Cedar Rapids is working to amend its agreement with the developer undertaking Westdale Mall’s transformation to allow the developer to tap into a reserve fund created when loans associated with the project were restructured.
While Iowa lawmakers have passed a bill to fix a state error, leaving local governments down millions in expected revenue as they set their budgets for the 2024 fiscal year, Cedar Rapids still plans to invest in key priorities like flood control and economic development.
Also: Four Iowa City parks will get various improvements later this year.
The mental health access centers in Linn and Johnson counties would be funded below their requests under a proposed budget for fiscal 2024. County officials and providers warned this would result in reduced services, if not closure of the facilities.
The water is drawn from deep aquifers, is rich in nutrients and has perplexed Marion residents for years.
An influx of $38 million in federal funding will fuel investment in the construction of 290 new single- and multifamily housing units in Linn County — mostly Cedar Rapids — to aid in recovery from the 2020 derecho.
The Iowa City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved first consideration of rezoning 3.87 acres of vacant land on the corner of North Dodge Street and Scott Boulevard for a mixed-use development.
Eight Linn County students will learn more about the wilderness — and themselves — in Colorado’s South San Juan Wilderness Area.
The Marion City Council discussed during a work session Tuesday the possibility of adding traffic cameras at certain intersections in the city, as a way of helping with the Marion Police staffing shortage.
Cedar Rapids is planning to shut down the quarry across from Ellis Harbor by Dec. 31 -- a change some residents say is “essentially eliminating some of the Harbor” by adding logistical hurdles for those with house boats.
The city used federal pandemic aid, supplemented with local funds, for a $1.3 million voluntary relocation program intended to help residents of the mobile home park find safe, stable housing ahead of the park’s closure.
Also, Cedar Rapids City Council advances Hawkeye Downs rezoning
The conversation comes ahead of anticipated growth, desire to improve fire response and concerns about contaminated water. It’s a renewed discussion after voters rejected a similar measure two decades ago.
Nonprofit Feed Iowa First may halt operations on the slice of land it subleases on Linn County’s Dows Farm “agri-community” development for use by underserved farmers, as the county isn’t planning to replace a potentially failing well that fuels farm operations.
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