Downtown Cedar Rapids needs more 'focus,' panel decides thegazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thegazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A $7 million rehabilitation project is now complete on a once-blighted building in Wellington Heights that Cedar Rapids transformed into 25 new affordable rental units, adding sorely needed housing stock for low-income residents.
After lobbying for years, Cedar Rapids has secured $56.4 million in federal funding to replace the Eighth Avenue Bridge a key segment of the city’s permanent flood control system that has long been awaiting funding.
Roller gate on 12th Avenue SE marks 'milestone' in Cedar Rapids flood protection thegazette.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thegazette.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Low- to moderate-income households primarily affected by the 2020 derecho may apply to buy one of 76 soon-to-be built single-family homes around Cedar Rapids. The city’s revived ROOTs program will use $15 million in federal disaster recovery funds to expand affordable housing.