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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1998
Page
7
Marion residents may suggest spending from a 1-cent local option sales tax at a public hearing during the City Council meeting at 7 p.m. in the council chambers. The tax could raise about 2.2 million annually for streets sewers sidewalks tax relief housing parks and city building upgrades.
East Center Point residents will lose water service starting about 9 a.m. today for water main repairs. The city expects the outage to last until repairs finish, with completion anticipated by the end of the day.
The Gazette invites submissions for its Explore '98 summer and fall festival listings with the theme Things to Do and Places to Go in Eastern Iowa. Submissions due by April 1 via mail fax or e mail to The Gazette Cedar Rapids.
The Iowa sesquicentennial commemorative stamp inspired by Grant Wood's Young Corn is 32 cents and honors December 28, 1846, statehood. Available at Cedar Rapids post offices with limited quantities of a sheet of 50 stamps for 16 dollars, sheet of 20 for 6.40, poster 9.95, first day cancellation booklet 14.95, folio 4.95, and lapel pin 2.50.
Willis Goudy of Iowa State University challenges Census Bureau figures saying Story and Johnson counties may be undercounted while Linn is overcounted. He cites up to 5000 more residents in Story and 7000 fewer in Johnson, with statewide ISU estimates about 10000 below the census.
The Tuesday service for Nancy Gorsh 33 and her sons Robert 6 Lantz 3 drew about 200 mourners at First Church of the Nazarene. Dale Gorsh husband father and brother and son Andy 16 attended. investigators work to determine fire cause while family seeks answers and accountability.
City Council members debated self sufficiency of several local option sales tax projects but backed most of a 10 item list for an 11 cent levy. GOCR proposed about 69 million over five years for a wildlife park stadium renovations trails exhibition hall housing fund Five Seasons Center rink and riverfront recreation complex with funding shifts to cover a 2 million ice rink cost.
Council weighs whether to fund ten projects on tight budgets or fewer with adequater funding. Ballot planning targets about 69 million in revenue with potential increases from vote outcomes. If Linn County towns reject the tax Cedar Rapids could gain up to 20 million over five years. Firstar Bank joined the GOCR campaign with 15000 dollars. Rockwell Collins formed a committee but no contributions disclosed yet. Five major corporations have filed to contribute, with three totaling 60000 dollars so far.
Cedar Rapids will not seek Iowa Supreme Court review of the Court of Appeals ruling upholding Peggy Clay's reinstatement with back pay. The city declined to file by the deadline, citing a fact based decision. public safety plans and back wages remain in process as Clay awaits return to work.
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