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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 2003
Page
1
Voters reject a two year 1 percent local option sales tax to fund River Run redevelopment. Cedar Rapids tally shows 15,387 no and 11,375 yes as officials report the outcome and question prospects for a Vision Iowa grant.
Inside results show 42.5 percent support in Linn County with 10 of 47 precincts voting yes. Cedar Rapids and a four-city metro block largely opposed the tax, with 54 percent against and 46 percent for. Marion and Robins within the block approved the measure.
Complete county results show riverfront and development funds approved by 49 to 51 percent for streets sewers parks and other uses. Voter breakdown lists Yes Yes and No margins with 42 to 58 and 57 to 43 in various precincts.
Ballot results show percentages for money use across multiple communities. Alburnett Center Point Central City score 49 percent for fire, police, parks with varied YES votes. Mount Vernon Lisbon allocations include fire station and community center. Lisbon sewer plant referenced. Fairfax notes 3 to 4 percent for parks and infrastructure.
RiverRun backers plan to regroup and craft a revised redevelopment plan for the city's near south side aiming to keep a $10.5 million grant. They will lobby the Vision Iowa board to preserve the funding and move the project forward.
RiverRun campaign worker Ron Corbett warned Cedar Rapids voters might reject the River Run project while Marion Hiawatha and Robins in the metro block were targeted with mailings and absentee ballot outreach. Marion Betterment Committee and a mayoral message supported local option sales tax financing.
In Independence Iowa residents question a Confederate battle flag flown at a city cemetery by the local Veterans of Foreign Wars. The flag has been displayed for 16 years in Veterans Park to honor Confederate soldiers buried there. A few callers objected this year, notes Mayor Frank Brimmer and City Manager Alan Johnson.
Cedar Rapids sues Linn County Conservation Board and Linn County officials alleging a scheme to block the 86 million Highway 100 extension west of the city. the suit names james properties inc and cedar rapids officials amid a 30 year planning effort.
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