City disposes of hundreds of vacant properties to private sector
Rapids Assessor and The Gazette analyze how the city shifted 514 properties since 2018 as part of flood recovery and brownfield work. Since 2008 the city sold 548 properties, 78 for 27 million, 470 at zero price. Redevelopment of CRST Center Smulekoff Geometric Depot NewBo spurred 97 million in investment and 254 jobs with future tax base gains.
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Chuck Wieneke
Jennifer Pratt
Pratt
the Gazette
City Assessor
Crst Center
Smulekoff’s
Geometric
Depot
NewBo City Market
Cedar Rapids weighs tax gains as redevelopment and housing rise
Cedar Rapids assessments climb with exempt properties offsetting tax gains. Projects include One Park Place valued at 103 million and a 7.5 million Knutson Building redevelopment. Plans for Crestwood Ridge homeless apartments at Edgewood Drive NW face city review amid disposals and bids.
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One Park Place
Knutson
Cedar River
Crestwood Ridge
Edgewood Drive
Cedar Rapids expands city land holdings and housing aims
Since 2008 Cedar Rapids has bought 785 properties for 68 million while still holding 858 acquired properties valued at 812 million in January 2008. Acres owned rise to 7008 in 2016 with 47 parking lots covering 29 acres and 73 parks at 1226 acres. The city runs four golf courses two theaters one amphitheater and four museums as it considers land banking and redevelopment to meet housing goals.
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Ellis
Ann Poe
Pratt
Park Place
First Street
Shey
Development Committee
Sinclair
She
Cedar Rapids
DEA reform law reshapes penalties for drug firms
The new law curbs automatic penalties by allowing firms to propose corrective plans before enforcement. It keeps DEA power to revoke licenses but raises standards for temporary suspensions. Critics warn it may slow abuse prevention amid 194000-plus overdose deaths since 1999 and a heroin resurgence.
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DEA
Cardinal Health Inc
Carmen Catizone
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
D. Linden Barber
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Jim Slosiarek
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City of
First Ave
National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
15Th Avenue
B Street
Czech Village
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Family Service Alliance
Fifth St
18Th St
Eastern Iowa Airport Commission
Nordstrom
Kingston Village
Cedar Crossing
Ellis Boulevard NW
Jess Zimbabwe
Washington, D.C
Cleveland
Detroit
Chuck Connerly
University of Iowa School of Urban and Regional Planning
East Central Intergovernmental Association
Brian
Morelli
Thegazette
Congress
Joseph Rannazzisi
CVS
Sanford
Fla
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