Local Government

The application is available online, or a paper copy can be picked up at Iowa City Hall. The deadline to apply is Jan. 3.

Currently, sidewalk cafes are allowed downtown and in the Riverfront Crossings district. The council voted in favor of allowing sidewalk cafes without a liquor license outside of these areas to operate.

As the city explores how to repurpose the now-closed Jones Golf Course, staffers are seeking a consultant to help design a dog park, which would be the third managed by the city.

City also looking into micro transit within Marion

City also wants to build fourth fire station

The council decided on Tuesday to have applications due Jan. 3 with the selection made at the Jan. 10 council meeting. Iowa City residents can petition for a special election.

What improvements or renovations would you like to see at the Iowa City Senior Center? Is the current location the most ideal? The Senior Center is looking for answers to these questions and more through a short survey and community input sessions.

The Iowa City Council at its Tuesday meeting will discuss how to move forward with filling a vacancy after council member Janice Weiner was elected to represent Iowa Senate District 45.

Think Iowa City awarded the first two grants earlier this month as part of the Iowa City Tourism Grant program. Also, the Cedar Rapids City Council approved a shelter rezoning, and major projects are underway for local flood control and a Mount Vernon schools activities complex.

For the first time since COVID-19 began, Cedar Rapids is once again doling out grants to local arts and cultural nonprofits funded through the tax it takes in from overnight hotel guests. The City Council recently awarded $525,000 to 17 nonprofits.

Applicants have until Dec. 9 to apply on the county’s website

A slice of federal COVID-19 stimulus funds will go toward Cedar Rapids’ efforts to speed up westside flood control and to turn the former Colonial Center into affordable housing.