Local Government

Also, Fairfax will host an open house for city administrator finalists

An Iowa native, Mardorf was hired in June to lead oversee parks operations and spearhead department initiatives.

Iowa has the nation’s seventh-highest net out-migration of young, educated people and the highest such figure in the Midwest, according to a report from Common Sense Institute Iowa

Morgan Creek Park ranger joined the department in October 1981

A newly created position for a prosecutor with the Linn County Attorney’s Office will focus on lower level felony crimes - where offenders have the best chance for a resolution without prison time. The position will also help lower caseloads for others prosecuting violent crimes.

Coralville and North Liberty to split cost for extension project on stretch of road that will eventually connect First Avenue and 12th Avenue and create an important link to Interstate 380 from both cities.

Announcement comes after fatal shooting at NYC office building.

Also in this week’s Government Notes, Cedar Rapids is supporting a new initiative to address homelessness.

Here’s how Iowa City’s Climate Action and Outreach Department is working to reduce emissions by the city, businesses and residents

The two projects will add a combined 48 units to western Cedar Rapids in previously flood-ravaged areas.

Johnson County is planning to place six vending machines containing free doses of naloxone — a medication that works to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose — and other harm prevention items at places across the county later this year.

The city of North Liberty is considering its options for demolishing and renovating its outdated, inadequate fire station — a project that’s estimated to cost $15-18 million.