County questions doing city housing inspections
The Linn County Health Department may perform hundreds of Cedar Rapids housing inspections under a 11 year old agreement. Health Director Keith Erickson urges termination, citing lack of updates and rising enforcement concerns amid a new city housing code. The board ordered drafting a new pact and possible termination with 30 days notice.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County Health Department
Health Department
Keith Erickson
County to bid on Witwer Building renovations
The Linn County Board of Supervisors will advertise for bids to renovate the Witwer Building at 305 Second Ave SE. Architect Scott Olson said six projects, mainly on the building's second and third floors, include elevator replacement and shaft repair, fire alarm and light system upgrades, and window repairs with a total estimated cost around 70000 dollars.
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Witwer
Second Ave. SE
Scott Olson
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Cedar Rapids Resists County Role in Rental Inspections
Cedar Rapids public safety commissioner Floyd Bergen said the city will not ask Linn County Health Department to handle rental unit inspections under the new housing code. He noted only health problem cases have been referred so far and that the code may require budget changes and staff once inspections begin.
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Erickson
Health Department
Joe
Cook
Cedar Rapids
Floyd Bergen
Public Safety
Bergen
Keith Erickson
Linn County Health Department
al Ahern
Ahern
Board of Health
Farm Datebook rounds up county extension events
Farmers and extension experts across Iowa attend diverse meetings and seminars. Speakers include Emmett Stevermer from Ames and Jim Meno from Hudson for a women’s narrowing house clinic in Independence, plus Les Rhodes of the Iowa Soybean Association in Tipton. Meetings span from cattlemen’s dinners to soil conservation, grain storage, and farming technology demonstrations statewide.
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Buchanan County
Emmett Stevermer
Ames
Jim Meno
Hudson
Independence
Cedar County
Les Rhodes
Iowa Soybean Association
Tipton
Iowa
Canton
Iowa Brown Swiss Association
Robert Barber
DeWitt
Jones County
Cattlemen's Association
Rainbow
Monticello
Tama County
Toledo
Winneshiek County
REC
Postville
Delaware County
Manchester
Fayette County
Garbee
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
Johnson County
Montgomery Hall
Fairground
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Greg Brenneman
Eldon Haas
Linn County
United Methodist Church
Anamosa High School
Earl Wahl
Anamosa
Jerry Irons
Olin
Ron Ruess
Larry Robinson
Mechanicsville
State Soil Conservation Committee
Starlite
Dysart- Geneseo High School
Competition Grand Slam Bridge Winners Named in Hiawatha
In a Sunday duplicate bridge game at Farmer's State Bank Hiawatha North south winners were Joe Verbick and Ken Hixon first with Mrs Thomas Mullin and Dick Meonk second East West winners were Diane Vinallist and Mike Roush first with Mary Ann Boardman and Connie Hellenthal second The next game is 5 30 Sunday at the bank The Collins Bridge Club meets 7 30 Friday at the Marion Library
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Mitchell Movement
Farmer's State Bank
Hiawatha
Joe Verbick
Ken Hixon
Thomas Mullin
Dick Meonk
Diane Vinallist
Mike Roush
Mary Ann Boardman
Connie Hellenthal
the Bank
Collins Bridge Club
Marion Library
Linn County Officials Won 8 Percent Pay Raise
The Linn County Board of Supervisors approved an average 8 percent wage increase for elected officials effective July 1, 1981, for fiscal year 1981-82. Last week the board granted an 8 percent raise for employees represented by Local 231 of AFSCME.
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Linn County
Linn County Board of Supervisors
American Federation of State
Health board denies severance benefits to former director Ahern
Linn County Board of Health refuses to pay accrued holiday pay personal days sick leave and insurance benefits totaling 2314 to former Public Health Director Al Ahern after an opinion by Linn County Auditor Merle Kopel. Kopel questions resignation dates and says payroll payments require Board of Supervisors or court direction. Ahern resigned Aug 18 amid morale concerns and is contesting the decision. acting director Keith Erickson remains a candidate.
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Linn County
Merle Kopel
Linn County Board of Health
Public Health
al Ahern
Health Department Board of Directors
Ahern
Kopel
Health Board
The
Board of Supervisors
Rita Huber
Darrell Kula
Keith Erickson
Cedar Rapids weighing $200 IOSHA fine over park incident
The Cedar Rapids City Council will decide Wednesday whether to pay a $200 IOSHA fine tied to an April 30 Ellis Park incident. Parks Department and safety director Lora Summerwill back payment after IOSHA reduced the orig inal $400 penalty and said the injury was not directly related to the citation. The fine focused on unguarded pulleys near a leaf vacuum device that caused partial finger amputations.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Occupational Safety Health Administration
IOSHA
Parks Department
Lora Summerwill
Summerwill
Ellis Park
Parks
I Will Not Quit An Inspiring Parade Sunday Feature
A Parade preview highlights a tense hostage drama in Columbia focusing on a mother's courage and resolve. The piece promises an in depth profile of resilience under pressure and community impact.
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Columbia
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