City Hall AlAfaa warns Cedar Rapids on urban sprawl
Cedar Rapids Public Safety Commissioner Floyd Bergen warns outward growth risks stretching police and fire coverage. He cites Bow man Woods Northbrook Cedar Hills and industrial park areas as annexations increase. A consultant study and updated city boundary maps are planned to ensure quick response times and clear fire district boundaries.
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Bowman Woods
Northbrook
Tama Street
Cedar Hills
Industrial Park
Stoney Point Road
E Avenue NW
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Fire Prevention Bureau
City Planning Department
Linn County
B nai B rith Award Set At Civic Dinner
The B n a i B r i t h Award will be presented at a Civic Bureau dinner meeting Wednesday at the Memorial Coliseum armory room. Hal McClure will narrate a film The Gates of Jerusalem and serve as featured speaker. Reservations are via the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce.
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Memorial Coliseum
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Cern
Hal McClure
Jerusalem
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Cedar Rapids
Morland to speak at Cedar Rapids anti-nuclear rally
Howard Morland author of a controversial hydrogen bomb article will headline a Cedar Rapids rally noon Saturday at Greene Square Park. The event, organized by Iowa Mobilization for Survival, also features Matthew Waida of Minnesota and a speaker on the Duane Arnold Energy Center.
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Iowa Mobilization For Survival
Cedar Rapids
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Madison, Wis
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Minnesota
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Duane Arnold Energy Center
Palo
United Way Linn County Holds Annual Meeting
United Way of Linn County will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday at 4 p.m. in the offices at 712 Third Ave SE. Board members will be elected, officers chosen, and the year ahead organized. President Jim Davidson praises the year’s successful campaign of 1 909 988 and invites civic participation.
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