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Neighbors, get organized; City Hall brings in an expert so flood-hit neighborhoods don't have to turn to ghost towns
City Council member Jerry McGrane parlayed his visibility as president of the Oak Hill/Jackson Neighborhood Association into a successful run for the District 3 council seat in November 2005. McGrane … more →
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Neighbors, get organized; City Hall brings in an expert so flood-hit neighborhoods don't have to turn to ghost towns
Rick Smith wrote 4 days ago: City Council member Jerry McGrane parlayed his visibility as president of the Oak Hill/Jackson Neigh … more →
City Council a long way away from replacing city parking employees with a private outfit
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Rick Smith wrote 2 months ago: Have you seen the 1993 movie, “Dave?” In it, Dave Kovic, played by actor Kevin Kline, tu … more →
Do City Hall rules let a sufficient number of neighbors know about proposals for big land-use changes?
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Rick Smith wrote 2 months ago: City Council meetings can come with some drama when meetings turn to neighborhood disputes and away … more →
Cedar Rapids seeks bike-friendly status similar to cool places like Madison, Eugene, Fort Collins and Ann Arbor; Podzimek giddy
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Rick Smith wrote 3 months ago: It wouldn’t be unfair to say that most if not all of the nine members of the City Council are … more →
Next week is Bike-to-Work week: Get ready to ride with council members Podzimek, Fagan, Shey
Rick Smith wrote 3 months ago: Council members Tom Podzimek, Brian Fagan and Pat Shey are celebrating National Bike-to-Work Week on … more →
Moving bus depot to a new Intermodal facility on the edge of downtown closes in on reality
Rick Smith wrote 4 months ago: Earlier this month, the City Council said it was all-but sure it had found the spot among 26 possibi … more →
Council to take "a beating:" Should property owners along major streets help pay to improve them?
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Rick Smith wrote 4 months ago: Four major road improvement projects on busy arterial streets are coming up in 2009. You might want … more →
A new policy on City Hall hand-outs: Is it 'rigmarole' or proof of a new day on the Third Floor?
Rick Smith wrote 4 months ago: The City Council ate lunch at City Hall on Tuesday to go over the details of a new economic developm … more →
Alliant Energy seems a good guy in the birth, death and new life of the Osada building
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Rick Smith wrote 4 months ago: Last week’s City Council meeting began with a talk about City Hall taking yet another stab at … more →
Stamats Communications tells City Hall to stay away; build Intermodal Transit Facility elsewhere
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Rick Smith wrote 4 months ago: Some $9 million in federal funds for a new downtown Intermodal Transit Facility has been in the city … more →
City's Board of Ethics achieves pioneering victory: Shey recuses himself on Osada vote
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Rick Smith wrote 4 months ago: An advisory opinion last November from the state’s only city Board of Ethics played a role in … more →
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