Johnson County Residents United, a group that advocates for safe conditions in mobile home parks in the county, in partnership with local elected officials, is advocating for a two-year moratorium on rent increases to allow time for improved park conditions at properties owned by Havenpark Communities.
The county purchased the 15 unit property at 1102 Hollywood Blvd. in Iowa City, in 2024 for $1.7 million, marking the first time the county has directly owned housing stock. Under a plan proposed by Iowa City, federally funded rental assistance vouchers, combined with VA support services, would be offered to veterans living in the units.
Also in this week’s Government Notes, I-380 ramps in Cedar Rapids will be closed overnight this week for work.
Thousands took to the streets in 2020 to push for racial justice and equity, but area activists say the work didn’t stop there.
The walls of the Iowa City Parks Department lobby and offices are lined with intricate quilts that use colorful fabrics to depict the city’s parks and environments. The artist behind the quilts is the department’s director, Juli Seydell Johnson.
Three new sexual exploitation charges were filed this week against a former University of Iowa social worker who previously has been charged with multiple counts of sexually exploiting his patients.
Summer is right around the corner, which means its prime time for live music, festivals, fairs and family fun. From jazz to rap to country to rock, there’s plenty to listen, dance and sing along to in Eastern Iowa and beyond this summer.
Also, the Marion City Council is considering listing 988, the mental health crisis line, on some city vehicles to increase awareness
NewBo City Market will partner with a Johnson County nonprofit to bring a new community grocery store to Cedar Rapids.
New law requires three Democratic-leaning Iowa counties — Johnson, Black Hawk, Story — to elect supervisors by district, not at-large
Three different programs launched in 2023 to increase childcare access
Iowa City native Christine Scheetz becomes executive director of TRAILS, which works to help older adults age in place.
From flower festivals and patriotic parades to county fairs and hot air balloons taking to the skies, there is so much to do, see and celebrate around Eastern Iowa in the coming months.
The father of a woman, who was sexually assaulted in her home in Iowa City three years ago, spoke to her attacker Monday as the man was sentenced to 50 years in prison, on top of the 100 years he is already serving for similar attacks in Black Hawk County.
Also in this week’s Government Notes, Marion seeks to regulate metal detecting in public parks
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