Cedar Rapids Council weighs sewer extensions amid tight budget
Cedar Rapids considers who pays for extending sewers to new developments as high interest and inflation squeeze city finances. Regal Development seeks sewer to 80 acres on C Avenue NE for 450 housing units and would pay upfront but seeks reimbursement via hookup charges, a plan the council rejects. The Engineering Department drafts a new policy to cover sewer installation costs for future developments.
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Cedar Rapids
Stan Reinis
Regal Development
C Avenue
Bowman Woods
Regal
Jon Janda
Public Services
Janda
Council
Cedar Rapids Library Bond Referendum Set For May Six
The Cedar Rapids library bond referendum to fund a new 73000 square foot library will be held Tuesday May 6. Jerry Elsen president of the library board asked the City Council to request the county elections commission to fix the date. The board reviews the architect’s schematic design and expected costs. past estimates hovered around 3 million in 1973, with costs likely higher now.
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Cedar Rapids
Jerry Elsen
Library Board
Don Canney
Jerry
Elsen
Ground Transportation Center
Illinois Central Railroad
Cleveland School sidewalk request resurfaces
Cleveland School and parents press for new sidewalks along First Avenue to Edgewood Road NW. Principal Bill Brousard notes a 1977 request with 1978 79 petitions and warns of ongoing danger to elementary students. City engineer Dick Ransom says design is ready and cost is about 40 000 dollars funded by road use tax with equal local assessment. Public improvements commissioner Wayne Murdock cites potential payroll needs if wage decisions exceed city offers and reports last month 30 000 dollars less revenue due to lower gasohol sales.
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Cleveland School
First Avenue
Edgewood Road
Bill Brousard
Dick Ransom
Wayne Murdock
American Federation of County, Municipal and State Employees Union
Murdock
Czech Village Mall project heads for bid award
City approves the Czech Village Mall plan on 16th Avenue SW with a $140,593 budget. Fox Construction bid $160,787 including alternates. by removing alternates like kiosks and clock tower, the bid drops to about $135,437. Officials may award now and revisit extras if funds remain.
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Czech Village
16Th Avenue
James Fox
Hiawatha
Dick Ransom
Fox
Ransom
Czech Village Association
Don Canney
Reiner Directs Reiner in Broadway Roast
Hollywood timing reports Carl Reiner will direct his son Rob Reiner in The Roast a Broadway play opening in May. The production based on Friars Club roasts follows one night in the lives of eight famous comedians with James Coco among top cast members.
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Hollywood
UPI
Carl Reiner
Rob
Reiner
James Coco
Radioactive water released from Palo plant into Cedar River
Iowa Electric Light and Power says 6300 gallons of low level radioactive water from the Duane Arnold Energy Center near Palo unintentionally entered the Cedar River on Wednesday and Thursday. NRC officials report the spill was well within safety limits and not detectable above background levels.
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Duane Arnold Energy Center
Palo
Cedar River
Horace Webb
Nuclear Regulation Commission
Bill Little
NRC
Glen Ellyn
Ill
Webb
Hearings Set on Iowa Gasoline Conservation Plan
Four public hearings, including one in Cedar Rapids, will review a nine‑agency task force report detailing 52 proposed emergency gasoline conservation measures. Proposals include a surtax, restricted driving, four‑day weeks, and higher driving ages, with final mandates only after a fuel shortage trigger.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Kirkwood Community College
City Hall
Energy Policy Council
Secretary of Energy
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