Capital projects drive most of Cedar Rapids budget hike
Cedar Rapids city proposes a $251 million general budget increase led by capital projects for streets bridges and sewer work. A March 4 hearing will review both the general budget and the $405 million five year capital plan. Property tax drops may occur due to state rollback. owner of an $80 000 home would pay about $541 next year. The 6 percent utility bill rise covers garbage recycling water and sewer services.
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Douglas Neumann
Cedar Rapids
Public Library
Linn board unlikely to vote on Squaw Creek Zoo lease
Linn County Conservation Board may not vote tonight on leasing 54 acres of Squaw Creek Park to Cedar Rapids for a zoo. Board chairwoman Karla Gibson cited public input as the focus and indicated a March 4 discussion with the Board of Supervisors on park master plans and the proposed 13 million facility tied to a 1 cent sales tax.
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Linn Millard
Lu Barron
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Barron
Gary Jarvis
Linn County
Conservation Board
Jarvis
Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Cedar Rapids
City Hall
Gibson
Board of Supervisors
Squaw Creek Park
Dan Biechler
Biechler
1918 Day celebrates Longfellow Elementary 80th anniversary
Carlyn Vale’s kindergarten class at Longfellow Elementary School reenacts 1918 classrooms with chalkboards and old attire to mark the 80th anniversary. Teachers and students observe period-accurate routines while planning a 1918 themed week and a Friday Henry Wadsworth Longfellow birthday party.
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Longfellow Elementary School
Iowa City
Henry Wadsworth
Longfellow Elementary
Gazette
Johnson County
Owa
Carlyn Vale
Seymour Ave
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Vale
Longfellow
Camille Socarras
Winegarden Hardware marks 60 years in Deep River town
Commemorative lunch kicks off a Saturday celebration for Winegarden Hardware in Deep River. Leland Winegarden, 74, runs the store co founded by his father in 1938, with family members active today. About 400 locals are invited to tour the 1917 brick building and enjoy pulled pork, beans and sides. Lois and Leland reflect on a life built around hardware, home heating and service as the town hopes to keep small towns alive.
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Eep
Deep River
Siesta
Gibson Savings Bank
Chuckwagon
Winegarden Hardware
Leland Winegarden
Cele
Bration
Leland
Lois
Phil Winegarden
Dave Rasdal
Myron
Tina Widmer
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Madeline Wendt
Buzz Orr
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Rock Island
Ill
Tina
Andy
Weston
Ramblin
Priver
Dee
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