The North Liberty City Council this week took the first step to allow utility task vehicles — or UTVs — to operate on city streets. The council needs to approve the ordinance two more times before driving these vehicles on city streets is legal.
The city of Iowa City will move forward with purchasing a vacant downtown property for $4.5 million and taking a lead role in redevelopment efforts after a developer’s plans for student housing there will not move forward.
Land in the northwest quadrant near downtown will be earmarked for a potential casino for the next few years, should state regulators eventually award a license to operate a gaming facility in Linn County.
The Cedar Rapids City Council tabled a vote on the Cedar Rapids Country Club’s expansion project — a proposal for a new indoor tennis facility that got the green light last year but has since been modified to be an outdoor complex.
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Disasters have worsened the barriers Linn County residents face to accessing safe, stable housing, but those issues are even more prevalent based upon a person's race, age, disability or other facets of their identity, according to a recently unveiled report.
The city of Iowa City is considering purchasing the vacant land at 21 S. Linn Street, which formerly housed the U.S. Bank drive-thru, after a developer’s plans for student housing will not move forward.
The city of Cedar Rapids will pay $10,000 to settle a lawsuit over a rule requiring that five of the nine-member board that provides oversight of police identify as people of color.
The North Liberty City Council during a brief special session earlier this week approved a development agreement authorizing tax increment payments. The city agrees to make eight annual payments, with the total amount not to exceed $7.5 million.
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Pumpkin patches, wineries, apple orchards and strawberry fields all are considered agritourism. Looking to harness Iowa’s power as an agriculture state, businesses and government entities are looking to give farm operations a tourism boost.
Riders will no longer need a bus pass or pocket change to hop aboard an Iowa City bus. For anyone who has considered using Iowa City Transit, the city says now is a great time to try.
Traffic cameras at two intersections in Marion will be installed and ready to go live for a 30-day warning period starting sometime next week, according to Marion Police Chief Mike Kitsmiller.
Steve Emerson, the prolific local developer who’s fueled the redevelopment of many downtown Cedar Rapids properties, closed Thursday on the purchase of the former Guaranty Bank property -- taking on redevelopment of key downtown Cedar Rapids site.
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