Starting Monday, May 18, 2020, the City will resume charging hourly rates for parking in City parking decks, as well as metered parking.

Since March, the City has waived hourly fees for parking in its parking decks due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the closure of most downtown businesses. In response to the reopening of businesses, the City will return to normal parking operations.

Normal rates for parking decks will return at 7 a.m. Monday. Any vehicles that have been parked overnight in parking decks should be removed immediately to avoid accruing parking fees.

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Each year, police from throughout the Iowa City area gather together for a Police Officers Memorial Da program to remember peace officers who have fallen in the line of duty. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the traditional in-person ceremony has been cancelled.

Instead, the City has created a tribute video to honor police who have lost their lives, and to those who still serve today. The video features Police Chaplain Josh Tilley, Interim Chief of Police Bill Campbell, Mayor Bruce Teague, and Johnson County Supervisor Rod Sullivan.

On Tuesday, May 5, 2020, Mayor Teague...

The staff at Oakland Cemetery, 1000 Brown Street, reminds residents that decorations for Memorial Day may be placed on graves beginning Thursday, May 21 through Sunday, May 31, 2020. During this period, wreaths and decorations of all kinds may be left at gravesites, with no restrictions on the types of containers or materials used.

The annual Memorial Day Program scheduled for Monday, May 25, 2020 has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Each year the Johnson County Military Affairs Association and the American Legion Post 17 and Auxiliary organize the memorial event to...

On Monday, May 11, 2020, Iowa City Mayor Bruce Teague signed a new order that will delay a previously approved water rate increase and modify sidewalk cafe fees and regulations for businesses.

Both moves are aimed at helping residents and businesses, respectively, navigate the uncertainty of the COVID-19 crisis in Iowa.

The three orders include:

Suspending a previously approved July 1, 2020 5% water rate increase until at least October 1, 2020. Temporarily suspending sidewalk cafe fees, with the exception of recording fees, for the 2020 season. All fees previously paid...