Back to the drawing board for 42nd Street NE development
Midland Financial seeks rezoning to build 152 single family homes and 204 townhouses on a 200 acre wooded site between 42nd Street and Emerson Avenue NE. Neighbors oppose Emerson Avenue as the main access citing traffic, wildlife, safety, and potential Indian burial mound sites. City Commission asks for alternate access points and a new design within weeks with Midland to engage Crestwood Acres residents.
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Heather Sloman Wood
Gazette City Hall
City Planning Commission
Midland Financial Savings and Loan
Des Moines
42Nd Street
Emerson Avenue
Crestwood Acres
Riverbend Addition
State Archaeology Office
Midland
Ted Grob
the Gazette
John Burianek
Georgia Ave
Cedar River
Old Oak Drive
Grob
Ament Engineering Inc
Hiawatha
Crose-Gardner Associates
Marion
Bjornsen
East Post Road
Drought Forces Postponement of Prairie High Bond Referendum
The College Community school board postponed a $4.5 million bond vote to renovate Prairie High School due to drought and voter apathy. A new date will be set by Nov. 15 with a possible rescheduling next year, aiming to fund library and cafeteria expansion and upgraded facilities.
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Vanessa Shelton Z2llo
Prairie High School
College Community School Board
Norman Humble
Western
Sheryl Quillin
Quillin
the Gazette
REO Speedwagon Delivers Nostalgia At Paramount Theatre
Dee Ann Rexroat reports REO Speedwagon played a 18 song set at the Paramount Theatre drawing about 1,900 fans. The band revived hits like Keep On Loving You and Ridin’ the Storm Out with a late start and over amplification noted. New drummer Graham Lear appeared during Ridin’ the Storm Out while Kevin Cronin delivered solid vocals on I Saw Her Standing There and Johnny B Goode. Despite nostalgia and crowd enthusiasm, the reviewer calls the show too predictable and notes the band could have delivered more spontaneity.
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Dee Ann Rexroat
REO Speedwagon
Five Seasons Center
Paramount Theatre
Reo
Paramount
Gary Richrath
Santana
Graham Lear
Chuck Berry
Johnny B. Goode
Kevin Cronin
108 Acre Marion Development revised amid protests
Multi million dollar plan by Terry Bjornsen for 108 wooded acres in south Marion is revised to add a 200 foot buffer between a $10 million 200 unit retirement complex and nearby property. Public opposition from about 200 residents prompted a continued council hearing with a protest vote potential.
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Tom Fruehling
Gazette
South
Marion
Terry Bjornsen
Tama Street
East Post Road
Bjornsen
First Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Judge allows Peterson confession as evidence in murder case
Iowa City Judge L. Vern Robinson ruled that statements Mark Peterson made when turning himself in for stabbing his former boss are admissible. Peterson, 35, is charged with first degree murder in the March 24 killing of Marshall Stewart, 61, at Stewart’s Iowa City home.
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Iowa City
Mark Robert Peterson
Johnson County
L. Vern Robinson
Robinson
Peterson
Marshall Stewart
Stewart
Coralville
University of Iowa Power Plant
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