Cedar Rapids’ budget for fiscal 2023 includes infrastructure investment in flood protection, streets and utilities capital improvement projects. The budget allocates $1.4 million in federal funds to offset lost revenue from COVID-19 and another $1 million for tree planting
The timeline is uncertain for when Cedar Rapids will restart contributions of hotel-motel tax revenue to nonprofits in the 2023 budget year, but the City Council is beginning to allocate federal ARPA funds to restore some of the lost funds.
The urban reforestation plan, which aims to be a model for other communities, envisions trees as a tool to remedy social inequities, advance climate adaptation goals, enhance city design and strengthen community bonds through replanting and policy changes.
Cedar Rapids has convened a citizen panel for its once-a-decade process of reviewing the city charter, the document that governs the municipality and establishes its council-manager form of government
The motion failed with Supervisors Stacey Walker and Ben Rogers voting against it, and with Supervisor Louie Zumbach voting for it.
Proposed six-month study of utility-scale projects would not affect Coggon Solar plan, which was approved last month.
The statue of a soldier, in Marion’s City Square Park, will be sent to Mississippi for a cost estimate and possible repairs, which would include reattaching that statute’s head.
Cedar Rapids’ new Parks and Recreation Director Hashim Taylor aims to keep “boots-on-the-ground” experiences at the heart of his work. Parks and rec shaped his life as a child, and he hopes to be a positive role model for others.
The majority of the board supports raising supervisors’ salaries by 2.25 percent and the salaries of other elected officials 4.42 percent — a lower increase than the 18 percent recommendation from the compensation board.
The Iowa City Council increased membership of the community police review board from five to seven and also decreased the waiting period before a former police officer may be appointed to the board.
The Iowa City Council on Tuesday unanimously agreed to require all farmers market vendors carry liability insurance. Previously, only grilling vendors were required to carry that insurance.
Rachel Rockwell’s departure from the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation to continue work on Group Violence Intervention with a Central City nonprofit raises questions over the program’s long-term strategy
“So far, so good” for the first week of rolling out four electric Proterra buses in Iowa City. Meanwhile, Cedar Rapids officials plan to assess at least a few years of data from pilot programs before deciding how to move forward.
The North Liberty City Council voted at its last meeting to fill a council vacancy by special election instead of appointment. The vacancy was created when Chris Hoffman took office as mayor and resigned from his council seat.
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