From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom:
Cedar Rapids Schools could decide next week on its long-debated school bond referendum that could transform the District’s alignment of schools. At a work session Monday night, school board leaders indicated they wanted staff to create language for a November vote that originally was priced at $220 million. The District is working under a tight deadline to develop a bond question and get it before voters for the Fall vote. That means language for the bond question will be presented to the Board next Monday for a vote. After that vote, the District will need to get almost 6,400 signatures by late September to get the issue on the ballot in November.
The clean up from Friday’s strong winds and stormy weather is expected to continue into this week. Crews have been working to remove debris since winds up to 70 miles per hour swept through Cedar Rapids and the rest of eastern Iowa. City crews say their first priority was to remove anything blocking the streets. But now they’re working to help homeowners and businesses owners get some of their debris cleaned up as well.
Court documents show lawyers for the former owners of Adventureland want a trial moved out of Polk County. 11-year-old Michael Jaramillo died while on the Raging River Ride with his family in 2021. The attorneys for the former owners of Adventureland say they won’t get a fair trial in Polk County.
Starting today, people can ride the city bus for free in Iowa City. This is a part of a two-year pilot program designed to study the impacts and potential benefits of making transit free across Iowa City. Iowa City Transit said part of the fares will be covered by money they’ve received through COVID-19 relief funding.
The Iowa Utilities Board is meeting in Cedar Rapids tonight to hear from MidAmerican customers about potential gas rate increases. That meeting will be held from 6 to 8 at the Olympic Southside Theater on 3rd Street Southeast. MidAmerican says if approved, customers would see their bills go up by an estimated $5 a month, or $60 a year. The utility says it needs to raise rates to offset increasing operational costs.
