Megan Woolard

Ahead of the November general election, a committee to support the passage of 1 percent local-option sales tax measures in Johnson County’s three most populous cities is leading coordinated campaigns.

A Cedar Rapids pilot is currently flying across the Atlantic Ocean to support polio eradication efforts with a goal of raising $1 million for the cause. The campaign has already raised $100,000.

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

As plans to replace the Burlington Street Bridge progress, the entities involved in the project are determining how to balance different community priorities for the main connection between the west side of Iowa City and downtown.

Absentee ballot can be requested from now until Oct. 20 at 5 p.m.

A 187-unit affordable housing complex is being proposed at the site of the former Roosevelt Elementary school nearly four years after the Iowa City Community School District sold the land.

The City of Coralville will use multiple funding streams to pay for construction of a new recreation center. That includes a loan, repaid with property taxes, as well as local-option sales tax revenue, if voters OK the tax in November.

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

Coralville Parks and Recreation is moving forward with plans to improve the city’s Youth Sports Park after delays related to construction costs put a pause on the project.

Four electric buses are out of service due to maintenance issues

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.