A graphic about how to handle water pipes in homes that have been vacant for a long time.

Facilities with long-term closures encouraged to flush water pipes prior to reopening

Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - 8:30am
Water

The City of Iowa City’s Water Division encourages property owners to flush their plumbing following extended closures. This guidance pertains to commercial buildings, apartments, and private residential properties, and is recommended to help maintain water quality.

Flushing water lines moves fresh water into your plumbing, displacing any water that has been sitting in the pipes during the closure.

The following steps can be taken for smaller, basic building plumbing systems:

Disconnect or bypass any point-of-use treatment equipment (i.e. filters or...

Community Connection: Think Iowa City helps local businesses navigate during the crisis

Tuesday, May 19, 2020 - 8:00am
Contact: 
Bruce Teague
Communications
Community Connection: Think Iowa City

Community Connection is a video series that highlights community response efforts to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, Mayor Bruce Teague speaks with Josh Schamberger, President of Think Iowa City, about how the organization is working to help businesses navigate the process of operating during a pandemic.

Community Connection will typically...

Public art in downtown Iowa City is shown.

Public Art Matching Fund Program now accepting applications

Monday, May 18, 2020 - 2:00pm
Neighborhood Outreach

The City of Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee (PAAC) announces the availability of matching funds up to $2,000 for public art projects. Funded through the Iowa City Public Art Program, visual, audio, or performance-based art such as sculpture, murals, performances, readings, interactive exhibits, video projections, soundscapes, spoken word, and other mediums, will be considered.

To be eligible, proposals must be for projects created by Iowa City artists that will be publicly accessible and viewable within Iowa City's city limits. Art may be displayed or performed on private...

Chauncey Parking Ramp

City to resume normal rates and enforcement at parking decks, street meters beginning Monday, May 18, 2020

Friday, May 15, 2020 - 9:00am
Contact: 
Darian Nagle-Gamm
Transportation

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.

The...

Community Connection: Parks and Recreation Department offers alternative programming during pandemic

Friday, May 15, 2020 - 8:15am
Contact: 
Bruce Teague
Communications
Community Connection: Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department

Community Connection is a video series that highlights community response efforts to the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, Mayor Bruce Teague speaks with Juli Seydell Johnson, Director of the Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department. Learn how the department is making adjustments to provide at-home programming and offer a contact-free Farmers Market....

City recognizes Peace Officers Memorial Day, National Police Week, with video tribute

Friday, May 15, 2020 - 7:30am
Police

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 area that will be closed for part of the Burlington and Madison Intersection Improvements Project.

Update: Burlington Street road closure extended to June 5

Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 4:00pm
Part of Burlington and Madison Intersection Improvements Project by Engineering

The closure of Burlington Street from Riverside Drive to Madison Street has been extended to Friday, June 5, 2020.

The street was slated to reopen Friday, May 15, 2020 following a sanitary sewer delay. The new extension is necessary to complete trench backfilling and compaction, railroad crossing improvements, and street paving.

05/01/2020: The closure of Burlington Street from Riverside Drive to Madison Street has been extended to Friday, May 15, 2020.

The street was slated to reopen Friday, May 1, 2020, but an issue with the sanitary sewer under...

Oakland Cemetery

Oakland Cemetery issues guidelines for Memorial Day grave decorations

Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 12:00pm
Contact: 
Russell Buffington
Parks and Recreation

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...

Graphic advising people to stay at least six-feet away from people while in public during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Governor reopens restaurants, salons and barbershops, more with restrictions

Thursday, May 14, 2020 - 9:30am
Contact: 
Derek Frank
Police

The Governor has ordered that restaurants, salons, barbershops, and more businesses may reopen, with restrictions, in Iowa City and Johnson County starting at 5 a.m. Friday, May 15, 2020. Businesses are required to follow specific guidelines in order to reopen.

Gatherings of 10 or more people are still prohibited until at least Thursday, May 28, 2020.

The full list of businesses allowed to reopen are:

Restaurants (but not bars) Salons and barbershops Massage businesses Tattoo parlors Fitness centers Libraries Race tracks

Each business or facility allowed to reopen...

Mayor signs proclamation for COVID-19, urges residents to stay vigilant

Wednesday, May 13, 2020 - 12:00pm
Contact: 
Geoff Fruin
City Manager's Office

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...

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