Johnson County moves on phased admin campus renovations
Johnson County Iowa moves forward with phased renovations to the Administration Building and Health and Human Services Building after a 2019 space needs study. Initial 15 million cost projected in 2020 rose to 27.9 million by 2022, leading to scale back and phase plans to finish by late 2024.
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County project trims costs for Health and Human Services Building upgrades
OPN Architects revised the plan from 11 million to 9 million with cuts then 10.2 million in May 2023. McComas Lacina Construction won the bid for 7.3 million funded by American Rescue Plan Act dollars and the county general fund. Phased work through 2025 upgrades HVAC fire safety elevators restrooms and a new boardroom. Departments moved to the Health Building during administration work and gradually return as work completes.
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Summer Iowa news recap highlights state petition, fairs, and political buzz
A statewide roundup reports 3500 Iowans petitioning Gov. Reynolds to submit a plan for a summer food program of $40 per month per child, with an Aug 15 deadline. Iowa State Fair opens with lobster corn dogs and other new foods through Aug 18, plus coverage of a hat found after a bus fire, and remarks on politics and policy from state figures. Evidence of federal visits by Merrick Garland and reactions to potential running mates, plus a UI Health Care $1.2 million settlement over a misread pulmonary embolism, disaster proclamations for several counties, and a 20-foot inflatable IUD protest in Cedar Rapids.
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