CEDAR RAPIDS — The city’s largest sale ever of new bond debt was a little smaller Tuesday than expected because of interest rates “close to 40-year lows,” the city’s bond consultant told the City Council last night. The city had expected to sell almost $86 million in new general obligation bond debt, but needed to...
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CEDAR RAPIDS — On a unanimous vote, the City Council agreed last night to head into negotiations with Penford Products Co. to see if an agreement can be reached to sell the city’s 11-acre Riverside Park to the company for its possible expansion. The most important council vote will come, likely in June, to...
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Title: CleanUpCR Household Hazardous Materials Collection Location: 2250 A St. SW (Near Czech Village) Start Time: 5/19/2012 9:00 AM End Time: 5/19/2012 2:00 PM Description: An easy way to clean your house of hazardous materials. EventType: Special Event Source
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Title: CleanUpCR Large Item Drop-off Location: 2250 A St. SW (near Czech Village) Start Time: 5/12/2012 9:00 AM End Time: 5/12/2012 2:00 PM Description: Cedar Rapids Utility customers can easily get rid of big items today. EventType: Special Event Source
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Date: 5/8/2012 Contact: Megan Murphy 319-286-5162 Body: This Saturday from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. the Cedar Rapids Solid Waste & Recycling Division is holding its Spring Large Item Drop-off at 2250 A Street SW (near Czech Village).  The event is open to Cedar Rapids Utility customers only.  Customers must present their ticket, which was delivered...
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Big-city mayors in Iowa hastily convened a conference call with the news media today to object to the latest versions of bills on property-tax relief now in front of the Iowa Legislature that they said would cost local jurisdictions million of dollars in local tax revenue. Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett, Iowa City Mayor...
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Title: Finance & Administrative Services Committee Meeting Location: Central Fire, 2nd Floor, 1010 1st Street NW Start Time: 5/9/2012 2:30 PM End Time: 5/9/2012 3:30 PM Description: EventType: City Council Committee Meeting Source
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Title: Civil Service Meeting & Oral Interviews Location: Cedar Rapids Police Department Start Time: 5/11/2012 7:00 AM End Time: 5/11/2012 5:00 PM Description: To discuss the promotional exam process for Police Sergeant and Police Captain positions. EventType: City Board or Commission Meeting Source
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CEDAR RAPIDS — The city’s window for candidates to apply for the city’s job of police chief will close on May 21, Conni Huber, the city’s human resources director, told the City Council’s Public Safety Committee on Monday. Huber said the city and its search consultant, The Mercer Group Inc. of Santa Fe, N.M.,...
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Local child welfare agencies and non-profit groups want to reduce child neglect in Linn County by 15 percent over three years. “It truly is the one area the community can step in and really do something about,” said Dave Loy, director of the Partnership for Safe Families. The goal was adopted April 20 at...
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