Is taking climate action one of your resolutions for the new year? There is still time to apply to the Iowa City Climate Ambassadors program. The application can be found on the Climate Ambassador website and will be accepted through Monday, Jan. 10, 2022.

The program was created to engage climate change leaders within Iowa City to help advance goals identified in the city's Climate Action and Adaptation Plan.

Thirty-nine residents have successfully completed the training since the program began in 2020. As part of the training, Ambassadors:

LEARN about climate science...

The City is offering a limited number of small matching grants with priority given to Iowa Targeted Small Businesses (TSB) located in Iowa City.

Businesses without employees may qualify for up to $2,000 while those with employees (and for whom W-2s are filed) may be eligible for up to $5,000. The deadline to apply is Feb. 4, 2022, and grant recipients will be notified by Feb. 11, 2022.

Businesses with an Iowa TSB certification will be given priority in the grant evaluation. TSB certification is designed to help women, individuals with minority status, service-connected...

Are you weighing which climate actions to adopt in 2022? Should you cut down on packaging or invest in a clothesline? Buy an EV or eat less meat? How can you decide what has the most impact and works best for you?

We can help! Join Recycling Coordinator Jane Wilch and Climate Action Engagement Specialist Sarah Gardner for an open discussion of how they weigh options for both City initiatives and individual actions.

As with the previous “Speaking Of” discussion, you won’t see any slides, charts, or graphs. But you will have a chance to take part in an open conversation about...

Mayor Bruce Teague is shown shaking hands with City Clerk Kellie Fruehling after he was sworn into his second term as a City Councilor on Dec. 15, 2021.

At the first meeting of the new City Council, Bruce Teague was again voted Mayor by his fellow councilors, while newly elected councilor Megan Alter was chosen as Mayor Pro Tem.

The votes took place at a special formal meeting of City Council at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. Both votes for Teague as Mayor and Alter for Mayor Pro Tem were unanimous.

Teague was first elected to Council during a special election in 2018 and...