Articles Tagged: Cedar Rapids City Council

Three candidates will compete for two at-large seats on the Cedar Rapids City Council in Nov. 7 city and school elections. Here’s where they are on fundraising.

Affordable housing and homelessness, economic development and continued progress on infrastructure including street improvements and flood control are among the top priorities for candidates seeking seats on Cedar Rapids City Council.

With homelessness on the rise and Cedar Rapids residents being in need of more affordable housing, here’s what candidates seeking Cedar Rapids City Council seats in Nov. 7 local elections had to say about improving housing access.

A proposed ordinance intended to control the population of free-roaming cats in Cedar Rapids is causing concern among animal welfare activists over provisions that include setting a threshold for ceasing to feed to animals.

The city of Cedar Rapids is piloting a program to give vouchers to low-income households toward purchasing a bike or e-bike at local shops. The effort aims to provide them with a low-cost transportation method to help them travel to work, appointments and social services.

The city of Cedar Rapids will become an anchor tenant of Alliant Energy’s Community Solar Garden with the City Council’s approval Tuesday of purchasing 900 solar blocks.

Work remains underway to transform a once-vacant office building in Wellington Heights into affordable housing units. The building, now known as “The Heights,” is slated to be turned over to a nonprofit to own and maintain next March.

The lawsuit over Alissa Van Sloten’s 2021 appointment as city clerk by the Cedar Rapids City Council is one of several lawsuits Bob Teig, of Cedar Rapids, has filed against city officials.

Local developers were awarded city financial incentives this week to build a $4 million Brown NationaLease facility in southwest Cedar Rapids that will create 10 jobs. The company leases a space in North Liberty.

The City Council on Tuesday advanced a modified expansion project at the Cedar Rapids Country Club. Pending final approval, a temporary inflatable ‘bubble’ will be used in cold weather months.

Along with its role as a hobby for community members, a focal point of the Cedar Rapids community gardens has been providing access to diverse, culturally specific foods.

This voter guide includes information on seats on the city councils in Cedar Rapids and Marion, as well as how to make sure you’re ready to vote come November.

The Cedar Rapids City Council on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to a project to reconstruct the roadways on 10th Street SE, Eighth Avenue SE and Mount Vernon Road SE to create a roundabout at the high-traffic intersection near McKinley STEAM Academy, Mercy Medical Center and other businesses.

City officials are evaluating the city’s membership with the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance. “Do we need more from the Economic Alliance or do we need less?” Mayor O’Donnell said in delaying a vote on the member fee.

Land in the northwest quadrant near downtown will be earmarked for a potential casino for the next few years, should state regulators eventually award a license to operate a gaming facility in Linn County.