Some of Westdale Mall 's empty stores had been used as temporary homes for city and Linn County offices in the aftermath of the Iowa flood of 2008 . Disaster centers for the American Red Cross , FEMA , and the Small Business Administration were also set up at Westdale . After rejecting an $ 18.5 million offer to buy Westdale outright on January 21 , 2009 , the Linn County Board of Supervisors agreed to move their offices to the former Steve & Barry 's space on February 11 , 2009 . In June 2010 , Linn County signed a lease agreement to keep its " Linn County West " office complex at Westdale until at least February 2012 . The Linn County offices that were housed at Westdale moved back to downtown Cedar Rapids in June 2012
Iowa flood of 2008
Iowa flood of 2008
Westdale Mall