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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 2005
Page
34
May in Iowa City showed below normal temps 59.6 degrees versus 62.8. Highs varied 86 on May 19 to 46 on May 2 with 72.2 average. Lows from 61 on May 8 to 27 on May 4 with 47 average. Total precipitation 1.67 inches vs 4.04 inches normal. Peak 24 hour rainfall 0.91 inches on May 10 and 11.
The Iowa City school district paused a $3 million bus contract with First Student to negotiate penalties for service shortfalls. The board aims to prevent repeat bus routing problems from a prior software conversion and plans to revisit the agreement at the June 28 meeting.
The annual report shows 96 percent daily attendance and 92 percent extracurricular involvement at Mid-Prairie Middle School, with 96.6 percent of grades six to eight students saying teachers find their subjects important. The district has 322 students and low discipline incidents. Families face higher fees next fall including book rent rising to 27 dollars and breakfast and lunch prices up five cents.
The Gazette records new residential and commercial permits valued at $50,000 or more in Iowa City and Coralville. Notable entries include single family homes, duplexes, remodels, and industrial projects with values ranging from tens of thousands to over a million, involving builders such as Saddlebrook Meadows, Frantz Construction Co, and Westinvest.
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