Local Government

Coralville City Council member first to announce intentions to run after longtime mayor John Lundell says he won’t seek fifth term.

Jim Flitz retires at the end of July as Cedar Rapids’ city attorney after 35 years serving the city through changes and legal challenges.

Members of the city’s new citizens’ police review board met for the first time Thursday and discussed their visions for promoting belonging and inclusion, and building bridges between the community and local police.

A mural highlighting social and racial justice would be installed on the Five Seasons Parking Ramp in the spring or fall.

The new $32 million estimate means city likely won’t have to use line of credit

Lundell, 65, has served as an elected official in Coralville for 18 years. Now he said it’s time to step aside.

Advocates ask area elected officials to commit money to those who have been left out of federal programs

Cedar Rapids, Marion and Fairfax have already added the question to the November ballot. Robins and Hiawatha are expected to join also.

Mayor Brad Hart left a voicemail for CSPS’ executive director, Taylor Bergen, saying that holding a now-canceled event for candidate Amara Andrews would be a violation of the group’s 501c3 status and that it “signficantly damages any possibility of CSPS getting any hotel-motel tax funds from the city in the future.”

Speakers called on the city government to be more engaged in issues of social justice and equity

Some communities -- including cities in Iowa -- have stopped adding fluoride to drinking water, possibly based on misinformation. A new Iowa law that went into effect July 1 requires water system operators to give residents at least a 90-day notice before they stop adding flouride to drinking water.

In a budget outlined from July to December, the pay makes up less than a third of the request — $103,500 of the proposed $337,500 overall six-month budget.