The five supervisors unanimously voted down the sheriff’s request to buy a $240,000 Lenco BearCat armored vehicle to replace to larger one used since 2014.
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
The five supervisors unanimously voted down the sheriff’s request to buy a $240,000 Lenco BearCat armored vehicle to replace to larger one used since 2014.
One of the proposed pipelines would run through Linn County
A utility-grade solar installation west of Coggon will proceed to the second of three consideration after the Linn County Board of Supervisors disregarded an advisory panel’s recommendation that they deny it.
A 60-year-old ski and sledding attraction in western Iowa has been sold to Pottawattamie County for $3.5 million. The county plans to explore making the spot it a year-round destination.
Denying the request for a delay from the developer of a utility-scale solar project west of Coggon, the Linn County Board of Supervisors voted Friday to go ahead with holding more community meetings of the controversial project.
The city of Cedar Rapids continues to seek volunteers for its Snow Buddies program to help residents in need of assistance clear snow. Nine of the 29 “Snow Buddies” clients still need to be paired with volunteers.
The now-retired Grant Harper decided to run for office in 2019 after a career that included teaching and coaching at Linn-Mar and various positions at Iowa Electric (now Alliant Energy) and Pearson Education.
The event, initially scheduled for Jan. 20, will now take place on March 10
Cedar Rapids is reopening streets and sidewalks around First Avenue East that were closed to protect people from scaffolding that Wednesday’s high winds had caused to disengage from the north side of the U.S. Bank building.
The council was unanimous in supporting hybrid meetings during a discussion at its Tuesday night work session. The council also discussed how to connect with residents as the pandemic continues and how to handle disruption at council meetings.
Cedar Rapids has closed some downtown streets and sidewalks to keep citizens safe from materials falling from the building at 226 Second Avenue SE in today’s high wind gusts. The closures are around First Avenue East.
Cedar Rapids has selected Hashim Taylor to be Parks and Recreation director. The department grapples with COVID-19 impacts to programming and recovery from the derecho, which downed thousands of trees and damaged some parks facilities.
2022 marks the first time Zumbach has held a chair role since being elected in 2020
The Iowa City Council unanimously re-elected Mayor Bruce Teague to another term and selected newcomer Megan Alter as mayor pro tem during an organizational meeting Tuesday morning.
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