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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 2006
Page
10
Cedar Rapids school board sets April 12 for public hearing on a nearly 180 million 2006 07 budget. Taxpayers would face about a 1 percent total school tax increase as the district lowers the property tax rate and shifts more funding to an income surtax.
Linn-Mar homeowners face a small tax increase next year after approving a 27.5 million bond. A $150 000 home would add 3.51 to its tax bill while commercial property would rise 101 per 150 000 of value. The district plans to raise its levy to 18.83 per 1000 to cover debt service and reserves for two new elementary schools. Public hearing set for April 3. Aspect Architecture Design of Cedar Rapids named owner's representative for five bond funded projects with Stephen L. Emerson as principal architect.
Muscatine 17 year old Joseph Titus will face adult charges of terrorism and arson after police found explosives at his home tied to Muscatine High School threats. A judge set $50 000 bond and scheduled March 23 for a hearing.
EPA crews return to Hills to recheck 25 homes with reverse osmosis systems and conduct additional sampling through Friday. Officials attribute a 2000 foot perchlorate plume near a town of 650 people five miles south of Iowa City to fireworks debris and will answer questions at Hills Community Center Wednesday.
Larson Construction of Independence was awarded the general contractor role for a new 592 seat fine arts center in the North Fayette School District. Construction starts next month with completion slated for July 2007. The bid was $2.74 million, with $3.2 million total needed and $76,000 still to raise by the fine arts committee.
Polls open noon to 8 p m today at Lowden City Hall in a special election to fill a vacant council seat. Candidates include Robert Kroemer 67 a Westside Truck Center repairman and Charles Ryan 63 a retired body shop worker. The vacancy was created.
Elkader's annual St Patrick's Day Parade begins at 5 15 p.m. Wednesday. The 14 year history has grown from seven marchers to dozens of units and hundreds of participants. After the parade the Rev Paul Peters will play Irish tunes at Johnson's Reception Hall. For more information call Pat Finley or Pat Keleher.
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