Grant Wood aides consider job sharing amid space cuts
Grant Wood Area Education Agency plans to halve Coralville satellite space for 57 staff in 1981 82 and study cost savings. Board weighs job sharing versus part time hires, with supervision and workload considerations noted by Myron Rodee and Lynne Cannon. Additional actions include data processing review, a Monmouth Curriculum Project, bids for new copy and word processing tech, and two layoffs.
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Coralville
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Cedar Rapids
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Iowa City
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Kathryn Gutz
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Kirkwood Community College
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University of Iowa
Susan Ferber
Nancy Kodros
Surtax Vote Open in Marion District for One Year
Voters in the Marion Independent district cast ballots by 8 p.m. on an income surtax to fund reinstated teachers and programs. The tax, $5.39 per $100 of state income tax, would apply to residents paying state tax this year and raise about $148,670. Property taxes and non taxpayers are unaffected. Polling sites include Marion Community Center and local elementary schools Emerson Starry and Washington.
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Midwest Gallery and Framing to Open Marion Store
Midwest Gallery and Framing, owned by Brian Wolf Don Karr and Craig Crawford, plans a second outlet at Seventh Ave in Marion to serve east Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas. The downtown Marion location aims to fit the redevelopment and will open in July after remodeling in a building owned by Marion Square Associates.
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Cedar Rapids
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Craig Crawford
Marion Square Associates
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Former mobile home court owner sues over contract changes
Allen B. Wilson files suit in Linn District Court against John E. Corrigan alleging a May 2023 buyout on 10 acres of Orchard Mobile Home Court was altered to shield Corrigan from payments. Defendants R L Smith Realtors and Bob Sullivan Realtors linked with unknown roles. Wilson seeks voiding of the changes as fraudulent, a 30 day forfeiture notice, and 35000 dollars in punitive damages.
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Mount Vernon Road
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Marion Briefs and Local Notices
Community notices include thanks from the McCalleys for support after their grandson Scott's loss. A retirement reception for Linn-Mar instructor Helen Stephen is set for June 3 at 3 15 p m with contact by May 29. Poppy sales, fire and medical calls are listed with locations and times in Marion.
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Grant Wood agency cuts media to non-approved private schools
The Grant Wood Area Education Agency votes to reduce 1981-82 budget to 14,727,185 and stop media services to 11 non-approved private schools unless DPI approved. Services will continue until July, with estimated annual savings around 5,000. DPI rules limit obligations. enrollment and federal cuts drive the budget decline.
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Dwight Bode
Special Education
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Ron Bowers
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