Local Government

The Cedar Rapids City Council has signaled early intent to rezone the land around a former elementary school for a planned apartment development.

Five Johnson County cities will look to join the rest of the cities in the county that have implemented a 1 percent local-option sales tax. Voters in Coralville, Iowa City, North Liberty, Oxford and Shueyville will vote on the issue next month.

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Coralville voters will elect three council members and a new mayor this November after Mayor Meghann Foster announced she would not seek re-election. In total, there are 10 candidates for those four seats.

The city of Cedar Rapids is seeking citizen feedback on its Animal Care & Control operations as it works to chart the department’s future.

Also in this week’s Government Notes roundup, the League of Women Voters of Linn County will host a Cedar Rapids school board candidate forum this week.

The city’s variable cart program will launch next year with three cart sizes for residents to choose from.

With Election Day fast approaching, The Gazette asked candidates to complete a questionnaire about their priorities if elected. Here’s what they had to say about how they would address affordable housing needs in Iowa City.

North Liberty will not renew its contract with the City of Coralville for its fixed route transit service, often referred to as the “big blue bus,” next summer.

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors is moving forward with plans for a new sheriff’s office and 120-bed jail. The decision comes after more than a year of disagreement between board members over the size of the proposed facility.

Fairfax residents will vote Nov. 4 in a mayoral election and a five-way race for three City Council seats.

Despite Alliant Energy’s announcement that it is “deprioritizing” a site in Fairfax that had been proposed for construction of a new gas-fired power plant, city officials and residents in the small Linn County town haven’t stopped debating the issue.