Linn County budget plan lowers taxes and nudges on animal care
Linn County commissioners unveiled a 67.8 million proposed budget with tax reductions for urban and rural property owners. The hearing focused on animal control policy and proposed flat-fee billing changes from Cedar Valley Humane Society. The plan includes a 24 cent urban rate cut to 5.38 per thousand and an 8.72 rural rate, with a 9.9 percent raise proposed for supervisors. A vote on the budget and raises was scheduled for 10 a.m. in the Linn County Administrative Office Building boardroom.
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Linn County
Denise Leubka
Springville
Cedar Valley Humane Society
Linn County Administrative Office
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Iowa City Panel Embraces Bowhunting Option for Deer Plan
The 14 member Iowa City deer management committee reversed course to include bowhunting as a long term herd maintenance option after staff consulted with the Department of Natural Resources. Al Farris of the DNR urged backing a plan that mentions bowhunting. The Natural Resources Commission will review the plan at its March 12 meeting.
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Department of Natural Resources
al Farris
DNR
Fish and Wildlife Division
Natural Resources Commission
Iowa City
Copper cable cut disrupts Cedar Rapids data flow
A Coral Ridge Mall site severed a copper phone cable and two fiber lines causing long distance service to North Liberty and an Iowa City based data center to halt. Automatic rerouting limited impact. NCS in Iowa City resumed by 9:30 after outage began around 10 a.m.
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North Liberty
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Coral Ridge
US West
Lynn Gipple
Gipple
National Computer Systems’ Processing and Warehouse
Interstate 380
Wright Brothers Boulevard
David Froschauer
NCS
Two men charged in I 80 illegal-immigrant transport case
Carlos A Orellana Orellana 34 and Arturo Garcia Ruiz 28 of Los Angeles appeared in Des Moines federal court on charges of transporting illegal aliens related to a van rollover that killed three and injured 13 on I 80. They face up to 10 years each, held without bond pending Monday hearings.
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Stazette
Carlos A. Dilbert Orellana
Arturo Garcia Ruiz
Los Angeles
U.S. District Court
Des Moines
Orellana
Malcom
Ruiz
Cortez Hernandez
Emilio Alpizar
Natividad Chavez
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Ramon Gonzales
Bomb dog bill paid after a mistaken bomb remark
Des Moines orthopedic surgeon Bruce McKinnon paid a $50 bill for bomb dog Chabo’s services after a Des Moines to Cincinnati flight diverted to Cedar Rapids due to his inadvertent comment. Linn County Sheriff Don Zeller said McKinnon apologized. no crime was found by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
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Linn County
Don Zeller
Des Moines
Chabo
Bruce McKinnon
Des Moines Orthopedic Surgeons
Zeller
McKinnon
Clive
Zoo talks faster over land lease
Linn County Supervisor Lumir Dostal urged Friends of the Zoo to discuss wildlife park plans with the Linn County Conservation Board before going public. Cedar Rapids officials questioned leasing 54 acres at Squaw Creek Park as part of a local option sales tax vote set for June 23. The Conservation Board has declined to commit to the lease, and supervisors wait for the board’s blessing.
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Douglas Neumann Vazewe
Friends of the Zoo
Squaw Creek Park
Linn County Conservation Board
Linn
Lumir Dostal
Dostal
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Lee Clancey
County Conservation Board
Linn-Mar Proposes Boundary Changes For New Elementary
Linn-Mar School District outlines proposed new elementary boundaries to stabilize after opening a new school in the 1999 2000 year. Superintendent Joe Pachá presented the plan at a public meeting with 60 to 70 attendees.
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Linn-Mar
Rewws
Guireep AliGern
Joe Pacha
Pacha
Cedar Rapids Couple Wed Before NASCAR Crowd in Las Vegas
Cedar Rapids couple Connie Bugg and Mark Morar wed in a predawn ceremony at the Las Vegas NASCAR track, hours before a race to charm 120000 fans. The pair rose at 2 am, married at 5 30 am, then joined the race audience as sunny 68 degree conditions welcomed the event.
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Cedar Rapids
Las Vegas
Connie Bugg
Mark Morarend
Connie
Mark
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Charlotte Richards
We've Only Just Begun, Inc
Vicki Rettinger
Strawberry Point
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