Robert A. Lee Recreation Center will be closed Monday, Aug. 31

Monday, August 24, 2015 - 1:24pm
Communications

The Robert A. Lee Community Recreation Center at 220 S. Gilbert Street will be closed next Monday, Aug. 31, for building maintenance. A device that protects water supplies from contamination will be replaced, requiring all water to the building to be shut down while the work is taking place. The pool, drinking fountains, showers, restrooms, and other water sources will not be operational.

Registration for activities and classes, facility reservations, sales of swim and activity passes, and other customer service-related services will be conducted at the Mercer / Scanlon facility at...

Notice of Public Meeting

Friday, August 21, 2015 - 12:37pm
Contact: 
Karen Jennings

A collective bargaining meeting is scheduled Thursday, Aug. 27, 2015 between the City of Iowa City and IAFF, Local #610. The agenda is as follows:

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

Thursday, August 27, 2015 - 10:00 a.m.

City Manager’s Conference Room

City Hall - 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City

AGENDA

Presentation of initial proposals by Iowa City Association of Professional Firefighters, IAFF, AFL-CIO, Local #610 Brief discussion of...

Paddlers and volunteers sought to help with annual Iowa River Clean-up

Friday, August 21, 2015 - 9:42am
Communications

Volunteers are being sought for the annual Iowa River Clean-up, in which participants in canoes and on riverbanks will haul trash out of a 9.5-mile section of the Iowa River from Iowa City to Hills. This year’s clean-up is scheduled Saturday, Sept. 12.

Volunteers who have their own canoes are invited to register and join the launch at 7:30 a.m. at Sturgis Boat Ferry, located on S. Riverside Drive just south of Hwy. 6 in Iowa City. A limited number of canoes will be available to loan to volunteers who sign up to help and request a canoe before Sept. 5.

People are also needed...

Back to school! Time to review safety procedures

Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 3:25pm
Contact: 
Scott Gaarde
Communications

Next Monday, Aug. 24, marks the first day of the 2015-16 school year for students of Iowa City public schools, Regina Catholic Education Center, and Willowwind School. That means that drivers will need to focus even more attention on the road to protect the safety and well-being of children on their way to and from school and school-related activities.

Iowa City Police Officer R.A. Mebus of the Crime Prevention Office reminds drivers to:

Be on the watch for students and crossing guards who will be crossing the streets before and after school. Some children will be on bikes, so...

Take alternate route to soccer park

Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 2:47pm
Contact: 
Shannon McMahon
Communications

Participants and spectators who are planning to attend the Iowa City Alliance Super Sixes Soccer Tournament at Kickers Soccer Park this weekend are reminded to take an alternate route to the park due to construction that is underway on Sycamore Street. The soccer park will not be accessible from the Sycamore Street entrance.

Drivers are advised to reroute to the soccer park’s south entrance from Napoleon Street:

Go south on Gilbert Street / Sand Road, past the Terry Trueblood Recreation Area and Pleasant Valley Golf Course. At Napoleon Street SE, turn east (left). At Soccer...

City announces street closures, transit changes for Iowa Soul Festival

Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 1:01pm
Contact: 
Shannon McMahon
Communications

Iowa City’s final Summer of the Arts festival of the 2015 season, the Iowa Soul Festival, will bring the impassioned dance, music, food, and art of the African and African-American communities to Downtown Iowa City on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 28-29. The event will kick off with the Iowa City Carnival Parade that will wind through Downtown Iowa City beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the intersection of Iowa Avenue and Linn Street.

The Iowa Soul Festival will require some Downtown street closures, parking changes, and alterations to bus routes, as follows:

STREET...

Iowa City Police announce new hires

Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 3:00pm
Contact: 
Scott Gaarde
Police
On Thursday, Aug. 13, the Iowa City Police Department swore in Daniel Falco and Kristie Davis as police officers during a ceremony at Emma J. Harvat Hall.

Officer Falco, 39, graduated from the University of Iowa in 2000. In addition, Officer Falco has an M.F.A. in Art from Northern Illinois University and an M.A. in Education from Saint Xavier University. Prior to employment with the Iowa City Police Department, Officer Falco worked as a teacher in Chicago, Ill. and Gary Ind.

Officer Davis, 37, graduated from the University of Iowa in 2000. Prior to joining the Iowa City Police...

ICPL at ICCSD Elementary Schools Ice Cream Social Night

Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 1:56pm
Iowa City Public Library

The Iowa City Public Library will be present at several Iowa City School District elementary school ice cream socials from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20.

Staff members will attend the back-to-school ice cream socials at Alexander, Hills, Hoover, Horn, Lemme , Lincoln, Longfellow, Lucas, Mann, Shimek , Twain, Weber, and Grant Wood elementary schools to help students and their families apply for a Library Card. Applicants can complete an application at the event and a Library Card will be mailed to their home address.

“Our attendance at the elementary schools’ ice...

Proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment to add three blocks to the Downtown District of Downtown and Riverfront Crossings Master Plan

Tuesday, August 18, 2015 - 8:31am

The City of Iowa City is proposing a Comprehensive Plan amendment to add three blocks, bounded by Burlington Street, Gilbert Street, Iowa Avenue and Van Buren Street to the Downtown District of the Downtown and Riverfront Crossings Master Plan. The staff report on the proposed amendment is available at www.icgov.org/districtplans .

The Planning and Zoning Commission has set a public hearing on the proposed amendment at its Thursday, Sept. 3 meeting, at 7 p.m., in Emma J Harvat Hall, City Hall, 410 E Washington St,...

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