Hearing Set for Expanded Downtown TIF District
The City Council will hold a 9 a.m. public hearing to amend the Civic Center Urban Renewal Plan Iowa R-13 and expand the downtown TIF area. The move would extend the renewal zone along the river to Ninth Avenue SE and Fifth Street SE and include most downtown businesses. A second meeting on Oak Hill plan updates is set for next Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. at the Jane Boyd Community Center to consider contracting Carl Landino for update services.
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Marion Airport hosts first annual flight breakfast
Breatner Aircraft at Marion Airport hosts a flight breakfast from 7 to 10 a.m. July 8. Free breakfast for fly-in pilots and passengers, with the public invited to buy meals and enjoy events. Trophies for first arrival spot landings and oldest pilot. Events include hot air balloons hang gliders and the National Guard Huey. Rides in planes and helicopters available for a fee. The airport sits three miles east of Marion.
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Bridge renamed for Parker booster Clara Botzum
A 41 year old bridge over the Colorado River in Parker Arizona will be rededicated to Clara Osborne Botzum 84 a miner and former state representative who championed the project in the 1930s as executive secretary of the Chamber of Commerce She led the Parker Bridge Association and her efforts ended river ferry service promoting regional growth.
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Chamber of Commerce
Parker Bridge Association
Arizona
California
Education Task Force to Present Full Scale Report Sept 20
Representatives from school boards and the Cedar Rapids Marion area chamber will attend the first full scale Education Task Force report session. Wayne Engle, task force chair, heads E and S Electrical Contractors and has led Linn-Mar school board and Junior Achievement roles. The Sept. 20 event includes exhibits of locally produced business films and related materials.
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Chamber of Commerce
Wayne Engle
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Linn-Mar
College
Chamber
Donald Hattery
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S$ Electrical Contractors Inc
Marion Playgrounds Debut With Weeklong Decathlons
Playgrounds in Marion host a series of decathlons at Mentzer gym for boys and girls aged 8 to 14. Girls compete Wednesday morning to noon and boys Thursday in a similar timeslot, with events across basketball softball football and track. Readouts list a busy slate at Hanna Indian Creek Emerson Starry Donnelly Washington Taube locations with contests like dress up biggest bug cracker whistle penny grab and balloon races across the week.
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Indian Creek
Emerson
Donnelly
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Taube
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