Scott Olson
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 11
- Total speaking time
- 53:25
- Avg per meeting
- 4:51
- Segments
- 608
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Top issues during term (15)(Roads)
Street renaming for Cedar Crossing Casino roadways
C Street SW bridge deck reconstruction
Contract of $1,499,280.85, under the $2 million estimate, funded by Paving for Progress sales tax and a federal grant.
Comet Avenue extension objection
Cost embedded in the Golf Street culvert project; exact figure not stated.
Williams Boulevard road connection cost dispute
Developer says $200,000+ in improvements were previously budgeted under a joint CDBG grant and urban renewal plan.
8th Avenue Bridge Replacement
About $30 million comes from city general obligation bonds; the rest is grant and flood-control-dedicated funding.
Marathon parking enforcement and towing
The resident faces towing and $55/day storage fees; no city cost estimate was given.
E Avenue NW traffic change
Updated speed limits and construction-zone speed authority
No direct cost to residents beyond normal enforcement.
Mount Vernon Road SE reconstruction
Forgone tax revenue depends on which of 87 eligible properties redevelop.
O Avenue NW levee and Greenway transition
$2.78 million contract, funded by ARPA and state flood mitigation funds.
Cedar Rapids Transit FY27 funding application
About $7.21 million in state and federal grant funding, with local matches already in the FY27 budget.
2026 street construction contracts
About $8.2 million combined across the five projects, with some costs assessed to property owners.
42nd Street NE pavement reconstruction
Estimated cost is $4.6 million under the Paving for Progress program.
East Robins Road traffic delineators
Mount Vernon Road SE rebuild
$6.57 million contract, up to $50,000 incentive, funded through Paving for Progress.
Decisions during term (6)
Recorded while Olson was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.