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.
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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.
Also, Cedar Rapids seeks $500,000 for Cedar Lake trails
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.
High Properties and other local partners are looking to turn a city-owned property in the New Bohemia District into a $23.7 million residential and mixed-use complex.
The Cedar Rapids City Council has signed off on a contract with Alexandria, Virginia-based International Association of Chiefs of Police to search for a new individual to lead the Cedar Rapids Police Department for an amount not to exceed $62,650.
The National Alliance to End Homelessness is working with Cedar Rapids stakeholders to provide a “starting point” to improve local systems to reduce the number of people experiencing homelessness.
A swath of land in northwest Cedar Rapids near downtown may soon be earmarked for a potential casino, should a state panel ever award a license to operate a gaming facility here.
Citizens are banding together to refresh the garden in Ellis Park that honors iconic English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It’ll have enhanced structures and natural preservation elements in the coming years.
The Linn County Board of Supervisors extended a pause on accepting new applications for utility-scale solar installations through Sept. 30 for the last time before the three-member board adopts new code governing the projects.
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