Courier Reporter Tim Jamison's most memorable stories of 2019

Waterloo City Council members approved a contract with a Fargo, N.D., based developer for construction of a new Tommy's Express Car Wash near the intersection of University and Falls avenues.

The Waterloo City Council reallocated up to $550,000 in general obligation bonds to cover the unexpected cost of repairing the inflatable downtown Cedar River dam.

New reports show the total value of all Black Hawk County land and buildings expected to pay real estate taxes barely changed last year.

Members of the Waterloo Planning, Programming and Zoning Commission now support metal siding installed in error at New Star Liquor, Tobacco and Vape Shop on Fletcher Avenue.

Black Hawk County mayors, supervisors and law enforcement leaders met Thursday to clear the air about the countywide communication center's large budget increase.

The city of Waterloo is applying for state grant money to renovate a blighted brick building at West Third and Bayard streets.

Waterloo City Council members this week will consider hiring an private company to run the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center.

Waterloo City Council members hired a firm to manage the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center after previous plans to sell it collapsed in litigation.

A $200,000 REAP grant will begin fixing up Greenbelt Lake, which was created along Martin Road in the 1970s from excavation to build flood levees.

City Council members are scheduled to vote Tuesday on whether to begin the process of closing one of the three runways at the Waterloo Regional Airport.

At-large Waterloo City Council member Sharon Juon is hosting a town hall meeting Jan. 30.

The Waterloo City Council has approved a$359,000 contract to build a new Riverside Skatepark to replace once destroyed by floods in 2016.

Members of the Grow Cedar Valley Air Service Working Group are city and county taxpayers to help subsidize additional flights at the Waterloo Regional Airport.

City Councilwoman Margaret Klein has filed a formal request for the council to vote Monday on possibly rescinding its controversial fair chance initiative, also called 'Ban the Box."

Newly elected Waterloo City Councilman Jonathan Grieder is calling on the city to slash its carbon footprint and prepare for the impact of climate change through development of an action plan.

Waterloo City Councilwoman Margaret Klein's bid to overturn the city's fair chance initiative failed to get support for any other council members.

The Black Hawk County Health Department wants to establish a public health on the ground floor of the Pinecrest Building in space being vacated by the county Veterans Affairs Commission.

Waterloo City Council members are scheduled Tuesday to consider a request by New Star Liquor, Tobacco and Vape Shop to keep vertical metal siding installed after a fire.

Projections show large jump in Waterloo's property tax rate if changes aren't found to offset personnel cost hikes.

Waterloo City Council members are scheduled Monday again to consider closing one of the airport's three runways.

Waterloo Leisure Services has banned smoking and vaping in city parks and recreation facilities.

KBBG-FM Radio eliminates paid staff as its financial struggles continue.

Black Hawk County supervisors are ready to hold hearings on a budget that would keep overall taxes flat and lower residential property tax bills in the fall.

Waterloo and Cedar Falls are among cities concerned about a proposed law limiting their ability to build and operate municipal telecommunication utilities.

Waterloo may need to accelerate its sewer user fee hikes to pay for $16.6 million biosolids project approved Monday.

The Youth Art Team was among 15 programs to get a share of $377,434 in grants awarded Monday by the Black Hawk County Gaming Association.

The Waterloo Community Development Board is recommending the city keep its federal block grant dollars targeted to improve the housing stock.

Tom Little announced he will be running for a fifth terms on the Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors this year.

Waterloo City Council members will hold a public hearing Monday on a budget boosting property taxes by 6.7 percent, but Mayor Quentin Hart believes the final tax rate will be much lower when the budget is adopted March 19.

All of the city of Waterloo's elected officials are slated to receive 2.32% raises on July 1 under a 2005 ordinance tying their compensation to the consumer price index.

Waterloo City Council members voted 6-1 Monday to set a maximum tax increase at 8.5 percent for the coming year, while the mayor vowed a smaller tax hike when the budget is approved March 19.

The head of the Black Hawk County Veteran Affairs Commission has come under fire from some local veterans who claim he's not serving their needs. But Yolando Loveless won strong backing from others.

Waterloo City Council members ultimately voted unanimously to release another $150,000 it had previously authorized for the planned All-In Grocers and Grandma's Hands Restaurant near the intersection of U.S. Highway 63 and Franklin Street.

The Waterloo City Council voted 6-1 Monday to ask Iowa lawmakers to ban conversion therapy for LGBTQ minors despite objections the issue was out of the city government sphere.

Black Hawk County Sheriff Tony Thompson said his command staff is working on a plan for spouses of sheriff's office staff to provide emergency day care for other employees' children.

Waterloo City Council members voted 5-2 Thursday to approve a budget that maintains city service levels but boosts overall property tax collections by 4.1% in the fiscal year starting July 1.

Cedar Falls businessman Marty Postel has formally announced his plans to run for a seat on the Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors.

The city is moving forward with plans for an $11 million reconstruction of Shaulis Road near the planned Lost Island Theme Park.

Linda Laylin is running for a third term on the Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors this year.

Black Hawk County will spend more than $500,000 replacing jail boiler system.

Black Hawk County Supervisor Chris Schwartz is running for a second term in the June 2 primary.

The Waterloo City Council is poised to open bids on more than $1 million of work to repair the Five Sullivan Brothers Convention Center ceilings and skywalk.

The city has received a $3.2 million state grant to help rebuild East Shaulis Road near the planned Lost Island Theme Park.

Waterloo will receive a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to conduct environmental assessments on brownfields sites.

Four of the five bids received to install solar panels on Black Hawk County government buildings came in below estimates.

Sinking property values in the Crossroads Center retail area are prompting the city to move the Lost Island Theme Park site into a different tax-increment financing district.

Waterloo City Council members voted unanimously Monday to shift the planned $100 million theme park on Shaulis Road out of the Crossroads tax-increment financing district and into the San Marnan Drive TIF district to the west.

Waterloo City Council members are debating whether to allow free short-term parking areas in the central business district.

Communications outages caused by heavy storms that passed through the area Monday afternoon have cancelled meetings at City Hall.