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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 2009
Page
9
The Cedar Rapids City Council created a nine member Citizens Oversight Committee to monitor spending of a 1 percent local option sales tax if voters approve it on March 3. Mayor Kay Halloran will appoint the members, who must be city residents and diverse. The tax would start April 1 and the panel will be in place by then.
Linn County supervisors approved a six month lease with City Gate LP for the old Steve & Barrys site at Westdale Mall with a six month renewal option for up to three years. First six months rent is 1.70 per sq ft totaling 97150, compared with 278256 for current mall offices. The action includes a contract with Design Dynamics to draw plans for converting the space into county offices.
The University of Iowa launches a budget site to update faculty staff and students on ongoing deliberations and to solicit ideas for trimming expenses. President Sally Mason stresses protecting core academic mission while facing 2.5 percent cuts by June 30 and a further 6.5 percent in the next year totaling about 26 million dollars as the campus recovers from the 2008 flood.
The notice lists phone numbers for submitting tips to news staff in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, inviting listeners to call with story ideas and photo tips. It also provides a toll free line for tips from other areas.
U S Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano visits Cedar Rapids and Iowa City to view flood damage and support long term recovery. She tours Mercy Medical Center now rebuilt after the June flood and thanks Mercy CEO Tim Charles amid community support and insurance coverage of $66 million in damages.
Daniel Dostart 43 of Hiawatha received nine years in prison for using interstate facilities in a murder-for-hire scheme against his ex wife Jamie Dostart 33 of Bettendorf. Judge Linda Reade called the act unimaginable and noted lack of remorse. He must pay 2081 in restitution to Jamie Dostart.
Todd Dorman argues for a petition based recall option for local officials, urging high signature thresholds and strict rules to empower voters. He notes critics call it political grandstanding but says recall is a tool for correcting mistakes between elections and questions the fear of overuse. Dorman cites democratic values and urges public accountability, while acknowledging uncertain odds for passage.
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