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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1978
Page
12
Des Moines Police Department will extend ticket enforcement beyond the capital to pursue illegal and overtime parking warrants held by Iowans statewide. Lieutenant Frederick Carson says the move aims to clear warrants first and then expand county by county, weighing cost effectiveness with budget researchers.
The Des Moines Police Department assumed parking ticket enforcement from Polk County on Oct 17 and now issues summonses for all unpaid tickets. Offenders with more than three summonses face warrants and arrest. fines include ticket cost, summons, warrant, failure to appear, and court costs. Carson cites high cost effectiveness and mentions a possible extra squad.
Iowa Taxpayers Association figures show Hiawatha and Marengo among eight cities with a consolidated property tax rate decrease for two consecutive fiscal years. The rate includes agricultural extension, hospital and district levies, plus city, county and school levies, reflecting the larger school district in cities with multiple districts.
The Interstate Commerce Commission will investigate a planned Lake View Holstein line withdrawal after Iowa DOT approval, amid opposition from several businesses. The dispute centers on service cuts and presumed losses to justify the abandonment plans, delaying closure for months.
Center Point Iowa hosts poet Alecosser as poet in residence at Center Point school next week guiding third and fourth graders. A former Mademoiselle editor and Dylan Thomas Award winner, she helped start Poets in the Park in New York and Glacier National Park, with work in Paris Review. Sponsored by Iowa Arts Council and Center Point School District.
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