Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Panel Under Scrutiny
Minority officer Eugene Jackson told the Cedar Rapids City Council the Civil Rights Commission is not handling complaints, spending 120000 to process about 40 cases last year. Commission director Floyd Jones defended the panel, noting 58 cases were filed and 54 closed with 33 open, while denying wrongdoing.
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Civil Rights Commission
Eugene Jackson
Jackson
Floyd Jones
Commission
Jones
the Gazette
Don Canney
State Civil Rights Commission
Linda Winston
Artis Reis
City enterprise budgets keep fees steady for next year
Cedar Rapids officials expect no rate hikes for city services after July 1 as budgets for water and sewer, airport, parking, sanitation, Five Seasons Center, Paramount Theatre, golf courses, pools, Pioneer Village, bus system and Ground Transportation Center are reviewed. The Five Seasons Center may raise parking ramp fees to fund operations, while pool deficits rely on general funds.
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Mark Glenn
Cedar Rapids
Robert McMahan
Financial Activities Coordinating Team
FACT
McMahan
Five Seasons
Five Seasons Commission
Downtown Cedar Rapids vending machine ordinance on back burner
Mel Meyer of the Cedar Rapids traffic engineering department told the City Council the downtown vending machine location ordinance may no longer be needed. In six months the machine count held steady and a August complaint about five machines on a single corner was resolved by relocation.
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Cedar Rapids
Mel Meyer
Meyer
Marion wife accused of stabbing husband
Kenneth McKnight, 40, was listed in good condition after being stabbed in the left leg and chest during a domestic dispute. Linda McKnight, 32, his wife, was arrested at their home and arraigned on assault charges later reduced from willful injury. She is under DOC supervision. The incident occurred shortly after midnight at Lot 98 400 Lindale Drive.
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Kenneth McKnight
Marion Police Department
McKnight
Linda
Lindale Drive
Marion Fire Rescue
St. Lukes Hospital
Linda McKnight
Linn County
Department of Adult Corrections
Linn County Attorney’s Office
Marion Briefs Includes Salon Deal And Theft Report
Marion brief notes BJs Beauty Salon offers perm special 25 value now 22.50 through January 20 with free gift. Theft report: VCR deck valued at 1000 missing since October, reported by Frank N Magid and Associates. Medical emergencies listed at several local streets and a chimney fire on Ninth Ave.
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5Th Ave
Marion
Frank N. Magid
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