New Marion bypass plan draws a crowd
A Marion High School public hearing drew 255 attendees as Iowa DOT heard debate over a long discussed bypass. Opponents blamed cost environmental harm and property impact while proponents cited reduced Seventh Avenue congestion and economic growth. A revised plan would reshape routes and reduce cost from about 20 million to 10–12 million,待 pending DOT five-year plan inclusion.
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Tom Fruehling
Seventh Avenue
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Harry Budd
IDOT
First Avenue
38Th Street
Budd
Work release officials gear up for funding push
Cedar Rapids officials seek state funding to build a work release center on the southwest side near 16th Avenue and Rockford Road SW. They plan public meetings to reassure neighbors about safety as an architectural firm is to be chosen to design the center and other expansion projects. The agency seeks an extra 133,105 dollars in next year’s budget to hire five staff for the new facility.
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Regional Planning Commission
Collins Road
East Post Road
Highway 13
First Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Chambers of Commerce
Citizens Committee Impact
Budd
Iowa Department of Transportation Commission
Vanessa Shelton
Iowa
16Th Avenue
Rockford Road
William Faches
Judicial District Department of Correctional Services Board of Directors
Fourth Ave
Nelson
State Department of Corrections
DCS
Corrections Department
Latchkey Kids program at Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital Cedar Rapids offers its Latchkey Kids A Positive Experience program on September 24 at 1 pm. The free session, third year running, helps parents and children handle the latchkey experience with a self care inventory and safety checklist. Mercy pediatric specialists cover phone use weather safety fire burglar proofing and more.
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Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
Mercy
Central City teachers push raise from 15200 to 18000
Central City Education Association proposes raising base pay from 15200 to 18000 for the next fiscal year under the Governors Educational Excellence program. They seek 4 percent raises with seniority and college hours, full family health and dental, and Memorial Day as a paid holiday.
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Dick Hogan
Vette
Repubie
Central City
Central City Education Association
Iowa
William Newman
Newman
Fall Festival Planned by Anamosa Church
St Patrick's Catholic Church in Anamosa hosts a Fall Festival on September 25 featuring a volleyball tournament auction children's pedal pull a country store and a meal. The beef and ham dinner with dessert starts at 11 a.m. and runs through dinner and supper hours with adult tickets 5 and children 2.50 available from parish members or at the door.
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Anamosa
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church
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