Cedar Rapids district braces for bus and budget driven changes
Cedar Rapids Community School District faces higher bus mileage and possible staggered start times as budget cuts limit purchases. Nine buses were not replaced this year, risking wear and extra repairs next year, while other cuts delay gym floors desks and textbooks.
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Kurt Rogahn
Ette Education
Cedar Rapids
Second Ave
Ray Vander Wiel
Vander Wiel
The
Gazette
Central Junior High sale delayed amid negotiations
Iowa City Community school board postponed bidding on the Central Junior High property to continue talks with city officials. The 80 year old building and surrounding land have been at odds between the city and the school district for nine months. School district voters last fall authorized the sale, but the dispute delayed it.
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Harold Guthrie
Guthrie
Kennedy High School
Taft and Harding
Franklin Junior High
Hiawatha
McKinley Junior High
Kenwood
Don Guinnane
Cedar Rapids
Guinnane
Gazette
Johnson County Bureau
Iowa City
Iowa City Community School Board
Central
42nd Street NE interchange opens at noon today
The 42nd Street NE interchange of Interstate 380 in Cedar Rapids will open to traffic at noon today. Crews completed last‑minute work after Linn County planners voted to open it June 20, despite earlier plans to wait for Highway 100 and Collins Road extension later this year.
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42Nd Street
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Regional Planning Commission
Collins Road
Wiley Boulevard SW expansion bid set for July 20
Cedar Rapids City Council will open bids July 20 for a new Wiley Boulevard SW segment from 18th to Wilson Avenues with a 9 a.m public hearing. Project cost about 210 650 dollars with 170 308 dollars added to four adjacent properties and 55 824 dollars city funded. The road is expected to open late November. A separate Wiley and 16th Avenue SW intersection project of about 450 000 dollars will have hearing and bid later.
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Cedar Rapids
Wiley Boulevard
Wiley
18Th Avenue
Wilson Avenue
Dick Ransom
Ransom
16Th Avenue
Cedar Rapids Considers Beer Gardens in Zoning Plan
The council sets public hearings for July 20 to discuss new definitions for beer gardens and outdoor eating places. Beer gardens would become a conditional use in commercial zones C-2, C-3, C-4 and C-5, requiring approval from the Zoning Committee, Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment. Outdoor dining without alcohol would be allowed as a permitted use in zones C-1, C-2, C-3 and C-4.
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Zoning Committee
City Planning Commission
Board of Adjustment
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