Marion council sets vote on police station project
Marion city council will sign a 10.4 million contract with Miron Construction for a new police station. The panel also considers a 50 year lease for the Gateway Drive site in the Marion Enterprise Center and bonds to fund the project with completion targeted for next fall.
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Wayne Engle
Engle
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Pluckhahn
Miron
High school funding debate on Iowa City school board agenda
Iowa City school board prepares to discuss removing a policy that requires 32 million dollars from local-option sales tax funds be set aside for a new high school. A split board and community weigh whether to redirect funds to elementary schools. A vote is not certain.
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Coe College Revives Peterson Hall of Science
About 100 days of work, with up to 200 workers, transformed the 40 year old Peterson Hall into a modern science building for Coe College. The $12 million project, funded partly by a $4.7 million NSF grant and a $1.5 million Hall-Perrine Foundation gift, adds state of the art labs, flexible spaces, enhanced electrical and ventilation systems, and an east end three story atrium planned for next year.
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Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Coe
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Steve Feller
Feller
National Science Foundation
Hall-Perrine Foundation
College Drive
Kyle Grillot
Steve Singleton
Peterson Hall
Spay Neuter Clinic Nears Opening With 95000 Grant
Cedar Rapids moves toward launching a low cost spay and neuter clinic after a 95000 grant from PetSmart Charities to the Iowa Humane Alliance. The Cedar Rapids facility at 6540 Sixth St SW will train staff, purchase equipment, and serve a 41 county radius with subsidized care for dogs cats and rabbits. Dr Jennifer Doll was named clinic medical director as renovations continue and an opening date of January 15 2013 is targeted.
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Asheville
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Solon
Clinic
Doll
Seattle
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