Cedar Rapids Budget Sees Tax Rate Hold Steady
Preliminary figures show Cedar Rapids property taxes likely stay at about 12.57 per thousand, even as assessed values rise 3.44 percent due to state rollbacks. Residential bills would rise modestly while commercial and industrial values climb, with city funds tightening to an austere general fund budget and a small surplus.
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Mark Glennette
Cedar Rapids
Donald Canney
Robert McMahan
McMahan
Ed Burrell
Canney
Congress
Five Seasons budget forecasts $190000 loss next year
The Five Seasons Center Commission approves a $2.5 million budget predicting a $190,000 loss for 1985-86 led by $2.3 million in revenue. Capital equipment and building maintenance are planned, while December concerts improved six month revenue to $251,716 despite fewer event days.
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Five Seasons Center Commission
Five Seasons Center
David Pisha
Pisha
Paramount Theatre
City Hall
Andy Williams
Cedar Rapids Woman Remains Hospitalized After Two Car Crash
Marilyn Whitmore, 40, of 5649 Colorado Drive SW, remained in fair condition at St Luke's after a Tuesday morning collision at Second Avenue and Seventh Street SE. Police say Whitmore pulled into a westbound car's path. Roger D. Morrow, 30, of 825 15th St SE was uninjured. Whitmore faces a charge of failure to yield from a stop sign.
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Cedar Rapids
Marilyn Whitmore
Colorado Drive
Second Avenue
Seventh Street
Whitmore
Roger D. Morrow
15Th St. SE
Cedar Rapids Cost of Living Stands Up Across Iowa Cities
A Cedar Rapids price index shows all items at 95.7 versus 100 nationally in Q3 1984, with housing at 103.3. Apartment rent runs 383 monthly for a two bedroom and a 1800 square foot house at 90833, while Iowa City posts higher and Clarinda lower rents. Comparisons across groceries utilities transportation health care and miscellaneous goods show Cedar Rapids generally below or near peers in Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids
American Chamber of Commerce Researchers Association
Iowa
Iowa City
Clarinda
Fort Dodge
Marshalltown
Mason City
Sioux City
Iowa Cities
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