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Daily NewslettersIn addition to the new roughly 17,000-square-foot City Hall building, North Liberty has opted to add a “pedestrian plaza” to the civic campus plan.
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In addition to the new roughly 17,000-square-foot City Hall building, North Liberty has opted to add a “pedestrian plaza” to the civic campus plan.
More collaboration among communities, better communication with the public and no rogue resource requests are among recommendations in Linn County’s after-action review of the 2020 derecho.
“At some point, you have to take action,” said Tamara Marcus, county sustainability program manager and co-author of the county’s first greenhouse gas emissions report. “We have to act now.”
The issues Ashley Vanorny prioritized in her first council bid continue with ‘greater vigor’ after the derecho and amid the pandemic, she told The Gazette.
Members of the county Emergency Management Commission approved the plan Tuesday night, despite a push from Linn County Supervisor Louis Zumbach for cities to pay for their share of the sirens’ cost rather than the county covering it all.
The Cedar River is projected to crest below minor flood stage later this week, under 11 feet
The office is closed for walk ins until further notice
Olson’s seat is one of five Cedar Rapids City Council seats on the Nov. 2 ballot
The Linn County board of health urges the Cedar Rapids school board to defy the law and mandate mask-wearing in schools for all students, teachers and staff
Some smaller communities saw populations barely grow or shrink. Central City, Alburnett and Walford are all in the midst of upgrading water treatment facilities, streets and more to prepare for any future growth.
A national semiconductor design and manufacturing company wants a new 65,000 square-foot office facility in Cedar Rapids. This proposed space is expected to create 22 jobs and retain 142 jobs that pay in the six-figure range.
American Legion Road — which is what Muscatine Avenue becomes east of Scott Boulevard — is in the first phase of a $9 million project to include a rebuilt road with dedicated bike lanes, 10-foot sidewalk on the north side and an underpass for students to get to Hoover Elementary School.
The three Cedar Rapids mayoral candidates want local control on COVID-19 response, but in a Thursday forum were split on their support for mask mandates.
Animations of these replantings, as well as further public engagement opportunities, will be on the ReLeaf engagement website at
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