East Marion development hearing on major rezoning
A public hearing tonight at 7 at Marion High School addresses Cedar Rapids developer Jim Dyer seeking rezoning for about 120 acres near Highways 151 and 13. Plans include commercial development and 133 single family homes plus a 304 lot mobile home site. the mobile home portion faces denial by the Marion Planning and Zoning Commission 5-3, though the overall project hinges on it. Citizens opposed the mobile home park, with petitions and about 100 residents attending the meeting.
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Marion
Marion High School
Cedar Rapids
Jim Dyer
Hiawatha firm seeks 14 000 square foot expansion
HIAWATHA World Class Industries plans a 14 000 square foot 600 000 expansion of its industrial supply business on North 15th Avenue and Progress Drive. The project would consolidate three locations, create 10 to 14 jobs, and may trigger future growth. The owner urged immediate construction and tax increment financing of 75000. The City Council signaled support and will consider a resolution at the June 1 meeting.
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World Class Industries of
Hiawatha
Pat Cobb
Cobb
North 15Th Avenue
Progress Drive
Cedar Rapids police auction bikes on Saturday
The Cedar Rapids Police Department will sell more than 100 abandoned bicycles at an auction on the west side of the police station at 310 Second Ave. SW. Gates open at 8 a.m. The event starts soon after. For more details call 398-5277.
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Cedar Rapids
Second Ave
Mattress fire triggers evacuation at Cornell College dorm
Mount Vernon police report 151 students evacuated from Olin Hall at Cornell College after a mattress fire in a room at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday. No injuries and minor smoke damage. Cigarette the apparent cause, and officers expect no charges.
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Cornell College
Olin Hall
Mount Vernon
Russ West
West
Iowa City AIDS Memorial Observance Set for May Twenty Second
The International AIDS Candlelight Memorial and Mobilization will be held Sunday worldwide. The Iowa City event hosted by ICARE at 7 30 p m on the University of Iowa Pentacrest honors those lost to AIDS and supports people living with HIV and AIDS.
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Iowa City
ICARE
Iowa Center For Aids Resources and Education
University of Iowa Pentacrest
Linn towns condemn Bluestem for policy and demand meeting
Linn County small towns led by Mount Vernon and Lisbon accuse the Bluestem Solid Waste Agency of bias under Cedar Rapids control. They say the agency’s six of nine executive seats favor Cedar Rapids and object to associate-member fees and 50 year minimums for landfill use, seeking a public meeting with Ken Haynie to air grievances.
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Bluestem
Waste Agency
Linn
Lynn M
Eliott
Williams
Cedar Rapids
Panes Bon Ag Yma Telah Ye Pene Som Ama Hae Ge
Elliott
Please Tun
University of Iowa Sailing Club Teaches Weekend Outreach
The University of Iowa Sailing Club offers free teaching weekends at Lake Macbride boathouse on June 18 19 and 25 26 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Prospective members must pass a swimming test and may join for 30 dollars for the summer. John Randell at 351 7955 handles rides from the Iowa Memorial Union.
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U of Sailing Club
Lake Macbride
Iowa Memorial Union
John Randell
Lynn M. Teff
University of Iowa Sailing Club
Grant Gerdes
University of Iowa
Gerdes
Jim Hodgson
IES Utilities
Cedar Rapids
Hodgson
U of I
Iowa City
Neighbors collide over Hy Vee expansion plan in Cedar Rapids
At a Cedar Rapids City Council hearing opponents fear added traffic and loss of neighborhood character if Hy Vee at 1843 Johnson Ave expands from 31 600 to 64 570 square feet costing 4 75 million dollars and adding 100 jobs. Supporters cite consumer demand and need to stay competitive with larger nearby stores.
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Lonnie
Mount Vernon Road
Marion
Hy-Vee
David Bailie
Bob Kirsch
Butts
Carly Fleming
Hinkley Ave
Des Moines
John Kujac
Kujac
Rohan Houlden
19Th St
Cedar Hills
Dyer donation funds Hiawatha new library site
Jim and Sue Dyer donated a 1.2 acre Center Point Road parcel for a new Hiawatha library. The site between two schools offers traffic exposure, aiding fundraising for an estimated 11 000 square foot facility and a $1 million cost with about half hoped from donations.
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Douglas Neumann
Hiawatha
Jim
Sue Dyer
Center Point Road
Dairy Queen
City Hall
Library
12Th Avenue
Boyson Road
Library Board
Rosemary Earl
Earl
East Post Ct. SE
Dyer
Dyers
Tom Theis
Richard Messa
Collins Plaza Hotel
Wiretap Evidence Stirs Up Bright Trial
Carl Bright's defense asked for dismissal as wiretap evidence from a federal drug investigation was released in his attempted murder trial. Public defender Jose Olvera condemned the proceedings, while U S Attorney Stephen Rapp said the records, tied to a drug sweep, should be available for the Linn District Court case.
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Tom Fruehling
Gazette
Carl Bright
Soviet
Russia
Jose Olvera
U.S
Stephen Rapp
Bright
Third St. SW
Rapp
Linn
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U of 1
Ing Association
University
Pentacrest
Hiawatha Library
Olvera
Denver Dillard
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