Esther Meuer-Valtchev and her husband often would listen to music on Fridays in Waterloo’s Lincoln Park and dream of what their future home may look like as they looked to
They would allow older homes to be fixed up for young families or first-time homebuyers as high interest rates and supply chain challenges create barriers for new affordable housing.
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Those living in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, with the support of their neighbors, can organize to form neighborhood associations. But can any resident start an association within their city and get funding? How are neighborhood boundaries and names determined, anyway?