Cedar Rapids school board presses for rapid facilities plan
Cedar Rapids officials form a facilities task force to study district needs and seek a plan for funding. The group must report by August on a feasible plan and tax tolerance, considering a possible $147 million bond or levy increases to address a $20 million maintenance backlog and overcrowding, with Beems Auditorium hosting a public meeting.
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Janet Borholm Sazette
Cedar Rapids — School Board
Ron Olson
Olson
Olson Olson
He Teats Koh Wik
Beems Auditorium
Cedar Rapids Public Library
First St. SE
Yang Ahn
Gary Anhalt
The
Cedar Rapids Education Association
Brian Carr
Connie Clark
Jim Craig
Linn County Building For Kids and
Original Facilities
Public hearing set on Discovery Living bond issue
Linn County supervisors schedule a 10 a.m. August 2 hearing on issuing up to 750000 in bonds for Discovery Living of Cedar Rapids to build two 2000 square foot one story ranch homes for three or four developmentally disabled adults. Funds may also remodel existing Discovery Living homes in Marion and Cedar Rapids. The bonds are tax exempt and do not obligate county taxpayers.
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Dick Hogan Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Discovery Living
Jomar Court
Greenfield Street
John Morris
Morris
Marion
Dean Spina
Marion Youths petition for local skate park lost to budget limits
Dustin Smart 13 and friends collected 350 signatures to back a Marion skate park but parks director Richard Fox said no funds remain in this year’s budget. He noted three new city parks are planned and funds aren’t available, yet the youths pledged to pursue fundraisers and grants to pursue a Riverside-like facility closer to home.
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Heather Pavnica
Azette
Marion
ad@t reality
Marion Park
Dustin Smart
Parks Board
Richard Fox
Parks and Recreation
Dustin
C.J. Johnson
Kyle Minehart
C.J
Tyler
Spencer
Riverside
Cedar Rapids
Fox
UI streamlines budget request for 2002 funding push
University of Iowa officials present a concise four point plan seeking 6 million more state funds for fiscal 2002. The request targets the Public Health Initiative library acquisitions and digital library expansion plus classroom improvements.
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Jim Jacobson Eoll
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Doug True
State Board of Regents
Cedar Falls
Regents
Public Health
College of Public Health
Tom Vilsack
True
Pool group to give recommendations at meeting today
Cedar Rapids representatives from the aquatics committee will attend the Noelridge Neighborhood Association meeting at 7 p.m. today. The meeting will be at the referenced location in Cedar Rapids.
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Scherrmann
Swore
Ahn, Carr
Cedar Rapids
Aquatics Committee
Noelridge Neighborhood Association
Noelridge Church Hosts Pool Renovation Clarification
The pool committee will present recommendations for replacing and renovating Cedar Rapids city pools. Dave Burbach of Burbach Aquatics and committee members will explain the proposals at Noelridge Baptist Church 1147 Clifton St NE. Public invited. info from Recreation Department 286-5731.
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K. Benzine
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Parks
Noelridge Park
Noelridge Baptist Church
Clifton St. NE
Dave Burbach
Burbach Aquatics
The
Recreation Department
Professor Lou Frank Ethics Probe At University Of Iowa
University of Iowa physicist Lou Frank faces possible job loss after allegations of academic fraud against a colleague. A three member faculty jury will decide if policy was violated or if a reprimand is warranted. The Provost's Office pursued the matter since last winter with a tentative decision timeline of about 45 days.
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Jim Jacobson
Iowa City
University of Iowa
Gazette
Lou Frank
James A. van Allen
Frank
Mark Schantz
Schantz
Robert Mutel
Mutel
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