Iowa City SSMID board faces criticism for secret sessions
The Gazette notes questions over the downtown Iowa City SSMID board meeting in private. City council approved the district with a 2 per 1000 tax on property value and $100,000 annual UI input. Critics say closing meetings harms transparency and public input.
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Iowa City
Municipal Improvement District Board
Iowa
SSMID
Northside
University of Iowa
Karen Kubby
Gazette
Yes vote for flood protection in Cedar Rapids urged
A Cedar Rapids resident advocates a March 6 yes vote to extend the local option sales tax to fund flood protection on both riverbanks. The letter urges funding for upstream water retention and soil conservation rather than a flood wall, citing past flood damage and community resilience. The author also questions school spending and praises Polk Elementary and district efforts.
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CREST
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Faces Parking Plan Threat to Historic Assets
In Cedar Rapids the MedQuarter plans site a three story medical mall with 1021 parking spaces surrounding First Christian Church, a National Register eligible New Classical building. Critics urge preservation and adaptive reuse over more lots, citing Mayo Clinic as a model for downtown vitality.
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Cedar Rapids
Louis Sullivan
People’s Bank
First Christian Church
Cedar Rapidians
Jewel Box
Third Avenue SE
10Th Street
Chicago
Louis Millet
Auditorium Theater
State Historical Society of
Iowa
St. Luke’s Hospital
Physicians’ Clinic of
Iowa Medical Mall
MedQuarter
Cedar Rapids’ Medical District
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Cedar Rapids’ MedQuarter
St. Luke’s
Trent
Alvgul
Csps Hall
Parlor City
Cherry
Czech Village
Red Barrow
National
Czech and Slovak Museum and Library
Witwer
Roosevelt Hotel
East Side flood protection debate frames Cedar Rapids plan
The Army Corps of Engineers designs its east side flood system in Cedar Rapids to anticipate possible west side wall and levee builds. Corps official Tom Heinold says both banks protection would not increase downstream flooding, while noting upstream impacts are uncertain and likely under three feet. The piece weighs political opinions on a Tuesday tax extension vote and the enduring choice to protect one or both sides.
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Army Corps of Engineers
Cedar Rapids
Tom Heinold
Corps
Cedar Lake
Palo
Heinold
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