The City is canceling the Youth Awards Ceremony scheduled for May 13, 2020. Those who have been nominated will be recognized in an alternative celebration with details still pending.

For more information, contact Equity Director Stefanie Bowers at 319-356-5022 or email stefanie-bowers@iowa-city.org .

Mayor Bruce Teague declared a Civil Emergency in Iowa City due to the dangers presented by COVID-19, also known as Coronavirus.

The declaration gives Mayor Teague additional measures to maintain health, welfare, and safety within the community.

One measure enacted gives the Iowa City Police Department the ability to, by criminal citation or arrest, enforce Governor Kim Reynold's State of Emergency orders, which includes:

Effective Wednesday, March 18, 2020, the Iowa City Landfill and Recycling Center, 3900 Hebl Ave. SW, will close to the general public through April 5, 2020. The City will evaluate recommendations from county, state and federal health experts before reopening facilities.

The Landfill will remain open to commercial waste haulers and contractors.

To dispose of waste during this time, the public is advised to use curbside services where available and public recycling drop-off sites.

Though the East Side Recycling Center remains open, the...

Weather permitting, beginning on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, Village Road will be reduced to one lane of alternating traffic between Wayne Avenue and Dunuggan Court to facilitate the installation of storm sewer intakes.

It is anticipated that normal traffic will resume by Friday, March 20, 2020.

Motorists are to take note of this work and allow extra travel time as delays may occur. As always, caution should be exercised when driving through all construction areas. For more information, contact Chris Brown of Schrader Group Inc. at 319-721-5116.