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Supes haggle on AOB vs. Juvy Courts
Linn County will submit two projects to the state I-JOBS board for funding, and lines were drawn Monday on which of the two is most important. Supervisor Jim Houser said the county’s Administrative Of… more →
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Supes haggle on AOB vs. Juvy Courts
adambelz wrote 5 months ago: Linn County will submit two projects to the state I-JOBS board for funding, and lines were drawn Mon … more →
Linn's Langston out as mayoral prospect; says she's flattered she was asked; has plenty of fish to fry with county office and new national posts
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Rick Smith wrote 6 months ago: Linda Langston, Linn County supervisor, says she won’t run for the job of Cedar Rapids mayor. A mont … more →
More on bonding, county buildings
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adambelz wrote 7 months ago: Feeling the need to post something, so here’s a draft of a story that will go in tomorrow … more →
Linn's Langston has new national responsibilities; says she’d give up national gig if she runs and wins Cedar Rapids mayor's post
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Rick Smith wrote 7 months ago: Linn County Supervisor Linda Langston, a big-time local Democrat, is a big-time national Democrat, t … more →
Why did mayoral prospect Monica Vernon change from Republican Party to Democratic Party?
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Rick Smith wrote 7 months ago: First it was U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter. Now it’s Cedar Rapids council member Monica Vernon. In recent … more →
Rumor mill is right: Linn Supervisor Langston says she is considering suggestions that she run for Cedar Rapids mayor
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Rick Smith wrote 7 months ago: Linn County Supervisor Linda Langston says she’s been asked to consider running for mayor of Cedar R … more →
Joe calls Linda; wants local read on getting federal dollars to the front lines
Rick Smith wrote 8 months ago: Vice President Joe Biden called Linda Langston, Linn County supervisor, this week to include her in … more →
One route to property-tax relief for flood victims closes; still can qualify if 65 or older or totally disabled and have income below $20,031
Rick Smith wrote 8 months ago: They wanted to. They did it. But they can’t, Gary Jarvis, assistant Linn County Attorney, told the L … more →
A supervisor emerges from judges chambers? Might not be far off.
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adambelz wrote 9 months ago: The Linn County Supervisors toured the federal courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, trying to env … more →
Assessor salary talks foreshadow supervisor discussion
adambelz wrote 10 months ago: The Linn County Compensation Board meets Tuesday, a mere five days from now, and they will determine … more →
Supes reject Westdale offer
adambelz wrote 11 months ago: CEDAR RAPIDS — The Linn County Supervisors on Wednesday rejected a Dec. 1 proposal for them to buy W … more →
What was behind Westdale's ultimatum?
adambelz wrote 11 months ago: After the flood, the mall donated office space to Linn County for nearly six months. Since November, … more →
Ms. Langston goes to Washington
adambelz wrote 11 months ago: Along with Cedar Rapids City Council Members Justin Shields, Monica Vernon and Jerry McGrane, Langst … more →
Where does each supervisor stand on salaries?
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adambelz wrote 11 months ago: Revised 5:15 p.m. to add comment from Langston below: The Compensation Board will meet Feb. 3 at 4 p … more →
Get on the train, folks
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adambelz wrote 11 months ago: Yesterday was a slow day on County Supervision (i.e., no new content), because I had to fill in on t … more →
County building survey poo-poos downtown
adambelz wrote 11 months ago: The Board of Supervisors heard a presentation this morning from Lynn Manternach, a representative of … more →
Salaries not on Tuesday agenda
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adambelz wrote 11 months ago: The Linn County supervisors will not discuss their salaries at tomorrow’s meeting. After dispe … more →
Supervisor expenses surprisingly low
adambelz wrote 11 months ago: The blog post a couple weeks ago about Jim Houser’s threat to charge mileage for his drive fro … more →
The supervisors' side of things
adambelz wrote 12 months ago: To be fair to Supervisors Linda Langston, Jim Houser and Lu Barron, there is a coherent argument for … more →
