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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 2010
Page
3
The City Council approved a new ordinance 5-2 to restrict solicitation in downtown Iowa City. The measure bans panhandling within 10 to 20 feet of key locations and requires 15 feet between solicitors. It takes effect in about a week and replaces looser rules on aggressive panhandling.
Linn County supervisors opened four bids for the Juvenile Court building to replace flood damaged facilities in the Linn County Courthouse basement. Kleiman Construction of Cedar Rapids submitted the apparent low bid at 4.9 million dollars with other bids up to 5.5 million. The new facilities will be built at 801 Third St. SW on the former Freeway Lounge site. The board may award the contract at today’s meeting.
The Iowa City Council denied Sports Column at 128 Dubuque St a liquor license renewal 7 to 0 citing a PAULA rate of 1.4 over the prior year. Owners may appeal and stay open. city law now bars under 21 patrons at night and state action on PAUSA policy is pending.
Last school day at East Elementary in Independence featured a celebratory assembly and a student parent picnic as the district proceeds with the closure. East will relocate kindergarten through second grade to West Elementary, while West becomes East, and upper grades move to Independence High School renamed Independence Jr. and Sr. High School.
Four eastern Iowa schools will shut down at the end of the 2009-10 year including Ridgeway Elementary in Howard Winneshiek Independence Harlan Oelwein Waterloo East. An Independence assembly celebrated Mileage Club stars with rewards like pie in the face or chocolate syrup on staff.
Young professionals in Cedar Rapids may join today’s Building a Great Community forum at CSPS/Legion Arts from 5 to 7 p.m. The event features a project fair with over 15 initiatives and a panel including Mayor Ron Corbett Linn County Supervisor Brent Oleson State Rep Tyler Olson Chamber President Shannon Meyer and Gazette CEO Chuck Peters. The discussion airs online from 6 to 7 p.m. with live chat by Gazette’s Todd Dorman. Details at shapecedar rapids com.
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