Severe cold triggers outages in Linn and Johnson counties
The Gazette reports a cold snap causing power outages for over 3,000 Alliant Energy customers in Linn and Johnson counties. A Cedar Rapids line on Classic Car Court SW failed at 4:15 a.m., leaving about 290 customers without power until 7:40 a.m. A second failure on a C Street SW cable caused a short after 6:00 a.m. outages reached Coralville. Temperatures ranged 14 to minus 9 degrees in Cedar Rapids and 14 to minus 7 in Iowa City. warming is expected by Thursday.
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Coralville Eyes 2.92 Percent Residential Tax Increase
Coralville City Council plans a 2.92 percent rise in the residential tax rate for the 2005 budget. A $100,000 home would pay about $606 in city taxes, down from $625, as the taxable percentage falls from 51.39 to 48.45 percent, per finance officer Terry Kaeding.
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Cedar Rapids Mayor backs unpaid furloughs to trim budget gap
Cedar Rapids Mayor Paul Pate proposed unpaid employee furloughs of up to a week a year to help close a 3.5 million shortfall. He favors applying the measure to union and non bargaining staff while opposing front line cuts to police and fire. The City Council has floated wage freezes for non bargaining staff and is probing union concessions to save hundreds of thousands annually.
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Coal gas plant site tested for toxins
Iowa City crews began testing an underground storage tank near downtown to determine if it releases toxins into soil and groundwater. The probe is part of an EPA survey of the Burlington and Van Buren streets area, where a coal gasification plant operated until 1937 and left coal tar by products.
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MidAmerican Energy
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Iowa City
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Gazette
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United Way tops 2003 fund-raising goal in Cedar Rapids
United Way of East Central Town raised 8.12 million dollars in a four month campaign, topping an 8.1 million goal. Campaign chair Chuck Peters praised the administration and noted a donor decline since 1990 despite rising costs.
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Cedar Rapids
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Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
the Gazette
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Iowa man charged in fatal Linn County hit and run
Michael Alden 46 of Hiawatha is charged with leaving the scene of a fatal accident and driving while barred after his Mercury Cougar allegedly struck Lonnie Edwards 24 on Whittier Road near Waubeek on December 9. Edwards died after a five mile walk. Alden faced multiple prior drunken driving convictions and was released after court appearance.
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