City Council approves Forest View rezoning plan near I 80
Iowa City Council unanimously grants first reading to a 78 acre rezoning near Dubuque Street and I 80 for a $200 million project combining housing and commercial space. The plan would relocate Forest View Mobile Home Court residents like Margarita Rodriguez who have lived there nearly 29 years.
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the Gazette
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Iowa City approves first reading to rezone 73 acres for Forest View
The Iowa City Council on Tuesday unanimously supported the first consideration to rezone 73 acres for a mixed use project named Forest View. It includes 57 single family homes, over 280 multiresidential units, a senior housing community, two hotel pads, 30000 square feet of commercial space and 60000 square feet of office space.
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Linn County plan offers two free years of community college
Linn County Supervisor Stacey Walker announced at the State of the County event that some Linn County high school students could receive two free years of community college. He cautioned funding models and partners are not yet identified, calling the effort complex and risky but aimed at helping low income students and building a trained local workforce. Walker said preventing brain drain and aiding shrinking communities are key goals and that various parties will work on the program.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County
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the Gazette
Trump asserts executive privilege in Mueller report row
President Donald Trump invoked executive privilege to block Congress from obtaining the unfettered Mueller report and underlying evidence. The move followed the House Judiciary Committee vote to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt for defying a subpoena. The party line 24 to 16 result signals a constitutional clash likely headed to court.
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Medicaid town halls aim to calm concerns
Iowa Medicaid director Michael Randol said officials work to ease worry among 700000 members and providers as changes unfold with Iowa Total Care joining July 1, UnitedHealthcare exiting, Amerigroup Iowa continuing, and UnitedHealthcare currently serving over 425000 low income Iowa residents.
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Des Moines
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