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Doug Lindner

Earth moved for new playground location

Submitted by admin on Tue, 11/12/2013 - 7:35pm
City not waiting for permission to divert FEMA funds
By
Doug Lindner

SOLON– It’s time to put Randall Park back together.
At last week’s meeting, members of the Solon City Council voted to finance the relocation of playground equipment at Randall Park with the expectation that federal funds will cover much of the cost.
The park has been inactive most of the year after spring floods wiped out the sand volleyball court and scoured away playground surfaces.


Spartans to face No. 1 Decorah

Submitted by admin on Tue, 11/05/2013 - 7:13pm
Solon defeats West Delaware 49-20
By
Doug Lindner

SOLON– Solon put the hurt on the West Delaware Hawks Monday night, setting up a date with No. 1 Decorah Friday, Nov. 8, in a Class 3A football quarterfinal at a site yet to be announced.
In a physically dominating performance, Solon defeated West Delaware 49-20 in a second round match-up that saw the Spartans leading 35-0 at half.
Both the Hawks and the Spartans came into the game ranked and with 9-1 records, but Solon controlled the game from the onset, blocking a punt, knocking out the West Delaware quarterback and putting the clamps on one of the leading rushers in the state.


Yellow doesn’t mean stop

Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/22/2013 - 6:17pm
DOT agrees to removal of flashing yellow at Highway 1 and Main Street
By
Doug Lindner

SOLON– A yellow traffic signal means to proceed with caution.
Not enough people traveling Highway 1 through Solon have been able to grasp the concept.
The Solon City Council last week agreed to proceed with a project funded by an Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) grant which will remove the flashing yellow lights which stretch across the Highway 1 intersection of with Main Street.


Gimme shelter

Submitted by admin on Tue, 08/13/2013 - 7:05pm
Parks & Rec. request to build shelter caught in scramble for funds
By
Doug Lindner

SOLON– A splash pad was out of the question– too expensive.
Ball diamonds would cost $25,000 each.
So with donations in hand, the Solon Parks and Recreation Commission went before the Solon City Council last week to ask for permission to spend $16,200 on a modest, open-air park shelter at the Solon Recreation and Nature Area (SRNA).
It wasn’t as easy as it might have sounded.


Council approves city hall construction bid

Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/24/2013 - 7:33pm
Council sets to find enough money for metal roof
By
Doug Lindner

SOLON– The design is set for the new Solon City Hall.
Now the city just needs to find a way to pay for it.
At a July 2 meeting, the Solon City Council approved a bid from Garling Construction of Belle Plaine and Cedar Rapids for the building of the new city offices.
At last week’s July 17 session, the council members started gathering fund balances together to deal with about $120,000 in cost overruns for the fiscal year that ended June 30.
And to find about $17,000 for a metal roof.


School pledges assistance for drainage

Submitted by admin on Tue, 07/16/2013 - 7:34pm
City asks for use of soccer fields during joint session
By
Doug Lindner

SOLON– Everyone appreciated the update.
The Solon City Council and the Solon school board met in joint session last week, discussing the long-term potential for shared services and facilities as well as more immediate concerns like raging surface water running through a residential subdivision.