Articles Tagged: Johnson County

Food banks in Iowa will get $200,000 in new funding this year to address food insecurity by buying fresh food — such as dairy products, meat, poultry, eggs, grains, honey and produce — from local producers.

Also in this week’s Government Notes, Marion unveils new Uptown sculpture

Johnson County is expanding its Community Violence Intervention program with the addition of new outreach worker Marques Brooks. Brooks, who described himself as “a troubled youth,” said he knows what it's like to persevere through hard times.

Linn, Johnson county voters have until Oct. 20 to submit their requests ahead of city and school elections this November.

Also in this week’s Government Notes roundup, the Central City school district is pursuing a $7 million bond referendum.

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors is joining a growing group of Iowans opposing the state’s decision to close the State Historical Society of Iowa building in Iowa City.

The Iowa City Council unanimously adopted a resolution Tuesday reaffirming its commitment to protecting the LGBTQ+ community’s civil rights. The move comes after Republican state lawmakers this year passed a bill to change the state’s Civil Rights Act.

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors is reiterating its request that the owner of three mobile home parks in the county implement a two-year moratorium on lot rent increases.

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors will formally ask the Iowa City Council to form a joint law enforcement authority for the purpose of exploring the possibility of a new law enforcement facility to be shared by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office and Jail and the Iowa City Police Department.

More than 74 percent of Johnson County residents would support a bond measure to build a new county sheriff’s office and jail, according to draft results from a community survey commissioned by the Board of Supervisors.

Also in this week’s Government Notes, Marion officials will discuss a proposed aquatics center project this week.

According to a report presented to the Johnson County Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee this week, a joint law enforcement facility shared by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa City Police Department could cost around $106 million.

The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services has reported the first positive case of West Nile virus of the year in an adult in northern Iowa.

Johnson County’s Temporary Redistricting Committee is preparing to submit its precinct plan, the first step in the process of changing how county supervisors are elected after a new state law requiring the change was passed by Republicans earlier this year.

The first athletes to leave the start line at this year’s core4 bike race in Johnson County will not be wearing bike helmets, bike shoes, or even riding bikes.