Cedar Rapids budget advances with new hires and hotel tax plan
Cedar Rapids council weighs adding 32 full time positions across public works code enforcement information technology and the joint communications center as it drafts the fiscal 2010 budget. The Hotel Motel Allocation Committee recommends 650000 for the Cedar Rapids Convention and Visitors Bureau, while Ellis Park pool repairs aim for a July 13 reopening at a cost around 300000. Neumann and Lina presented figures as Drew noted the headcount is a work in progress and raises average about 3.25 percent for city employees.
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Cedar Rapids
Casey Drew
Jen Neumann
Lina
Drew
I C civil rights activist urges continued equality in Iowa City
In Iowa City at the Senior Center Carla Keppler reports on civil rights activists centering on Barack Obama's inauguration as a sign of progress. Marian Coleman and Bonnie Jerry recount segregation experiences while urging ongoing efforts for school integration and tolerance.
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Iowa City
Marian Coleman
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Coleman
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South Carolina
Bonnie Jerry
West Branch
New Orleans
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Martin Luther King Jr
King
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Vandalism spree tied to BB gun crimes in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids police arrested Nathan Hall Austin Ingram and Matthew Clark all 18 after they admitted to vandalizing six vehicles two businesses Blend ABC Construction and Jungs and Coffins home with BB guns between November 3 and Wednesday night. A fourth person was not charged. Investigators review other BB gun vandalism cases.
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Cedar Rapids
Ronald Coffin
B Ave
Coffin
Hicle
Nathan Hall
Austin Ingram
Matthew Clark
Hintman Center
ABC Construction
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Residents seek left turns and wider lanes on Blairs Ferry Road
Cedar Rapids residents at a corridor planning meeting urged traffic controls for left turns on Blairs Ferry Road NE and called for widening to four lanes. They cited dangerous crossings and limited outlets near Milburn and Edgewood roads as planners review post flood traffic and potential improvements.
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Milburn Road
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Morrow
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Cedar Rapids Church
Blairs Ferry Rd
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Carpenter
North Pine Drive
Blairs
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Arbore
Edgewood Road
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