Cedar Rapids school board to approve new budget in 2001 02
Cedar Rapids school board considers a preliminary budget raising the owner of a $100,000 home by 48 dollars in taxes for 2001 02. The plan boosts the tax rate to 12.99 per thousand and funds 167.7 million in expenses versus 170.1 million in revenues. The board meets at the Educational Service Center with a 4:30 work session and a 7:30 p.m. vote.
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Janet Borholm
Cedar Rapids
Educational Service Center
Second Ave
Steve Graham
Business Services
Antic
McLeod/Busse
Indian Creek Nature Center
Discovery
American Cancer Society
Cedar Rapids school district proposes 58 cent tax hike
The Cedar Rapids district plans 58 cent increase split 36 cents to rebuild cash reserves 20 cents toward bonds and 2 cents to the general fund. Cash reserves would rise to about 3.43 million by year end and fund special education deficits ESL overruns and asbestos work. The plan aims to improve solvency for future bond sales with bids sought for grading a new elementary school to open in fall 2002.
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Cedar Rapids
General Fund
Board OK
Young rider Melissa trains miniature horses for shows
Melissa and her horses spend winters in walks and halter classes then ride in a cart. The miniature horses can pull four times their weight and weigh 200 to 250 pounds as adults. They compete in obstacle courses and appear in parades, nursing homes, and birthday parties, evoking strong feelings in wartime veterans. Melissa aims for an associate degree while finishing high school and plans a career with horses.
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Melissa
Marshalltown
Deb
Kirkwood Community College
Prairie High School
Lee
Volunteer opportunities and judging roles offered citywide
Community groups seek volunteers for programs across Linn County including East Central Iowa volunteer coordinators and United Way. Judging for the Eastern Iowa Science and Engineering Fair March 17 at Lindale Mall. Various agencies request help from Meals on Wheels pets to crisis counseling and senior driver services.
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LIV
United Way
East
Iowa
Call
Eastern Iowa
Lindale Mall
Animeals
Meals On Wheels
Arc
Raffles
Linn County
Foundation 2 Crisis Center
Foundation
Citizens For
SCORE
Elkader bluff removal boosts town visibility and industrial park plans
C.J. Moyna & Sons removes about 250000 tons from a rock bluff along Highway 13 to expose Elkader for a new 88 acre industrial park. Developer Alan Johnson says the project improves visibility for businesses and spurs future growth, with road work and utilities underway and the site designated a tax increment financing district. Mayor Tom Diers endorses the project as beneficial for the community.
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Elkader
Highway 13
Alan Johnson
Co-Op
Johnson
Strawberry Point
Garnaville
Monona
Guttenberg
C.J. Moyna & Sons
Johnson’s
John Patrick Moyna
Bluffs
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C.R
Edgewood Road
Blairs Ferry Road
Janetr
Daiseke Nakazawa
Shuhei Nakayama
Coe College
International Club
Japan
Cedar Rapids College
Gage Memorial Union
Sweden
Spain
India
Pakistan
Korea
Tom Diers
Diers
Johnson's Restaurant. Co
Terry Johnson
S. Nh
Iowa City
Goriee
Center Point Rd
Alersrive
A Py Caer Mexican Bar & Grill
Cedar Rapi
2Nd Avenue SE
Nancy Sickelka
Amana
Scratey, & Ve
Barnes Furniture, Inc
1St Ave
Vinton
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