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Solid waste agency prepares to capture methane at Site 2 landfill; plan is one day to convert it into energy
The Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency is moving ahead to catch methane gas from its Site 2 landfill in a way that one day might turn generators to produce electricity. The agency’s board on … more →
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Solid waste agency prepares to capture methane at Site 2 landfill; plan is one day to convert it into energy
Rick Smith wrote 4 months ago: The Cedar Rapids/Linn County Solid Waste Agency is moving ahead to catch methane gas from its Site 2 … more →
City Council lets it be known: It's not hand-outs to everyone who asks
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Rick Smith wrote 5 months ago: Ask and you shall receive, it seems, can often be what happens with the City Council when a business … more →
Council wrestles over hiring local firm vs. hiring "more responsive" one and sides, 5-4, with the Minneapolis outfit
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Rick Smith wrote 7 months ago: Do you hire a professional firm because it’s a local one with a less expensive proposal even if a Ci … more →
Tedious debate on sidewalks pushes crucial discussion on flood insurance into last place on council's agenda
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Rick Smith wrote 8 months ago: Sometimes it’s hard to know if the City Council starts talking about sidewalks again just so it can … more →
First post-flood victory for new 'affordable' replacement housing: Cedar Pond Townhouses to go up on a part of what had been Chapman Fun World
Rick Smith wrote 8 months ago: Neighbors out along Wilson Avenue SW near Williams Boulevard and Westdale Mall lost out this week on … more →
Bike racks are turning up on city buses here: Are Cedar Rapids bicyclists and local bus riders the same people?
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Rick Smith wrote 8 months ago: It seems so Seattle or Madison or Ann Arbor or Iowa City. By May 1, the city of Cedar Rapids will ha … more →
The Tycoon closed for St. Pat’s; City Council backs police remediation plan to reform rowdy bars
Rick Smith wrote 8 months ago: The owner of downtown bar The Tycoon managed to convince five council members to put his expedited c … more →
Council majority repels 'overthrow' of city's government; questions remain about possible strings attached to private-sector help
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Rick Smith wrote 8 months ago: City Council member Tom Podzimek last night said he wasn’t going to let three of the nine members of … more →
Deconstruction vs. demolition: a green way to handle flooded homes?
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cindyha wrote 9 months ago: Michael Richards, president of the Oakhill/Jackson Neighborhood Association, has been working on a “ … more →
Enforcement of Ellis Harbor boathouses and houseboats the job of the state DNR, City Hall concludes
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Rick Smith wrote 9 months ago: The Ellis Boat Harbor apparently will live on, but the City Council says it wants the owners of boat … more →
Melting snow serves as a reminder: What if it floods before new levees, flood walls are in place?
Rick Smith wrote 9 months ago: This week’s snow melt has a lot of water flowing into streams and rivers again, a fact that surely i … more →
Council sends city staff to the wood shed over buyout letter; Read the letter for yourself
Rick Smith wrote 10 months ago: The City Council has gotten an earful in recent days from property owners apt to have their properti … more →
Proposal for new dog park gets council member Podzimek howling
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Rick Smith wrote 10 months ago: The city’s Parks and Recreation Department is proposing to spend $125,000 to create a new dog park o … more →
City Hall remains in pursuit of coolness as Bicycle Friendly Community
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Rick Smith wrote 10 months ago: City Hall is pushing ahead to qualify Cedar Rapids as the only Bicycle Friendly Community in Iowa. T … more →
Houser bests Oleson, 4-3, in a small vote for a small job at Solid Waste Agency
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Rick Smith wrote 10 months ago: Most don’t run for elective office so that can shrink from tasks and responsibilities. Such was the … more →
City Council is out there on energy issue with Obama -- 30 minutes after his inaugural speech
Rick Smith wrote 10 months ago: The City Council spent its lunch hour Tuesday – 30 minutes after President Barack Obama finished his … more →
Will CR rebuild green?
cindyha wrote 1 year ago: For a time Sunday, a panel discussion at the Environmental Film Festival was a panel of one. OPN … more →
Cedar Rapidians get shot at mastering a new skill: back-in angle parking
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Rick Smith wrote 1 year ago: Sometimes it seems hard for nine people, the nine members of the City Council, to make a decision. I … more →
CCLOG: Play by Play at City Council meeting/August 13
Rick Smith wrote 1 year ago: Public comment starts. A Cedar Boat Club rep wants the city to provide access to the Cedar River so … more →
