Cedar Rapids seeks 10-year sales tax extension for flood protection
Voters face a 10-year extension of a 1 percent local option sales tax to fund Cedar Rapids flood protection. The plan envisions levees, flood walls, removable barriers, gates, and pumping stations along the Cedar River, with walls at Cargill, north rail yards, Penford, Quaker, downtown, and Czech Village.
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City flood protection plan discussed with engineers and council
In the months after the 2008 flood, consulting engineers hydrologists landscape designers and city staff plus the City Council reviewed nine options. Three public forums gathered input and the Army Corps of Engineers used the work on the preferred plan to accelerate its flood protection feasibility study released July 2010.
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Cedar Rapids flood protection costs for preferred alignment
Cedar Rapids Public Works estimates total costs for the citys preferred flood protection alignment II The plan outlines needed construction and engineering expenses and potential funding steps for the proposed defense line along the riverfront and surrounding neighborhoods.
Former US student killed in Afghanistan
Chicago mourns 24 year old Marine corporal Conner Lowry a former University of Iowa student killed in Afghanistan. His mother and sister recall his protective nature and the worry he felt for his family as he prepared to depart for combat.
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Deadly Tornado Outbreak Tears Through Three States
Powerful storms ripped southern Indiana towns causing widespread destruction from Gulf Coast to Great Lakes. At least 28 people were killed, 14 in Indiana, as rescue crews searched debris and residents faced power outages and damaged structures.
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