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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 2013
Page
1
The Iowa City school board defers a decision on a policy to reserve 32 million dollars for a new high school. City planning and budget context cited as factors influencing timing. The move signals continued debate over funding and school expansion.
Restless Cedar Rapids seniors press for a dedicated senior center as business coverage notes rising consumer spending but questions whether high debt will follow. Retail observers weigh risks and futures.
IowaWatch reports nine of fifty landfills have enrolled in the Environmental Management System, a plan to reduce what is dumped and lessen environmental impact. The program targets six specific waste reduction methods and marks a shift from prior planning that credited diversion alone.
IowaWatch reports an interactive map tracks ten years of refuse dumped in Iowa landfills highlighting mounting pressure on operators to cut environmental impacts as state scrutiny increases.
Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett argues a downtown casino near the DoubleTree by Hilton and U S Cellular Center would prove the hotel and center investment was prudent. He says the casino would leverage existing city facilities and a development agreement would follow if voters approve gaming on March 5. Political and investor details are cited with Steve Gray and Drew Skogman leading the casino group.
House Republicans in Des Moines pushed a 157 million education reform package late at night. The GOP held a 538 to 47 edge over Democrats and rejected over a dozen Democratic amendments while passing several Republican amendments. A key change allows 2 percent allowable growth for fiscal years 2014 and 2015.
Records show Regent Bruce Rastetter urged University of Iowa officials to facilitate dialogue after engineering professor Jerald Schnoor warned corn based ethanol uses excessive water and may deplete Iowa aquifers. Critics accuse Rastetter of meddling for personal industry ties and political influence.
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