Cedar Rapids considers 1983 budget with bonds and demolition
The Cedar Rapids City Council holds a 9 am hearing on a 1983 budget of 75.64 million with a tax levy drop but higher residential taxes due to value increases. They will also consider 1.5 million private college revenue bonds for Coe College renovations and award a library site demolition contract to William R. Hennessey & Son Inc at 89 000.
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Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Coe
Fifth and
Sixth Avenues
First
Second Streets
William R. Hennessey & Sor. Inc
Hennessey
Mothers Against Drunk Driving forms Linn County chapter
About 25 people attended the first Linn County MADD meeting at 296 Lamplite Lane SE. A 12 member steering committee was created to plan activities including researching court operations public awareness campaigns victim support and fundraising. Capt Louis Stepanek of the Cedar Rapids Police Department discussed the Alcohol Safety Action Program and challenges in enforcing drunk driving laws. The next meeting date was not set.
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Linn County
Mothers Against
Lamplite Lane SE
Evonne Rockwell
Lished
MADD
Rockwell
Louis Stepanek
Cedar Rapids Police Department Traffic Bureau
Cedar Rapids abandons tiny Beverly Park over party problems
Residents petitioned to close the road into Beverly Park on 37th Avenue SW after liquor and drug gatherings near the ballfield last year prompting Parks Commissioner Elmer Delaney to permanently keep the road closed this year. The 28 acre site bought for 21000 dollars years ago will be minimally maintained and only usable for casual entry, not the prior party use.
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Beverly Park
Cedar Rapids
37Th Avenue
21St Street
Elmer Delaney
Delaney
Ballfield
Downtown skyway walkway to reopen after beam collapse
The damaged downtown skyway, closed since February 9 after a 9 000 pound beam failed, is to reopen today once carpet work finishes. The system links Five Seasons Center to Roosevelt Hotel and Armstrong’s Parking Ramp, with temporary steel supports and reinforced brackets planned for two to three weeks.
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Dave Johnson
Shive-Hattery and Associates
Johnson
Five Seasons Center-Stouffer’s
Roosevelt Hotel
Armstrong
Five Seasons Parkade
Third Avenue Parkade
Emerald Knights select Solon Cedar Rapids drum majors
Two Solon and two Cedar Rapids students were named to head the Emerald Knights Drum and Bugle Corps for the Midwest tour. Drum majors are Doug Steinbrech of Solon and Phil Bowlin of Cedar Rapids with Bowlin in his second year. Other chosen leaders are Tracy Mullinex horn sergeant and Sherri Paul color guard sergeant.
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Solon
Cedar Rapids
Emerald Knights
Dennis Tebbe
Doug Steinbrech
Phil Bowlin
J Ave
Midwest
Tracy Mullinex
12Th St. SE
Sherri Paul
Bowlin
The
Knights
Steinbrech
Solon High School
Prairie High School
Knights Hall
Second Ave
Ex Club wins Cedar Rapids Service Olympics with ten firsts
Ex Club tops 23 events at the Central Branch YMCA in Cedar Rapids earning 363 points. Tuesday Noon Optimists finish second with 298 and Noon Lions third as clubs tally 600 total attendance over three days. Jack Langen wins the Liar's contest and Ex Club members secure the talent event firsts.
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Central Branch Ymca
Cedar Rapids
YMCA
Service Club
Jack Langen
Rotary Club
Jack Roland
Dick Moore
Bob Schlanzky
Roy Jamison
Bob Walton
Don Weir
Jer Pollock
Ex Club
Optimist
Noon Lions
Rotary
Canopus
Sertoma
Wise Club
Westside Rotary
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C.R
C.R. Park
the Gazette
1St Ave
Mrivate
Bery Frazier
George Henry
Optimists
Daybreak Optimists
Gazette
Tom Merryman
New Bank
Iowa
Marion
Third Street
S.E
Center Point Rd
N.E
Mount Vernon Rd
Williams Blvd
S.W
Eleventh Street
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