Cedar Rapids schools to refund bond surplus over 1.5 million
Cedar Rapids school district will return about 1.5 million dollars to the Physical Plant and Equipment Levy fund as bond projects wind down. The 46 million dollar referendum approved in December 2000 funds upgrades at multiple schools including geothermal systems at Wilson Franklin Roosevelt and McKinley.
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Road rage over Carpenter Road expansion splits Cedar Rapids neighbors
In Cedar Rapids area near the Viola Gibson Elementary School tensions rise as Carpenter Road NE residents push a barricade to divert traffic or favor their annexation promises from 2000. Wolf Creek neighbors back extending Carpenter Road NE to Gibson Drive NE for safer school access. The City Council delaying a decision, aiming to link the project with a broader streets plan to ease eastbound traffic toward I 380. Roger Turner cautions barricade talk is a point about leverage, not a serious plan.
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Carmen captives Cedar Rapids crowd at Opera Theatre
Katharine Goeldner stars as Carmen in Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre’s Carmen with a sultry mezzo voice and beguiling stage presence. Malcolm MacKenzie as Escamillo Colleen Gaetano as Micaela Drew Slatton as Don Jose lead a strong cast on Tim Walsh’s set with effective fight choreography and intimate staging.
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Kitchen Fire Contained at Cedar Rapids Apartment
A kitchen fire in northeast Cedar Rapids damaged a unit at 2030 Glass Rd NE. Terri Collins, 21, and her 3 year old daughter escaped outside as firefighters arrived about 1 30 p m. The blaze was restricted to the kitchen with minimal smoke and heat damage elsewhere. cause under investigation.
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