Getting rid of the old Sinclair Meatpacking Plant is getting a little bit cheaper, and a whole lot more environmentally …
Articles Tagged: Flood Recovery & Protection
Government & Politics Aug. 13, 2010 11:58 am5538d ago
The City Council this week agreed to give Legion Arts and its flood-damaged arts and entertainment venue, the CSPS Hall …
News Aug. 13, 2010 11:42 am5538d ago
Three different demolition firms are now under contract with the city to tear down flood-damaged houses. D.W. Zinser Co., of …
Government & Politics Aug. 10, 2010 10:06 pm5540d ago
The City Council Tuesday night tabled an expected vote to approve a redevelopment agreement with TrueNorth Real Estate LC, an agreement that will …
Government & Politics Aug. 9, 2010 1:50 pm5542d ago
A problem with a bid on the project to renovate the flood-damaged Veterans Memorial Building will complicate reaching a project …
Government & Politics Aug. 9, 2010 11:40 am5542d ago
Demolishing the former Sinclair meatpacking plant now is expected to cost $15.3 million, a sum that the Federal Emergency Management …
Government & Politics Aug. 7, 2010 12:20 pm5544d ago
The weeds have grown a lot taller this summer in some flood-damaged parts of Cedar Rapids. And that’s in spite …
News Aug. 6, 2010 3:19 pm5545d ago
Flood control has become “as essential to government as police and fire protection,” State Sen. Rob Hogg said Friday at …
Steve Gravelle
Government & Politics Aug. 6, 2010 11:10 am5545d ago
You have until the end of the month to make an offer on a piece of historic downtown Cedar Rapids …
Government & Politics Aug. 6, 2010 8:23 am5545d ago
A donor will need to contribute at least 51 percent of the total project cost before the Cedar Rapids library …
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Government & Politics Aug. 5, 2010 6:27 pm5546d ago
Some people living downstream hope the dam never comes back. They took out an ad in the Monticello newspaper this …
George Ford
Government & Politics Aug. 5, 2010 3:30 pm5546d ago
A five-year operating plan drafted by a Boston consultant and lack of access to critical I-Jobs funding has prompted organizers of …
Government & Politics Aug. 5, 2010 12:55 pm5546d ago
Cedar Rapids reports that, to date, it has demolished 435 flood-damaged homes. The city continues to estimate that as many …
George Ford
Government & Politics Aug. 5, 2010 12:10 pm5546d ago
A five-year operating plan drafted by a Boston consultant and lack of access to critical I-Jobs funding has prompted organizers of …
Government & Politics Aug. 5, 2010 12:00 am5546d ago
The nice-sounding option to save flood-damaged homes by moving them to better spots has not turned to reality in any …