Petition seeks College Community pool referendum
Residents of the College Community School District file a petition with 575 signatures seeking a referendum on building a community pool for Prairie schools. The plan includes pool access for residents and summer programs beyond district students. The Aug. 14 board meeting will consider the item. Glenn Selzer and Dave Neuhaus were reappointed as secretary and treasurer respectively. A fifth depository bank was added, with maximum deposit limits set, and lunch prices rise five cents. Family athletic tickets and a district season pass were approved, with Sept. 11 election for board seats and terms expiring for Milton Chadima and John Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Community School
Board of Education
Prairie
Daryl Hynek
Glenn Selzer
Dave Neuhaus
First Trust and Savings Bank of
Cedar Rapids
Ely
Fairfax State Savings Bank
Farmers Savings Bank of
Walford
Swisher Trust and Savings Bank
Milton Chadima
John Anderson
Teamsters Approved by College Community School District Workers
Members of the College Community School District approved joining the Teamsters union. The maintenance staff voted today to organize, seeking wage, benefit, and staffing improvements under union representation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Community
Teamsters
Health insurance tax relief under review by Congress
Government and congressional experts say tax exemptions on health insurance save revenue and a subcommittee weighs proposals to tax employer contributions. Current law exempts premiums paid by corporations from employee income tax, but taxing funds when given to employees could affect health coverage costs. The issue centers on how to curb lost revenue while maintaining coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
United States
Claim against Mount Vernon firm withdrawn
The Iowa Department of Environmental Quality withdrew a fine claim against U.S. Nameplate Co. of Mount Vernon after the company agreed to treat wastewater. DEQ sued in Linn District Court in March for acid discharge violations near the plant. A judgment requires construction of treatment facilities by Oct. 15 and compliance with state law within 30 days of completion or permit, with penalties if missed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Department of Environmental Quality
U.S. Nameplate Co
Mount Vernon
DEQ
Linn
Jail inmates seek library for Linn County Jail
Four inmates from Linn County Jail petition Linn County Board of Supervisors in district court for a $50,000 law library funded by the county. They cite jailer David Lowe as loud rude and arrogant and seek punitive damages to establish a prisoner self help program while urging Lowe's dismissal to end liability. The filing notes the inmate claim in Cedar Rapids College Community Marion and Linn-Mar school boards monitoring for readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County
Linn County Board of Supervisors
David Holtz
Wilbur Rupp
Brian Lanefitt
Jerry E. Daniels
Linn District Court
David Lowe
Lowe
Orlie Workman
Cedar Rapids, College Community
Marion and
Linn-Mar
Gazette
Cedar Rapids Woman Transferred To Montreal Burn Unit
Jan Joiis Wilson, a Cedar Rapids teacher who suffered severe burns in a Canadian car crash, has been moved from the Surgical Intensive Care Unit to the Burn Unit of Montreal General Hospital. The hospital notes her condition remains critical but advancing with occupational therapy and specialized burn care. Her husband Robert Wilson, Cedar Rapids attorney, escaped with minor burns as their car exploded after a rear collision while avoiding another crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Canada
Jan Joiis Wilson
Montreal General Hospital
Montreal
Quebec
Robert Wilson
Wilson
Woman injured at Ellis Park golf course in accident
Viola Schenken, 68, of 141 37th St. NE, was admitted to Mercy Hospital ICU with chest injuries after a golf cart at Ellis Park pro shop lurched forward around 10:30 a.m. She panicked, hit the gas, struck a barrier and a sign, suffering a broken rib, broken collarbone and back strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viola Schenken
37Th St. NE
Mercy Hospital
Ellis Park
Schenken
Oak Hill land sale approved for subsidized housing project
Cedar Rapids City Council approved selling land in the Oak Hill area to Forest Investment Corp of Bellevue Washington and Cedar Rapids Associates for Oak Park Village a 50 unit federally subsidized Section 8 housing project on parts of three blocks between 15th and 16th streets SE and 12th and 14th avenues SE The project has preliminary approval from the Department of Housing and Urban Development If final approval is not granted the land reverts to city ownership and sale is voided
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Oak Hill
Forest Investment Corp
Bellevue
Wash
Forest Investment
Cedar Rapids Associates
Oak Park Village
15Th
16Th Streets
12Th
14Th Avenues
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Don Salyer
City Planning and Redevelopment
Salyer
Cedar Rapids approves five GMC buses for city streets
The City Council authorized buying five 40 foot GMC Transit buses from General Motors for 560,470 total including a delivery charge. UMTA funds cover 80 percent with 20 percent local and state match. Delivery is expected about a year after order. buses will resemble the current fleet but seat seven more passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
GMC Truck and Coach
General Motors Corp
General Motors
Urban Mass Transit
Six Cedar Rapids houses declared nuisances for demolition
The Cedar Rapids City Council passed an ordinance declaring six houses nuisances and ordering their demolition. If owners fail to comply, the city may demolish them and charge the costs to the properties. Listed owners include Land Merchants Inc, A S and Vivian Abraham, Corbin D and Esther McNabb, LaVerne W and Clover K Moran, Charles Thurston, and Glenn A Evans. Also noted is the 1804 duel in Weehawken, New Jersey, where Alexander Hamilton was mortally wounded by Aaron Burr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
11Th Ave
Land Merchants Inc
Eighth St
A.S
Vivian Abraham
10Th St
Corbin D
Esther McNabb
Ninth Ave
Alexander Hamilton
Aaron Burr
Weehawken, N.J
Also Mentioned on This Page
College Community Swim Pool
Vanessa Shelton
Staff Employees Collective Organization
SECO
International Brotherhood of Painter Allied Trades
Aflcio
State Public Employees Relation Board
C.R
FBI
Police
Sheriff
Medical Society
Foundation
Malloy Jewelers
Second Ave. SE
GazettenweiFed
Oak Hill Area
Men’s & Boys
Wellington
Chukka Ranch
Stove Pipe Service
BankAmericard
Union Made
Park & Shop
TLD Shoe
Third Ave
Siegel
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