Megan Woolard

The West Land Use Park Master Plan, which was approved by the Coralville City Council last week, includes hiking trails, mountain bike trails, a nature education center and a goat barn on undeveloped land west of the Oakdale Medical and Classification Center in Coralville.

The committee leading efforts to pass a $30 million conservation bond in Johnson County remain confident voters will approve the measure Nov. 5, despite two of the county’s top conservation officials being placed on administrative leave.

Project funded with combination of general fund and ARPA dollars

City Council also looking at 500-foot separation from schools

Iowa City is looking for a developer to turn a vacant downtown lot into a mixed-use building that could offer anything from entertainment and hotel rooms, to dining and office space. There is one proposal the city will not consider: luxury student housing.

First time the county has owned direct affordable housing stock

The cameras are meant to detect stolen cars and vehicles tied to wanted suspects or people in distress.

Iowa City updating its five year affordable housing plan

Shop plans to open this fall in Iowa River Landing

Travis Weipert, a Democrat, has served as county auditor since 2013 and ran unopposed in the June primaries. The supervisors will appoint an interim for the remainder of his term.

2 are internal, 2 from other Iowa departments

The Iowa City Council this week adopted a new five year deer management plan that will continue the city’s urban bow hunt program but delays the possibility of a sharpshooting season until 2026.

Under a proposal presented at a Joint Entities meeting this week, the trains would connect North Liberty to Iowa City using the existing CRANDIC line.

The money is part of a $3 million grant that was awarded to the city in 2017 and was dependent on a local employer adding hundreds of new jobs.

The entertainment center, which will include an IMAX theater and arcade, was announced in 2022.