He was first elected in 2017 in district that covers much of northeast Cedar Rapids.
Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids City Council
Local Government Sep. 6, 2021 6:00 am1492d ago
Cedar Rapids and Linn County officials seek collaboration on how to spend a combined $72 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds, looking to set aside old tensions to maximize public benefit.
Local Government Sep. 1, 2021 12:19 pm1496d ago
The issues Ashley Vanorny prioritized in her first council bid continue with ‘greater vigor’ after the derecho and amid the pandemic, she told The Gazette.
Local Government Aug. 31, 2021 2:25 pm1497d ago
Olson’s seat is one of five Cedar Rapids City Council seats on the Nov. 2 ballot
Local Government Jul. 28, 2021 6:00 am1532d ago
Cedar Rapids officials hope that a new $2.1 million, 3,500 square-foot clubhouse could be a tool to drive economic development in the northwest quadrant.
Local Government Jul. 13, 2021 5:42 pm1546d ago
Advocacy groups are uniting to urge the Cedar Rapids City Council to use its share of federal American Rescue Plan funding to benefit the public good, in particular by developing more affordable housing.
Local Government Jul. 8, 2021 5:01 pm1551d ago
The Cedar Rapids City Council may consider potential changes to the application for nonprofits to seek a share of hotel-motel tax revenue before the 2023 budget year.
Local Government Jun. 21, 2021 7:30 am1569d ago
Inspired by their experiences seeking police reform last year after George Floyd’s murder sparked a reckoning with systemic racism, Advocates for Social Justice members Amara Andrews and Tamara Marcus now look to lead change on the Cedar Rapids City Council.
Local Government Jun. 18, 2021 7:53 pm1571d ago
The proposed FedEx warehouse and distribution center would create 434 new jobs at the approximately 479,000-square-foot facility, one of the largest projects in city history.
Local Government Jun. 2, 2021 3:40 pm1587d ago
A lawsuit filed by a retired federal prosecutor alleges the Cedar Rapids City Council violated Iowa open meetings law for conducting a closed session interview of a city clerk candidate