Linn County
Linn County board recommends approval of nuclear energy zoning code
A new Linn County ordinance amendment creating an exclusive use zoning district for nuclear power generating operations and nuclear waste storage facilities – perhaps the first such ordinance in the nation, according to county officials – is on its way…
Linn County official asks NextEra to consider raising Duane Arnold Solar panel heights
Most of Thursday’s Technical Review Committee meeting to review NextEra Energy Resource’s rezoning applications for…
Dows Farm ‘agri-community’ development in Linn County set to begin soon
Development work on the long-planned and oft-discussed Dows Farm Urban Renewal Area in Linn County…
Rogers: Linn County persevered through challenges, but many more lie ahead
Linn County has persevered admirably through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and the August…
Linn County supervisors award first round of ARPA funding
The Linn County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday awarded the first round of funding from…
Mental Health Access Center expands hours to include weekends
Linn County has expanded its walk-in hours at the Mental Health Access Center to include…
Developer ‘highly encouraged’ after commission opens door to Linn County casino application
UPDATED MARCH 9: In Jonathan Swain’s view, there’s no better time than now for a…
NextEra files applications with Linn County for Duane Arnold Solar projects
NextEra Energy Resources officials said Thursday afternoon they have filed project permit applications with Linn…
Linn County’s first industrial-scale solar project gets green light
Industrial-scale solar energy production has officially arrived in Linn County. Concluding a lengthy and often…
Linn supervisors move Coggon Solar rezoning ahead, but more debate emerges
It appears it will take more than three readings for the Linn County Board of…
Local officials ‘excited’ after new statewide gaming studies presented to state regulators
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission reviewed statewide gaming market studies from a pair of…
Linn supervisors approve first reading of Coggon Solar rezoning ordinance
At the end of a five-hour meeting that included input from more than 30 public…
Linn County opposes eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipeline projects
In a letter to the Iowa Utilities Board Monday, the Linn County Board of Supervisors…
Newsmakers: Linn County voters approve casino referendum
NOV 8 Supporters of a Cedar Rapids casino will have another opportunity to develop a…
Linn County residents, environmental groups resisting CO2 pipeline efforts
A proposed carbon dioxide pipeline by Texas-based Navigator CO2 Ventures, called Heartland Greenway, that would…
Solar energy responsible way of generating clean, safe, home-grown energy
Alliant Energy recently announced their plans to acquire Phase I & II of the Duane…