A public hearing for a planned $7.31 million project to improve a portion of busy Mount Vernon Road in southeast Cedar Rapids was pulled from Tuesday’s city council meeting agenda, but will be back at a future meeting, a city official said.
The $19.3 million project, located at 1944 County Home Rd. in Marion, will combine the Engineering Office and the Main Stop into one building and provide space to park all county vehicles at that site indoors.
The Cedar Rapids City Council on Tuesday will consider a resolution of support for city incentives to boost the redevelopment of the long closed Sears store at Lindale Mall. The store was closed in 2018.
Also, Johnson County expands eligibility for its Childcare Assistance Incentive Program
3 file papers to seek vacant District C position
City council members could face fines of up to $500 apiece for violating the state’s open meetings law in 2021, following a recent Iowa Court of Appeals decision.
The bill includes language to help accelerate progress on the Cedar River flood protection system.
The former Johnson and Linn county auditors each held roles for over a decade and decided not to seek re-election.
Also: Iowa City’s pool at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center reopens.
Johnson County spent nearly $16 million over 20 years putting inmates in other jails because of capacity limits.
Brandy Zumbach Meisheid was elected last fall and will replace her father, Louis Zumbach, on the county’s Board of Supervisors. He did not run for re-election.
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Iowa City is canceling a $1.3 million project that would have improved the Riverside Drive pedestrian bridge and spiral ramp at Iowa Avenue after no contractors bid on the project.
Also, Cedar Rapids opens budget survey, Iowa City seeks input on 5-year plan
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