Iowa City-based organizations can apply for an SJRE grant that is specifically designed to advance social justice and racial equity. The City Council approved $25,000 for this grant for fiscal year 2017, which began July 1, 2016. The purpose of the grant is to encourage, empower and engage social justice and racial equity initiatives by funding programs, activities, initiatives and educational outreach that has impacts on eliminating inequities in the community. The SJRE grant lists six priority service areas: Education, Building Community, Housing, Criminal Justice, Health, and Employment...

Iowa City Parks & Recreation needs your help envisioning the future of the Iowa City parks system through the “Gather Here” Parks planning initiative. This plan provides a study of the City’s current active park areas to evaluate accessibility, condition and lifespan of the facilities, as well as providing a visioning component to determine the park amenities and facilities desired by the community. The goal is to shape the park system and facilities in their role as gathering spaces for the Iowa City community.

To help inform the plan, a public input open house will be held in...

[[{"fid":"5186","view_mode":"full","attributes":{"height":"383","width":"352","style":"width: 316px; height: 383px; float: right;","class":"media-element file-full"},"type":"media"}]]Linda Severson was known throughout Iowa City and Johnson County as a go-to person for people in need. As the Human Services Planning Coordinator for the Metropolitan Planning Organization of Johnson County (MPOJC) from 1994 until her death in 2011, she was recognized county-wide for her efforts to coordinate donation drives for local agencies, families or individuals who were struggling.

Each year,...

Please be advised, the leaf schedule will be updated daily and subject to change at any time. If you would like to receive schedule updates via e-mail, visit www.icgov.org/e-subscriptions and subscribe under “Service Notices.”

Please check back daily as schedule adjustments are extremely likely. We have been seeing more leaf piles out over the last week which, in turn, has been slowing down our progress. We are doing our best to estimate progress.

Please Note - We will attempt to make one additional pass of the City...