Doug Lindner

Solon Economist
What can be done to protect Randall park?
05/09/2013 - 6:49pm
Doug Lindner
SOLON– What will happen to Randall Park? Damage caused by the flooding of Mill Creek in April has rendered Randall Park unusable, and council members began considering options at a meeting last week. The tone was not hopeful for a short-term solution. Facing a minimum of $25,000 in repairs and the possibility of a $100,000 project to protect the vulnerable area, council members recommended the cancelation of June events at the park and its shelter. City officials...
Solon Economist
MS schedule works- if you’re in band or choir
04/30/2013 - 8:11pm
SOLON– Sixty-four percent of Solon’s middle school students participate in either band or choir. But for the remaining 35 percent, there are no options except study hall. The scheduling dilemma was discussed at the April 8 meeting of the Solon school board and options will be explored in the coming months as administrators attempt to align...
Solon Economist
Heavy rain threatens Solon sewer plant, closes roads
04/23/2013 - 7:18pm
SOLON– Residents of Solon continued to sandbag Wednesday evening as rapidly rising waters closed in on the city’s sewage plant. But by Thursday morning, things were looking up. Solon Public Works Director Scott Kleppe reported Mill Creek had withdrawn to its banks after being as close as 3 feet from a building at the wastewater treatment facility...
Solon Economist
UPDATED: Volunteers still needed to sandbag in Solon
04/17/2013 - 6:45pm
SOLON– Residents of Solon continued to sandbag Wednesday evening as rapidly rising waters closed in on the city’s sewage plant. Volunteers are still needed. Report to the new Solon Public Works building on Stinocher Street. Bring gloves and wear a hat. Severe thunderstorms with driving winds dumped as much as 5 inches of rain on the Solon area...
Solon Economist
Solon school board sets date for start of 2014-15 classes
04/17/2013 - 5:38pm
SOLON– The board was evenly split. Solon school board members Dean Martin and Lianne Westcot favored a later start date for the 2014-2015 school year. Members Dan Coons and Dick Schwab supported starting a week earlier. The decision was left to board president Dave Asprey. “It’s rare for me to go in contradiction to recommendations from our staff...
Solon Economist
Fire heavily damages Solon industrial condo
04/11/2013 - 11:47am
SOLON– Firefighters from Solon, North Liberty, Ely and Iowa City responded Thursday morning to find an industrial condominium on Solon’s south side partially engulfed in flames. The Solon Fire Department was called to the multiple-unit industrial condo located at 200 Windflower Ln. east of Highway 1 mid-morning Thursday, and the combined efforts...