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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 2012
Page
1
In Cedar Rapids Larry McKinnon and neighbors discuss the 1 percent local option sales tax extension to fund flood protection after the 2008 Cedar River floods. Voters question necessity, funding and governance as March 6 approaches.
Cedar Rapids officials map 1,383 properties for flood recovery buyouts including 489 outside the 100 year flood plain and 358 in the flood plain. The city has spent 77 million dollars mostly from federal disaster funds and may focus redevelopment on non flood plain sites while considering additional buyouts.
Washington Republicans seek to shift focus to jobs through legislation on transportation energy projects tax cuts and capital formation after the payroll tax cut extension. Democrats plan to use momentum from the payroll battle to force votes on job programs funded by higher taxes on the rich.
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