Foreclosed homes vex neighbors as yards grow wild
In Cedar Rapids a vacant foreclosed house near Harrison Elementary drew mice and snakes as residents urged city action. Nationwide foreclosures topped 6,400 in Iowa with Linn and Johnson counties hardest hit, underscoring how empty houses lower nearby property values and challenge police.
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Liz Martin
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Pebble Dr
Linn County
RealtyTrac
George C. Ford
Gazette
Edar Rapids
Harrison Elementary School
Becca English
English
Johnson County
RealtyTrac of
Irvine
Calif
Foreclosure Process and Sheriff’s Sales Info
The final step in foreclosures is the sheriff’s sale. Linn County and Johnson County provide upcoming sale listings online. It asks if it is acceptable to walk away from a mortgage.
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Linn County
Linncounty.org
Johnson County
Johnson-County.com
Miell Receives Maximum 20-Year Sentence in Fraud Case
Cedar Rapids landlord Robert Miell was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Mark Bennett to the maximum 20 years after pleading guilty to 18 counts of mail fraud and two counts of perjury tied to fraudulent storm damage reports totaling more than 336000 dollars to American Family Insurance. He faced additional tax fraud convictions from a 2009 jury verdict.
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Ine Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Robert Miell
U.S
Mark Bennett
Miell
American Family Insurance
Oil spill panel faults federal handling of BP spill estimates
The Obama administration’s low estimates of the Gulf spill eroded public trust, as the White House panel explored who was in charge and how much oil flowed. Co-Chair Bob Graham warned the miscalculations resembled Custer’s errors, noting the spill was far larger than initially claimed.
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Mexico
U.S
Custer
Bob Graham
Florida
George Armstrong Custer
7Th Calvary
Iowa City narrows city manager finalists to three
The Iowa City Council on Monday selected three finalists for the city manager position after firing Michael Lombardo in April 2009. The candidates include current North Port Florida city manager age 55 with prior roles in Commerce City La Vista and other posts.
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Iowa City Council
Michael Lombardo
North Port
Fla
Commerce City
Colo
la Vista
Neb
All West Virginia University
Morgantown
Two City Managers Named Eckert and Another
Paul Eckert aged 48 from Sioux City with a background as adjunct professor and finance director and a 2002 start, plus education from Cal State Hayward. Another profile lists a 59 year old manager from Birmingham with roles in Brooklyn Park Wheeling Savage and degrees from Roosevelt University and Mankato State University.
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Bellevue University
Bellevue
Neb
Morgan Hill
Calif
Paradise
California State University
Hayward
Brooklyn Park
Minn
Village of Wheeling, Ill
Savage, Minn
Roosevelt University
Chicago
Mankato State University
Mankato, Minn
Finalists to meet public at Iowa City Library
The public can meet finalists today from 7:30 to 9 a.m. in Meeting Room A at the Iowa City Public Library. The City Council interviews the candidates again this afternoon and plans a Wednesday morning meeting to decide whom to hire.
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Iowa City Public Library
S. Linn St
Iowa City
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Iowa
Center For
HOMES
Sheriff’s Sales
Pew Research Center
G.R
Editorial
Gazette MobIle
I.C
Steven Crowell
Paul Eckert
Sioux City
Tom Markus
Birmingham
Mich
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