange
Sinclair
Bill Lange
Lynch Ford Chevy
Highway 30
Dan Lynch
Tuerler
Shire-Hattery
Lisbon
Iowa Transportation Commission
Tuekler
Drake University
Wiggins
West Des Moines
Fred Anderson
Anderson
Iowa
Iowa Eyes Glass for Education Leader Post
Iowa North leader nominee Glass would fill a vacancy left by Judy Jeffrey, aiming to boost student achievement through technology in classrooms and teacher collaboration. He cites prior work with Battelle for Kids and state education reform efforts, while supporters stress open dialogue with educators.
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Iowa Senate
Glass
Judy Jeffrey
Kevin Fangman
Battelle For Kids
Tennessee
Ohio
Georgia
Eagle County
Colorado
Colorado Department of Education
Chris Bern
Iowa State Education Association
Bern
Tech apps offer ignition locks and self control tools
Shelley Snyder of Intexalock notes 1.5 percent of clients opt in for ignition lock setups, often parents restricting teen drivers. Apps like Dont Dial and The Bad Decision Blocker cut calls for up to 24 hours, while others require math answers before emailing. Slow Down uses GPS to pace music when speeding, and MasterCard In Control with Citigroup caps spending and triggers alerts.
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Shelley Snyder
Intexalock
MasterCard
United States
Citigroup
Mack
Wiggins to lead Iowa Supreme Court vacancy commission
Justice David S. Wiggins will chair a 15 member nonpartisan panel to search screen and select finalists to replace three Iowa Supreme Court justices voted out in November. The panel meetings begin the week of Jan 24 as Wiggins becomes lead on the court.
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Des Moines Register
David S. Wiggins
Iowa Supreme Court
Wiggins
Lan
U.S
Tom Harkin
Harkin
Greg Ganske
American Constitution Society
Commissions
Bob) Ray
David Wiggins
Waukee Plans Two New Schools to Accommodate Growth
The Waukee school board approved a facilities plan for two new schools in four years. An elementary school would open in 2013 14 and a middle school in 2014 15. The district, the fastest growing in the state, gained 435 students this fall to 6 684 and expects about 8 500 by fall 2013. Estimated costs are 12 to 13 million for the elementary and 23 million for the middle school, likely funded by sales tax revenue without raising property taxes.
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Des Moines
Waukee
Dave Wilkerson
Polk County backs eight year Prairie Meadows lease
The Polk County Board of Supervisors endorsed an eight year lease for Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino Tennessee. wait Iowa. The county to freeze current 4.5 million property tax cap and Prairie Meadows would pay any amount above that. The deal awaits approval from Prairie Meadows board of directors and the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission. The current lease expires Friday and continues month to month.
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Jason Pulliam
Des Moines Register
DES Moines
Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino
Polk County Board of Supervisors
Altoona Racetrack Casino
Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission
Polk County
Prairie Meadows
Polk
Robert Brownell
Local arrests reported by Eastern Iowa public safety agencies
Charges listed as accusations pending court action. Individuals named include Adam M Miller 31 of 251 Johnson Ave NW cited after 11 20 p.m. Monday at Eighth Ave and Fifth St SE second offense Julie A Baxa 45 of 925 20th St SE cited 11 27 p.m. Sunday at Highways 30 and 13 Cynthia L Shaffer 40 of 460 12th St Marion cited 2 22 a.m. Friday at 808 Seventh Ave Marion Sally Distelhurst 25 of 931 Apanda Ct Coralville cited 12 22 a.m. Wednesday at Holiday Rd and Corridor Way Coralville. Authorities report a residence at 52 Dartmouth St SW with electronics worth 1600 between midnight and 9 a.m. Tuesday and an apartment at 64 Miller Ave SW containing various items of unknown value between noon Friday and 10 a.m. Tuesday.
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Johnson Ave. NW
Eighth Avenue
Fifth Street SE
Julie A. Baxa
20Th St
Cynthia L. Shaffer
12Th St
Marion
Seventh Ave
Sally Distelhurst
Apanda Ct
Coralville
Holiday Road
Corridor Way
Miller Ave
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