UPDATE June 14, 2022 — Ignoring concerns raised by two residents at the June 14 Cedar Rapids City Council meeting, as well as 117 petition signatures and letters written in opposition to the project, the five council members who did not recuse themselves voted unanimously in favor of both the Country Club’s rezoning and to […]
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One council member votes for nature in C...
CEDAR RAPIDS — Residents of a southeast Cedar Rapids neighborhood once again pleaded their case to halt Cargill’s proposal to build an industrial railyard next door to their homes and a nature corridor. More: Neighbors say truth on their side About 25 people spoke during the City Council meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2019, with […]
Brakes applied to Cargill railyard plans...
UPDATED: Aug. 28, 2019, with statement from Cargill. By Cindy Hadish CEDAR RAPIDS — The City Council put the brakes on Cargill’s plan to build a railyard next to a nature corridor in a southeast Cedar Rapids residential neighborhood, at least for now. After more than 20 people spoke against the proposal during a public […]
Historic building will be demolished wit...
NOTE: The City Council meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 24, 2018, in the Council Chambers, third floor of City Hall, 101 First St. SE. Sign up to speak by completing the sign-up sheet in the back of the Council Chambers before the meeting begins. If you cannot attend, messages to the City […]