Along ellis boulavard people still enjoy riverfront property while some in cedar rapidswere a part of buyouts after the 2008 flood the cityturning their homes along the river into greenspacedriveways can be foundleading to nowhere. Some current homeownersworriedt elling us off camerathey dont intend to leave their homes several of them hanging pirate flags last week to symbolize being on barriers were not going to be probably approaching them for a better part of a decade. The mayor says although there will be future buyoutsin order for permanent flood protection they will be optional. Our hope is to negotiate a sale price with all of these properties that are going to be on the wet side but again its not a mandatory sale, the city is not instead he says they are example of what this permanent flood Protection System could the idea is during a flood downtown is operating as normal. But the city saysthey have about twothirds of the promised since 2008still hasnt come through. Congress h
With. One local city finding a solution to a nearly decade old problem. Kwwls Jessica Hartman gives us a look at waterloos plans to revitalize logan plaza. Thanks to a new partnership between the city of waterloo and ben stroh of North Crossing a local Investment Group the run located a long busy highway 63 and across from Allen Hospital logan plaza have left the complex for newer spaces. Leaving thousands of square feet empty. Resident yes, it is an eye sore. Its not a lot of to see this area build up more. But that should all start to change very soon. Demolishion on the large strip mall is set to begin in march. Resident that is very to that happening. Hartman this maid rite and a local Dentist Office is the only two businesses still drawing traffic to logan plaza. The future of the made rite unclear at this point. Anderson obviously, it would be everyones hope that the made rite would still be here somewhere because we want to go there and eat. Also included in the redevelopment la