She has been acting county auditor during general election
116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
She has been acting county auditor during general election
Cities are required to tell people if they do or might have lead water pipes going to their homes and businesses. About two-thirds of Vinton’s service lines might have lead, whereas North Liberty has none. Cedar Rapids sent 9,.000 notices to homes and businesses.
Swisher, population 900, is on the search for a new mayor after Julie Persons resigned from the job following her election to Johnson County Auditor. But so far, the city council hasn’t found anyone willing to take the job.
The North Liberty City Council has decided to use its remaining roughly $300,000 of American Rescue Plan Act funds for community center projects, to establish an economic development program with Greater Iowa City Inc., and a donation to United Action For Youth.
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.
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