Citizen committee to lobby for 20-year tax extension

The citizen committee advocating for passage of a 20-year extension of the local-option sales tax will hold “neighborhood meetings” every evening of every workday in April except April 29 to discuss the May 3 tax vote.

The city's proposal calls for it to use 50 percent of the extension's tax revenue for flood protection, 40 percent to fix streets and 10 percent for property-tax relief.

All the meetings of the Protect Cedar Rapids Committee will be held in cafeterias at local schools beginning at 6:30 p.m. They will last about two hours with ample time for questions and answers. The meeting dates and places are:

April 1: Harrison Elementary School, 1310 11th St. NW.

April 4: Garfield Elementary School, 1201 Maplewood Dr. NE.

April 5 and 6: Taylor Elementary School, 720 Seventh Ave. SW.

April 7 and 8: Harding Middle School, 4801 Golf St. NE.

April 11 and 12: McKinley Middle School, 620 10th St. SE.

April 13: Wilson Middle School, 2301 J St. SW.

April 14: Kennedy High School, 4545 Wenig Rd. NE.

April 15: Hoover Elementary School, 4141 Johnson Ave. NW.

April 18: Kennedy High School, 4545 Wenig Rd. NE.

April 19 and 20: Grant Wood Elementary School, 645 26th St. SE.

April 21: Washington High School, 2205 Forest Dr. SE.

April 22: Hoover Elementary School, 4141 Johnson Ave. NW.

April 25: Harding Middle School, 4801 Golf St. NE.

April 26: Washington High School, 2205 Forest Dr. SE.

April 27 and 28: Jefferson High School, 1243 20th St. SW.

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