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Site work finally under way on Dows Farm ‘agri-community’ project

Plans for 179-acre Linn County development first unveiled in 2016
By: Richard Pratt|June 21, 2024
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    A portion of the Dows Farm "agri-community" proposal. CREDIT REYNOLDS URBAN DESIGN

    After a series of procedural delays and setbacks, work on the Dows Farm “Agri-Community” project southeast of Cedar Rapids is finally underway.

    Crews from Rathje Construction began preliminary site work June 18 on the 179-acre Dows Farm tract, located north of Mount Vernon Road and east of Dows Road in rural Linn County, just east of Wanatee Park.

    And for developer Chad Pelley, the milestone couldn’t come soon enough.

    “We’ve…

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