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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1976
Page
5
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Cedar Rapids residents debated a tentative 1976 77 city budget with figures showing a $12 per $1000 assessment if unchanged. The total tax bill covers city operations only, not school districts or Linn county taxes. Public copies are available at City Hall and the library while Linn supervisors consider itemizing bills.
Elkader city council approves a 335000 budget for the coming year. The increase runs about 65000 over the current budget and includes roughly 49000 for the refuse holding project and funding for a new rescue unit for the Elkader fire department.
The world's longest street is Figueroa Street in Los Angeles, running north and south through the city for about 30 miles.
Ann M Middlekauff14 sustained a broken right arm and other injuries after being hit by Clarence E Bilsland36 at Forty second street NE and Sherman drive. Harry K Davis53 fractured leg after being struck by Mary N Horn38 at Second avenue and Fifth street SE. No charges filed. both incidents occurred Monday with hospital treatment noted.
In Des Moines the Senate rejected the House budget limit of seven percent on local total budgets with federal funds excluded. The chamber insisted on its plan, with possible conference committee talks if no compromise occurs. The debate featured Sen. Bert Priebe’s alternative and touched on tax splits and property tax implications.
Iowa House transportation committee may again push for legislative approval of future diagonal road projects by IDOT. A previous 8-7 vote against a three mile diagonal rule is softened by Rep Welden proposing five mile length and no 15 degree requirement but mandatory legislative action if prerequisites are unmet.
HACAP officials projected start of four rural Linn County buses for elderly by April 1 with a nine member policy committee to be appointed March 2 by the Linn County board of supervisors. Total anticipated revenue over two and a half years is 71300 dollars from supervisors Project Income CERTA and the Heritage Agency on Aging with 6655 dollars allocated for expansion and contingency funds.
A garage and storage shed were destroyed by a fire Monday at the Betty Everett home in Hazleton. The cause remains under investigation.
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