Iowa City’s Streets Division is anticipating that leaf crews will be able to complete one and a half to two zones per day for the first few weeks of the program.

Crews will not go back for missed leaf piles. Leaves need to be accessible to crews and free of parked cars. To guarantee pickup, have all of your leaves at the curb by 7 a.m. on the first day your zone is scheduled. View the zone map at www.icgov.org/leafvacuum .

Inside Out Reentry will be hosting a complimentary virtual forum with keynote speaker Michelle Daniel Jones, followed by a panel of formerly incarcerated women and reentry service providers, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020.

The speakers and panelists will emphasize the importance of services developed and led by those who have experienced reentry themselves and offer potential paths forward with opportunities for future growth. The forum will focus on women in reentry, highlighting the gender-based inequities that exist both in the criminal justice system and when...

The Office of Equity and Human Rights recently created an online fair housing training that can be completed 24/7. This training provides an in-depth look at many local fair housing laws and best practices, including state and local protected categories, reasonable accommodations and modifications, prohibited activities, assistance animals, service animals, and much more at no cost.

This is the perfect training opportunity for those in the housing industries or for persons who want to know their rights as they relate to fair housing. The training takes approximately 35 minutes to...

A new program aimed at helping Iowa residents impacted financially by COVID-19 pay utility bills was launched by the the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020.

The Residential Utility Disruption Prevention Program will provide eligible households with up to $2,000 towards electric, natural gas, and water bills if they are at risk of disconnection due to an inability to pay due to a COVID-19 related loss of income.

Payments through the program will be made directly to utility providers and applied to the applicant’s account.

To be...