Marion down town redevelopment bids delayed hope
The Marion City Council plans to rebid the downtown redevelopment project after bids for sidewalks a mall and alleyway improvements came in high. Architect Jim Novak says weather could allow much work this year if new bids are lower, with phase one costing about 213000 dollars split between city and property owners.
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Central Business District
11Th Street Mall
Jim Novak
Olson, Popa and Novak
11Th Street
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Eighth Avenues
Zobac Construction
Gedar Rapids
Westbrook Construction
Iowa Road Builders
Des Moines
Marion City Cuncil
Council
Novak
Jeff Schott
Timetable Set for Boyson Road Work in Marion Iowa
Marion plans a scaled down Boyson Road extension from Alburnett Road to 10th Street between Linn-Mar campus and the Indian Creek bridge. Design starts this month, right of way work next year, with bids in August and construction in about three months. A $42,000 design fee to Shive-Hattery and a $120,000 right of way cost will be folded into a larger bond issue likely exceeding $500,000 for the project and other capital improvements.
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Mike Ament
Shive-Hattery and ‘Associates
Cedar Rapids
Ament
Alburnett Road
10Th Street
Linn-Mar
Indian Creek Bridge
Indian Creek Road
Iowa Natural Resources Council
Marion
Shive-Hattery
Jeff Schott
Schott
Optimists Elect New Cedar Rapids Club Officers
Wayne Murdock at 3301 Waveland Drive NW is elected president of the Cedar Rapids Marion Optimist Club. Other officers installed include secretary treasurer Dennis Forke and vice presidents Pat Fitzpatrick Gary Teig Dale Peek and Ed McGinty.
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Waveland Drive
The
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Truck Length Ruling Limits 58-Foot Permits
A Polk County judge ruling touched Iowa truck lengths allowing 58 foot rigs. Current permits issued earlier last summer remain valid but no new 58 foot permits are being reissued. Governor Ray’s June proclamation allowed 80 000 pound weights on longer rigs, while the IDOT commission capped lengths at 155 feet after the attorney general said it lacked authority to legalize longer trucks.
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United Press _ International
Sunday Gazette
Iowa
UPI
Polk County
Iowa Department of Transportation
Robert Ray
Idot Commission
Tom Miller
Marion council criticizes new garbage rule sparks tensions
Marion City Council members including Charlie Kraut fault the post ordinance cleanup for leaving trash piles and label workers as rookies with badge fever. Acting City Manager Jeff Schott faces mounting complaints while Mayor Grundy urges more reasonableness and a public services meeting is planned.
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Charlie Kraut
Jeff Schott
William Grundy
Schott
Public Services
Conservation boards meet in Iowa for new ideas conference
More than 300 people are expected to attend the Iowa Association of County Conservation Boards conference at Stouffer's Five Seas ons Hotel from Thursday to Saturday. U S Sen John Culver will speak at a noon luncheon Saturday. Speakers include John Madson of Olin Corp and David H Jenkins of Michigan DNR. The program seeks expanded funding for railroad right of way acquisitions and a state conservation recreation fund funded by a recreation equipment tax. Educational sessions cover law enforcement imaginative theme landscapes and wild turkey restoration.
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Five Seasons Hotel
U.S
John Culver
Lowa
John Madson
Olin Corp
David H. Jenkins
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Association
Hall Foundation Grants for Discovery Village Drive
The Hall Foundation of Cedar Rapids awards a $77,000 matching grant to support the Discovery Village project in northeast Cedar Rapids. For every three dollars raised the foundation adds one dollar, up to the $77,000 cap, to fund a residential facility for mentally retarded individuals.
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