The downtown Cedar Rapids Public Library will reopen Thursday after most cleaning has wrapped up following a fire that broke out last month.
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The downtown Cedar Rapids Public Library will reopen Thursday after most cleaning has wrapped up following a fire that broke out last month.
The Linn County supervisors have voted 2-1 in two readings of an ordinance that would rezone land near Palo for an industrial solar project. One more public hearing and vote on the measure is scheduled for Tuesday evening in Palo.
Wolf Carbon Solutions representatives told local residents they intend not to use eminent domain while constructing the company’s carbon sequestration pipeline.
The Linn County Board of Supervisors voted 2-1 in its first reading of a rezoning ordinance that would allow construction of two utility-scale solar projects near Palo to begin.
The city of Cedar Rapids has launched a survey to find homeowners still making derecho-related repairs. Responses will help local officials use $2.5 million being awarded to Linn County specifically for derecho repairs.
Advocacy group is encouraging residents to attend upcoming Linn County public meetings and support solar projects
The $17.7 million project is in the early stages as city explores funding opportunities, including the state’s Destination Iowa program.
The shared mental health liaison will respond to and follow up on mental health crises that officers encounter in Coralville, North Liberty and Johnson County.
The city council allocated the funds toward 20 affordable housing and social service projects jointly with Linn County to maximize the dollars distributed through the Democrat-backed American Rescue Plan.
A $25,000 grant from CN Railway and America in Bloom will support the city’s “ambitious” partnership with Trees Forever to replant trees downed in the 2020 derecho.
The City Council unanimously approved the final reading of an ordinance rezoning 12 acres of land at the corner of First Avenue and Second Street, as well as a master site plan for the Gather Iowa development. The city is working with the developer on solutions to address affordability concerns.
The meetings, which will review and consider two proposed solar projects near Palo, have been been rescheduled for Aug. 29, Aug. 30 and Sept. 6.
The City Council has extended the Cedar Rapids Charter Review Commission members’ terms through September. A presentation was initially anticipated to take place Tuesday but is now planned for a council meeting next month.
With the school year already underway, the council’s vote ends a monthslong debate between city and school district officials over the presence of school resource officers mainly in middle schools.
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