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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 2012
Page
3
Crest member Mike Wyrick leads absentee voter outreach from the IBEW lodge in Cedar Rapids on February 19. The callers verify ballot receipt and ask if ballots have been mailed back or if someone should pick them up from voters’ homes.
The CREST Committee gathered more than 5,000 signatures to put a vote on extending the local-option sales tax for flood protection on both sides of the Cedar River. Members span the city and recall the June 2008 flood impact.
Community leaders in Cedar Rapids urge a yes vote on a 16 year flood protection sales tax extension. They cite past flood losses, job creation from protection projects, and shared costs while stressing a unified effort across both river sides.
A guest column criticizes a local option sales tax for flood protection and downtown redevelopment. It questions $700 million in spending over a decade, urges open dialogue, and outlines an alternative language tied to Army Corps of Engineers plans and proven flood measures.
Cedar Rapids voters prepare a second defeat of a tax extension for flood protection while Johnson County supervisors clash over a new $48 million justice center. Debates on price, bonding, and budget efficiencies grind on with no consensus, risking a stalled project and lost voter confidence.
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