Bid-opening for Veterans Memorial Stadium delayed to May 22
Cedar Rapids officials push back the bid-opening for the Veterans Memorial Stadium baseball park by two weeks to May 22 after refinements to the project specifications. Seven Iowa contractors are submitting bids with construction costs near 12.3 million dollars and groundbreaking planned for early June. The new stadium will be built on city property beyond the current facility and is slated to open next April. The delay aims to secure lower bids as bidders refine scope with subcontractors.
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Veterans Memorial Stadium
Baseball Park
Doug Neumann
Iowa
Neumann
Marion Faulkes Woods Garlic Mustard Pull Saturday
Faulkes Heritage Woods seeks volunteers Saturday at 2 p.m. meeting at the Tama Street entrance to pull garlic mustard before it spreads next year. Learn identification and removal tips. wear long sleeves, bring gloves and a sack. Rain date is Sunday at 2 p.m. Call Marilyn Sippy at 377-0513.
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Faulkes Heritage Woods
Tama Street
30Th Street Drive
Linn-Mar alum Lisa Bluder to speak at high school
Linn-Mar High School graduate Lisa Bluder returns to her alma mater to discuss making passion a career. The University of Iowa women's basketball coach will speak from 1 45 to 2 20 p m in the high school auditorium, sponsored by CAREER Connection.
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Linn-Mar
Lisa Bluder
Bluder
University of Iowa
Car crash near Monticello leaves two in hospital
A father and son were hospitalized after a semi struck their eastbound car at the 255th Street and Delaware Jones County line intersection Tuesday afternoon. Leo O Rourke aged 56 was in serious condition. son Mark 25 remained at St Luke's Cedar Rapids in good condition. Another son John 28 was treated and released. Fred Bernald 59 of Delhi reported no injuries. State Patrol continues investigation.
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Monticello
State Patrol
Leo O'Rourke
255Th Street
Delaware-Jones County
Fred Bernald
Delhi
O’rourke
Mark
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
John O’rourke
Iowa Declares Major Disaster After Tornadoes and Floods
President Bush declared a major disaster for 13 Iowa counties to authorize federal emergency aid for housing grants low cost loans and other recovery programs. The designation covers damage from storms tornadoes and flooding beginning April 8 including events on April 11 and 23 resulting in fatalities and about $1 million in damages. Governor Vilsack learned of the declaration in a call from FEMA chief Joe Allbaugh who had recently visited the state.
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Associated Press
Washington
Bush
Iowa
Allamakee
Buchanan
Clayton
Clinton
Des Moines
Dubuque
Jackson, Lee
Louisa
Muscatine
Ringgold
Scott
Wapello
Agency
Independence
Tom Vilsack
Federal Emergency Management
Joe Allbaugh
Disaster Relief Programs Describe Housing and Loan Aid
The document lists available aid for disaster victims including rental payments for temporary housing, grants for emergency repairs, replacement of personal property and medical or funeral costs, unemployment benefits up to 26 weeks, low interest loans for homeowners and small businesses, and additional support for farmers and advisory services.
Disaster aid opens for debris removal and hazard mitigation
Residents and business owners in designated counties can apply for disaster assistance to cover 75 percent of debris removal and emergency measures costs, plus 75 percent for hazard mitigation projects. Call centers operate 8 am to 6 pm seven days a week at 1 800 462 9029 or 1 800 462 7585 TTY. Local governments will receive briefing locations to be announced. The Mississippi recedes as officials praise swift action to ease planning.
Cedar Rapids amphitheater plan drops from VIP bid
City and civic leaders pulled the 42 million riverfront Czech Village amphitheater proposal from Vision Iowa funding consideration. The project envisioned a 17 000 seat outdoor venue at the landfill base with a Hill of Trees and rail and river taxi links to downtown. Officials cited insufficient public awareness and input and said more work was needed before the Vision Iowa Board considers it.
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Czech Village
Vision
Iowa
Lee Clancey
Ron Corbett
Cedar Rapids Area
Clancey
Vision Iowa Proboardgram
Iowa Child price tag remains issue for opponents
Opponents of the Iowa Child project say lowering costs or cutting features won’t change their view that a rain forest in Iowa is a bad idea. They note plans for a $295 million five acre complex near Coralville and that Coralville officials still back up to $30 million in local funding.
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Nette
Oralville
Iowa Child
Iowa
Bob Sayre
Iowa Citizens Against
Coralville
David Oman
Oman
Vision
Des Moines
Ted Townsend
Cedar Rapids water to extend mains to Benton County line
Cedar Rapids moves to supply Poweshiek Water Association with Cedar Rapids treated water by July. City council set May 22 public hearing for the $1.22 million E Avenue NW line to Benton County. North notes future outside-city sales help fund infrastructure and may lead to broader regional water provision.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Benton County
Cedar Rapids City
Poweshiek Water Association
John North
Iowa
Johnson Counties
North
E Avenue NW
80Th Street
Linn-Benton County Line
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Faulkes Woods
Marilyn Sippy
Crash
Bornald
Iowa State Patrol
E. Michael Myers
President Bush
Gov
Tom
Vilsack
Quad Cities
Mississippi
C.R
By Rick Smith
Corbett
Brian Ray
D.W. Zinser
Zette Photo
Kelly Etzel
Chamber of Commerce
By Jim Jacobson
C.R. Water Department
Poweshiek Association
Robins
Linn County
Mount Vernon Road
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