Cedar Rapids considers new monthly parking fees for city lots
City Traffic Engineer Mel Meyer presented a plan to adopt monthly rates in five more of Cedar Rapids 12 parking lots, aiming to boost revenue while offering lower long term costs. Proposals include raising First Street Parkade to 30 dollars and two day grace on $1 fines to $5, plus tougher penalties for meter vandalism with over 1,300 meters vandalized last year.
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Mel Meyer
Meyer
Third Avenue
American Legion
Second Street
A Avenue
First Street
Donald Canney
Linn crowd seeks aid to keep Wilson School open
Linn County supervisors discussed a request from Jerry Copeland of Concerned Friends and Parents for Wilson School to ask Cedar Rapids to revisit plans to close Wilson Junior High in 1984. The board showed hesitation but may consider the petition as backers seek broader support including the Cedar Rapids City Council and DPI postponement of an May 18 appeal. Also: bridge project funds approved for Big Creek on old Highway 30. DPI bridge delays. Conservation Board vacancies filled.
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Jerry Copeland
Wilson
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Copeland
Cedar Rapids
Jean Oxley
Wilson Junior High
Roosevelt
Wilson Junior High School
Iowa Department of Public Instruction
DPI
Big Creek
Mount Vernon
Shoemaker and Haaland
Two Cedar Rapids men charged in third degree theft
David J. Schmitt and Ben Steger, both 18 of 135 33rd Ave SW, were arrested at the police station and charged with third degree theft for stealing two tires and a cassette stereo from Tim Liddell’s car on Sixth Street SW. The items were recovered and the pair released after promising to appear in court.
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Cedar Rapids
Tim Liddell
Coggan
David J. Schmitt
Ben Steger
33Rd Ave
Liddell
Sixth Street
Schmitt
Steger
Cedar Rapids Man Charged With Lascivious Acts With Child
Richard M. Norby 65 of 820 Third St NW was charged Monday with lascivious acts with a child after an incident with a 4 year old Cedar Rapids girl. He was arrested at his home and held in Linn County Jail on $5 000 bond. A Coe College student was arrested after allegedly struggling with employees at a 7 11 store and charged with assault causing bodily injuries and fifth degree theft, per police.
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First Ave
Kiehne
Kenneth C. Cook
Coe College
Linn County
Linn District Court
Richard M. Norby
Third St NW
Cedar Rapids
Norby
Charles E. Kiehne Jr
7-Eleven
Cedar Rapids Man Charged With Sexual Abuse of Minor
A 31-year-old Cedar Rapids man was arrested Tuesday afternoon and charged with sexual abuse in connection with an April 28 incident. Terry R. Hite, 31, of 518 Second St SW, was charged with second‑degree sexual abuse involving an 11‑year‑old southwest side boy. He was held at Linn County Jail pending arraignment.
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Cedar Rapids
Terry R. Hite
Hite
Linn County
Copyright forum at Kirkwood Community College
A 7 p.m. forum in Iowa Hall hosted by Kirkwood's communications media and technology program will discuss copyright issues for fine arts, performing arts, home recording, and educational programming. Panelists include Merrill Crawford, Emmet Neenan, Mick Denniston, Haven Sim mons, and Barbara Ryd berg. another session is planned May 26 on TV technology implications.
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Kirkwood Community College
Iowa Hall
Kirkwood
Communications
Merrill Crawford
Kirkwood Media Services Department
Emmet Neenan
Mick Denniston
Haven Simmons
Barbara Rydberg
Grant Wood
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25Th Ave
Marion
Jeanne Andrea
County Conservation Board
Andrea
Florida
James Burke
Harriet Ave
Joe Giebelstein
Isopeland
L St
Virginia Feslik
Fourth Ave
Iowa Falls
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Bowling St
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Brad C. Mason
Second Ave
Mason
Copyright Forum
Coe
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Silhouette II
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