Award of $10,000 to start-up theater causes split vote
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Award of $10,000 to start-up theater causes split vote
Randy Strnad and Dale Monroe vying in only contested race
Council members indicate support for increasing the board’s membership from five to seven, as well as providing funding so the board can conduct more public outreach.
More details will come soon at a joint county-city news conference
The chairman of the board will finish his term and says he does not plan to run for any other elected office.
Some residents are mobilizing against this potential proposal before it comes to the City Planning Commission Oct. 28 for consideration of a preliminary plat.
Vanessa Chavez is slated to come to Cedar Rapids from Green Bay, Wis., where she serves as city attorney. Once appointed, her tenure takes effect Dec. 13 with a salary of $185,000.
The final public input session will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 27, at the county’s administration building in Iowa City. The Board of Supervisors has been discussing a list of priorities for the funding.
Cedar Rapids mayoral candidates look to leverage the city’s position as Iowa’s second-largest city to promote regional collaboration.
Following a trend nationwide, national political divides are seeping into the Cedar Rapids mayoral race. Amara Andrews is running as a Democrat for Cedar Rapids mayor, while other candidates bristle at partisan ties.
Ryan Waller, current city manager of Indianola, will take over as Marion city manager on Nov. 29.
Each year the city’s forestry division seeks a homeowner to donate an evergreen tree to be placed in Greene Square and decorated for the holiday season. The derecho made that task a bit more challenging, though.
The Johnson County Interfaith Coalition is hosting an event at the parking lot of the Kingdom Center, 611 Southgate Ave., with all four candidates.
The Cedar Rapids Council has approved city incentives for a $22.2 million, 48-unit housing development on First Avenue SE, west of Brucemore.
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