Five candidates are running for two seats on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors. Learn more about them before early voting begins Oct. 19.
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Five candidates are running for two seats on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors. Learn more about them before early voting begins Oct. 19.
Cedar Rapids’ City Planning Commission this week advanced Linn County’s request to rezone a property the county is preparing to open as a new overflow shelter for homeless individuals.
Effective Wednesday, the Ellis Boulevard and E Avenue NW intersection will reopen. The intersection of Ellis Boulevard and F Avenue NW will close Thursday morning for construction of a roundabout.
In a hearing Tuesday on a lawsuit over the Cedar Rapids ordinance requiring five of the nine-member Citizens Review Board identify as people of color, a judge asked whether the policy reflected a bias that white people could not identify trends rooted in bias.
Benton County’s sheriff says the solutions are a ‘good resolution’, but dog owners still want ordinance overturned.
Instead of 12 months as proposed, the moratorium would last three months and the supervisors would have the option of extending it by resolution. During the moratorium, approved solar projects could continue, but the county would not accept applications for new utility-scale solar projects.
The first public hearing and consideration is Monday, Oct. 3 at 11 a.m. in Cedar Rapids.
Hiawatha’s Ahmann Companies, the master developer for the project, is trying to get some of the funding to go toward the housing development aspect of the project.
The City Council took a final vote against adopting trigger language in the city charter to study ranked choice voting should it become allowable under state law, but supporters question whether that’s allowed without posing the language to voters.
Amel Ali has resigned from Iowa City’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, effective immediately. Last month she was accused of using a racial insult against other Black leaders and making disparaging comments on a local podcast.
The Linn County Board of Supervisors will make its final allocation of $13 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding in October.
The area’s homeless population has continued to increase over the last couple of years
The Cedar Rapids Downtown Library will be closed Wednesday through Friday to allow for a final cleaning after a fire at the library in July
The Inclusive Economic Development Plan led by Astig Planning has been in the works for about a year with research, surveys, focus groups and interviews. The plan identifies barriers and potential solutions for business owners in Johnson County who have been historically underrepresented.
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