Inclusionary zoning debate stretches across Olde Towne Village
City leaders clash over inclusionary zoning while Housing Fellowship plans two four unit buildings on Westbury Court. Residents worry property values and crime may rise, but officials cite zoning compliance and strict background checks. HUD says petitioners have First Amendment rights and no discrimination without action.
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Matt Hayek
Housing Fellowship
Westbury Court
Maryann Dennis
Jerry Anthony
University of Iowa Urban and Regional Planning
Dennis
John Naeve
Thornbury Ave
American Bank & Trust
State Farm Insurance
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Dale Gray
HUD
Library boards weigh site for new building and costs
Library board president Corrigan expresses readiness with the Emerald Knights site despite higher potential costs and parking concerns. City officials note FEMA assistance and back-and-forth negotiations on expenses while council members consider TrueNorth and Gazette Communications blocks as alternatives.
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Emerald Knights
Shields
Susan Corrigan
Library Board
Corrigan
Jim Prosser
FEMA
Gazette Communications Block
TrueNorth
Shey
Obama plan faces uninsured burden with private options debated
A Kaiser study underpins the debate as Obama outlines a 1 trillion over 10 years plan aimed at 50 million uninsured and 27 million buying their own policies. The plan would require individual mandates, subsidies, and possible penalties for employers while defending Medicare but sparking concerns about cuts to providers.
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Obama
IRS
Kaiser Family Foundation
Congress
Walding Tells of Change in State Liquor Division
Former Gov. Tom Vilsack appointed Walding in February 2000 to run the liquor warehouse and wholesale operation and enforce alcohol laws. Sen. Randy Feenstra praises him as a reformer while noting revenue of 105 million dollars last fiscal year. Governor Culver plans a new division administrator and provides no explanation, Walding says.
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Zaun
Randy Feenstra
R-Hull
Walding
Iowa State University
Feenstra
Culver
Larson
West Burlington
Iowa
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Vernon
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Ck.smith
Gazcomm.com
Gazette Communications
Summit
Rausch
Cedar Rapids
Windsor On
Buckingham Dr
John Pulver
Alcohol/ Walding
Boshart
Stephen Larson
Per “Aubiid Monster Music
AbrahamincMusic.com
Hillel House
Iowa City
David Krakauer
Fred Wesley
Socalled
Abraham Inc
Hillel
Agudas Achim
Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity
Hancher
THE
University OF Iowa
Hancher.uiowa
F. Wendell Mill
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