Oak Hill housing bid draws bias claims in Cedar Rapids
Minority firm Evans Evans Cortez Steward accuses planning director Don Salyer of bias amid a bidding dispute for rent subsidized Oak Hill housing. They seek Salyer’s resignation an investigation and rebid hearings at Jane Boyd Center with broader Southeast Side attendance.
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Bellevue
Wash
Washington
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Hendrick Evans
Salyer
Evans
Zette
Cortez
Steward
Oak Hill
State of Washington
Louis Smith
Randy Catt
HUD
Cedar Rapids
Jane Boyd
Southeast Side
Cedar Rapids Bus Hit by Truck. Optimist Club Formed
A Cedar Rapids city bus sustained about 1500 dollars of damage when struck by a semitractor at 16th Avenue and Ninth Street SW. The truck driver Roger Duello was charged with disobeying a traffic signal. Separately a new Optimist Club held its charter banquet at the Ranch Supper Club with Jack Walters presenting the charter to the High Noon Optimist Club. Regular meetings will be at the Holiday Inn.
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Cedar Rapids
16Th Avenue
Ninth Street
Roger Duello
Brandon
Dennis Duello
Vinton
Ranch
Jack Walters
Iowa City
Iowa
Optimist International
High Noon
Optimist Club
Mike Bronson
Hanover Road
Wally Taylor
Nick DeBolt
Aldy Swanson
Scott Bemer
Bemer
Jim Scroggins
Larry Bock
Peter Teahen
Gerry Lee
Olin
Bill Spinks
Marion
Holiday Inn
Downtown free parking expanded to six hours
Starting today downtown stores and businesses validate up to six hours of free parking for customers. Purchases of $100 qualify a shopper for the six hour maximum, up from three hours. About 2,500 spaces are available at municipal parkades Armstrong's and Killian's ramps and the CDA lot at Second Street and Fourth Avenue.
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Armstrong's
Killian
CDA
Second Street
Fourth Avenue
Surprise Jim Freeman Day at Harding Junior High
The science instructor Jim Freeman was unexpectedly honored at a ninth grade awards assembly at Harding Junior High School. The announcement of Jim Freeman Day surprised the guest of honor as he arrived for the event.
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Jim Freeman
Harding Junior High School
Freeman
Cedar Rapids Students Attend American Legion Boys State
About 835 junior high school boys from various high schools head to Camp Dodge Des Moines for the American Legion Boys State program running June 2 through 8. Delegates leaving include students from Jefferson Kennedy Regis La Salle and Hanford posts with sponsors such as The Gazette WMT and the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce. Joseph Podzimek and William Dirks will serve as Hanford Post No 5 counselors.
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Cedar Rapids High School
American Legion
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Charles A. Hamlin
First St
The
Gazette
Neal B. Dirks
Eastern Ave
WMT
Jefferson High School
Daniel L. Bergman
Arizona Court
Crawford Quarry
Mark B. Tone
Elmwood Drive
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Kennedy High School
Benedict A. Boston
Wilson Ave
Catholic Workman
Brian A. Jacobs
First Ave
Linn County
la Salle High School
John D. Hagen
Country Club Drive
Marion
RCA
Ned P. Zachar
Cottage Grove
Hanford American Legion Post
Regis High School
Foster L. Hawkins
Fairview Drive
Hanford Post
Brian Kirk Stewart
Parkland Drive
Joesph J. Podzimek
Josephine Lane
Hanford Post No. 5
William H. Dirks
Six arrested on drunken driving charges in Linn County
Six people were arrested on drunken driving charges in Linn County Thursday night and today. Names include James E. Vanek 34 David W. Bryant 26 James A. Hanna 28 Mark T. Huffman 31 Robert L. Irons 33 and Lyle E. Matheny 18 with multiple locations and times listed. A separate note recalls floods in Western Iowa from 20 years ago after heavy rain.
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Linn County
East Post Road
County Road
David W. Bryant
Hampden Drive
Eighth Avenue
James A. Hanna
Eighth Ave
Marion
First Avenue
16Th Street
Mark T. Huffman
G Ave
Third Street
Robert L. Irons
Fourth St
Sixth Street
Lyle E. Matheny
35Th St
Iowa
Youth sought after assault at Cedar Rapids home
The Linn County Sheriff's Department seeks a 14 year old rural Cedar Rapids youth charged with assaulting his father around 6 30 p.m. Wednesday at their home. The father was driven to St Luke s Hospital with a sore right arm and heart problems reported in the sheriff s file.
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Linn County
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Oak Hill Choice
C.R
High Noon Club
Iowa Theatre
James Barnes
Fire Department
Edsel McMickle
Barnes
Mary Studt
Don Canney
Harding
McKinley, Roosevelt
Franklin
Iowa State Education Association
Dinsdale
Furniture & Appliance
Balko’s Furniture& Appliance
Hammond Avenue
Waterloo
Robert Redford
Orrige
Bohemian Savings
Bohemian Sales Lender
Mount Vernon Rd
Center Point Rd
Williams Blvd
James E. Vanek
Woodland Drive
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