Czech heritage group could gain first hotel tax funding
Cedar Rapids officials consider FACT recommendations doubling the Visitors and Convention Bureau allocation to 236000 for the next fiscal year from hotel motel tax funds. The plan also increases funding for Five Seasons Center and target groups such as Paramount Theatre and Cedar Rapids Art Museum while delaying other projects.
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Mark Glenn
Cedar Rapids Area
Ed Burrell
Robert McMahan
Cedar Rapids
Convention Bureau
Marryce Heidt
FACT
Five Seasons Center
Harold Schaefer
Schaefer
Czech Heritage Foundation
City Hall
Houston
Texas
Heidt
Bureau
Amana
Paramount Theatre
Cedar Rapids Art Museum
Indian Creek Nature Center
Cedar Rapids/Marion Arts Council
Cedar Rapids Community Theatre
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Brucemore Foundation
All Iowa Fair and
Witwer Senior Citizens
Pioneer Village
Cedar Rapids Council Advances Art Museum Move and Mall Plans
The Cedar Rapids City Council moved forward with appraisals for 12 businesses potentially displaced by relocating the Art Museum into the old public library and nearby properties. A $2.5 million Hall Foundation grant would back about half the $1.25 million relocation cost, with remaining funds raised publicly.
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Mark Glenn
Cedar Rapids
The
Hall Foundation Inc
Thomas Aller
Council
Third St. SE
Canney
Salyer
Busi
City Briefs Bits Span Food Ads and Local Events
City briefs compile a mix of restaurant hours for Drake's Salad Bar East and Downtown locations, promotional wellness sessions at Mercy Hospital, orthodontic and dental ads, community classes, library story hours, holiday sales, and local notices. The item lists scheduling, contact numbers, and several specialty services in a dense, pager-style update.
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Drake’s
East
Bullock Wins Fairfax City Council Seat
David Bullock won a Fairfax City Council seat by 70 votes in a special election. He a Fairfax resident for 18 months, captured 106 votes to Kenneth Selzer's 36, with Linn County to canvass the results. Bullock fills the remainder of former councilman Bob Otto’s term.
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David Bullock
Fairfax City
Bullock
Fairfax
Kenneth Selzer
Linn
Bob Otto
California
Linn County Supervisors
Local Government Meetings and Cultural Events Listed
Today offers multiple public meetings including Cedar Rapids City Council at City Hall and Linn County Board of Supervisors at the Administrative Office Building. A Hiawatha City Council session and two evening program slots feature Dr. Malcolm Peel on Tutankhamun at Coe College and a Five Seasons Center airing of Alvin and the Chipmunks with reserved seating and student discounts.
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Cedar Rapids
King Tut
Malcolm Peel
Cherry
Coe. Free
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3Rd Avenue S.E
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Knights of Columbus
Mount Vernon Road
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Friendsmobile
Noelridge Park
Collins Road
Share and Care
Johnson Ave
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Securities Corporation of Iowa
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Mount Vernon Rd
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