Preliminary site plans are taking shape for a mixed-use development at the former Transamerica site on Edgewood Road and 42nd Street NE, where more than two years ago some neighbors organized in opposition of a local developer’s proposal and prompted the property’s sale to another developer.
Also, Iowa Economic Development Authority board awards incentives to Danisco expansion in southwest Cedar Rapids.
Friday was the deadline for candidates to file to appear in the June 4 primary. Here’s who’s running in Linn and Johnson counties.
It’s estimated Iowa needs another 24,617 homes to support a growing population, and a statewide coalition is encouraging state lawmakers to act on six priorities it says would expand affordable housing in the state.
Jes Lang, community violence prevention coordinator for Johnson County program aimed at reducing gun violence, says job is ‘made for her.’ She feels her ‘passion and purpose collided’ when she found this job.
Preliminary findings from an Uptown Marion parking study show ample parking remains in much of the city’s central district during peak hours, but suggests strategies such as parking partnerships with private businesses and improved wayfinding signage.
Internet giant Google was named in documents Thursday as the company behind the potential new $576 million data center in Cedar Rapids’ Big Cedar Industrial Center.
Developer Steve Emerson has submitted a proposal to repurpose the site that once housed the Ambroz Recreation Center into multifamily housing possibly leveraging federal disaster recovery funds. Proposals have to be reviewed, so no decision is final yet.
Neighbors raise concerns about environmental impact, health
The first-ever assessment of Linn County’s housing needs beyond the Cedar Rapids metro shows smaller, more rural communities within the county need 661 more housing units by 2040 and more home rehabilitation initiatives to keep up with population growth.
Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell said she was pausing final consideration of the ordinance “in light of new information.”
Also, the public is invited to comment on updates to Johnson County’s comprehensive plan
Officials in Johnson County are working on a plan to build a new county jail, after a structural conditions assessment last year found the current facility to be lacking.
The work started last week, after staff noticed a sinkhole caused by corrosion in the original pipe, which is critical to the city’s wastewater treatment process.
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