End of farm within city tax break sparks Iowa debate
More than 400 Cedar Rapids farm parcels receive a reduced city tax due to an antiquated state rule, valued at over 8.2 million locally and 337 million statewide. Rep. Lowell Norland led a push to fix the inequity, noting farmland within city limits that is at least 10 acres and farmed still escapes the city levy while paying school and county levies.
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Chensett
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Forrest Holvek
Linn County
Marion
Cedar Rapids Ag Land Tax Break Sparks Levy Debate
City assessor Dale Piersall notes the total ag land levy in Cedar Rapids reaches 20.84 per thousand, while residential land pays about 32.84, under a proposal to split city and county rates. Supporters argue a dual system would align farm land and farmstead taxes with comparable property, but current levies keep ag land far below neighboring rates.
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Dale Piersall
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Norland
Senate
House
Kirkwood Telenet enrollment soars after walk-ins rise
Kirkwood Community College reports 105 students enrolled in its TLC Telenetwork program after heavy walk-in registrations. Started Jan 16, the system links a central Kirkwood classroom with five outlying centers enabling live instructor and peer interaction.
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Kirkwood Community College
Kirkwood
Kirkwood Board of Directors
Charles Cunning
Cunning
Canning
Linn Hall
Iowa City
Washington
Monticello
Anamosa
van Horne
Marion Board studies handicapped facilities plan
Administrative Assistant Les Dollinger outlined steps for the Marion Independent School District to comply with new accessibility rules. The district must show within 60 days how it will meet requirements and has three years to implement structural changes. A handicapped visitors’ team may be invited to assess needs.
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Les Dollinger
Marion Independent School Board
Dollinger
Board actions approve after school course and budget
The board approved the after school course pending budget inclusion after receiving a petition with about 100 high school student signatures. It also continued the half mill tax levy for site purchase, approved gym use by World of Life Clubs for an April 8 basketball marathon, and made several personnel changes and schedule updates.
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World of Life Clubs
Waterloo
Iowa
Rothmeyer resigns post from Marion School Board
Marion Independent School Board to name a new member after C A Rothmeyer resigns effective Jan 31 to take a job in another city. Applications due Feb 3 by 5 p m. questionnaire available at the Longfellow building board offices to learn about candidates. The successor serves until a special election or the next regular board election.
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Marion Independent School Board
C.A. Rothmeyer
Longfellow Building
John Vernon
Kirkwood offers Linn County housecleaning program
Kirkwood Community College launches a Linn County program to train unemployed residents in housecleaning and minor maintenance. The service list includes housecleaning window washing and wall washing with charges covering supplies and equipment. Contact coordinator Bernice Bell at 3985691 or 3985658 for details.
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Linn County
Kirkwood Community College
Bernice Bell
School land sale plan faces Marion election
Marion Independent voters will decide on selling a Longfellow area tract next to the school after officials approved final plat steps and zoning measures. A special election is planned to seek community permission to sell, bid sewer work, and set land use restrictions for solar panels, with a vote expected no earlier than mid April.
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Marion Independent
Gordon Gibson
Lee Schoon
Longfellow
Eighth Avenue
al Watson
One injured, one charged in Marion assault
Marion police reported a late Monday assault left a 19 year old man injured and hospitalized in fair condition at Mercy Hospital. Arthur Dean Larson, 18, of 1410 Eighth Street, was arrested and charged with willful injury and possession of a controlled substance, held at Linn County jail.
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Marion
Noel Allen Smith
Fourth Ave
Mercy Hospital
Smith
Arthur Dean Larson
Eighth St
Linn County
Marion Firefighters Union Signs City Contract in Meeting
The Marion Firefighters Union has agreed to the contract terms with the city and plans to sign this afternoon at City Hall during an informal council meeting.
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