Articles Tagged: Flood Recovery & Protection

The city’s number one priority is moving at a snail’s pace.  The flood buyout program is only halfway through the …

The renovation of the Veterans Memorial Building on May’s Island remains on hold as the Veterans Memorial Commission and city …

The Fire Department and the city’s Animal Care and Control Division have decided where they want their new facilities built. …

By the numbers, city officials say flood recovery at the two-and-half-year mark is going well. In a progress report for …

Iowa City is moving forward with three levees to protect the city against flooding, including one met with protests by …

FEMA has denied a key city appeal of a ruling related to the city’s request for $13.3 million in federal …

The Linn County Board of Supervisors awarded a contract to Unzeitig Construction of Cedar Rapids for renovation of the Linn …

CEDAR RAPIDS – On Friday, flood survivors Jon and Alice Galvin paid off their home mortgage – for the second …

Bill Ganoe is frustrated by the lengthy process of applying for and receiving flood recovery money from the city’s Jumpstart …

CEDAR RAPIDS – At least 140 renters who lost personal property in the flood of 2008 applied for a new …

Applications for the Renters’ Personal Possessions Replacement Program will be available starting at noon today, city officials said. Applicants can …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Handing out City Hall payments to renters who lost possessions in the June 2008 flood will be …

In a crucial meeting and vote this afternoon, the Army Corps of Engineers’ Civil Works Review Board in Washington, D.C., …

Demolition contractors have reached the “final few” of the flood-damaged homes in Cedar Rapids deemed an imminent threat to health …

IOWA CITY – Many construction projects in Iowa City will now have to be above the 500-year flood level, except …