Linn County and the city of Cedar Rapids opened the door Thursday to divvying up a total of $36 million in federal funds, the final round in their allocations from the American Rescue Plan Act.
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Ban applies only to rural areas; Davenport has only other ban in Iowa
When adopted, the ordinance would apply only to rural Linn County, but supporters said they hope the county’s cities will pas their own bans.
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If all is approved, the company plans to begin operation by the end of 2024.
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Linn County Board of Supervisors Chair Ben Rogers called Friday for the board to increase again to five members after voters upset at six-figure salaries whittled it down to three members in 2016.
Fueled by $11 million in federal pandemic aid, the Linn County Board of Supervisors approved funding Wednesday for 39 applicants.
Supervisors Chair Ben Rogers presented a proposed funding list for $5.5 million toward social service and public health needs on Monday morning
Linn County Supervisors will discuss and vote on allocating $11 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding next week.
Republican wants to expand mental health services and recreational opportunities in county
With a phone connection from a traveling Supervisor Stacey Walker that gave out before the final vote was taken, the next Linn County budget was approved Wednesday after one of the only two supervisors participating in that vote agreed to switch from dissent to support.
All three Linn County supervisors said the biggest issue of having only three board members is they can’t talk about policy outside of supervisor meetings without violating Iowa’s open meeting law.
In the first year since the opening of the Linn County Mental Health Access Center, over 70 percent of its patients said in discharge surveys they would not have sought services if not for the new mental health crisis center.
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