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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 2002
Page
9
Cedar Rapids police will begin towing vehicles Wednesday for violating the 48 hour parking limit. Police Capt. Tom Erceg said snow plowed around a vehicle shows it has not moved since the storm, prompting enforcement.
Police nabbed Nathaniel S. Akers 19 and Travis A. Monahan 17 on first degree robbery charges for the February 27 heist at Taco John’s 226 Edgewood Rd. Both suspects held at Linn County Jail and Juvenile Detention Center. addresses not listed.
Investigators could not determine a precise cause for a fire that damaged the James and Vickie Rocarek residence at 417 Seventh Ave. SW in southwest Cedar Rapids. Spokesman Dave Koch said the fire began in a bedroom and damage hindered pinpointing a cause, so the fire is listed as undetermined. Mark Skala, 40, of Solon, was treated for minor injuries after a Sunday night snowmobile crash on C Street SW and released from St. Luke’s Hospital. the incident remains under investigation.
Voters in Central City choose a council member in a special election at the Falcon Civic Center. Polls open noon to 8 p.m. Candidates Jay Gallery aged 28 and Dick Parmenter aged 59 contend to fill the unexpired term of Ron Pflughaupt who resigned after moving from Central City.
Marion proposes a 24.7 million dollar budget with no major cuts or staffing changes. City Manager Jeff Schott notes modest tax shifts with a 3.7 percent levy increase and only a 1.9 percent net rise for homeowners due to state rollbacks. Residential revaluations mark a 7 percent rise, while Cedar Rapids shows 14 percent, and Marion commercial and industrial rollbacks differ.
A reader notes that the option sales tax this year funds a capital improvements fund. The majority would finance a new city hall, as discussed by Schott who urged turning to page 3B for Marion details.
A Monday morning blaze heavily damaged the Bill and Deanna Clark residence on East Bertram Road seven miles west of Mount Vernon. Firefighters arrived around 7:45 a.m. to find heavy attic fire, roof loss, and extensive smoke damage. no injuries were reported and Red Cross aid was requested. State fire marshal cited a faulty chimney as the likely cause with an estimated damage of 60 000 to 80 000 dollars.
Linn-Mar school district would bear most admin and financial costs for a jointly developed sports complex with Marion on Lowe Park land. The district would also maintain the entrance road and parking off Alburnett Road. Bids for initial construction are due March 20 with projected savings between 500 000 and 1 million dollars.
Cedar Rapids widow Eileen Olmstead seeks someone who can read a small Japanese booklet found with her husband Ed’s wartime souvenirs. The six vertical characters and paged English numbers may reveal a diary or prayer book of a Japanese soldier on Okinawa who did not survive.
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