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Mayor: Cedar Rapids’ plate filled with success, opportunities

Annual State of the City address draws estimated 700 attendees
By: Richard Pratt|May 2, 2023
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    Cedar Rapids mayor Tiffany O'Donnell delivers the annual State of the City address Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Cedar Rapids Convention Complex in downtown Cedar Rapids. CREDIT RICHARD PRATT

    Cedar Rapids mayor Tiffany O’Donnell laid out a full-course meal theme for the annual State of the City address Tuesday.

    And the menu of her presentation covered a cornucopia of dishes, from economic development, affordable housing and flood protection to public safety, education and cultural amenities.

    The overall message, perhaps not surprisingly: Cedar Rapids is strong, and its future is bright.

    “We’re seizing the opportunities in front of us and…

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