Kirkwood board contract renewal under open meetings scrutiny
Kirkwood Community College faces questions from the Faculty Association over the boards 7 to 1 vote renewing superintendent Bill Stewarts contract without clear public notice The association seeks legal guidance on possible open meetings law violations while both sides pursue improved communication and a formal evaluation process for Stewart.
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Christie Wallace
Kirkwood Faculty Association
Kirkwood Community College Board
Kirkwood Board
Bill Stewart
Stewart
B.A. Jensen
Jensen
Iowa Higher Education Association
Weston
Faculty Association
Steve Sprague
Cedar Rapids approves 1980 city employee pay plans
The Cedar Rapids City Council authorized wage and fringe benefit packages for fiscal 1980 for city employees including non bargaining staff with a 6.89 percent overall increase and 5.5 percent wage rise. The package costs about 374 thousand dollars and projections estimate over one million more in total wage costs than the current year. Also reported are two separate arrests: Brian Smith, 18, charged with third degree theft and interference after a coat theft at Legion Lanes, and Mark D Fisher, 22, held on marijuana possession with intent to deliver after deputies observed suspicious activity near Memorial Drive SE.
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Cedar Rapids
Public Improvements
Richard Phillips
Phillips
Frank Valenta
Legion Lanes
Fourth Ave. SE
Valenta
Smith
Linn County
McCarthy Road
Memorial Drive
Mark D. Fisher
Route 3
Fisher
Marion man held on speeding and weapon charges after arrest
Kevin R. Holden, 23, of Route 1 Marion, was jailed in Linn County on speeding and firearms related charges after a deputy clocked him at 85 mph in a 55 mph zone. Deputies found a shotgun beside the driver seat as he was stopped around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Kevin R. Holden
Route 1
Marion
Linn County
Holden
Concerns on Abandoned SE Cedar Rapids Homes at Council
Concerned Citizens United To Fight the Blight pressed Cedar Rapids officials about abandoned houses on Sixth Street SE between 11th and 12th Avenues and the 800 block of Eighth Street SE slated for demolition for a Job Service of Iowa office and Linn Handicapped Systems building. They urged boarding up to prevent hazards, especially for children, and highlighted a lack of affordable housing for displaced residents.
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Concerned Citizens United To
Cedar Rapids
Sixth Street SE
11Th and
12Th Avenues
Eighth Street SE
Job Service of Iowa
Linn Handicapped Systems
Barbara Montgomery
Seventh St
Lee Brewster
Sixth Ave
Montgomery
O R Rapids
Helen Kane
10Th Ave
Kane
2Nd District
Tom Tauke
Iowa
Citizens Group
Tauke
Public Safety
Floyd Bergen
Smoking on city buses draws ire in Cedar Rapids meeting
A Cedar Rapids resident told City Council members about a smoking incident aboard a Cedar Hills route bus. She asked drivers to enforce the no smoking ordinance, while transit officials said few complaints have been received and enforcement is challenging in bad weather.
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Cedar Rapids
Mary Rinard
Rinards
Donald Canney
Bagley
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Ken Kupka
Sprague
Alice Davis
Metro Roundup
Brian Smith
Oklahoma Ave
New Rochelle
N.Y
Polly
Polly Flinder
Bernie Kaye
Armstrong Girl's Store
Armstrong Budget Menswear
Robes
VY Price
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