Megan Woolard

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.

U.S. Senate candidate Zach Wahls, a state legislator from Coralville, is connecting with union workers and reaffirming his support for the federal PRO Act and expanded labor rights as he looks to distinguish himself ahead of the Democratic primary election next summer.

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

Cities across Eastern Iowa are contemplating how best to promote transparency and community engagement in policing in light of a new state law outlawing most citizen review boards.

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.

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 City of Coralville will put a 1 percent local-option sales tax before voters in the November general election. The ballot language was approved this week by the City Council as a way of funding property tax relief and revenue for capital projects like a new recreation center.