Petition to halt Hayes Elementary razing in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids school board candidates and residents challenge the demolition of Hayes Elementary. Kenneth Barger collected about 170 signatures to appeal to the state Department of Public Instruction, seeking to keep the 1912 15 era wing standing until the September 8 elections. A consulting firm is studying razing plans, with bids delayed until after September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Public Instruction
Hayes
Kenneth Barger
Ave. NE
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Barger
DPI
D St. SW
Joseph Malmer
Discrimination trial proceeds despite bar closure
Carl and Ida Witt closed the Central Dis patch Lounge at 1207 Fourth Ave SE but face a July 30 trial to collect a $200 settlement for a race discrimination complaint filed by a Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission against them. City officials and the commission say personal liability remains.
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Carl
Ida Witt
Central Dispatch
Fourth Ave
Witts
David McGuire
Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission
McGuire
Linn board seeks to curb top management raises
Linn County Supervisors approve a letter asking Health Department and Health Center boards to cut top management raises from earlier this year. The plan caps July 1, 1981 increases at eight percent overall, with max rises of 2050 for top officials and 1785 for mid level managers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Health Department and Health Center Boards of Directors
Joe Rinas
Health Department
Rinas
Keith Erickson
Erickson
Health Center Board
Health Center
Robert Johnson
Cedar Rapids City Council rejects Chestnut Ridge secession request
The Cedar Rapids City Council opposed a petition from Chestnut Ridge Addition residents to revert 16 lots covering 20 acres to Linn County. Officials cited future isolation by the city, law enforcement and fire protection issues, and limited city services while noting two owners wish to stay in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Chestnut Ridge
Seminole Valley Park
Don Canney
Wayne Murdock
Linn County
Michael A. Shepard
Richard Ransom
Way of City Services
Ransom
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Cedar Rapids’ Black Coalition
Floyd Jones
Commission
McQuire
Virgil Gooding
The
Black Coalition
Linn Board
By Dave Rasdal
Gazette County Reporter
Madge Phillips
John D. Rockefeller
Mayor Canney
31St Ave
S.W
Tire Service
Linn Health Service
David L. Brockway
M.A
Werican
Heart Assocerican Cancer Society
Uscular Dystrophy Associter
Kidney Foundation
Tiple Sclerosis Society
Family & Children’s Service Humane Society
Friends
Luke's Hospital
Secy Hospital
Associatary Action Center
Endoth Service Bureau
Informer University
Foundatron OF Dimes
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Save
U.S. Bank
Savings Deposit
U.S.B
United State Bank
16Th Ave
Blairs Ferry Rd
Council St
Iowa
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