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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 2001
Page
15
A weather system swept Eastern Iowa with strong winds and a reported funnel cloud near Arlington in Fayette County. Tornado warnings were issued for Clayton and Fayette counties with no injuries reported, while other areas faced property damage including a 10 car garage collapse and power outages affecting about 2,000 customers in Des Moines.
At a 5-2 vote the Marion City Council rejected a public hearing on an easement request for developer Ron Webb’s OPM project west of 10th Street. Webb said the plan could grow to about 600 units if the easement is granted, but council members cited traffic and zoning concerns.
Iowa Quality Beef Supply Network with 971 producers seeks a new beef harvesting facility in Tama Iowa Falls Bridgeport and Des Moines areas. The project manager Wythe Willey cites highway access rail lines water supply labor and community support. Possible joint venture with Excel Corp and no city aid requested yet.
Solon City Council fills a vacancy by appointing Marvin Stastny to serve immediately through January 2002. Stastny, 64, has lived in Solon 40 years and works as a shop foreman at Foundry Equipment Co. He volunteers with the Fire Department Optimist Club and Solon Beef Days Committee. He and his wife Bernita reside at 212 N Dubuque St.
The article notes YMC A praised for subsidizing youth programs especially for low income youths and complementing city recreation. Finance Commissioner Hanson compares city help to Hy Vee project, stressing public works value in YMCA support and detailing a second tax incentive for a $750000 warehouse on B Avenue NW in the Consolidated Central Urban Renewal District.
Hy-Vee will invest about 3.9 million dollars, cover 81 percent of costs, and add 34 full time jobs in a tax increment financing plan. The city contributes up to 915 thousand dollars, 19 percent, recoverable over 20 years via property taxes in the urban renewal district. Cedarapids Inc. had been to receive funds but failed job requirements, freeing funds to offset Hy-Vee costs. Hy-Vee aims to move quickly after council vote next week.
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