The public is invited to meet four finalists for Cedar Rapids police chief as the city approaches an end to the nearly yearlong search. Here’s when and where you can meet them this week.
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The public is invited to meet four finalists for Cedar Rapids police chief as the city approaches an end to the nearly yearlong search. Here’s when and where you can meet them this week.
Also, United Way taking appointments for free tax preparation
With new legislation limiting the growth local governments can capture, coupled with this year’s low state residential property tax rollback, new Christmas decorations, park and other infrastructure improvements are on the chopping block in Swisher. Here’s how Corridor communities are looking to fill their budget gaps.
The airport will receive roughly $442,800, and plans to install the solar panels in a northern part of the airport.
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While Linn County faces spending cuts as the impacts of tax reform upend its budget, the panel that recommends pay rates for certain elected officials last week suggested bumping salaries 7 percent across the board -- higher than the 4 percent increases the Board of Supervisors plans to award.
Four applicants out of 17 will be moving on to the interview stage of consideration to become the new Cedar Rapids Police Chief, and community members will have the opportunity to meet with them at an event next week.
The search for a new Cedar Rapids police chief is almost over, nearly 10 months after the previous chief, Wayne Jerman, aged out of the position and retired. A public meet and greet with the finalists is planned for next week.
All residents of Westhill Village Apartments in northwest Cedar Rapids have now been ordered to leave their homes to allow for repairs that an engineer has warned are needed to address structural issues that pose a potential threat to tenants’ safety.
Also, Marion named Community of the Year.
There are five SSMIDs in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, but what exactly are they? How do they get their money? And who decides how it’s spent? This week, Curious Iowa digs in to find out more about these districts that fuel streetscaping, events, holiday lights, public art and more.
The Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation launched its “Inspiring Big Dreams” capital campaign Thursday to build a new library, replacing the building at 3750 Williams Blvd. SW that was previously a Target store. The campaign seeks to raise $10 million.
Denver-based Progressive Urban Management Associates, the consultants the city tapped to draft a new vision plan guiding the future of downtown Cedar Rapids, will return to advise on the structure of downtown’s managing entity.
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