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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1988
Page
8
Cedar Rapids approves rezoning of 185 acres along 42nd Street and Emerson Avenue NE from agricultural to residential for the River Bend Addition development. Midland Development plans 204 townhouses and 167 single family homes over five to seven years with groundbreaking likely this year, despite prior neighbor concerns about traffic and compatibility.
The council opened bids for Fourth Street improvements between First and Third Avenues SE. The lowest bid of 208,999 by Marion Concrete Construction Co. with alternatives would total 214,458, still above the 196,000 estimate. Work includes a 2 foot wall by railroad tracks and a walkway by the tracks. Start within weeks.
A full day of public meetings includes Cedar Rapids Police and Fire Retirement Systems board at 7:30 a.m. and the Marion City Council at 7:30 p.m. Theater offerings feature The Amorous Flea and The Nerd at 8 p.m., Steel Magnolia at Old Brick, and a 2:30 p.m. Mount Mercy College music recital. Also listed are a venereal disease clinic 6–9 p.m., a Latin American women lecture at 11 a.m., and various board sessions and screenings with ticket details for some shows.
Linn supervisors approve vacating Grove and School streets in Viola that existed only on paper. The right of way has long been used by nearby landowners, with an agreement to survey center lines and fence at a cost of about $500. Landowners Larry Wacker and Elvin Walker will receive about a quarter acre each pending final arrangements.
Former Arizona Governor Bruce Babbitt will address a Cedar Rapids lunch on behalf of Eric Tabor for the 2nd District U.S. House seat. Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller also speaks at 11 30 a.m. at Charlie's on the River. The event is open to the public.
Solon Mayor David Lundquist announces resignation effective October 1 after 15 months as mayor. Appointed July 1987 following Steve Wright’s ineligibility, Lundquist will become VP and senior trust administrator for First Union Corp. in Winston-Salem. The council meets today to decide on a new mayor or a special election.
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