Cedar Rapids OKs Teleconnect phone equipment contract
The Cedar Rapids City Council approved a seven year Telconnect contract for new city phone equipment at 5500 monthly, totaling 462000, despite Al Beach of Northwestern Bell urging a delay. The plan attaches to Bell Centrex with 900 monthly maintenance in years 2-7, and ownership after year seven. Installation should start in 30 to 60 days.
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al Beach
Northwestern Bell
Cedar Rapids
Teleconnect Co
Hal Schaefer
Schaefer
Don Canney
Canney
Beach
Wayne Murdock
Murdock
Teleconnect
Bell
Linn County
the Gazette
Indigent legal aid debated at Linn County meeting
A Linn County hearing weighed public defender versus court appointed systems for indigent defendants. Judge William Eads and local lawyers discussed costs and impacts, with Kopecky favoring private court appointment and Logan proposing a mixed model to handle rising case loads.
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Linn County
Gene Kopecky
William Eads
Des Moines
John Logan
Cedar Rapids
Lowell Forte
Kopecky
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Iowa Supreme Court
Public Defender
Eads
Logan
Henry
Louisa
Linn
Forte
Cedar Rapids candidates push for qualified park leaders and energy reform
Jeff Cook, running for Cedar Rapids Parks Commissioner, urged professional leadership and seeks deep knowledge of park operations, land use, and development. Steve Ovel also touts job creation for Cedar Rapids while Sandy Elmer-Cook proposes city energy efficiency standards and updated building codes. A Basuto Basotho diamond mine report notes Lesotho’s wealth gap and the discovery of a 601.25 carat diamond named the Lesotho Brown.
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Jeff Cook
Cedar Rapids
Parks Department
Sandy Elmer-Cook
Floyd Sandford
Coe College
Steve Ovel
Cedar Rapids Board of Realtors
Longbranch
Lesotho
Africa
Basutoland
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Fox Run
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SIMON
Coordina
Liz Claibourne
Jones
Panther
Seiferts
VISA
Mastercard
American Express
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