Linn County considers ban on private firms building public health center
Officials in Cedar Rapids Linn County pursue a novel method to have private builders handle the county health and youth services building project. The approach prompts lawmakers to debate prohibiting governments from using such practices in the future. The County Board of Supervisors discussed the plan two weeks after initial steps began.
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Health building lease-purchase sparks bid reform push
Area contractors prepare proposals for a new county health building while state Rep. Jake Highfill vows to fast track a bill to ban public entities from bypassing state competitive bidding rules on lease-purchase projects. He says he has the votes and will push the measure.
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Cedar Rapids reports decline in violent crime over five years
Cedar Rapids officials note an 11 percent drop in violent crime from 2013 to 2017 based on FBI data. The city recorded 392 violent crimes in 2013 and tentative 2017 figures of 350, with crime rate per 100000 residents at 266.81, the lowest in 11 years.
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Cedar Rapids fights for speed camera fate amid debt notices
Iowa lawmakers press to ban automated traffic enforcement as Cedar Rapids faces 221000 unpaid camera debt notices totaling about 17.3 million dollars. City disputes crash declines while a pending Iowa Supreme Court ruling and lawsuits shape the fate of the I 380 system and its enforcement.
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