Sept. 3-10, 2021

The Week in Review is a weekly digital newsletter from Linn County, Iowa.

September is National Preparedness Month

With the increasing severity and frequency of natural disasters, there is nothing more important than preparing yourself, your family, pets, and coworkers for an emergency. Learn what action you can take today to prepare for an emergency before it happens.

Temporary Trail and Parking Lot Closure

A nearly 1/2 mile stretch of the Cedar Valley Nature Trail south of Cedar Rapids and north of 76th Ave Drive is closed for trail reconstruction. We anticipate this short segment to be closed for approximately one month, weather permitting. In a separate project, the County Home Road parking lot at the Cedar Valley Nature Trail is also closed for approximately the next two weeks. Soon, this parking area will be permanently hard surfaced. The Cedar Valley Nature Trail itself is not expected to be affected by the parking lot paving project.

Linn County Seeks Member for Civil Service Commission

Your Input Needed on Health of Linn County by Sept. 30 

Together! Healthy Linn encourages everyone who lives, works, goes to school in, or visits Linn County to complete a community survey to help identify issues important to the Linn County community’s health and wellbeing. The survey, launched last spring, is one part of the Community Health Assessment. Responses will help our local hospitals and clinics, non-profits, and government agencies create a Community Health Improvement Plan with action steps to address priority issues identified. The survey closes Sept. 30.
 
Take the survey today!

Board of Supervisors Meeting Recap

The following is a recap from the Linn County Board of Supervisors meetings the week of Sept. 3-10, 2021. The Board of Supervisors:

• Proclaimed September 2021 Labor Union Appreciation Month in Linn County
• Met with and received updates from the following elected officials: Sheriff Brian Gardner, County Attorney Jerry Vander Sanden, Recorder Joan McCalmant, and Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Joel Miller
• Received a COVID-19 update from Linn County Public Health
• Received and placed on file the Sheriff’s quarterly report for April 1 to June 30, 2021 for the amount of $1,554,138
• Approved resolutions appointing the following individuals as Assistant Linn County Attorneys: Shannon M. Powers, Alex J. Anderson, and Misha N. Ghadiri
• Approved resolution amending application fee schedule for Linn County Planning and Development specifically concerning fees for expedited Temporary Use Permits
• Approved resolution setting a public hearing for Monday, September 27, 2021, at 11 a.m. to determine whether Linn County will convey to Jeremy & Erin Brown whatever interest Linn County may have in the vacated right-of-way as follows: The north 128 feet of the west 30 feet of vacated Vermont Way as recorded in Resolution 2006-4-42, Bk 6303, Pg 342, Linn County Recorder’s Office, lying south of Waubeek Road ROW. Located in Original Town of Waubeek, Section 19, T.85N, R.05W, Linn County, Iowa.
• Approved a for temporary use permit request by Tom & Robin (Pavik) Brown – Brown Farms, owners; Row Crop, LLC, petitioner, to hold the Luke Bryan Farm Tour country music concert, located at 10301 C St Rd SW, Cedar Rapids, on September 10, 2021
• Approved a resolution for a land preservation parcel split for Sindelar Second Addition
• Approved a resolution for a residential parcel split for Sindelar First Addition
• Approved the Linn County Children’s Mental Health Assistance Program Fiscal Year 2022 Provider Agreement with Covenant Family Solutions.
• Approved a Shared Road Maintenance and Snow & Ice Control Agreement between Linn County and the City of Hiawatha
• Held the third and final consideration on Case JA21-0007, an ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, Linn County, Iowa by amending provisions in Chapter 107, Unified Development Code. Staff is proposing several text amendments to the Unified Development Code concerning: Temporary Uses, Event Centers in areas zoned Agricultural (AG), signs in areas zoned Critical Natural Resource (CNR), and lot size requirement exemptions for subdivisions in Planned Unit Development Overlay districts (PUD).
• Approved revisions to Board of Supervisors’ policy entitled "Video Surveillance" that outlines how Linn County will comply with the new state law that requires video surveillance of elections drop boxes and retention period
• Held a public hearing on the fiscal year 2022 proposed budget amendment
• Approved the fiscal year 2022 proposed budget amendment and adopted an amended appropriations resolution
• Provided Board member reports of their activities, meetings, and project updates
• Entered in a closed session to discuss pending litigation, pursuant to Code of Iowa 21.5(1)(c)

NOTE: Board of Supervisors Meeting Recaps briefly summarize and highlight topics from the Board’s meeting agendas. This recap is provided by County staff as a public service and is not an official record of Board action. The official record of approved minutes from Board of Supervisors meetings are approved at future meetings and are available for viewing after approval.
 
Board agendas, minutes, and meeting videos are available on the Agendas and Minutes webpage.
 
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