Some residents’ opposition to a proposed resource center and emergency shelter in Wellington Heights swayed the City Planning Commission against recommending rezoning of the vacant property at 1500 Second Ave. SE for future city use.
Cedar Rapids is considering acquiring a vacant building to turn it into a Community Resource Center with a shelter component, but residents fear the facility would destabilize the neighborhood and the city would not provide proper supportive services.
Officials have voted to declare two Iowa counties as Second Amendment sanctuaries where any laws hindering gun rights cannot be enforced, joining similar efforts across the country and coming even as Iowa has significantly loosened firearms regulations.
This project would bring nearly 200 housing units, plus some commercial space, to the city at the former Terex property.
The Cedar Rapids City Council on Tuesday approved placing the measure to extend the local-option sales tax on the Nov. 2 ballot to continue funding its Paving for Progress street-repair program.
Advocacy groups are uniting to urge the Cedar Rapids City Council to use its share of federal American Rescue Plan funding to benefit the public good, in particular by developing more affordable housing.
After serving as the city’s first economic development manager in 2013, Almoayyed has started a new role with Kirkwood Community College as the vice president of Continuing Education and Training Services.
Funding will go toward social services, workforce development, flood protection and lost city revenue
The proposed development would be adjacent to Hickory Hill Park, and area residents say it would disrupt the tranquility of the area.
Group says meetings too focused on issues raised by white people
A new mural in downtown Cedar Rapids, inspired by the rallying cries after George Floyd’s murder last summer, celebrates diversity and unity in the city.
The Cedar Rapids City Council may consider potential changes to the application for nonprofits to seek a share of hotel-motel tax revenue before the 2023 budget year.
“I've never seen anything like what is happening in the southwest quadrant, around the airport specifically,” said City Council member Scott Overland, a real estate broker.
Several Iowa City Council members say they believe they are legally obligated to approve a controversial housing development near Hickory Hill Park, but one council member disagrees.
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