City landfill plan boosts trash ratio to extend life
Consultant Bob Zolomit from Barton-Aschman Associates outlined four development levels for the Mount Trashmore site. Plan A increases trash to fill dirt to two to one, extending the landfill by 30 years and enabling later recreation, including skiing, with an estimated $4.22 million cost in 1982 dollars.
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Dick Hogan
Bob Zolomit
Barton-Aschman Associates Inc
Evanston
Zolomit
Mount Trashmore
Zolomij
Getty Oil
Five arrested in Linn County drunk driving cases
Five persons were arrested and charged with drunk driving in Linn County late Monday and early Tuesday. John E. Arens, 31, was arrested at 1:51 a.m. Tuesday on Washington Avenue SE and charged with speeding. Gary A. Michalec, 25, was arrested Monday night on Edgewood Road NW. Keith A. Mills, 22, was arrested Monday on Franklin Street in Center Point. Ivan J. Schoene, 51, was arrested Monday in Center Point. Richard J. Sanders, 40, was arrested Tuesday on Edgewood Road SW and charged with speeding.
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Linn County
John E. Arens
Washington Ave
Washington Avenue
Gary A. Michalec
16Th St
Edgewood Road
Keith A. Mills
Walker
Franklin Street
Center Point
Ivan J. Schoene
Westpoint
Richard J. Sanders
Palo
Zoning Committee Delays Metro High School Duplex Plan
Cedar Rapids zoning committee votes 4 2 to table the Metro High School site at 404 17th St SE as owner Joanne Stevens seeks R 3D zoning to convert the former fire station into a duplex. Neighbors urge preservation of neighborhood character and delay talks with Stevens before City Council review. Neighbors also push denial of a garden nursery on five acres at 19th St NW and oppose a Mount Vernon Road SE used car lot. A separate 1402 J St SW duplex remodel request is approved.
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Nancy Stevens
Citizens For Community Improvement
Cedar Rapids
Metro High School
17Th St
Joanne Stevens
Stevens
Linda Blanchard
17Th St. SE
CCI
Citizens’ Group
Blanchard
Ruth Floyd
Floyds
Lyle Floyd
Floyd
Hanson
Mount Vernon Road
James L. Chipokas
J St
Ted Eichler
Rights unit awards damages in Cedar Rapids tavern bias case
Five Black patrons in Cedar Rapids allege discriminatory treatment at Central Dispatch Lounge received compensatory damages from former owners Carl and Ida Witt. Victims Virgil Gooding and Jonathon Robinson get $150 each. Aaron Smith Albert Thomas and Edward Staats receive $300 each. Three plaintiffs testified to higher beer prices and delayed service. threats were alleged after a patron questioned KKK donations. A three year nondiscrimination notice is proposed. liquor permit suspensions were considered but dropped as the lounge closed.
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Central Dispatch
Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission
Peter Pashler
Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Des Moines
Carl and
Ida Witt
Virgil Gooding
Jonathon Robinson
Thomas
Thomas Tucker
Iowa Liquor Commission
Cedar Rapids Fire Truck Hit by Semi in City Collision
A Cedar Rapids fire truck returning from a call was struck by a semi at Cold Stream Avenue and Center Point Road NE. The semi driver Robert A. Young, 29, of Marengo was charged with making an improper turn. No injuries reported. total damage estimated at $400.
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Cedar Rapids
Cold Stream Avenue
Center Point Road
Robert A. Young
Marengo
Pearle offers Safety Kit with eye exam and purchases
Bring this ad to Pearle for an eye exam today and receive a Safety Kit as a gift with glasses or contacts. Act soon as supplies are limited and the offer ends June 15.
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Pearle
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