School Board proceeds with bond vote
February 28, 2012
Boone Central School patrons will be deciding a $20,850,000 bond issue for school construction at the May 15 primary election.
The school board approved a resolution authorizing the bond issue during a special meeting Tuesday evening, Feb. 28, at the school.
The bonds would finance five primary facilities projects:
- A new high school building for grades 9-12 with an estimated cost of $13,658,000;
- acquisition/improvement of a site for the high school building, with an estimated cost of $2,414,500;
- renovation of the present Albion school building to serve pre-kindergarten, elementary and middle school with an estimated cost of $827,500;
- a 500-seat fine arts auditorium with an estimated cost of $2,950,000; and
- renovation of the present outdoor athletic complex with an estimated cost of $1 million.
Details in the Feb. 29 Albion News Print & Electronic Editions.
Filing pace is picking up
February 28, 2012
Several new candidates have filed with the Boone County Clerk’s office during the past week for election to county and local offices.
Final election filing deadline is this Thursday, March 1, at 5 p.m.
New filings as of Tuesday, Feb. 28 were:
- Tom Fick, Republican for Boone County Commissioner, District 2
- Dee Schalk for Cedar Rapids School Board
- Max Olson for St. Edward School Board
- Travis Stephens, Sandra C. Scheffler and Jim Plebanek for St. Edward City Council
- Mary Rutten for Cedar Rapids Village Board.
School Board refines building proposal
February 21, 2012
Revised high school plan now under consideration by the Boone Central School Board.
No official action was taken during the session, but the board worked with architect Jim Berg of BVH to reach consensus on several portions of the building proposal to more clearly define the project.
Berg proposed changes in the renovation plan to convert the present Albion school building to a pre-kindergarten, elementary and middle school, bringing the cost down from $1,376,000 as originally proposed to a revised cost of $827,500.
Other parts of the building plan include the new high school at $13,658,000; site improvements including land cost at $2,414,500, a 500-seat fine arts theater at $2,950,000, and renovation of the existing athletic field at $1 million.
Total estimated cost stood at $20,850,000 after the four-hour work session.
Council approves treatment plant contract
February 21, 2012
A contract for construction of Albion’s new wastewater treatment plant was approved by the Albion City Council Tuesday night, Feb. 14.
That clears the way for construction of the new higher capacity treatment plant to begin this spring.
On a 3-1 vote, the council approved the low bid of $3,385,000 from Rutjens Construction of Tilden, which was $40,000 under the original engineer’s estimated cost.
The council also accepted a bid of $7,485 from Rutjens to extend a six-inch water main to the treatment plant site as had been discussed previously by the council.
Details in the Feb. 22 Albion News Print & Electronic Editions.
Several incumbents didn’t file for office
February 21, 2012
Some incumbent office holders didn’t file for re-election to various local offices by the Feb. 15 deadline.
Among those who are not seeking re-election are Boone Central School Board member Tim Preister, Albion City Councilman Lanny Rasmussen, St. Edward School Board member Mark Jensen, and Cedar Rapids School Board member Terry Penne.
Filing deadline for non-incumbents for county, city, school board and airport authority positions will be March 1, 2012.
More details in the Feb. 22 Albion News Print & Electronic Editions.
Board views possible school plan, costs
February 14, 2012
Possible high school plan above was reviewed by the Boone Central School Board Monday night.
Architect Jim Berg of Bahr Vermeer Haecker (BVH) presented the basic plan for a building to house ninth through 12th grades.
The initial plan was for an 82,540 square foot high school facility with all classrooms, athletic facilities, shop, music room, kitchen, cafeteria, library, labs and various options, including a 13,300 square foot fine arts auditorium.
The board will hold a special meeting next Monday, Feb. 20, at 5 p.m. to discuss the plans further with the architect. Another special meeting will be held Feb. 28 at 12 noon to consider a resolution placing the bond issue on the ballot for the May 15 primary election.
Several more candidates file for office
February 14, 2012
Several more candidates filed for election during the past week in Boone County.
Filing deadlines are Wednesday, Feb. 15, for incumbents, and March 1 for non-incumbents.
New filings as of Feb. 14 included Jerry L. Tisthammer for County Commissioner District 2; Mark Niewohner and Karen Kayton for Boone Central School Board; Julie Martinsen for Cedar Rapids School Board; Marcus Johnson for Albion City Council; Diana Werner for St. Edward School Board, and Dianne Sindelar and John Sorensen for St. Edward City Council.
Housing is top priority
February 7, 2012
AEDC spec house in early stages of construction.
For businesses hoping to recruit new employees to the area, finding suitable housing can be a challenge.
In some cases, potential new residents have not relocated to the Boone County area because they could not find housing they considered suitable in their price range.
“There is a clear need for quality affordable housing,” said Doug Young, president of the Albion Economic Development Corp. (AEDC). “This is based both on surveys conducted over the past 10 years and first-hand reports from employers.”
Details in the Feb. 8 Albion News Print and Electronic Editions.
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