Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids City Council

Olson’s seat is one of five Cedar Rapids City Council seats on the Nov. 2 ballot

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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