CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Believe in CR School announced Friday that Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell and the entire city council have formally endorsed the Cedar Rapids Community School District’s $117-million bond proposal.

Voters in the school district will decide on the referendum on November 4.

Believe in CR Schools, the organization that collected t he necessary signatures to get the issue on the ballot, says a letter from Mayor O’Donnell and the entire city council offered strong support for the measure.

“On behalf of the City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa Government, we are proud to express our full support for the Cedar Rapids Community School District’s (CRCSD) proposed bond referendum on the November 4, 2025 ballot,” the letter said. “While the City and CRCSD are separate taxing entities,

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