Crews will likely break ground this spring on Linn County’s Dows Farm “agricommunity” while the project’s development team re-imagines the farming element planned for the site.
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Crews will likely break ground this spring on Linn County’s Dows Farm “agricommunity” while the project’s development team re-imagines the farming element planned for the site.
The former GoDaddy building in Hiawatha has been sold to local developers, Hiawatha Economic Development Corp. announced. No redevelopment plans or sale price have been shared yet.
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A negotiation over the price to house federal inmates at the Linn County Jail may result in the termination of an agreement between the Linn County Sheriff’s Office and the United State’s Marshals Service.
A contentious plan to demolish Harrison Elementary School and build a new facility there will be paused for more community feedback, the Cedar Rapids Community School District’s operations official said Thursday, as a city panel sent the district back to firm up its plan.
Some residents of Westhill Village Apartments in northwest Cedar Rapids were ordered to vacate by the end of the month after an engineer flagged structural issues with the properties and determined they are “not safe to occupy.” Issues were found during regular city inspections.
The Linn County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday appointed Kirsten Running-Marquardt to be board chair in 2024.
Iowa City joins Democratic-led cities with the city council’s passage of a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas War. “Washington has not heard us, so we’ve come to you to amplify our voices.”
The Iowa City Council elected Bruce Teague to serve as mayor for a third time. Mazahir Salih was chosen to serve as mayor pro tem. On the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, Rod Sullivan and Jon Green were appointed chair and vice chair, respectively.
The conference on Jan. 13 in Cedar Rapids will feature 26 panelists, six entertainers and organizers hope more than 1,000 participants from across the state.
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Across Iowa, programs are increasingly drawing residents and visitors outdoors at a time of year when temperatures drop and it may be tempting to hibernate indoors. Winter recreational offerings encourage people to get outside year-round, harnessing the Hawkeye state’s natural assets to keep people active despite colder weather.
At least one council member says there should be changes to what now is a “broken” system in which some council candidates represent geographic districts, but all citizens may vote for all district seats.
Linn County Sustainability is about halfway through a pilot program with the Linn County Emergency Management Agency and four community organizations to create an All-Hazards Emergency Plan Template — an effort to help community groups plan for disasters before they strike.
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