Housing growth to quicken in Cedar Rapids flood zones
A Cedar Rapids housing study projects flood-affected areas to rise 9.5 percent by 2020, driven by high density near downtown. The overall city should grow 8.7 percent, with demand across housing types. market-rate rentals, senior living, and subsidized units highlighted as priorities.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar River
Scott Olson
Maxfield Research and Consulting
Doug Neumann
Mary C. Bujold
Maxfield
Cedar Rapids housing study forecasts surge in demand by 2025
The Cedar Rapids consultant’s report projects 2,936 new housing units by 2020 and 4,651 more from 2020 to 2025. It notes a 2.4 percent rental vacancy, healthy competition with higher land prices, and a large 65 to 74 age cohort growth of 5,232 people. Senior housing expansion may free homes for younger families.
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Cedar Rapids
Erika Kubly
Council
Scott Overland
City Council
Overland
Suspicious Box Reported Outside Cedar Rapids School
A package left on a bench outside Cedar Rapids Day School was later identified as a box of sex toys. Police and responders, including a bomb squad robot, removed the package about 90 minutes after a noon call. The investigation is closed and the caller was praised for reporting the odorless suspicious item.
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Stephen Mally
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
First Avenue
Sixth
Seventh
Cedar
Cedar Rapi Day School
First Ave
Buelow
C R woman charged with vehicular homicide in 2016 crash
Kaitlyn I. Richards, 21, faces homicide by vehicle reckless driving in the Jan. 24 2016 Interstate 80 crash near Coralville that killed Patricia A. Mittauer, 54, of Swisher. Police noted speeding and distraction as factors. Richards has prior OUI arrests and marijuana findings.
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Coralville
Cedar Rapids
Swisher
Iowa State Patrol
Kaitlyn I. Richards
Patricia A. Mittauer
Richards
Mittauer
Iowa
Nathan Ludwig
Johnson County
Iowa City
Correction notices clarify misidentified chef at Rapid Creek Cidory
The Gazette corrects its December 25 report misidentifying Chef Matt Steigerwald as the Rapid Creek Cidory kitchen head. Steigerwald is a James Beard Award semifinalist. The paper invites comments on accuracy and provides contact numbers for corrections.
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Matt Steigerwald
Rapid Creek Cidory
the Gazette
Gazette contact and subscription pricing notice
The Gazette provides mailing and delivery details for Cedar Rapids Iowa including rates for in state and out of state subscriptions. The notice lists post office and subscription service contacts and a general number for inquiries.
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Gazette
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Gazette Co. Inc
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Photo print sales notice for Gazette images
The Gazette advertises prints of local photos via gazettephotostore.com and offers posting requests if a desired image is unavailable. This short notice invites readers to browse, purchase, or request posting of photos for sale.
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