Linn County cuts WAR workers replacing with part time custodians
Linn County supervisors vote to hire five part time custodians to clean three county buildings replacing eight Work Alternative to Relief workers. The change could begin February 1 and aims to stabilize staffing while maintaining service levels amid a shrinking WAR pool and improving local economy.
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Dick Hogan
Linn County
Board of Supervisors
Linn
Gary Rogers
Milli Dawson
General
Veterans Assistance
Dawson
Rogers
Witwer
Cedar Rapids School Board weighs forums over study committee
The Cedar Rapids Community School District weighs a districtwide study committee versus a series of community forums on reopening Truman or Jackson elementaries and boundary changes. Superintendent Daeschner favors forums and staff proposals. some trustees push for ongoing committees to improve participation. The board also approved a March 7 bond election for gym renovations totaling 4.9 million and buying land next to Polk School for offstreet parking.
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Cedar Rapids Community
Cedar Rapids
Stephen Daeschner
Daeschner
Truman
Jackson
Monroe Developmental Center
Wayne Howes
Susan McDermott
McDermott
Howes
Coolidge School
Coolidge Riral
Norman Hanson
Hanson
Representa
Dennis Kral
Kral
Polk School
Linn-Mar considers funding for new band uniforms
Linn-Mar school board discussion centers on replacing aging band uniforms as the high school band grows from 128 last year to projected 160 next fall and 190 the following year. Spokesman Jim Potter notes 130 uniforms exist and many are worn or poorly sized. Proposal calls for 200 new uniforms at 300 to 350 dollars each, with a donor-backed plan to reimburse the district for all but 60 uniforms, yielding a net district cost of 18000 to 21000 dollars. The board set the item for discussion on January 23 despite budget constraints.
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Linn-Mar
Jim Potter
Potter
Linn-Mar approves $622,972 in capital projects
Linn-Mar school board authorized over six hundred thousand dollars for multiple capital improvements. Projects include converting Bowman Woods Elementary to gas heat, replacing gym bleachers and floor, lighting the softball field, library curtain, and a football field concession stand door. Funds split between site and schoolhouse and playground accounts.
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Bowman Woods
Linn-Mar
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