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Iowa City creates two new urban renewal areas
North Dodge and Scott, Sycamore districts designated urban renewal areas
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The Iowa City Marketplace, formerly known as Sycamore Mall, pictured Feb. 18, 2026. CREDIT ANNIE SMITH BARKALOW
The Iowa City City Council voted unanimously at its meeting Feb. 17 to create two new urban renewal areas.
The North Dodge and Scott and Sycamore districts are areas in need of “rehabilitation, conservation, redevelopment, development, or a combination thereof,” according to council documents.
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The North Dodge and Scott urban renewal area consists of 150 acres encompassing the northwest portion of the…
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