North Liberty to seek 1 percent local sales tax referendum
North Liberty council votes to place a 1 percent local-option sales tax on the ballot to fund Highway 965 repairs after flood damage. The measure requires a simple majority on May 5 and would apply only if approved, with Coralville Solon Hills Tiffin Iowa City also showing support or consideration.
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Coiespun
North Liberty
Jim Wozniack
Coralville
Solon
Hills
Tiffin
Iowa City
Coralville Budget Sees Tax Increase For 2010
Coralville residents face a small property tax rise in the fiscal 2010 budget approved by the City Council. The plan, starting July 1, keeps taxes steady by using a 3 percent value increase since January 2007 and projects a $14.4 million general fund. A public hearing is set for February 24.
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Cepuruel
Coralville
Terry Kaeding
Kaeding
Coralville man jailed after high speed chase ends in crash
Coralville David A. Johnson 54 was arrested after a 2:17 am pursuit in which he drove the wrong way on 23rd Avenue and sped through a 25 mph zone before crashing into a apartment building on 20th Avenue. He faces operating while intoxicated reckless driving and eluding charges.
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the Gazette
Coralville
David A. Johnson
Johnson County
Johnson
23Rd Avenue
20Th Avenue
Shane Kron
North Liberty adopts school plan after walkway dispute
Iowa City School District wins approval for Buford Garner Elementary site at Front and Zeller streets with August 2010 opening. Council also approves Autumn Ridge preliminary plat after dropping a proposed pedestrian path through the housing project due to liability and maintenance concerns.
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North Liberty
Iowa City
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Autumn Ridge
Garner Elementary
Front
Zeller
Kirsten Frey
Frey
Glenn Siders
Siders
Planning and Zoning Commission
Chris Hoffman
Anamosa Eyes Savings Amid Fiscal Shortfall and Reforms
Anamosa City Administrator Pat Callahan proposes cost reductions and revenue moves to close a $6,400 shortfall. The plan includes eliminating his position for about $103,000 in savings, offset by cost increases that net roughly $50,000. Proposals touch on census population adjustments, franchise-fee retention, cemetery and storm sewer fees, and outsourcing needs. The council weighs rankings and approves a $139,515 wastewater plant change order and flood insurance for the new building.
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Anamosa
Pat Callahan
Callahan
Anamosa State Penitentiary
Jones County
WRH Inc
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Fire deaths rise as two Iowa victims identified
Howard Meyers 86 of Strawberry Point died from thermal injuries after a Feb 5 garage fire inside his unattached structure. Joan Haub 79 of rural Boone County died in a burning car in a garage Feb 8, boosting Iowa fire fatalities to 15 this year. In Waterloo Taveros D. Galloway 29 was shot inside a sport utility vehicle on Courtland Street. police call it a homicide investigation.
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Strawberry Point
Howard Meyers
Meyers
Joan Haub
Boone County
Haub
Waterloo
Taveros D. Galloway
Courtland Street
Elkader Council Sets Hearing on South Main Lift Station Plan
The Elkader City Council will hold a public hearing March 9 at 7 p.m. on a proposed lift station on South Main Street. The flood last June destroyed the old station and the new facility will be built on town‑purchased property from homeowners displaced by the Turkey River flood.
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Elkader
South Main Street
Turkey River
New volunteer group to aid flood victims in Iowa counties
DECORAH a new Allamakee and Winneshiek Long Term Recovery Committee plans to apply for state flood funds to assist about 350 to 400 Winneshiek residents and 100 Allamakee residents still in need since June. The group has a Walmart State of Iowa Foundation planning grant. ANAMOSA Jones County appoints new county attorney effective April 1 after resignation. CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL board discusses replacing Superintendent Brian Rodenberg who resigns June 30 and considers internal posting and possible shared services with nearby districts.
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Decorah
Winneshiek
Allamakee
Michael Blevins
Blevins
Winneshiek County
Allamakee County
Walmart State of Iowa Foundation
Anamosa
Jones County Board of Supervisors
Connie Sue Ricklefs
Eleader
Central Community School
Brian Rodenberg
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