Mobile home park expansion gains approval in Marion
The Marion Planning and Zoning Commission approved a rezoning to add 22 lots to Lindale Manor Mobile Home Park. The petition by owner Parnell Proctor moves to the City Council which will likely set a public hearing at Thursday's meeting. The panel also eyed shrubbery screening rules and a new sign ordinance study with a task force including planning members, IMPACT representatives, sign contractors, and the city attorney.
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Marion
Jeff Schott
Commission
Planning Commission
Citizens’ Group
Impact
Marion Community Briefs Roundup of Local Meetings and Notices
Marion seniors club meets Friday at 7 p.m. at Farmers State Bank. Christmas Club deposits due October 16 with 50th deposit free, notices mailed around November 1. Schedules include Stained Glass designs at Marion First United Methodist Church on October 15 from 6 to 9 p.m. and a Happy Ad service ad promotion. Local ads note Naso's Marion lunch hours, home improvements by Warner Brothers, and Mothers Club bazaar with details. Also listed are an auction service contact and two emergency dispatch times with a house fire and medical assistance.
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Farmer's State Banks
Farmer’s State Bank
Adv
Marion First United Methodist Church
Marion Primary Totals City Council At Large
Local ballot results show Marion city voters selecting winners for at large council seats. Totals reflect tallies for candidates vying for two seats, with leading candidates ahead of others as final unofficial counts circulated.
Clarke College Honors Nun With Distinguished Alumni Award
Sister Mary Constantia Fox, 79, described as a walking saint, received Clarke College Alumnae Association’s Distinguished Alumni Award. Regarded for daily visits to the sick, Fox rides city buses delivering small gifts, pays her own fare, and continues volunteer work after retiring as chairwoman of the college French department 13 years ago.
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Dubuque
Clarke College Alumna Association
Mary Constantia Fox
BVM
Sisters of Charity
Fox
Linn voters embrace computerized voting machines debut
Linn County voters approved blue boxed computerized voting machines from Computer Election Services of Berkeley in Cedar Rapids Marion and Lisbon for the first Midwest usage. Officials reported fewer trouble calls than usual and 85 percent of sampled voters favored the new system.
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Gazette
Linn County
Elections Office
Computer Election Services
Berkeley
Calif
Midwest
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Lisbon
Linda Langenberg
Merle Kopel
Langenberg
Kennedy High School
Nixon
Precinct
California
Door-to-door Big Brothers appeal not authorized says agency
Candy Vance, spokesperson for Big Brothers and Big Sisters, warns there is no door-to-door fundraising campaign currently under way. A Bever Avenue SE resident reported solicitors claiming a prize for top donations. the agency says funds are solicited privately and by written correspondence, not door to door.
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Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Candy Vance
Vance
Bever Avenue SE
Bever Avenue
United Way
Big Brothers and
Lisbon mayor faces runoff after primary defeat by Schenk
Incumbent Lisbon mayor Peter Greiner, a 49 year old farmer, was out-polled two to one in the primary by Buddy Schenk, 50, an employee of Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. They will clash in the November 3 election as voters turnout nears 49 percent with four other candidates finishing behind.
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Lisbon
Peter Greiner
Greiner
Buddy Schenk
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Schenk
Linn County
Jon Sperry
James Ellison
Herman Schlimmer
Marion bypass funds spark new hope for project
Marion city officials met IDOT planners in Ames to push for the Marion bypass. Ian MacGillivray said 1 to 2 million dollars may be available within 12 months for right of way, with more than 1 million from a revolving federal land fund likely. The project remains priority with potential total costs ranging from 10 to 60 million if expanded beyond 1986.
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Ames
Marion
Iowa Department of Transportation
Ian MacGillivray
IDOT
MacGillivray
Collins Road
Vic Klopfenstein
Carl Foster
Carl Ramey
Jeff Schott
Klopfenstein
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Idot Commission
Robert Rigler
Marion Group
Commission
Regional Planning Commission
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25Th Ave
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13Th St
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Richard S. Curtiseesee
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Clarke College
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2Nd Ave
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Mgr
Marion East Edge
7Th Ave
Larry Northup
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Industrial Loan Thrift Guaranty Corporation of Iowa
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Ingersoll Ave
Burlington
Jefferson St
Center Point Rd
Davenport
N. Brady Street
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Waterloo
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