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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1979
Page
4
The Cedar Rapids City Council approved the final reading of a comprehensive zoning ordinance after five years of work. It adds a land use map and tightens rules on auto work in residential districts and parking front yards, with time limits for repairs and specifics for driveways and setbacks.
City Council approved transit plan with the Ellis Park route changing to 40 minute headways starting Saturday. Other routes shift to 40 minute headways except peak periods when 20 minute headways apply to certain routes. Officials expect higher costs but project grants and ridership gains will offset.
The Cedar Rapids City Council approved merging the Equal Employment Opportunity Office back into the Personnel Department to improve communication and efficiency. Mayor Donald Canney cited potential cost cuts from shared secretarial support and broader consolidation of small departments. EEO Director Jonnie Cassell was not available for comment.
Representatives of Cedar Rapids Community Schools will hold the first open contract negotiations with district painters at 1 p.m. Friday in Room 212 at the Educational Service Center. Local 2003 of the Painters AFL-CIO will present its initial bargaining position to the administration. The new open meetings law requires the first two sessions be public.
A stepparenting course will be held Friday at Kirkwood Community College from 6 30 to 9 30 p m in the Amana Room Iowa Hall. Instructor Georgia Donovan leads the session focusing on blended family dynamics. Enrollment costs 6 with two phone numbers for sign up.
Hal Krizan former Washington High School swimming coach and current Bender Pool teacher was honored Tuesday by the Tuesday Noon Optimist Club with the Friend of Youth award. His Washington teams won 11 conference championships and 1 state title while he trained 22 high school All-American swimmers. He continues to work with youths at Bender Pool.
Harker's Wholesale Meat Inc. of Le Mars files suit in Linn District Court against Ju-Li Corp. owner of Judy's Hamburgers. Claim alleges delivery of about $20,000 worth of hamburger to nine outlets between July 1978 and January 1979 with $15,272.60 unpaid.
In a unusual move the Tama County Board of Supervisors approved Jeffrey Corratt's recommendation to appoint former county attorney Jared Bauch as assistant county attorney Bauch who left the post last year will serve temporarily until a permanent successor is found and will be paid 85 percent of the county attorney's salary during the interim.
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