Marion council rejects mobile home court plan after protests
Marion voters packed hearings as the City Council voted 7 to 0 to deny a Cedar Falls developer's 237-lot mobile home court west of Alburnett Road and 29th Avenue. A July 21 vote on Terry Bjornsen's 200-unit retirement complex was delayed while legal issues were addressed.
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Marion
David Sires
Cedar Falls
Alburnett Road
29Th Avenue
Bowman Woods
Terry Bjornsen
Tama Street
East Post Road
Bjornsen
Cedar Rapids
Cottage Grove Avenue
First Avenue SE
Don Hoskins
Repairs start on Prairie Creek bridge in Linn County
The Prairie Creek bridge on Edgewood Road SW near the General Mills plant reopens after repairs. assistant Linn County engineer Steve Gannon cites a third deck hole in two years and notes planned work for Monday with a Friday reopening.
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Dick Hogan
Prairie Creek
Edgewood Road
General Mills
Steve Gannon
Linn County
Gannon
Old Ivanhoe Bridge Replaced by New Cedar River Span
The Ivanhoe Bridge on Highway 1 near Mount Vernon will be replaced by a new concrete beam span to the west. The project costs about 2.694 million for the bridge plus 736 thousand for grading and 176 thousand for right of way, with construction likely starting in winter 1991 and completion in about 14 years. A public hearing is set for 7 p.m. July 21 at Mount Vernon City Hall.
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Robert Taft
Bertram
Gannon
Iowa Department of Transportation
Taft
Cedar River
Highway 1
Mount Vernon
Ivanhoe
Leonard Balcom
IDOT
Cedar Rapids
Balcom
Power Outage Hits Linn County Building After Cable Cut
About an hour before quitting time Thursday a construction crew severed an underground cable in the parking lot of the Linn County Administrative Office Building. Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. spokeswoman said power would be restored last night, with crews working through the outage.
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Linn County
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Cedar Rapids Soap Box Derby race heads to Akron qualifiers
Up to 55 cars race Sunday on the resurfaced 15th Street hill near Kingston Stadium for the 1988 Cedar Rapids Soap Box Derby. Top finishers in Kit Car and Masters divisions earn spots in Akron Race of Champions on August 13 with savings bonds awarded.
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Akron
Ohio
Cedar Rapids
15Th Street
Kingston Stadium
Chuck Walters
Walters
U.S
The
Derby Association
Byers & Hoppel Realtors
Gerber Plumbing
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Council
Tom Fruehling
Prairie Creek Bridge
County
Bertram Bridge
City of
Ely Street
Ivanhoe Bridge
Hea
Peck’s
Minature
Silk
Reg. Price
Yee An
Flower & Garden
Blairs Ferry Rd
Edgewood Rd
N.E
Gazette
Dave Gosch
Andrew Abodeely
Palisades Kepler State Park
Abodeely
Mercy Hospital
Allen
BUICK
Cadillac
Oldsmobile
First Avenue
S.E
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