Landfill dispute: Marion offered $2 million to drop annex plan
Cedar Rapids Linn County Solid Waste Agency chair David Zahn says the agency will resist Marion's bid to annex its landfill and expansion site north of the city. The agency proposes Marion abandon involuntary annexation of 560 acres at Highway 13 and County Home Road, while Marion officials say a path to annexation exists without involuntary action.
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Landfill expansion offer spans multiple city projects
The solid waste agency proposed to Marion on Monday an offer of 1 million dollars to extend sewer and water to the landfill and county building sites north of the area, 600 thousand dollars to Marion's capital improvements for future unfunded needs, 150 thousand dollars to the Lin-Mar School Foundation for recycled-content sports equipment, and 40 thousand dollars for a new buffering study for the landfill west side and expansion property.
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Public Safety Alarm Calls Prompt Guarded Response
Cedar Rapids police averaged 11 alarms daily last year about 4000 calls with roughly 2800 false alarms. Iowa City logged 1221 alarms in 2008 with 66 real. Officers fear complacency risks and wasted time chasing false alarms.
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Iowa Farmland Values Rise 7.4 Percent in Six Months
Iowa farmland values climbed 7.4 percent for the six months ending September, totaling a 14.4 percent rise in the year to Sept 1, per a survey by the Realtors Land Institute and farm managers group. Low rates lure buyers, but rising rates could slow markets.
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Edwards Stumps for Kerry Edwards Fire Up Blue-Collar Rally
Democratic vice presidential hopeful John Edwards told 1,300 blue collar workers at a Newton high school rally that GOP claims of a strong economy amount to lipstick on a pig. He accused Bush Cheney policies of favoring the rich and corporate interests and urged voters to back Kerry Edwards to create jobs and improve health care.
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Kerry Bush energy clash dominates 2A and 1B pages
Campaign coverage shows Kerry attacking Bush on energy and Bush countering on terrorism. 3rd District candidates discuss experience and self-imposed term limits. DNC plans to file a complaint over a documentary critical of Kerry while critics argue Bush Cheney should focus on the economy rather than job preservation.
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