Artist Mentor sought to help emerging artist with public bus stop art project

Friday, July 15, 2022 - 4:30pm
Contact: 
Wendy Ford
Communications

The Iowa City Public Art Advisory Committee and the South District Neighborhood Association are seeking qualifications for an Artist Mentor interested in a short-term public art project.

The Artist Mentor will guide an Emerging Artist through a public art project that results in a bus stop bench installation near the Heinz Road and Highway 6 intersection.

The project would involve an estimated 65 hours of service from the start this August through installation in 2023, including serving on a committee to select an Emerging Artist and then serving as a mentor to that artist...

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Robert A. Lee parking lot closed July 18-20; will be open for Farmers Market

Friday, July 15, 2022 - 1:45pm
Contact: 
Marri VanDyke
Parking

The closure of the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center's parking lot will continue Monday, July 18, through Wednesday, July 20, 2022. It was initially closed beginning Monday, July 11 for pavement resurfacing.

The parking lot will be open July 16 for the Iowa City Farmers Market.

No thru traffic to or from Chauncey Swan Parking Ramp or Burlington Street will be allowed Monday through Wednesday. Access to Chauncey Swan Parking Ramp's ground floor will be from Washington Street only.

Alternate parking options include the Chauncey Swan Parking Ramp, the Tower Place Parking...

City of Iowa City reminds community "Race-based Calls Hurt Us All"

Thursday, July 14, 2022 - 8:00am

Calling 911 based solely on a person's skin color and personal biases is racist, hurtful, and damaging to the community. That's why the City of Iowa City would like to remind the community that "Race-based Calls Hurt Us All."

Race-based calls occur when someone calls 911 for racially-motivated reasons, not because a crime has taken place. They occur when a person of color is engaging in normal, daily activities such as relaxing at a park or walking on the sidewalk.

Feedback from Iowa City City Council...

Iowa City Firefighters, Johnson County paramedics recognized for lifesaving effort

Wednesday, July 13, 2022 - 2:15pm
Contact: 
Lee Hermiston
Fire Department

At the Tuesday, July 12, 2022, City Council meeting, members of the Iowa City Fire Department and Johnson County Ambulance Service were recognized for their efforts to save a cardiac arrest patient earlier this year.

At 9:55 a.m., May 25, 2022, Iowa City Fire Engine 4 and the Johnson County Ambulance Service were called to Urban Fuel, 2580 Moss Ridge Road, to assist with a call regarding a sick person. Engine 4 and the ambulance service responded from Station 4 one minute after being dispatched.

While responding, crews were notified the patient was possibly in cardiac...

Fiscal Year 2023 Budget At-a-Glance is now available

Wednesday, July 13, 2022 - 10:45am
Contact: 
Jacklyn Fleagle
Finance

The Budget At-a-Glance document summarizing Iowa City’s annual budget for fiscal year 2023, adopted on March 22, 2022, is now available on the City's website .

This report provides information on the City’s financial plan as it relates to the City Council’s Strategic Plan, revenues, expenditures, and major capital improvement projects budgeted for the upcoming fiscal year.

You can view the Budget At-a-Glance, and many other City budget documents, at icgov...

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Downtown "Pick-up/drop-off" spaces to revert to metered parking beginning July 25

Wednesday, July 13, 2022 - 8:15am
Contact: 
Darian Nagle-Gamm
Parking

Beginning the week of July 25, 2022, the City of Iowa City will revert all 10-minute "pick-up/drop-off" spaces in the Downtown area back to metered parking spaces.

The temporary 10-minute parking spaces were established during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide additional support to Downtown businesses and delivery services. Parking will continue to be available at more than 1,200 on-street, metered parking spaces Downtown and near Downtown.

Additionally, there are...

Johnson County Direct Assistance Program application process ends; provides economic relief payments to 1,919 residents

Tuesday, July 12, 2022 - 2:00pm

The Johnson County Direct Assistance Program application process has concluded. Eligible applicants will receive notification of selection status to the email address provided in their application.

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors voted on Feb. 24, 2022, to establish the Direct Assistance Program and invest $2 million of Local Fiscal Recovery Funds received through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to provide economic relief and household stabilization to Johnson County residents. The program provides a one-time, $1,400 emergency relief payment to eligible low- to moderate...

Human Rights Commission releases statement on Roe v. Wade

Tuesday, July 12, 2022 - 12:00pm

The Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade brings an end to many individuals' freedom to make private, informed reproductive healthcare choices with their doctors about their own bodies. It also marks the reversal of nearly 50 years of progress towards reproductive justice and the return to an era when a pregnant person's rights to bodily autonomy cease to exist as soon as an egg is fertilized.

As a result, the United States now returns to a time where, depending upon the state in which they live, pregnant people may be forced to seek out illegal and life-threatening...

City of Iowa City to hold listening post on deer management

Monday, July 11, 2022 - 10:00am
Contact: 
Rachel Kilburg
City Manager's Office

The City of Iowa City will hold a listening post on the City’s deer management program at 5:30 p.m. Monday, July 25, 2022 at Emma J. Harvat Hall (City Council chambers) in City Hall, 410 E. Washington St. The public is encouraged to attend to provide their feedback.

The listening post will focus on the City’s adopted Deer Management Plan , bow hunt program, and ongoing non-lethal management activities. Feedback from the listening post will be used to consider...

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Iowa City Police Department seeks information on personal injury crash

Monday, July 11, 2022 - 8:45am
Contact: 
Lee Hermiston

At 6:50 p.m. Sunday, July 10, 2022, Iowa City Police responded to Gilbert Street south of Southgate Avenue for a personal injury crash. Responding officers located a man in the street near a crashed motorcycle. The man was transported to a local hospital to be treated for life-threatening injuries.

Police are asking that any witnesses to the crash contact the police department at 319-356-5275.

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