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Heritage effort hinges on law change for Cedar Rapids preservation
Iowa writers recount Cedar Rapids efforts to form a Cultural Heritage Commission to guide historic preservation. The piece traces a 1970s program, a 1977 ordinance proposal, and legal debates about municipal authority to designate landmarks and districts. It notes state plans to clarify law in 1979.
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Iowa
Old Capitol
Plum Grove
Gardner
Spirit Lake
Fort Atkinson
Nancy McHugh
Civic Pride
Herbert Stone
Donn Young
Cedar Rapids
Joan Clark
Official
State Survey
State Office of Historic Preservation
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids Public
Bill Shuttleworth
Cultural Heritage Commission
Larry Blumberg
House
66Th General Assembly
Dubuque
Iowa General Assembly