City Council in Cedar Rapids leaning to appoint interim City Manger

The transition from the Commission to the Council-Manager form of government has not been smooth for the City of Cedar Rapids. Especially, with the first two city councils and with the hiring of the first city manager for the City of Cedar Rapids. The City Manger resigned this spring. Now, news out of City Hall has a new development coming forward, within our community.

City Council May Hire Interim City Manager on Tuesday, May 25Th

Possible Interim City Manager - City of Cedar Rapids
The City Council will consider hiring an interim city manager during tomorrow night's meeting ...

Various News agencies are reporting ...

Cedar Rapids to hire Thoms as interim city manager - The Gazette
City set to hire Allan Thoms, who held key posts in state government, as interim city manager ...
Cedar Rapids to Hire Interim City Manager‎ - KCRG
Former Dubuque mayor to be hired as interim city manager in Cedar Rapids - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
AP Cedar Rapids is planning to hire former Dubuque mayor Alan Thoms as the city's interim city manager. Mayor Ron Corbett said Monday that Allan Thoms ...

The City of Marion hired a former mayor of Cedar Rapids to serve as City Manager in the past. Now, the former mayor of Dubuque is likely in line to serve the City of Cedar Rapids as interim City Manager.

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Local cameras - Big Brother is watching and ticketing in Cedar Rapids

This group was created to inform others of the location of the Cedar Rapids
Police Departments mobile speed cam. The vehicle is a red Jeep license plate
#216 BSG. If you come across this vehicle, please note the location and time you
saw the vehicle. ~ Facebook group

Cedar Rapids Mobile Speed Cam -Facebook

A number of the cameras were recently installed behind an exit sign on I-380
near Diagonal Drive S.W. Those cameras will monitor northbound traffic entering
the downtown portion of the interstate. The speed limit in that area is 55 miles
per hour. - Dave Franzman

Big Brother takes on I-380 with new speed cameras - The Gazette
Cedar Rapids Police will soon kick it up a notch when it comes to those automated cameras for traffic violations ...

Red Light Camera's Go Live - City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa ... - City of Cedar Rapids
Feb 11, 2010 ... CEDAR RAPIDS, IA -February 11, 2010 - The Cedar Rapids Police Department is giving the green light to the Red Light/Speed Camera project ...

In other news on the highway in the State of Iowa ...

State Trooper driving Governor Culver during his re-election ...‎ - Examiner.com
This weekend, while an Iowa State Trooper was driving Governor Culver and his son in an un-marked SUV, another driver nearly ran them off the road. ...

West Des Moines says charges in Governor's stop up to state patrol‎ - Radio Iowa

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