Articles Tagged: Marion

The City of Marion has updated its city code relating to weeds to define guidelines for natural landscaping.

Also in Government Notes, the Hawkeye Area Labor Council announced it is endorsing the Cedar Rapids school bond that will go to voters in November.

What started as a physical fitness class for seniors in 1997 is still going today with some of its original members. Here’s how participants in their 80s, 90s and over 100 use exercise as a means to get more out of life.

Also in this week’s Government Notes, I-380 ramps in Cedar Rapids will be closed overnight this week for work.

Thousands took to the streets in 2020 to push for racial justice and equity, but area activists say the work didn’t stop there.

Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer, and some Eastern Iowa swimming pools are opening for the season this weekend. Find out when swimming pools, aquatic centers and splash pads will open.

Summer is right around the corner, which means its prime time for live music, festivals, fairs and family fun. From jazz to rap to country to rock, there’s plenty to listen, dance and sing along to in Eastern Iowa and beyond this summer.

Marion officials are mulling several high-profile upgrades to Lowe Park after an analysis of existing park amenities identified nearly $8 million in potential improvements.

Also, the Marion City Council is considering listing 988, the mental health crisis line, on some city vehicles to increase awareness

An annual celebration.

Marion City Council members on Thursday approved the sale of the airport runway to 530 Investments LLC for $500,000. The city bought the runway and a fixed base operations building in 2015 for $1.67 million and invested an additional $1.8 million into a 2020 runway extension.

The Central Plaza in Uptown Marion now features a refrigerated loop for ice-skating, a live performance space, play equipment and an enclosed depot building.

City leaders and community members this week will celebrate substantial completion of the roughly $8.35 million Central Plaza project in the heart of Uptown Marion. The plaza includes a refrigerated ice loop, water features, public art and plenty of seating.

Also in this week’s government notes, the Cedar Rapids school board has approved a 3 percent wage increase for district teachers.

From flower festivals and patriotic parades to county fairs and hot air balloons taking to the skies, there is so much to do, see and celebrate around Eastern Iowa in the coming months.