Cedar Rapids designs for future look after 2008 flood
City plans Urban Design Principles to guide neighborhood and business district redevelopment. Open houses present three concepts Auto City Traditional City and Green City seeking public feedback to refine a final option ahead of a council review and further sessions in April.
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U.S. Cellular Center
Third Avenue
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Sixth
First
Second Avenues
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Eighth
Robert McBride
Marion
Cedar Rapids open houses invite feedback on Urban Design Principles
The city invites the public to two open house sessions Tuesday from 11 am to 1 pm and 4 pm to 7 pm at Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel Cedar Rapids 350 First Ave NE to discuss Urban Design Principles. For details call the Community Development Department at 319 286 5041 or visit rapids.org development Hot Topics Urban Design Principles.
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Letters to the Gazette: political stances and civic concerns
Readers criticize former governor Branstad on state finances and unemployment, urge constitutional adherence, and call out federal energy policy. Other letters discuss floodplain planning, Mercy Medical Center closure, national security remarks, term limits, health care reform, and civic engagement.
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Cheney
George Bush
Iowa
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Robert Gitchell
D.C
U.S. Senate
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Alaska
Senate
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Chuck Grassley
Eric Nest Environment
Iowa West Branch
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Congress
Jasmine Almonged
Fairfax
Term limits urged as fix for federal spending and governance
A reader argues term limits would curb waste and fix the federal government’s missteps from Bush era housing oversight to Obama era stimulus. The letter questions 180 million for a Cedar Rapids courthouse and 60 million for a building plus 120 million for flood recovery, urging six to eight year public service limits. The writer signs as Ron Thompson.
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Congress
Barney Frank
Christopher Dodd
Obama
Democratic Party
H.W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Cedar Rapids
United States
Washington
Ron Thompson
Downtown revival urged by city council passage
C R City Council calls for redevelopment to bring shoppers back downtown. It cites former anchors Armstrongs Killians Sears J C Penney Montgomery Ward and other stores plus theaters and hotels as needful to restore foot traffic and economic activity.
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J.C. Penney
Montgomery Ward
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Dime Stores
Osco
Hall's
Aquatic Center Closure Sparks Community Outcry
Cedar Rapids residents protest the abrupt closing of a local aquatic center housed on the main floor of The Physicians Clinic of Iowa. The facility features two small pools including a 92 degree heated pool used by about 200 regulars for pre and post surgical rehab and exercise.
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Cedar Rapids
Aquatic Center
Physicians Clinic of Iowa
PCI
Republicans clash over debt commission in perilous budget standoff
The piece notes Republicans opposing a bipartisan debt cutting commission proposed in Congress. It highlights their earlier sponsorship by several GOP senators and their later vote against it, amid warnings about the government’s fragile finances.
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