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Cedar Rapids voters approve a $60 million bond for fire stations
Voters cleared the 60% bar with room to spare
74%Approval, as KGAN reported
Sources: The Gazette, KGAN
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Approval, as KGAN reported | 74% |
| Needed to pass | 60% |
If you live in Cedar Rapids, six of the city's nine fire stations are set for improvements. Voters backed the $60 million bond Tuesday with nearly 75% approval in preliminary results from the Linn County Auditor's Office. KGAN put support at 74%, well above the 60% needed.
The money covers work at six of the fire department's nine stations, a new training center and an upgraded firefighting apparatus. It's the department's first bond request in more than three decades. City Manager Jeff Pomeranz said, “We know every public dollar matters.”
- Length: 20-year bond
- Tax impact: up to $24.46 per $100,000 of assessed residential property value
- Training center: live-burn capability and clean training spaces
Six stations are set for relocation, remodeling or a rebuild
| Station | Address | Plan |
|---|---|---|
| No. 2 | 442 50th Ave. Court SW | Slated to relocate |
| No. 4 | 3600 42nd Ave. SE | Remodel planned |
| No. 5 | 509 Wilson Ave. SW | Slated to be rebuilt |
| No. 6 | 2416 Mount Vernon Road SE | Slated to be rebuilt |
| No. 8 | 100 Wiley Blvd. SW | Slated to relocate |
| No. 9 | 415 Broderick Drive SE | Remodel planned |
Source: The Gazette
Stations 5 and 6 are multistory designs built in 1957. The others are one-story buildings that opened in the '80s as a “temporary” solution to rapid growth.
