Three Cedar Rapids bids come in under estimates
Cedar Rapids bids on three city projects totaled 116 770 under engineer estimates. Dave Schmitt Construction offered 576 867 for the paving program, William R Hennessey & Son 84 710 for Waconia Avenue sewer work, and Levy Malone 32 860 for Oak Hill. The council awarded paving and Waconia contracts. Oak Hill award delayed.
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Cedar Rapids
Dave Schmitt
William R. Hennessey & Son
Waconia Avenue
Levy-Malone
Des Moines
Oak Hill
Council
Waconia
2St Street
D Avenues
20Th
21St Streets
E Avenue
First Avenue
21St Street
E Avenues
12Th
14Th Avenues
15Th
16Th Streets
Oak Park Village
Oak Hill housing title transfer OK'd by council
Oak Hill housing project moves toward reality as the City Council approved transferring title for Oak Hill property to Des Moines firm Levy Malone & Co for 35 000 dollars. Title and part of the funds will be in escrow to clear about 25 title objections while HUD financing and Section 8 subsidies are arranged for 46 units in Oak Park Village on blocks between 15th and 16th streets SE and 12th and 14th avenues SE.
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Oak Hill
Cedar Rapids
Levy, Malone & Co
Des Moines
Don Salyer
Levy
Malone
Salyer
Robert Malone
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Oak Park Village
15Th
16Th Streets
12Th and
14Th Avenues
HUD
Jepsen to keynote Marion Chamber meeting
U S Senator Roger Jepsen will speak at the Marion Chamber of Commerce general membership meeting on Thursday July 8 at the Longbranch Convention Center. A 6 30 p m reception precedes a 7 p m dinner as chamber leaders aim to bolster local business morale and community cohesion. Jepsen, vice chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, will discuss the economy and business outlook.
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U.S
Roger Jepsen
Marion Chamber of Commerce
Longbranch Convention Center
Chamber
Scott Olson
Marion
Jepsen
Senate
Joint Economic Committee
Hiawatha Advances 12th Avenue Drainage Project
The Hiawatha City Council will proceed with a 12th Avenue drainage repair plan after directing city engineer Mike Ament to draft specifications once test results from a manhole study are reviewed. Mayor Tom Theis will examine the plans and start bidding, with the project aiming to fix sanitary and storm sewer leaks causing basement flooding.
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Hiawatha
12Th Avenue
Mike Ament
Tom Theis
Theis
Ament
Hiawatha raises building permit fees for first time in a decade
City Council doubles or more many permit fees as part of a new schedule to cover costs including inspector wages. Current fees replace values from 1972 with notable increases across garages, houses, apartments, remodels, and pools. Last house permit was issued June 2, 1981 amid limited new construction and rising remodeling activity.
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Hiawatha
Tom Theis
Jim Faas
Hiawathans
Faas
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