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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 2001
Page
1
The Kanesville mural by Grant Wood finishes its cross country journey from California to Iowa and will be hung at Cedar Rapids Washington High School. The piece marks a notable exhibition in a spring trend toward vivid colors.
Under first year coach Lisa Bluder the Iowa program shows momentum on court and with fans. Gazette columnist Mike Hlas outlines reasons for the early upturn. DETAILS, 10. A weather related short circuit disrupted operations at Quaker Oats and St Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday. DETAILS, 1B. The proposed Eastern Iowa Thoracic Oncology Project would provide a database and center for comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer patients. DETAILS, 7B.
Cedar Rapids city officials plan to use 2 million from a 7 million undesignated fund plus a 1 million internal loan to cover a 3 million overrun on the 12.7 million ice arena project. The loans and funds will be repaid over up to 10 years from hotel motel tax revenue, with SKATE Inc. shortfall cited as a contributing factor and council vote set for 9 a.m. today.
Grass roots group funding fell short of the pledged amount for 7A naming rights to the arena. Officials remain hopeful revenue could come from rights sales once designated funds, built from tipping fees at the city landfill, are allocated.
The proposal lists six sources: 6.6 million in bonds repaid by arena lease, 2.4 million from SKATE including 2 million already paid, 2 million from city undesignated funds, 1 million loan to be repaid from hotel notes taxes, 700 thousand from miscellaneous items such as naming rights and sales tax refunds. Total funded amount sums to 12.7 million.
President Bush unveiled a broad education plan aiming to boost public schools within three years or risk student losses and federal funding. It includes a voucher-like option allowing $1,500 in federal funds for students in failing schools to transfer, attend private schools, or hire tutors, provoking a Capitol Hill fight. Moderate Democrats signaled room for compromise amid competing proposals.
Keith and Dennis Andrews of Marion won a zoning exemption for their 80 acre property in Linn County after a four to one vote by the Board of Adjustment. The brothers plan to harvest walnut oak and maple timber over decades and retire on the profits, as heated debate centered on what qualifies as a farm.
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced a multimillion dollar settlement with Aventis Crop Science over StarLink corn, vowing the company will cover losses to farmers and grain elevators in Iowa and 16 other states. The deal targets costs from the misbranding of StarLink which contaminated the human food supply and disrupted sales.
Aventis will pay 25 cents per bushel to StarLink growers with buffer or corn within 660 feet of StarLink plots. Eligible farmers and elevators can claim documented costs or losses tied to StarLink. States signing the agreement include Iowa Indiana Illinois Kansas Kentucky Maine Maryland Minnesota Mississippi Nebraska New Mexico North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma South Dakota. Participants must enroll by Feb 15 and market affected corn by Sept 15. Details are at Aventis Web site. The four year agreement does not waive future action on other issues.
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