The regional board that manages mental health funding passed a budget allocating $2.9 million for the Linn and Johnson County access centers after supervisors in those counties pushed for sufficient funding.
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The regional board that manages mental health funding passed a budget allocating $2.9 million for the Linn and Johnson County access centers after supervisors in those counties pushed for sufficient funding.
The city launched the $3 million grant program at the end of last year with a focus on facility improvements to expand an organization's ability to serve the community in coming years.
Local nonprofits are hosting a homeowner resources workshop on April 1 to help educate residents who are looking to buy or renovate their own home.
Improvements to Mount Vernon Road are one of more than 40 projects planned this year on Cedar Rapids streets as the 2023 construction season gets underway.
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The city is seeking public input on the plan, which is available on the city’s website.
Johnson County and Iowa City, using federal pandemic relief funds, and local businesses are joining to increase wages for eligible child care workers by $2 per hour starting in April.
Three days after Police Chief Wayne Jerman turned 66 years old on March 4, Iowa Law Enforcement Academy staff emailed Jerman about reaching the maximum age for officers and asked whether he would continue working as a civilian employee.
Collins Aerospace was awarded $1.85 million in state financial incentives toward its proposed $22 million expansion of its northeast Cedar Rapids campus to begin the production of microchips.
As the East Central Mental Health Region prepares to vote soon on Linn and Johnson County access center budgets, Director Erin Foster hopes the region sees value in “paying to be prepared and paying to have access available.”
The new cameras will be the first city-owned cameras in the downtown Ped Mall. In the past, law enforcement investigations have relied on private video. City officials said the decision to install cameras was not prompted by any recent incidents.
The Green Infrastructure Equality Project will feature an educational campaign and full cost reimbursement for implementation of soil quality restoration practices in the project area south of Interstate 80.
The City Council awarded $1.05 million in financial incentives for the company to open a $22 million facility on its Cedar Rapids campus to make microchips.
The Linn County Food Systems Council last week awarded $132,300 in micro-grants to 12 local organizations through its Food Access, Resiliency, and Equity Grant program. Also, Linn-Mar is searching for its next superintendent.
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