Grant Wood directors face budget shortages
The Grant Wood Area Education Agency faces budget shortfalls for 1982 83 as enrollment declines curb state funding and federal support remains uncertain. Trustees heard projections during budget sessions at the Cedar Rapids office, with a public hearing set for Nov 16 and further workshops planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanessa Shelton
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
GWAEA
Cedar Rapids
State Department of Public Instruction
Dwight Bode
Ronald Bowers
Bowers
Educational Services Department
Larry Rickey
Myron Rodee
Rodee
Clarence-Lowden Board of Education
Jail for the county could be bought for a burger a month
Linn County homeowners would pay up to 8.99 per year for 15 years for a new 7.3 million jail and parking ramp behind the Third Avenue Courthouse. If bids come in 25 percent under estimate the annual cost falls to about 7.01, with 100000 yearly retirement funding plus 80000 bequest and 20000 ramp revenue.
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Linn County
Citizens Jail Advisory Committee
Dan Roggers
May's Island
Third Avenue
Roggers
Cedar Rapids
Witwer
Farm owners sue county over highway tax dispute
Ernest and Darlene Trachta allege Linn County officials taxed 4.6 acres taken for Highway 218 south of Cedar Rapids for 26 years. They seek 60000 in taxes plus 75000 for alleged malice and failure to rectify. Defendants include Assessor Holveck Sheriff Sawyer Treasurer Hennessey and Iowa DOT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Ernest
Darlene Trachta
Forrest Holveck
Donald Sawyer
James Hennessey
Iowa Department of Transportation
Linn District Court
Iowa Supreme Court
District Court
Trachtas
E.L. O’connor
Angela Ryan
Iowa City
Supreme Court
UAW Conference in Cedar Rapids Draws Demos and DNC Officials
The United Auto Workers of Iowa hosts its Community Action Program conference at the Holiday Inn in Cedar Rapids with Iowa congressmen Rep. Tom Harkin and Rep. James Leach, plus Democratic National Committee official Lynn Cutler and other party leaders participating in workshops and panels through Saturday.
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Iowa
Democratic National Committee
Cedar Rapids
United Auto Workers of Iowa
Holiday Inn
Tom Harkin
James Leach
Lynn Cutler
Waterloo
Senate
Lowell Jenkins
Montrose
House
Don Avenson
D-Oelwein
Ted Anderson
D-Waterloo
Tom Jochum
D-Dubuque
Don Gettings
Dottumwa
Nicholas Johnson
Federal Communications Commission
David Mitchell
UAW
Public Relations and Publications Department
Budget decisions eyed at district board meeting
The College Community district board meets at Prairie Elementary at 8 p.m. to set the 1981-82 operating budget and discuss staff programs and a bus route petition. The general fund totals about 6.999 million with a 140 thousand contingency. no staff or program cuts are planned.
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College Community Schools
District Board of Education
Prairie Elementary School
Glenn Selzer
Robert Bostwick
Selzer
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Parade Magazine
Bedford Tire CO
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Selzer Addition
Fairfax
William Bach
Beverly Road
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FinanceAmerica Thrift Corporation
Bankamerica Financial Service Company
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