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Photos: Rob Hogg leads tour of proposed Cargill railyard
Nov. 29, 2019 1:20 pm
Sen. Rob Hogg of Cedar Rapids, a longtime Rompot neighborhood resident, has been leading a series of walking tours around land that Cargill intends to use to build a railyard. He will hold another walking tour for community members on Saturday at 1 p.m. Those interested in joining should meet at the corner of Otis Avenue SE and Helen Court SE in Cedar Rapids. Two additional votes to rezone the land from suburban residential to industrial are planned for noon Dec. 3 and 4 p.m., Dec. 17 at City Hall, 101 First St. SE.
Sen. Rob Hogg of Cedar Rapids, a longtime resident of the Rompot neighborhood, leads a walk along Otis Avenue Southeast near Prairie Park Fishery in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. Neighborhood residents have been voicing their opinions about a proposed plan by Cargill to build a railyard near the lake and in front of their properties. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Homes are seen along Otis Avenue Southeast near Prairie Park Fishery in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. Neighborhood residents have been voicing their opinions about a proposed plan by Cargill to build a railyard near the lake and in front of their properties. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A Union Pacific rail line is seen adjacent to land slated for development along Otis Avenue Southeast near Prairie Park Fishery in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. Neighborhood residents have been voicing their opinions about a proposed plan by Cargill to build a railyard near the lake and adjacent to their properties. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Sen. Rob Hogg of Cedar Rapids (left), a longtime resident of the Rompot neighborhood, leads a walk along Otis Avenue Southeast near Prairie Park Fishery in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. Neighborhood residents have been voicing their opinions about a proposed plan by Cargill to build a railyard near the lake and in front of their properties. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Land slated for development is seen along Otis Avenue Southeast near Prairie Park Fishery in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. Neighborhood residents have been voicing their opinions about a proposed plan by Cargill to build a railyard near the lake and in front of their properties. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Sen. Rob Hogg of Cedar Rapids, a longtime resident of the Rompot neighborhood, leads a walk along Otis Avenue Southeast near Prairie Park Fishery in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. Neighborhood residents have been voicing their opinions about a proposed plan by Cargill to build a railyard near the lake and in front of their properties. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A pollinator zone sign stands along Otis Avenue Southeast near Prairie Park Fishery in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. Neighborhood residents have been voicing their opinions about a proposed plan by Cargill to build a railyard near the lake and in front of their properties. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A bird's nest is seen in a tree at Prairie Park Fishery in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. Neighborhood residents have been voicing their opinions about a proposed plan by Cargill to build a railyard near the lake and in front of their properties. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Sen. Rob Hogg of Cedar Rapids, a longtime resident of the Rompot neighborhood, leads a walk along Otis Avenue Southeast near Prairie Park Fishery in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. Neighborhood residents have been voicing their opinions about a proposed plan by Cargill to build a railyard near the lake and in front of their properties. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
People walk along the Sac and Fox Trail near Prairie Park Fishery in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. Neighborhood residents have been voicing their opinions about a proposed plan by Cargill to build a railyard near the lake and in front of their properties. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
The Prairie Park Fishery is seen along the Prairie Park Fishery Trail near in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. Neighborhood residents have been voicing their opinions about a proposed plan by Cargill to build a railyard near the lake and in front of their properties. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Homes are seen along Otis Avenue Southeast near Prairie Park Fishery in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. Neighborhood residents have been voicing their opinions about a proposed plan by Cargill to build a railyard between the lake and their properties. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Homes are seen along Otis Avenue Southeast near Prairie Park Fishery in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. Neighborhood residents have been voicing their opinions about a proposed plan by Cargill to build a railyard near the lake and in front of their properties. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
A Union Pacific rail line is seen adjacent to land slated for development along Otis Avenue Southeast near Prairie Park Fishery in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. Neighborhood residents have been voicing their opinions about a proposed plan by Cargill to build a railyard near the lake and adjacent to their properties. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
Sen. Rob Hogg of Cedar Rapids (left), a longtime resident of the Rompot neighborhood, leads a walk along Otis Avenue Southeast near Prairie Park Fishery in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2019. Neighborhood residents have been voicing their opinions about a proposed plan by Cargill to build a railyard near the lake and in front of their properties. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
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