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What about the rest of Linn County?
Posted on Oct 26, 2009 by Adam Belz.
Particularly the parts north of County Home Road, that is.
The county is holding the first of its open houses on where to put county offices tonight at 7 p.m. at the Mount Vernon Middle School, 525 Palisades Rd., Mount Vernon.
But a couple people have griped to me that none of the five public forums on the topic are anywhere north of Marion, forcing people in Prairieburg, Coggon, Central City, Troy Mills, Walkker and Center Point to drive down to the metro area one of these evenings. They could go to Marion on Wednesday night, or Hiawatha on Thursday night.
Is this unfair? Should Coggon get its own open house? Leave a comment and tell me what you think.
ctiger
27. Oct, 2009
I can't believe someone remembers we exist.
adambelz
27. Oct, 2009
ctiger, you live in the great north?
ctiger
27. Oct, 2009
I do. With all sorts of other wildlife.
bballmgr
27. Oct, 2009
I was deeply surprised that one of the meetings wasn't scheduled in Central City or Center Point.
FullStop
27. Oct, 2009
That's Linn County for you!!
TaxedtoPlay
27. Oct, 2009
You are there to be taxed and nothing more. Your taxes are for the greater glory of downtown Cedar Rapids. The same interests running Cedar Rapids have their agents on the Board of Supervisors. The County Supervisor districts had to be drawn so two of their femme fatales would not share one district.
Enjoy the show.
Dudie
27. Oct, 2009
It must be very annoying to live 'up north' and put up with the City/County cabal_____welcome to the club. Take a fairly central location in the counties' north end and have a meeting. Not rocket science.
ctiger
27. Oct, 2009
It would be nice to have a meeting in Center Point, where it would be easier for people from Walker to attend, and one in Central City.
Hugs4u
27. Oct, 2009
Didn't one of the supervisors complain it was too far to drive to get to Westdale mall from his house each day? And you expect them to go 15 miles or so to go to Center Point. Sheesh that is like your asking him to drive across country for a meeting. He would want mileage added on too.
ctiger
28. Oct, 2009
I think Taxed and you are right. We exist as a revenue source and nothing else.