IDR tax status in doubt spurs Cedar Rapids projects
Cedar Rapids developers seek City Council hearings on six IDR requests totaling 12.0 million while Congress debates tougher rules and a Treasury task force may broaden impact. Officials say tax exemption keeps rates low. pending bonds total 56 million with 66 million issued since 1973.
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Robert Caldwell
Congress
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Des Moines
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Chicago
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Cedar Rapids candidates push housing, budget reform at forums
Mayoral hopeful Sandy Elmer-Cook urged fair housing and stricter rental inspections at a Patik home gathering, while safety commissioner candidate Stan McClurg criticized city spending on the police facility and called for a merged county facility. Civitan Club remarks by Steve Sprague emphasized local control and shrinking federal influence.
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David J. Patik
20Th Ave
Don Canney
Stan McClurg
Optimists Club
McClurg
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Machinist
Steve Sprague
Linn County Civitan Club
Sprague
Washington
Leaf Burning Permitted in Iowa City Through Nov 15
Iowa City residents may burn leaves and garden waste starting today under a blanket permit issued by Fire Chief Robert Keating. The authorization runs through November 15 and responds to multiple requests from the public.
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Iowa City
Robert Keating
Woman assaulted at Cedar Rapids pay phone near Hy Vee
Kathryn Biggs a 35 year old Cedar Rapids woman told police two men grabbed her hair while she used a First Avenue pay phone in the Hy Vee lot. They demanded the keys to her car and blocked her exit with a bright orange pickup before fleeing. police have a suspect.
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First Avenue
Kathryn Biggs
Second Ave
Hy Vee
First Ave
Biggs
Gunshot Victim Remains Serious At St Luke’s Hospital
Gerald L. Hall, 20, of 4101 16th Ave SW, remained in serious condition at St Luke’s Hospital Friday after a shotgun wound to the upper chest. Police say the injury occurred at his trailer home Thursday night when he dropped the gun and it fired. Neighbors found a collapsed man at the doorstep and officers tracked a blood trail to Hall’s residence where a recently fired .410 gauge shotgun was located.
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16Th Ave
St. Luke’s Hospital
Hall
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