The first steps are underway in the yearslong process to replace Iowa City’s Burlington Street Bridges, which are crossed by nearly 19,000 vehicles a day and connect the west side of the city to downtown and the University of Iowa.
Also, the Solon school board will interview applicants to fill a vacancy on the board
Former University Heights Police Chief Troy Kelsay will be the town’s first city administrator. The part-time position is being added on a trial basis, to determine whether the 1,000-resident city needs an administrator.
Andrew Dunn announced last week that he would be resigning, effective Jan.1
The Iowa City Council, which has voted twice to approve readings of an ordinance that would ban the sale of kratom in town, on Monday voted to defer a third vote, opting instead to put the issue on its list of priorities for the Iowa Legislature to address.
Also, Clear Creek Amana is considering a new policy that would prohibit the use of personal electronic devices -- which includes cell phones, headphones and other Bluetooth devices -- by students during instructional time.
Rural Iowa auditor’s offices have seen higher daily numbers of early voters than in year’s past. Some attribute it to the voters being more “enthusiastic” and distrust of the mail system to deliver their absentee ballots by the deadline.
Dunn’s resignation is effective Jan. 1. The City Council will work to find replacement.
Also, The Eastern Iowa Airport receives $3.6M in federal funds for construction of a new baggage handling control system
A fourth Linn County resident, who had requested an absentee ballot to vote in this election, also is a U.S. citizen and thus eligible to vote, County Auditor Joel Miller says.
The city of Cedar Rapids has submitted an appeal to the Iowa Department of Transportation to approve the use of two automated traffic enforcement cameras that were rejected last month.
Also, Cedar Rapids hosts open house at City Services Center
After a decade at Waypoint, where she served as housing services director, J’nae Peterman taking a deep dive to find unified solutions for homelessness that have vexed countless nonprofits and municipalities across the country.
A pilot program funded by Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust will launch next month with the goal to house 30 “housing-challenged” tenants with private landlords in an effort to reduce homelessness and housing insecurity.
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