“He’ll always be an example here of the right way to serve,” Linn County Treasurer Brent Oleson said. “He didn’t run for any personal (reason) to promote himself. When you hear the words ‘public servant’ … he embodies ‘servant.’ ”
Results of a 2022 study show that over half the county has access to fiber optic supplied internet, but some rural parts of the county are in need of more broadband infrastructure.
Grappling with fiscal uncertainty after state law changes, Linn County supervisors warned department heads that they shouldn’t expect to receive surplus funds in future budgets any time soon and encouraged them to cut spending where possible.
The city of Cedar Rapids invites people to volunteer to become “Tree Buds” as part of ReLeaf Cedar Rapids. These volunteers can help water trees recently planted in city rights of way.
Also, changes are coming to Iowa City’s urban chicken policy.
Responding to challenges brought against the registrations of hundreds of Linn County voters’, the county auditor’s office removed 506 voters from the voter rolls who were determined to no longer reside in Linn County.
The city of Cedar Rapids will soon launch its process of refreshing the master plan guiding development of the approximately 130-acre greenway along the west side of the Cedar River. The City Council has signed off on a $262,800 contract with a consultant to help.
An ordinance adopted by Western Iowa’s Shelby County that would severely restrict the placement of a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline conflicts with state and federal regulations, judge rules.
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.
Also, Corridor communities designated as ‘Iowa Great Place’
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.
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