Robins Nest On Farmer’s Tractor Near Blairs Ferry Road
Arlo Waterhouse’s tractor, used to mow four acres, became a robin nursery after robins built a nest under its fuel tank. Last Saturday two robin chicks rode along as mowing continued. the nest was started last year but eggs were abandoned, then this year the mother returned to the eggs after mowing. Waterhouse expects to mow alone next time as the chicks near fledging.
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Arlo Waterhouse
Waterhouse
Blairs Ferry Road
Mom Robin
Linn County Renames Courthouse South Despite Opposition
The Linn County Supervisors voted 2 to 1 to rename the Courthouse South at 930 First St SW the Linn County Administrative Office Building. Opponents raised stationery and mail address concerns, while supporters said the new name reduces postal confusion and better describes county operations.
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Courthouse South
Linn County Supervisors
Joe Rinas
First St
Linn County Administrative Office
Merle Kopel
Kopel
Rinas
Ken Schriner
Golden Triangle zoning clash continues in Linn County hearing
The Linn County Zoning Commission Board of Supervisors and Zoning Board of Adjustment held a public hearing on the Golden Triangle area near 16th Avenue SW Williams Boulevard Highway 30 bypass and Stoney Point Road. They reviewed one plan proposing warehouse zoning and medium density residential buffers while delaying formal action until August.
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Sheriff's Department
Rinas
Linn County
Golden Triangle
Linn County Zoning Commission
Linn Board of Supervisors
Zoning Board of Adjustment
16Th Avenue
Williams Boulevard
Highway 30
Stoney Point Road
Cedar Rapids
Don Salyer
Stoney Point
West Post Roads
Wilson and 16Th Avenues
Zoning and Planning Department
Board of Supervisors
Marla Nelson
Wilson Avenue
Board of Adjustments
Oil firms sue over Connecticut pass through tax rule
Five major oil corporations Mobil Oil Amoco Oil Getty Refining Gulf Oil and Sun Oil filed suit in a U S District Court challenging Connecticut’s 2 percent oil profits tax pass through prohibition set to take effect July 1. The levy aims to raise about 60 million dollars annually. The challenge targets only the pass through ban not the tax itself.
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Hartford, Conn
UPI
U.S
Connecticut
Mobil Oil Corp
Amoco Oil Co
Getty Refining and Marketing Co
Gulf Oil Corp
Sun Oil Co
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