With four of nine City Council members recusing themselves from voting on the Country Club’s expansion plans, five voting members tabled consideration of the project to give the Country Club more time to meet conditions addressing neighbors’ concerns
The entrepreneur will run in District 2 as a Republican
Cedar Rapids will seek $27 million in ARPA funds allocated by the state Destination Iowa program to transform the greenway along the Cedar River and boost outdoor recreational amenities.
Trooper Ted Benda and Sgt. Jim K. Smith were honored during the annual Peace Officer Memorial service
The commission, after months of work, approved an updated facilitator proposal with the same out-of-state firm but this time working with local partners. The proposal has a larger budget and includes more community input.
County’s Technical Review Committee to meet with NextEra on May 19.
At least four of nine Council members may recuse from voting on the Cedar Rapids Country Club’s expansion plans, raising questions about how the part-time officials declare conflicts of interests when city business intersects with private lives.
The nonprofit that has served hot meals to people in need since the derecho has found a new home at The ROC Center. Linn County last week ordered the nonprofit to move from its original spot under I-380 along Eighth Avenue SW
Democrat Jon Green of Lone Tree was elected last June in a special election to fill the seat vacated by former supervisor Janelle Rettig. He has experience in journalism and information technology, as well as experience serving as Lone Tree mayor.
Bridge Under the Bridge is in search of a new location after Linn County notified the nonprofit it needed to move from its spot under the Eighth Avenue SW bridge. The nonprofit has provided free hot meals to people there since the 2020 derecho.
The forums will be held in person and streamed online. Early voting begins May 18.
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.
Although the 2020 derecho’s hurricane-force winds toppled thousands of trees around Cedar Rapids, the city of Cedar Rapids was named a Tree City USA for the 44th year.
Officials are holding application clinics to help eligible Johnson County residents apply for the one-time $1,400 check.
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