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Photos: Cedar Rapids City Council votes on Cargill rail yard
Dec. 17, 2019 8:52 pm
City council members voted in favor of the proposed rail yard, despite opposition in public comment
Cedar Rapids Mayor Brad Hart calls for a vote regarding the proposed rezoning for a Cargill rail yard during a city council meeting at Cedar Rapids City Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Barbara Stary, a resident of the Rompot neighborhood, holds a sign in opposition to the proposed Cargill rail yard during a city council meeting at Cedar Rapids City Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
City attorney Jim Flitz and city clerk Amy Stevenson listen to Kate Hogg of Cedar Rapids speak during a city council meeting at Cedar Rapids City Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Rompot neighborhood spokesperson Kerry Sanders (right) walks out of the city council meeting along with Jeremiah Kenny, a Rompot resident, (left) after the vote at Cedar Rapids City Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
State Sen. Rob Hogg speaks in opposition of the proposed rail yard during a city council meeting at Cedar Rapids City Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Cargill plant manager Dan Pulis speaks about the necessity of the rail yard proposed by his company during a city council meeting at Cedar Rapids City Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Cargill employees, neighborhood residents and other concerned citizens packed the room ahead of a vote regarding the Cargill rail yard proposal during a city council meeting at Cedar Rapids City Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Jeff Franks, a resident of the Rompot neighborhood, speaks in opposition to the Cargill rail yard plans during a city council meeting at Cedar Rapids City Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
At-large city council member Ann Poe listens to Rompot resident Jeff Franks speak in opposition to the proposed Cargill rail yard during a city council meeting at Cedar Rapids City Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Rompot neighborhood spokesperson Kerry Sanders speaks in opposition of the rail yard proposed by Cargill during a city council meeting at Cedar Rapids City Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
City of Cedar Rapids officials listen to public comment regarding the proposed Cargill rail yard during a city council meeting at Cedar Rapids City Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
John Schriner of Cedar Rapids speaks in opposition to the proposed Cargill rail yard during a city council meeting at Cedar Rapids City Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Cargill employees, neighborhood residents and other concerned citizens packed the room ahead of a vote regarding the Cargill rail yard proposal during a city council meeting at Cedar Rapids City Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Rompot neighborhood spokesperson Kerry Sanders (left) speaks with neighborhood residents Michael Noke (center) and Jeremiah Kenny (right) after a vote during a city council meeting at Cedar Rapids City Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2019. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
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