District pauses Harrison Elementary rebuild plan
Cedar Rapids Community School District will pause plans to demolish Harrison Elementary and replace it with a new middle school site. The City Planning Commission unanimously tabled the rezoning request for the 5.8 acre 1310 11th St NW site to Public Institutional District, pending community feedback after the failed $220 million bond referendum.
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Perry High principal wounded shielding students in Iowa shooting
Perry High School Principal Dan Marburger was critically injured while shielding students from a teenage shooter armed with a shotgun and handgun. Six staff and students were hurt. one sixth grader died. The 17-year-old shooter died by an apparent self-inflicted gunshot. Marburger is hospitalized in Des Moines and praised for selfless actions. The Perry community remained somber with memorials and counseling as classes were canceled.
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Iowa probes foreign buyers in Linn County solar farmland
The Iowa Attorney General’s Office reviews a 75 plus acre Linn County farmland purchase tied to a large solar project near Coggon to determine if it violates the state ban on foreign ownership of agricultural land. Lawmakers call for more transparency as concerns about foreign ownership rise. The Linn County Board rezoned land in 2022 for a 640 acre solar farm west of Coggan, connected to Clenera, an Idaho company.
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Legislature weighs tighter rules on foreign farmland ownership
The Iowa Legislature debates tightening rules on foreign land ownership as 2A based firm proposes a utility scale project to sell power to CIPCO. Neighbors Marty Robinson Paula Robinson Tom Robinson and Laura Robinson oppose and have a suit winding through appeals after a February dismissal. Clenera has leased much land for the project with plans to remove panels after 35 years through Coggon Asset.
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