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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 2001
Page
1
George Horton recounts the Cuban missile crisis aboard a U S ship in the Caribbean during the tense period. He details the momentous days and the perspective of a serviceman on the front lines of history.
The Iowa Off-Highway Vehicle Association voted to halt planning for the Elkader ATV park along the Turkey River and seek a new site in northeast Iowa. Neighbors and local governments opposed the plan, though the DNR did not withdraw support. The proposed 200 acre site between Highway 13 and the river faced strong environmental objections leading to the setback. The Clay County supervisors had already reversed course by withdrawing support.
Developer Terry Bjornsen outlines a $39 million project on the Marion bypass including a wilderness themed hotel, water park, golf course, and Iowa fish and wildlife museum. Marion seeks $18 million Vision Iowa funding with Atlas Limited Partnership matching. Construction could start within 60 days of funding. hotel opens 158 rooms with a 28,000 square foot indoor water park.
Linn-Mar school board unanimously OKs spending 12 million to build a Bowman Woods Elementary gym and a K–8 campus near Lowe Park to address enrollment space needs. A special meeting will seek petitions for a bond referendum with a target election around March 13 and a 60 percent supermajority for passage.
Gazette reports Linn-Mar enrollment raises about 1 000 dollars in taxable valuation adjust. For a $100 000 home the annual owner cost is expected to be 36 to 38 dollars. See Bowman Woods project Turn to 6A.
OPEC members expect to approve at least 1.5 million barrels per day in Vienna as a measure to steady markets and bolster revenues amid U S and EU calls to avoid cuts. Saudi Arabia signals a similar reduction, while the EU urges price stability between $20 and $28 a barrel.
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