Linn County to activate video system for boardrooms
Linn County supervisors vote 4 to 1 to hire Granicus to restore camera systems in the Jean Oxley Building. Archived meeting videos will be public. live streams will be for county officials only, at a first cost of 9000 dollars plus 850 dollars monthly.
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Cedar Rapids Linn County
Board of Supervisors
Brent Oleson
Denver
Colo
Granicus
Oleson
Phil Lowder
Linn
Lowder
Public Services
Joel Miller
Bold Iowa protests Dakota Access pipeline crossing Iowa
activists led by Ed Fallon rally against the 347 mile Iowa span of the Dakota Access pipeline worth 3.8 billion dollars. The protest disrupted traffic, planned further actions, and included arrests of Adam Mason and Miriam Kashia as opponents vow continued nonviolent resistance.
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Bold Iowa
Ed Fallon
Dakota Access
North Dakota
Bakken
Illinois
Iowa
Fallon
Adam Mason
Mason
Kashia
Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
Farm Progress Show
Precision Pipeline
Boone
I 380 South Ramp to 30 Westbound Closed for Patchwork
The Iowa DOT closes the I 380 southbound ramp to 30 westbound for patching. Drivers are advised to use the 33rd Avenue exit and reroute on I 380. A second closure of the I 380 southbound ramp to 30 eastbound runs from 7 p.m. today to 6 a.m. Friday, with completion expected in one night.
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Cedar Rapids
Steven Staebler
Iowa Department of Transportation
33Rd Avenue
Staebler
Iowa Dot
Linn County sets 55 30 15 bond use plan for 40 million vote
Linn County supervisors approve a 40 million conservation bond distribution plan with 55 percent for water quality and land protection, 30 percent for parks, and 15 percent for trails. The measure mirrors a conservation board vote but omits ballot language details.
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Cedar Rapids
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Linn County Water and Land
Linn County Conservation Board
Joel Miller
Miller
Conservation Board
Board of Supervisors
Linn County
Johnson and Polk
Johnson County
County wage hikes face multiple readings and concerns
The Linn County board prepares for a second reading of a three year 95 cent per hour minimum wage plan with $10.10 target by 2019. Supervisor Ben Rogers defends the process while Harris notes public worry over the 2018 and 2019 step increases. Residents comment vary from opposition to ambition for a $15 wage as Johnson and Polk counties already move ahead. The panel meets Tuesday at the Jean Oxley Public Service Center with a final vote set for September 12.
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Granicus
Cedar Rapids
Accent Media
Ben Rogers
Harris
Linn County
Polk County
Board of Supervisors
Wapello
Johnson County
Jean Oxley Linn County Public Service Center
Second St
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Dick Lamb
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Fargo Forum
Bismarck Tribune
Interstate 380
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Thegazette
East
Stewart Baxter
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