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Monday, February 15, 2010

Tonight, meet with Miller-Meeks campaign; then caught part of LIVE VIDEO: Forum on downtown flood recovery, at 7 p.m.


Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and members of her campaign meet at a flood impacted business tonight in Downtown Cedar Rapids to visit about the campaign for U.S. House for District 2 for Iowa. For more information on the Miller-Meeks for Congress, we invite you to visit her web site.

When I arrived at home tonight, my lovely wife had a nice dinner ready for me. My wife and one of our children had already ate. One of our other children was busy at school. We are proud parents of a UNI Panther, as well ...

After making several phone calls tonight, we noticed the following event being covered on-line by KCRG-TV and The Gazette. You can see the replay, if you weren't able to catch it live.

REPLAY LIVE COVERAGE: Forum on downtown flood recovery - The Gazette
The forum, with The Gazette and KCRG-TV9 serving as sponsors, is called “Moving Forward in Downtown Cedar Rapids,” and will be at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art Auditorium, 410 Third Ave. SE ...

We have a lot of work ahead in Flood Recovery and small business recovery in the City of Cedar Rapids. I salute our Mayor Ron Corbett and the City Council for the work they have ahead in 2010 and beyond.

Some interesting recent news for our community ...

Flooded rental housing seeing slow progress - The Gazette
Repairs to rental housing lost in the 2008 flood here have become so slow-moving, almost anything looks like progress.“These are small steps, but ...

Corbett wants free parking for a decade to revitalize downtown - The Gazette
Struggling businesses hope customers return downtown - The Gazette

The following article is from the Rotary Club of Cedar Rapids meeting today that featured Coralville City Manager, Kelly Hayworth, and City of Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett as the program ...
Cedar Rapids mayor ‘turning up the heat’ on Army Corps - The Gazette

1 comment:

Caree said...

It was nice they had a live forum for this crucial problem. My candidate Christopher Reed for Congress was also there. It's nice to see both candidates engaging. Thank you.