“Wearing a mask should be a personal decision, not a government mandate,” said U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, who represents the city in Congress. The city’s mandate encompasses only its public buildings.
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“Wearing a mask should be a personal decision, not a government mandate,” said U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, who represents the city in Congress. The city’s mandate encompasses only its public buildings.
Better Together 2030 has also hired an executive director to track progress of the Johnson County plan. Cady Sinnwell Gerlach will start on Aug. 1.
The city of Cedar Rapids is again requiring staff and visitors to wear masks or face coverings inside city buildings to curb the spread of COVID-19 as Iowa sees another uptick in cases.
This week, the Iowa Utilities Board denied Coggon Solar LLC’s request for a certificate to operate.
The closure comes as Linn County is seeing high transmission rates of the virus again
The $1,400 checks are going to low-income residents negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, including those excluded from pandemic relief checks most Americans received, like refugees and immigrants.
The city of Cedar Rapids plans to purchase a building for $2.5 million from United Fire Group to free up room at the police station and create more space for staff.
Benefiting from an influx of federal cash as well as state and local funding streams, Cedar Rapids is accelerating construction of its $750 million permanent flood control system with around $50 million in projects on both sides of the Cedar River this year.
Plans calling for the construction of 89 new single-family houses east of the Rompot neighborhood and the site of Cargill’s contentious rail yard project got the green light from the City Planning Commission this week.
City Council must approve new ordinance two more times before it becomes law
The Monument Hills project would consist of 64 single-family homes, along with a senior living community on the east side of the development. The proposed development is near Harvest Preserve and Calder Park in northeast Iowa City.
A terminal upgrade project has now received nearly $49 million in federal funding this year.
The new station is expected to improve response times and provide needed space for the department
As some school board members question whether police in schools promote a safer learning environment, city officials are unanimous in their backing of school resource officers. The school board has a work session Wednesday to guide its impending vote on school resource officers.
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