City and county refuse to pay for abandoned cars
Cedar Rapids city officials refuse to pay Miller's Automotive for abandoned and wrecked vehicles towed last year, leaving the county to handle sales proceeds and reimburse Miller. Officials dispute who owes Miller and seek bids for a towing contract as a resolution remains elusive.
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Three still hospitalized after accidents in C R
A truck northbound on Oakland Road near 29th Street NE veered after a vehicle forced it off the road. Kirk D. Slater, 22, was in good condition at St. Luke's with foot ankle and facial injuries. Ann Ollinger, 32, was in good condition at Mercy with injuries from a Monday crash. A seven year old injured in a sledding crash remained in fair condition at Mercy after sliding onto 34th Street SE.
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Cedar Rapids
City Budget Meetings Explain Process to Public
Two public meetings will explain how the city budget is created. The first begins at 7 tonight at Noelridge Park greenhouse with the mayor councilmen and financial officers answering questions. The second is at 7 p.m. Thursday in Taylor Elementary School library with similar agenda for residents.
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Mount Vernon seeks NHF grant for ecology studies
Mount Vernon school officials learned tentative approval for a National Humanities Faculty grant to fund ecology studies across grades. John Moline of the University of Wisconsin will visit next week to discuss the proposal. If approved, funds will support ecological education. a March proposal date is planned.
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Lighting upgrades planned to ease foggy Waconia Avenue trouble
Traffic Engineer Mel Meyer reports steam from a plant’s cooling ponds creates near zero visibility on Waconia Avenue SW. Corn Sweeteners will test whether more lighting helps after previously installing three 500 watt lamps. they will replace them with five 1,000 watt lights.
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City Council weighs six new police positions request
Assistant Chief John Erger asks for six officer openings to be added, three to the day shift and three to the detective bureau, totaling 115,673.46 in cost through June 30, 1979. Safety Commissioner Bergen notes no funding and signals possible attrition while a plan for four school liaison officers appears dead amid union negotiations.
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John Erger
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Floyd Bergen
Bergen
Cedar Rapids Community
Police Department
Teamsters Union
Two Charged With Drunk Driving In Separate Incidents
Officials said two individuals faced drunk driving charges. Jesse D. Masterson, 34, from 512 27th Ave. SW, was arrested Monday in the 1600 block of J Street SW. Julia Torgerson, 62, of Hastings Minnesota, was arrested today at 1 42 a m in the 1300 block of First Avenue SE and also charged with striking an unattended vehicle.
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27Th Ave
J Street
Julia Torgerson
Hastings
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First Avenue SE
Central YMCA Service Club Olympics Deadline Set
Friday noon is the final entry deadline for the Central YMCA Service Club Olympics as announced by Larry Bush. Competing clubs must notify by Friday morning and meet at noon on Friday and Feb. 24 to finalize plans ahead of events on March 5 12 and 14. Last year twelve clubs entered and the Thursday Noon Optimists Club won.
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