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Love Food, Fight Waste: Freeze and preserve your extra food

Monday, October 3, 2022 - 7:30am
Contact: 
Jane Wilch
Resource Management

Winter is coming… but what are you going to do with all that zucchini that needs to be used now? You can save food for months – like hitting a “pause” button on it – by freezing or canning, and it just might surprise you how many different types of food can be preserved for long periods of time.

Below are just a few of many tips and facts on food preservation included in this month’s topic, so visit www.icgov.org/lovefood for more information.

Freezing 101 Package food in portion sizes before freezing. Use airtight containers or...

Video Update: ParkMobile Payment App, Yard Sign Rules, and Iowa Dance Festival

Monday, October 3, 2022 - 12:00am
Contact: 
Jack Brooks
Communications

Iowa City Update is a weekly video featuring City of Iowa City projects, programs, and events. Topics this week include an easy, convenient way to pay for parking in Iowa City, some guidelines for placing yard signs, and a festival that celebrates expression through dance. Select the image below to watch Iowa City Update .

Iowa City Update: ParkMobile ParkMobile Payment App

Throughout the month of...

City of Iowa City seeking candidates for Police Officer

Friday, September 30, 2022 - 11:00am
Human Resources

The City of Iowa City is now accepting applications for Police Officers. Visit www.icgov.org/joinICPD for more information and to apply online. Candidates who submit an online application by Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, will be scheduled for testing in Fall 2022.

For more information or assistance in applying online, contact Human Resources at 319-356-5020 or jobs@iowa-city.org . The City of Iowa City Human Resources office is located in City Hall, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa...

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Traffic Alert – Benton Street

Friday, September 30, 2022 - 9:00am
Contact: 
Marri VanDyke

Weather permitting, traffic on the following street will be impacted beginning Monday, Oct. 3, 2022:

Benton Street will be closed at its intersection with Giblin Drive. Access to Giblin Drive will be maintained at all times. A detour route including Riverside Drive, Highway 1, and Sunset Street will be posted.

This traffic impact will facilitate work associated with the 2022 Water Pavement Patching Project. It is anticipated normal traffic will resume by the end of the day Friday, Oct. 14.

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

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City receives award for excellence in financial reporting for 37th consecutive year

Thursday, September 29, 2022 - 9:45am
Contact: 
Nicole Davies
Finance

For the 37th consecutive year, the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting has been awarded to the City of Iowa City for its Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, or Annual Report, for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2021.

The Government Finance Officers Association, or GFOA, awarded the Certificate of Achievement, the highest form of recognition in governmental accounting and financial reporting for “significant accomplishment by a government and its management.”

The Annual Report is the document prepared after the fiscal year ends to report...

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City switching parking mobile payment app to ParkMobile

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 - 3:45pm
Contact: 
Mark Rummel
Transportation

The City's Parking Division will be switching its parking mobile payment app to ParkMobile in October. Converted meters will be clearly marked with the ParkMobile logo.

The switch from Passport Parking to ParkMobile comes after the University of Iowa switched to ParkMobile earlier in the year. Soon, all mobile parking payments in town will be handled exclusively through the app.

ParkMobile makes parking fast and efficient by providing a simple way to pay right from your mobile device. Be sure to download the ParkMobile app to your smartphone as soon as possible.

The...

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Iowa Avenue to close for University of Iowa basketball event

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 - 12:15pm
Contact: 
Lee Hermiston
Communications

The Iowa City Downtown District will host a University of Iowa Men's and Women's basketball event Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. The event will feature a full-sized court set up on Iowa Avenue and games played between 5-6 p.m.

Iowa Avenue will be closed between Clinton and North Dubuque streets starting at 1 p.m., Sept. 30. Iowa Avenue will reopen shortly after the event concludes around 6 p.m.

Signs indicating "No Parking" will be posted Thursday, Sept. 29, and vehicles left in the event area will be towed beginning at noon, Sept. 30.

2022 Human Rights Awards recipients announced

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 - 10:15am
Contact: 
Stefanie Bowers
Equity and Human Rights

The Iowa City Human Rights Commission has selected the following individuals and organizations to be honored with the 38th Annual Human Rights Awards:

Mary Issah has been awarded the Isabel Turner Award for her work as the executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness Johnson County for more than 15 years. In that role, Issah has forged relationships throughout the country and community in order to more effectively serve those with mental illness in Johnson County and across Iowa. Na Li has been awarded the ...

Enjoy a safe, fun, and Earth-friendly Halloween

Tuesday, September 27, 2022 - 1:30pm
Contact: 
Jane Wilch
Resource Management

Halloween is just around the corner, and the City has some Earth-friendly ways to celebrate the spookiest of holidays.

With the City’s official Halloween trick-or-treat hours set for 5:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31, 2022, Iowa City's recycling coordinator Jane Wilch has a Jack-o'-lantern filled with fun ideas on how to enjoy a green Halloween this year.

Durable, reusable, recyclable Halloween decorations

Choose quality, durable decorations that you can use year after year. This saves money and reduces waste over time.

If you prefer recyclable decorations, avoid...

An electric bus from Iowa City Transit parked at the downtown interchange.

Bus schedules impacted by City High Homecoming Parade on Sept. 28

Tuesday, September 27, 2022 - 8:30am
Contact: 
Darian Nagle-Gamm
Transportation

Two Iowa City Transit routes, 2- Court Street and 9- Towncrest, will be impacted by the City High Homecoming Parade starting after 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, until the parade ends.

The parade route will begin at Mercer Park, 2701 Bradford Dr., at about 6 p.m., and proceed west on Bradford Drive to First Avenue. The parade will then travel north on First Avenue to Bates Field where it will end.

Buses will wait until the affected streets are no longer blocked by the parade and then resume service. The routes should be running normally before 7 p.m. that same night...

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