Sustainability and historic buildings clash in Cedar Rapids race
Gunning Marketing director and OPN Architects Inc official Brian Fagan promotes sustainability as a city planning guide, weighing cost, environment and community impact. Mayoral candidate Ron Corbett questions the term’s value, favoring reuse of Veterans Memorial Building and the old federal courthouse over new construction.
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Brian Fagan
Fagan
Ron Corbett
Corbett
Crst Inc
Cedar Rapids Area
Open houses explore options for flood damaged Linn County buildings
Three open houses will inform residents and gather input on facility options for public buildings. The timetable includes June 23, August 18, and October 6 with locations to be announced. Architects from OPN and Linn County officials compare repairing, renovating, building new, or retrofitting to improve sustainability and efficiency.
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Brian Gunning
OPN Architects Inc
OPN
Gunning
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Lu Barron
Rick.smith
Gazcomm.com
Eyerly Selected as Cedar Rapids Flood Recovery Director
City Council to confirm the choice of Eyerly for the flood recovery director post after a nine member panel selected him from four finalists. The appointment, starting July 13, pays $114,275 with duties to end after flood recovery and then return to Utilities, with time split across City Hall and neighborhood centers. Rockwell Collins aided the effort and may share costs, while Eyerly holds an MBA and will base in temporary City Hall with an office in northeast Cedar Rapids.
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Oregon
Eyerly
Jim Prosser
Chuck Wieneke
Ron Dardis
Iowa
Tom Hobson
Rockwell Collins
City Hall
Hobson
Conni Huber
Utilities Department
Cedar Rapids
Carroll representative to form exploratory committee
State Rep. Rod Roberts of Carroll said he plans an exploratory committee next month as he weighs a 2010 run for governor. The 51 year old legislator joins Rep. Christopher Rants and businessman Bob Vander Plaats in sizing up a GOP bid, with formal announcement possible in the fall.
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Carroll
Bret Oeux
City Journal
Rod Roberts
Iowa
Roberts
Christopher Rants
Bob Vander Plaats
Sioux City
Cedar Rapids
Christian Fong
GOP
Story
Fong Criticizes GOP Field For Lacking Vision
Fong argues GOP contenders have no vision and cites his 13 years in private sector as CEO of Corridor Recovery to counter deficits and stalled marriage amendment votes. Mitchell Gross rebuts with focus on vision while Norm Sterzenbach accuses Republicans of rooting for Iowa to fail. The piece notes Fong and his wife Jenelle have two sons and a daughter.
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Corridor Recovery
Mitchell Gross
Fong
GOP
Iowa
Democratic Party
Norm Sterzenbach
Culver
Jenelle
Fourth of July holiday city services hours and closures
The notice lists city and library closures and altered services for Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas on the Fourth of July weekend. It details which offices, libraries, and buses operate Friday and Saturday, including open hours for Iowa City Public Library and landfill schedules, with several facilities closed Friday through Sunday and special reminders about garbage, mail, parking, and meter rules.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids/Linn County
City Hall
Marion Public Library
Iowa City Public Library
City
University of Iowa
Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center
Johnson County
Iowa City
State Department of Transportation
Coralville
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