County approves $5.5 million county roads budget for 1984
Linn County supervisors approve a $5,581,850 secondary road budget for 1984. Most increased spending supports federally funded bridge projects with net construction cost limited to $543,000. Planned work includes replacing 16 bridges, paving roads, and installing traffic signals across several areas.
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Mary Burke
Ratte
Linn County
Iowa Department of Transportation
Jerry Nelson
Nelson
Milburn Road
Hiawatha
Crestwood Acres
42Nd Street
Edgewood Road
Miller Road
Linn County bridge projects list repair costs and location
A detailed listing shows multiple bridge replacements and renovations across Linn County. Notable items include repairs on Blairs Ferry north to North Mentzer Road and bridges on Linn-Johnson Road, C Street Road SW, Wright Bros Boulevard, Old River Road, Ivanhoe Road, Spring Creek Road, Abbe Hills Road, Cottage Grove Parkway, Secrist Road, Hodgin Road, Linn-Jones Road, Chain Lakes Road, Tower Terrace Road, and Highway 150 at Walker. Urban area bridges Urbana Road west of Center Point will be renovated at an estimated 90 thousand dollars each.
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Blairs Ferry
Carpenter Road
Hiawatha
Rock
Old River Road
Bertram
Ivanhoe Road
Ely
Spring Creek Road
Mount Vernon
Abbe Hills Road
Cottage Grove Parkway
Secrist Road
Higway 13
Hodgin Road
Viola
Linn-Jones
Prairieburg
Chain Lakes Road
Palo
Tower Terrace
Replacing Linn County Civil Defense Chief Questioned
Linn County supervisors discuss how to hire a new Civil Defense director after Bill Bjorenson’s impending retirement. They debate whether the county or joint city county body oversees selection and whether a formal Cedar Rapids Linn County agreement exists. County attorney was asked to study Iowa Code and report back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linn County Civil Defense
Bill Bjorenson
Linn County
Bjorenson
Craig Kelinson
Cedar Rapids
Joe Rinas
Jean Oxley
Rinas
Kelinson
Rent Postponed for Substance Abuse Council Amid Budget Woes
The Area Substance Abuse Council receives a deferral of seven months rent totaling 6126 dollars for its administrative offices at 400 Third Ave SE, easing the fiscal strain but not eliminating a projected 28,874 dollar shortfall. Health Center board chair Bob Mahan cites avoiding precedent as a reason for deferring payment rather than waiving.
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Area Substance Abuse Council
ASAC
Linn Health Center Board of Directors
Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Agency
Third Ave. SE
Health Center
Health Center Board
Bob Mahan
Madge Phillips
Hawkeye
Eighth Ave. SE
Golden Enterprises
Community Tool Library
Cherry
11Th Ave. SE
Linn Human Services
HACAP
Phillips
Two Men Charged in Linn County Burglaries
Linn County deputies arrested Monte D. Dochterman and Robert K. Norman in a string of burglaries. Dochterman faces second degree burglary charges after a search warrant at 1101 12th St NE. Norman is charged with second degree burglary and interference with official acts plus three traffic violations after a Friday break in at the Duane Krumm residence rural Center Point. Items from multiple robberies have been recovered and more arrests are possible.
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Linn County
Rural Center Point
Norman
Highway 150
W-45
Krumm
Ronald Laird
Marion
Michael Travis
Springville
Martin Vine
New High Tech Firm Forming in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids joins Iowa’s growing tech sector as Electronic Technology Corp announces a Dec. 7 press conference. Gov. Branstad and former Gov. Ray will attend to welcome the firm, led by Scott A. Clark, founder of a Marion electronic equipment maker sold in 1981 to Clyde Industries of Australia.
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C.R
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Chamber of Commerce Committee of 100
Terry Branstad
Robert Ray
Electronic Technology Corp
Scott A. Clark
Marion
Clyde Industries
Australia
Clark
Smulekoff
Downtown Cedar Rapids to add 26 afternoon parking zones
The city will install 24 minute meters in loading zones downtown Cedar Rapids, adding 26 afternoon spaces. Work begins Thursday and should finish by year end with signs noting morning loading zones from 7 30 a m to noon. Violations incur 5 dollar fines before noon and 1 dollar in the afternoon.
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Cedar Rapids
Mel Meyer
Meyer
Parkers
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Substance Abuse Council
By Vanessa Shelton
Qartatta Waft
Don Phillips
16Th Ave
Easil
Barstools
Samsonite
Smulekorr
1St Street
3Rd Avenue
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