City Hall Notes 70 queue up for bus driver jobs
Cedar Rapids transit officials fielded a surprise near thirty applicants for two driver positions in four days. Ray Bagley notes the surge complicates restoring 50 drivers, while safety and people skills top qualifications. New hires require two years’ driving or Kirkwood College heavy equipment training. Training and ongoing evaluation are emphasized as part of a safety program shared with Transit Casualty Co.
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Cedar Rapids
Ray Bagley
Bagley
Kirkwood Community College
Veteran’s Memorial Stadium
The
Transit Union
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Transit Casualty Co
Gazetta
Tom Merryman
Linda Bates
Arnie Johansen
Mobile Safety Center
Cedar Rapids near approval of new bicycle ordinance
Cedar Rapids faces final council action next Wednesday on a second reading of a bicycle ordinance with mandatory registration and impoundment for unregistered bikes. The council also approved two bond issues including 4.975 million general obligation bonds to refinance Five Seasons Center debt and 0.5 million medical clinic revenue bonds for Dr. Yang Ahn to build a 5000 square foot clinic near Westdale Mall.
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Cedar Rapids
Don Canney
Canney
Harris Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
Iowa-Des Moines National Bank and Associates
Yang Ahn
Westdale Mall
Ahn
Foundation II adds youth support group
Foundation II expands crisis services with Teens Looking Forward a weekly youth group led by Polly Binger and Julie Burian from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursdays at 712 Third Ave. SE. Teens learn problem solving and coping while remaining in home and community settings through family counseling referrals and outreach support.
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Foundation II
Polly Binger
Julie Burian
Binger
Foundation II Shelter
First Ave. SE
Foundation II Crisis Center
Third Ave. SE
Burian
Toledo
Cheryl Platz
Plotz
Communication Associates Counseling Agency
Communication Associates
Heard Foundation II
Lutheran Social Service of Iowa
Parents Anonymous
Health and Human Services
Four SLA leaders killed in Watts police raid
On this date in 1974 police attacked a hideout near Watts California, killing four leaders of the Symbionese Liberation Army. The operation targeted the fugitive group responsible for the infamous crime spree and marked a turning point in local law enforcement efforts against the SLA.
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Symbionese Liberation Army
Watts
Calif
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Len Brandrup
Dennis Groselaude
Public Transit Association
United States
Canada
Dick Hogan
Gazene City Hall
Renu
Gazette
Sheraton Inn
USTOM
Ruth Kinzey
Wallcoverings Linen Mill Outlet
Bed & Bath Shops
2Nd Ave
S.E
iSave
Polly Binge
Suzy
Ford’s Shoes
2Nd St
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