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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 2000
Page
10
Linn County voters return all Democratic incumbents to county offices. Lu Barron and Jim Houser win new four year terms as supervisors, Don Zeller re elected sheriff, and Linda Langenberg unopposed for auditor. Barron and Houser, both Cedar Rapids residents, face Republican challengers Stump and Balderston. Zeller wins 64 percent over Sorensen.
In Cedar Rapids voters share mixed views on Al Gore and George W. Bush. Pena voting for Gore cites Social Security and unity. Burke and Olson praise Gore’s economy or Bush’s leadership. Robinson and Farar back Gore over abortion and education promises.
Voters across several eastern Iowa counties backed local measures. Cedar County counties approved a 1e cent sales tax for a 3.6 million jail opening February, while Muscatine County rejected a 5.6 million judicial center. Anamosa and Monticello approved a 5 percent motel tax to aid tourism promotion. Washington kept a 1.50 surcharge for E-911. Linn and Johnson counties approved or extended property tax levies for extension education and library projects respectively, with Iowa City votes on First Avenue extension and library bond selling. County supervisors elected Pat Harney Terrence Neuzil and Carol Thompson.
Linn County voters set a turnout record with 92,363 ballots and 71.3 percent turnout. They approved a small property tax levy increase for the Linn Extension Service to fund programs like Master Gardener and 4-H, raising the levy from 1.33 per 100000 to 1.8 cents per acre and enabling up to 315000 next year.
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