Valley Community School District rejects second 10 year levy
In Fayette County the Valley Community School District vote of 392 to 229 defeated a 10 year physical plant and equipment levy aimed at funding four new classrooms and renovating science rooms. The plan would raise about 80000 annually, 800000 over 10 years, to back a loan for four classrooms and retire aging portables serving about 600 students in Elgin Clermont and Wadena.
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Valley Community School
Fayette County
Elgin
Clermont
Wadena
Cedar Rapids Council to discuss Edgewood Road safety plan
Cedar Rapids officials hold a public hearing on a concept for a 1.35 million Edgewood Road NW safety project. The plan adds a half mile of O Avenue NW to Rogers Road NW and reshapes the Edgewood Road NW O Avenue NW intersection, funded in part by 500000 from state highway safety funds.
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Edgewood Road
Rogers Road NW
O Avenue NW
Edgewood Road NW
Rogers Road
Metro flood panel vows change in Cedar Rapids area zoning
After June 4 flash flooding that caused millions in damage the Linn County Regional Planning Commission panel discussed expanding flood plains and tighter building rules. Engineers from Cedar Rapids Marion Hiawatha and Linn County urged new maps and a regional water study to reduce future flood risk with a Aug. 22 advisory deadline. City engineers noted floodwaters rose about two feet above the 500 year level prompting calls to tighten metro area ordinances. Basements may need to be raised above lower flood benchmarks as part of the proposed reforms.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County Regional Planning Commission
Commission
Ken Bickner
Dan Whitlow
Marion
Don Thomas
Planning Commission
Thomas
Envisioning the Next Chapter for Anamosa Library
Anamosa library marks 100 years but plans a new $1.85 million facility with 12 000 square feet to triple space. Board aims to complete in 12 to 18 months, adding a single floor modern “manity room” to house up to 30 000 books and serve readers, computer users, and visitors.
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George
Mary Achenbach
Anamosa
Scott
First Streets
Neighbors settle dispute over hog confinement near Lansing
Gregory and Lori Leppert and Della Leppert of Lansing reach a confidential out of court settlement with Wayne Weber and Prestage Stoecker Farms Inc. over a 3300 head hog facility eight miles northwest of Lansing. Judge Zager sealed terms. mediation had produced a consent decree restricting manure application near French Creek and requiring prairie buffers.
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Wayne Weber
Lansing
Prestage-Stoecker Farms Inc
Bruce Zager
Eldon McAfee
Des Moines
Weber
Prestage-Stoecker Farms
French Creek Drive
Allamakee County
French Creek
Lepperts
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Cedar River
Ellis Park
Joe Cerrato
Park
Coralville
S.T. Morrison Park
Linn
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Hiawatha and
Linn County
Central City
Alburnett, Robins, Hiawatha
Kristophere’ Owens
Gazette
Francis Shaw
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Alissa Fairbanks
Jones County
Charlene George
Rette
Duane Croch
Gazette Phi
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Churchtown
Allamakee
Gazette Map
Gregory
Lori Leppert
Jeffrey and
Lisa Leppert
Della Leppert
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