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 <description>&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;gfx/citylogo_200blue.png&quot; alt=&quot;[City Logo]&quot; /&gt; &lt;p&gt;Marion city government is dedicated to make our community the best possible place for all citizens to live, work, do business and raise a family. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;!--  &lt;p&gt;To accomplish this mission, city government is committed to provide citizens with: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;A safe and clean community&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Efficient and effective quality city services&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Infrastructure of adequate capacity to accommodate present and future needs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Diverse opportunities for recreational, cultural and economic development&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div&gt;A well-managed and fiscally sound community&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;In all respects, city government is dedicated to accomplishing its mission through:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Professionalism&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Pride&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Service&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Fairness&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Accountability&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;  --&gt;</description>
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 <title>RED CROSS SWIM LESSON REGISTRATION &amp; SWIM TEAM INFORMATION</title>
 <link>http://cityofmarion.org/node/946</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RED CROSS SWIM LESSON REGISTRATION:&lt;/strong&gt; Saturday, April 12 8am-noon&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lowe Park, 4500 N Tenth Street &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fee: 26.00 per child per session &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;TO SEE WHAT IS FULL PLEASE VISIT THE SWIMMING POOL PAGE AND LOOK UNDER THE SWIM LESSON INFORMATION&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MARION SHARKS SWIM TEAM:&amp;nbsp; ||| &lt;a href=&quot;pdf/planning/marionsharks.pdf&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Marion Sharks Swim Team Registration Form&lt;/a&gt; |||&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Exciting news:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; We have hired Ralph Cortez to be the head coach this year.&amp;nbsp; Ralph also coaches the Linn Mar Boys Swim Team during the school year.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Ages:&amp;nbsp;6 through 10&lt;br /&gt;Fee:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;$60.00 -&amp;nbsp; Registration Deadline:&amp;nbsp; May 23, 2008 (a late fee of $5.00 will be added i you register after the deadline)&lt;br /&gt;Swim Season:&amp;nbsp; June 9th - July 19th&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Monday - Friday 7:00 to 8:20AM&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:51:10 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>MARION ART COUNCIL &quot;WORKSHOPS&quot; AND &quot;EXHIBIT OPPORTUNITIES&quot;</title>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;MARION ARTS COUNCIL Events Held At:&lt;br /&gt;Lowe Park Arts and Environment Center&lt;br /&gt;Marion Arts Council &lt;br /&gt;4500 N. 10th Street&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;MARION ARTS COUNCIL EXHIBIT OPPORTUNITIES 2008&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For more information on the rules and registration forms call 377-4846 or email &lt;a href=&quot;mailto:marcibea@live.com&quot;&gt;marcibea@live.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Workshop: Collages (Ages 12-Adult)&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;* Saturday, May 24th, &amp;rsquo;08, Lowe Studio, Starts @9:30am&lt;br /&gt;$5.00 materials and instruction fee. There will be several stations of different kinds of collages to create.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Workshop: Plein Air (Creating art outside) (Completed Grades K-3)&lt;br /&gt;(Completed Grades K-3) Must be accompanied by an adult.&lt;br /&gt;* Saturday, June 14th, &amp;rsquo;08, Lowe Studio, Starts @9:30am&lt;br /&gt;$5.00 materials and instruction fee.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
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 <category domain="http://cityofmarion.org/taxonomy/term/62">Arts Council</category>
 <pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:25:06 -0500</pubDate>
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 <title>Marion Resident Housing Survey</title>
 <link>http://cityofmarion.org/planning/housingrehab</link>
 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;City of Marion - Resident Housing Survey&lt;br /&gt;You can complete survey via:&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=inRjJAfFPZeqESEJ0mVg2A_3d_3d&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;online&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What is the condition of housing in Marion?&amp;nbsp; Is there a segment of&amp;nbsp;the population with a specific housing need?&amp;nbsp; These are the questions to which the City hope to have answers by August.&amp;nbsp; The City recently contracted with the East Central Iowa Council of Governments (ECICOG) to conduct a Housing Needs&amp;nbsp;Assessment for the entire community.&amp;nbsp; The Housing Needs Assessment should provide information regarding the condition of the exisiting housing stock, the number and type of housing units, and a whole host of important demographic information.&amp;nbsp; The results of the study will be used to help determine housing needs and possible assistance programs.&amp;nbsp; However, the City needs your help...&lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2005 15:44:20 -0500</pubDate>
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 <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;div align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;AGENDA&lt;br /&gt;MARION CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Thursday, May 1, 2008 - 7:00 p.m.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;Council Chambers &amp;ndash; 1225 6&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; Avenue&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;This meeting is being tape recorded.&amp;nbsp; If you wish to address the City Council, please go to the lectern, wait to be recognized by the Mayor and state your name and address before making any comments.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;Call to Order.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Pledge of Allegiance.&lt;br /&gt;Roll Call.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Proclamation for National Arson Awareness Week. &lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2005 12:21:07 -0400</pubDate>
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 <title>City Council Minutes</title>
 <link>http://cityofmarion.org/council/minutes</link>
 <description>&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;Marion&#039;s City Council meets in regular session on the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at City Hall,&amp;nbsp;1225 6th&amp;nbsp;Ave.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align=&quot;left&quot;&gt;The links below are to archived copies of minutes available on our site. It is sorted from latest to oldest. &lt;/p&gt;
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 <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2005 00:45:56 -0400</pubDate>
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