Video Update: Halloween Safety Tips, Library Lobby Grab & Go Service, and more

Monday, October 5, 2020 - 7:00am
Contact: 
Jack Brooks
Communications

Iowa City Update is a weekly video featuring City of Iowa City projects, programs and events. Topics this week include guidelines to stay safe this Halloween, a new way to pick up materials from the Library, and much more. Click the image below to watch.

Iowa City Update: Halloween Safety Tips Halloween Safety Tips

With concerns about COVID still high, the Johnson County Public Health Department is sharing some...

The new Streets Building.

Guided by Iowa City’s Climate Action goals, new City Public Works facility receives Excellence in Energy Efficiency Design award

Friday, October 2, 2020 - 5:00pm
Contact: 
Ron Knoche
Public Works

On Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, the City of Iowa City received a letter announcing they had received an Excellence in Energy Efficiency Design award for the new Iowa City Public Works Facility. The City moved into the new building on December 30, 2019. Located at 3810 Napoleon Lane, the 85,257 sq. foot building houses the Streets and Traffic Engineering Division and Water Division Distribution Team of the Public Works Department.

The award program and key features of the new building

The Excellence in Energy Efficient Design award program recognized outstanding efforts in reducing...

Road work sign

Traffic Alert - Melrose Avenue lane reduction

Friday, October 2, 2020 - 1:45pm
Contact: 
Brock Holub
Streets and traffic engineering

Weather permitting, beginning Monday Oct. 5, 2020, westbound Melrose Avenue will be reduced to one lane of traffic between Emerald Street and Westgate Street to facilitate pavement repair. It is anticipated the work will be completed by Monday, Oct. 12, 2020.

Motorists should take note of this construction work and allow extra travel time as delays may occur. Please use caution when traveling in all construction areas.

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

Urban bow hunting underway as part of Iowa City’s Deer Management Program

Friday, October 2, 2020 - 12:00pm
Contact: 
Zach Diersen
Police

The 2020-2021 deer bow hunt program, part of the City's Deer Population Management Project, started on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, and ends on Jan. 10, 2021.

The hunts are held only on private property, and conducted by the property owner or those with permission from the owner.

No bows can be fired within 150 feet of any trail, road, park, school, sidewalk, or right-of-way. Additionally, no bows can be fired within 150 of a home or property line without an owner’s permission.

For a complete list of rules and forms, as well as information for those interested in taking...

Traffic Alert – Various Locations

Thursday, October 1, 2020 - 9:30am
Contact: 
Joe Welter
Engineering

Weather permitting, beginning on Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, sanitary sewer cleaning work will require streets to be reduced to one lane of alternating traffic at the following locations:

Lakeside Drive between Nevada Avenue and Aniston Street Aniston Street Amber Lane Regal Lane Sycamore Street between Crosby Lane and Terrapin Drive

Cleaning will occur during daytime hours and it is anticipated that normal traffic will resume at each location by end of the day. All of the above-listed cleaning operations will be completed by the end of the day, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020.

Motorists...

Community Connection: What you need to know to vote in the general election

Wednesday, September 30, 2020 - 7:00pm
Contact: 
Bruce Teague
Communications
Community Connection: General Election Guide

Community Connection is a video series that highlights the different people and organizations in our community to discuss the issues that are important to our residents. In this episode, Mayor Bruce Teague sits down with Johnson County Auditor Travis Weipert to discuss the upcoming general election. Learn about absentee voting, satellite locations, and registration...

Graphic for Council Listening Post on Oct. 8, 2020.

Final City Council Listening Post on community policing focuses on youth engagement

Wednesday, September 30, 2020 - 1:00pm
Contact: 
Kellie Fruehling
City Clerk

Members of the Iowa City City Council will hold the final Listening Post on community policing at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020, at Dream City, 611 Southgate Avenue - Suite A.

City Council members Mayor Bruce Teague, Mayor Pro Tem Mazahir Salih, and Laura Bergus will be in attendance.

The listening post will focus on community policing and youth engagement. Service providers from Dream City and United Action for Youth will be in attendance.

What is community policing and how can I provide input?

Community Policing is a philosophy that seeks to address the root...

Covid

Update: Governor extends order closing bars due to COVID-19 surge in Johnson County through Oct. 4

Wednesday, September 30, 2020 - 11:15am
Contact: 
Geoff Fruin
City Manager's Office

Update: On Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, the Governor extended the closure of bars in Johnson County until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020. The original order had been extended until Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, and has been extended once again.

The latest order extending the closure can be found at the Governor's website .

Issued: Aug. 27, 2020

The Governor announced that the State would again close...

Mercer Park Aquatic Center closed during construction

Mercer Park Aquatic Center Pool reopening for lap swim reservations

Wednesday, September 30, 2020 - 10:00am
Contact: 
Brad Barker
Parks and Recreation

Iowa City Parks & Recreation will begin taking reservations at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020, for those interested in swimming at Mercer Pool. The pool officially reopens Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020, on a reservation-only basis.

Reservations are open to both residents of Iowa City and non-residents and will cost $4 per lane per hour. Currently, all pool passes are suspended. Passes purchased before pool facilities were officially closed on March 16, 2020, will be honored when the pools resume regular operations. If a pass holder would prefer a refund instead of an extension, they...

Iowa City Climate Action Ambassador Logo

Become an Iowa City Climate Ambassador!

Wednesday, September 30, 2020 - 10:00am
Contact: 
Sarah Gardner
Climate Action & Outreach

The City has started a new Climate Ambassadors program in order to help create more climate action leaders in Iowa City.

The Climate Ambassador training program is designed to inform and empower effective climate change leaders within the Iowa City community. As local leaders, Ambassadors will:

LEARN about climate science and effective climate communication strategies. MEET others engaged in climate action in the community. BUILD channels of communication between neighbors, community groups, businesses, city leadership and staff, and fellow residents. ACT on what they learn...

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