The Cedar Rapids City Council District 3 race currently is the only contested city election besides the three-way mayoral race.
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The Cedar Rapids City Council District 3 race currently is the only contested city election besides the three-way mayoral race.
The four candidates answered nine questions during the forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Johnson County.
The hourlong forum begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday. The city council election is Nov. 2.
Local developers see their revamped design of a $71 million entertainment hub at First Street and First Avenue W — with a plaza connecting a Big Grove Brewery, Pickle Palace bar and grill and other mixed-use space — as a “recipe for a lot of success.”
A mixed-use development featuring a Pickle Palace bar and grill with recreation space, Big Grove Brewery, a potential hotel and commercial and housing space comes to the Cedar Rapids City Council for a vote Tuesday.
He was first elected in 2017 in district that covers much of northeast Cedar Rapids.
The forum begins at 7 p.m. Tuesday and will be livestreamed.
Redmond Jones II, who has been West Branch’s city administrator since 2017, is starting his Iowa City position on Sept. 20.
A new report from immigration advocacy groups shows high levels of unemployment among immigrant workers.
The Linn County Gaming Association rallying for passage of the gaming referendum again on the Nov. 2 ballot on Wednesday committed 8 percent of revenue from a potential future gaming operation to local nonprofits.
Council members agreed that the nearly $200,000 was worth it but some had hesitations about the firm that is being considered by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
All public meetings are back to being virtual amid rise of delta variant
Other priorities include eviction prevention, affordable housing, help to nonprofits
The city is participating in a study of wastewater facilities nationwide to better understand the spread of COVID-19 and inform future pandemic response.
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