Palo seeks water options with Cedar Rapids Hiawatha and grant aid
Palo Iowa mayor says a 6.645 million federal grant could fund a new drinking water system or, as directed by the state, explore cheaper options such as piping water from nearby cities. Cedar Rapids considers serving Palo to become a regional provider while weighing impacts on infill development and urban sprawl.
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Rick Smith
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Palo
Hiawatha
John Harris
Chet Culver
Pat Ball
Bruce Jacobs
City of
Vern Zakostelecky
Robins
Marion
Linn County
Poweshiek Rural Water Association
Linn-Mar approves $18.85 million bond sale
Linn-Mar school board approved selling 18.85 million dollars in infrastructure sales tax revenue anticipation bonds at 4.51 percent true interest. Hutchinson Shockey Erley & Co of Chicago was the bidder. Proceeds fund Novak Elementary School projects, a multipurpose stadium, and a transportation center plus parking behind Novak and renovations at Linn-Mar High School.
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Marion — Linn-Mar
Hutchinson, Shockey, Erley & Co
Chicago
Novak
Linn-Mar High School
Independence woman donates spare leg to Haiti relief initiative
Jean Burke 77 of Independence recalls her amputation and donates her unused prosthetic to Hanger Orthopedic Group’s Haiti limb collection. The program in Cedar Rapids and 670 plus Hanger locations reclaims used prosthetics to aid quake victims, with thousands needing limbs and high costs limiting access.
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Independence Jean Burke
Haiti
Jean
Independence
Hanger Orthopedic Group
Hanger
Cedar Rapids
Ters
United States
Iowa City
Dubuque
Waterloo
Tucker Pettinger
Tucker
Wave Rasdal
the Gazette
Jean Burke
Linn supervisors approve 2010-11 budget in 4-1 vote
Linn County supervisors finalize a $121 million budget with a 3.5 percent spending rise and 5.7 percent tax collections. Brent Oleson dissents as four Democrats push tax-increase plan to fund essential services while several departments face cuts.
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Linn
Adam Belz
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Brent Oleson
Oleson
Linda Langston
Adam.belz
Gazcomm.com
Paulsen and Dandekar to hold state forums
Iowa House Republican Leader Kraig Paulsen and Sen Swati Dandekar will hold political forums in Robins Coggon and Fairfax on February 20. Events run 10 a.m. at Robins Community Center 265 S Second St noon at Coggon Town Hall 118 E Main St and 3 p.m. at Fairfax Public Library 313 Vanderbilt St. Additional forums are planned February 27 at 10 a.m. Hiawatha Public Library 150 W Willman St and 1 p.m. Center Point News Library 720 Main Rd.
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Iowa House
Kraig Paulsen
Hiawatha
Swati Dandekar
D-Marion
Will
Robins
Coggon
Fairfax
Robins Community Center
S. Second St
Coggon Town Hall
E. Main St
Fairfax Public Library
Vanderbilt St
Hiawatha Public Library
W. Willman St
Center Point News Library
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Zwanziger
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