Leaving for the holidays? What to do before you leave town

Wednesday, December 9, 2015 - 12:42pm
Streets and traffic engineering

Iowa City residents as well as University of Iowa and Kirkwood Community College students who are leaving town for the holidays or the Rose Bowl are reminded of a few things to do before they go:

Prepare for a possible snow emergency

If a major snowstorm occurs while you’re gone, the City of Iowa City may call a snow emergency, which means cars will need to be moved off the street to accommodate snow plows. To avoid being ticketed and towed and having to pay $200 or more in fines and fees, move your car off the street if you don’t plan to take it with you...

Join the Iowa City Police Department for Coffee with a Cop Friday, Dec. 11

Wednesday, December 9, 2015 - 10:49am
Contact: 
David Schwindt
Police
The Iowa City Police Department will host a Coffee with a Cop event from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 11 at Daylight Donuts, 3560 E. Court Street. Residents are invited to join their neighbors, friends and co-workers to discuss community issues with neighborhood police officers. There’s no agenda scheduled -- this is just a chance to ask questions, voice concerns and get to know police officers in a relaxed setting over a cup of coffee. Additional information about the Coffee with a Cop program is available at www.icgov.org/coffee . For other...

ICPL Weekly Calendar: December 12 to December 25, 2015

Wednesday, December 9, 2015 - 10:43am
Contact: 
Kara Logsden
Iowa City Public Library

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December 12, 2015

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Moms Demand Action: Orange Walk

9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Meeting Room A

Group Name: Moms Demand Action

Contact Person: Rebecca Truszkowski

Contact Phone: 319-331-3599

Second Contact Name: Shelly Kerr

Second Contact Phone: 319-325-8599

Open to the public

Details: Moms Demand Action will be doing Orange Walks across the country on this day commemorating the third anniversary of Sandy Hook and honoring...

Registration now underway for Winter Break Camp

Tuesday, December 8, 2015 - 12:01pm
Contact: 
Joyce Carroll
Parks and Recreation

Registration is now underway for the Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department's Winter Break Camp, which keeps kids busy, learning, and entertained during their holiday break from school. This year's camp, 'Tis the Season to be Freezin,' runs Dec. 21-23 and Dec. 28-30 for kindergarten through sixth grade students.

Camp activities will take place at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center, 220 S. Gilbert Street, and will include arts and crafts, swimming, ice skating, cooking holiday treats, singing holiday songs, bowling, and other activities. Camp runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., although...

Open House for Outgoing Council Members

Tuesday, December 8, 2015 - 11:26am

The City of Iowa City will be hosting an open house to recognize the 16 years of service for outgoing Council Members Rick Dobyns, Michelle Payne, and Mayor Matt Hayek. The open house will be held at City Hall, 410 East Washington Street, Tuesday, December 15, 2015 from 5:30-6:30 pm. A formal Council meeting will follow at 7:00 pm.

Mayor Hayek was first elected in 2008, and reelected to a second term in 2012. Council Members Dobyns and Payne were elected in 2012 to four year terms. All three terms end at the end of the month.

Iowa City Fire Department responds to three structure fires

Tuesday, December 8, 2015 - 8:10am
Contact: 
Eric Nurnberg
Fire Department

On December 7th, 2015 the Iowa City Fire Department was summoned to three separate building fires. At 8:30 a.m. ICFD personnel were dispatched to 18 Commercial Drive for a fire in a commercial building. Firefighters arrived on scene to find smoke coming from the roof of Streb Concrete. Fire crews cut the roof and walls to access and extinguish the fire.

At 9:21 p.m. firefighters were summoned to Beta Theta Pi fraternity at 816 N. Dubuque. The ICFD arrived quickly to find a fire in a third floor bedroom. Firefighters contained and extinguished the fire quickly, limiting damage to...

Applications now being accepted for Iowa City CDBG and HOME funding

Monday, December 7, 2015 - 4:20pm
Community Development

Applications are now being accepted for funding for projects that will address community priorities as identified in the City of Iowa City’s CITY STEPS plan. A total of $350,000 will be available at the start of the new fiscal year on July 1, 2016, with roughly $290,000 earmarked for affordable housing projects, including rehabilitation or new construction of rental housing, tenant-based rent assistance, and homeownership opportunities for income-qualifying individuals and families.

The funds will be part of $1.1 million the City will receive from the federal government through the...

Iowa City Police Department raises $3,362 during No-Shave November

Monday, December 7, 2015 - 3:20pm
Contact: 
Scott Gaarde
Police

The Iowa City Police Department (ICPD) raised $3,362 last month as part of No-Shave November. The money was raised through staff participation, t-shirt sales and ribbon pin sales, and will be donated to the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

No-Shave November challenges participants to forgo shaving in order to provoke conversation and raise cancer awareness. Police Chief Police Sam Hargadine waived the ICPD’s standard grooming policy for the month of November to allow members of the department to participate in the national movement...

Burlington Street lane reduction

Monday, December 7, 2015 - 2:56pm
Contact: 
Scott Sovers
Engineering

Weather permitting, beginning on Tuesday, Dec. 8, the eastbound Burlington Street bridge over the Iowa River will be reduced to two lanes to facilitate bridge inspections. It is anticipated that this work will be completed and Burlington Street will be reopened to traffic on Dec. 9.

Motorists are encouraged to use alternate routes during this time period. As always, caution should be exercised when traveling in all construction areas.

For updated information on road construction in Iowa City, visit ...

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