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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1978
Page
7
A Linn-Mar school board tie vote blocks a plan to provide transportation for non public school students. The proposal would use state supplied buses with parents paying the difference between actual cost and state reimbursement. Several trustees supported the move while three opposed it.
The board debated funding for transporting non-public school students. Superintendent Easterday noted state reimbursement exceeds the $80 per student Linn-Mar estimates, but questioned using general funds to subsidize transport. A delay was requested to coordinate with other parochial associations, no date set.
Linn-Mar school board approved transferring a nine acre parcel off East Post Road south of Cottage Grove Avenue SE from Linn-Mar to Cedar Rapids district. Boatman family seeks quality education with peer relations, not a housing development. The board also praised rapid Cedar Rapids action on a traffic issue near Bowmen Woods Elementary and reviewed audit notes on bond payments and cash handling.
Regional Planning Commission review committee assessed the proposed Marion bypass on connections to First Avenue East. They favored northerly Indian Creek and East Post Road alignment, protecting creek habitat and farm land while avoiding extensive detours through industrial areas. A public hearing is set for Tuesday at Vernon Middle School in Marion.
Marion residents contributed 1452 to the UNICEF collection. Marilyn Sippy, chairwoman, noted this total is down from last year’s 1630 but still strong. The drive had 60 fewer collectors, leaving some residents uncontacted.
Three Marion Independent school board members say they received unsigned letters. Reene Cammack asks the writer to identify themselves before she responds. Board President Jim Bencke and Bill Huntoon report similar letters.
The Marion Independent school board declined to vote on releasing a restrictive covenant to permit an elderly apartment project at First Avenue and South 11th Street. Home Partners and developers claim enough area signatures exist to override deeds restricting to single family homes, while district ownership of Starry School adds uncertainty about voting power.
Jeff Schott director of community development was elected president of the Eastern Iowa Planning and Zoning Officials Association at a Wednesday Amana meeting. The one year term keeps him as newsletter editor, a post held two years. The association represents 25 cities and 20 counties in eastern Iowa.
Seven individuals were arrested on drunken driving charges in Linn County late Thursday into today. Richard A. Parsons, Cletus A. Johnson, Ron Waybill, Thomas T. Weise, Ronald W. Jablonski, Edwin M. Decker II, and Michael A. Ford faced varying additional charges including speeding, improper lane change, and failure to obey traffic control devices. Locations included Otis Road by the Cargill plant, County Road E-48, 31st Street West in Hiawatha, First Avenue and 13th Street West, Highway 30 west of Wiley, and downtown Marion intersections.
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