Cedar Bend faces rising costs and dwindling local funds
Cedar Bend project costs climb toward 42 million with Vision Iowa grant concerns. Council members urge relinquishing the grant, refocusing on a single supported project, and returning for a smaller Community Attraction and Tourism grant. Public support appears waning as talks continue.
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Podzimek
Cedar Bend
Vision Iowa
Kris Gulick
Jerry McGrane
Vision Iowa Board
Sarah Henderson
Chuck Swore
Justin Shields
Kay Halloran
Vision
Idling Costs Drive Iowa Trucking Firms to Try New Tech
Iowa firms explore anti idling strategies as diesel prices rise and federal rules require drivers to rest. West Side Transport fits 300 plus auxiliary heaters. Florilli uses APUs on 70 trucks. IdleAire at Pilot Urbandale plans 72 stalls. Some pilots fail on reliability. Regulatory costs push up new truck prices.
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Iowa
Dennis Kroeger
Iowa State University
Center For Transportation Excellence
Kroeger
West Side Transport
Cedar Rapids
Florilli Transportation of
West Liberty
Murry Fitzer
Scott Randall
Steve Madlem
IdleAire
Urbandale
Randall
Randy Boeckenstedt
ISU
Apus
Paul Pink
Pink
Heartland Express
Coralville
Mike Gerdin
Heartland
Gerdin
Heroin use rising in Cedar Rapids with price and trust issues
Cedar Rapids narcotics officials report growing heroin use and tightened trust barriers hindering infiltration. Prices range from 100 to 300 dollars per gram as dealers mix heroin with crack and cocaine. Arrests include Iregens Parks, 30, found with crack, heroin, marijuana and a 40 caliber handgun. he faces a federal charge.
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Cedar Rapids
Iregens Parks
Chicago
Bever Ave
Brent Long
Long
Cedar Rapids Residents Indicted in Federal Heroin Cases
Since August 2005 at least eight Cedar Rapids residents have been indicted on federal heroin charges in Cedar Rapids and are awaiting trial or sentencing. Omoro Crusoe 28 was found guilty by a jury in December of two counts of distributing heroin in Cedar Rapids. David Pelham 53 pleaded guilty in October to two counts of distributing heroin. Steven Bradford 22 of Chicago and Cedar Rapids pleaded guilty in December to conspiracy to distribute heroin. Ferris Robertson 24 pleaded guilty in January to distribution of heroin within 1000 feet of Monroe Elementary School admitting distribution of 100 to 400 grams in spring and summer 2005. Stacey Cowens 30 pleaded guilty in January to aiding and abetting Robertson in heroin distribution near Monroe Elementary. Rashon Dawson 25 of Cedar Rapids pleaded guilty Thursday to distributing cocaine and heroin. Matthew Fountain 30 pleaded guilty Friday to conspiracy to distribute heroin. Joseph Pospishil 23 was arrested February 15 on a charge of maintaining a house at 1117 Eighth St SE for use of heroin.
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Cedar Rapids
Omoro Crusoe
David Pelham
Steven Bradford
Chicago
Ferris Robertson
Eighth St. SE
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