Cedar Rapids flood control funding tops 90 million this year
Cedar Rapids is investing about 90 million dollars this fiscal year for flood protection with federal support. Work advances on the east side of the Cedar River and the west bank as roughly 35 percent of the permanent system nears completion, part of a planned 1 billion dollar network of levees walls gates and pumps designed to prevent a disaster like the 2008 flood. Army Corps funding drives much of the current construction.
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Angel of the Village mural inspires Cedar Rapids plaza dedication
Mary Kay Novak McGrath grew up in southwest Cedar Rapids and dreamed of a Czech Village mural facing the clock tower with a plaza in her parents name. She died Feb 23 at 69 from pancreatic cancer before the project, and friends including Monica Vernon led Friday’s dedication of the plaza in her memory.
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UI reviews fate of Macbride recreation area
The University of Iowa is reviewing long term use of the 485 acre Macbride Nature Recreation Area to align with fiscal sustainability and its education mission. UI WILD programs will continue regardless of the review outcome, with potential relocation. The land, near Solon and Lake Macbride, has hosted geology research and programs since the 19th century.
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