By Sarah Watson
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FAST FACTS
Councilor Susan Mims
Age: 60
Seat Seeking: District B
Education: University of Iowa, B.S. in Biomedical Engineering, M.S. in Industrial...
Iowa City has purchased its 100th flood-buyout property and is now scheduled to demolish it as part of the ongoing plan to reduce possible future damage in the Iowa River floodplain.
By Brooklyn Draisey
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Iowa...
“I represent people who are underrepresented,” Mazahir Salih, a candidate for the Iowa City City Council in the upcoming election, said on her website. “I consider myself a bridge builder, because...
Ryan Hall wants to bring a different perspective to the City Council — a student voice.
Hall, 24, is a nontraditional student at the University of Iowa studying environmental policy as a junior. Hall...
Clean energy has been making its mark in Johnson County, and the U.S. Department of Energy has taken notice.
On Oct. 19, Johnson County was awarded the Gold Award by SolSmart, a foundation run by the...
At the Oct. 17 Iowa City City Council meeting, the council discussed its position on the Graduate and Professional Student Government’s proposal to have a City Council liaison.
The GPSG wants to form...
On Tuesday night, the Iowa City City Council voted 7-0 in favor of a resolution to construct residential housing that will include 60 units at 224 E. Prentiss St. and to commit local funds to the project.
To...
The Iowa City City Council approved a resolution 7-0 Tuesday night committing $330,000 from funds set aside in fiscal 2017 and 2018 to the Del Ray Ridge’s application for 2018 Low Income Housing Tax...
The Iowa City City Council passed a provision 7-0 Tuesday night backing rent abatement when the Housing Code is being violated in a way that presents risk to health and safety and in emergencies. The...
By Paige Schlichte
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Johnson County wants to put an end to one method of large-production farming by restricting concentrated animal feeding operations in the county despite it being...
Emergency situations in rental properties can lead to rent being abated.
One of the 15 steps in the Affordable Housing Action Plan was presented at a City Council meeting Tuesday night dealing with rent...
The Department of Public Safety’s Students Helping Out, or SHOUT, program is entering its third week of operation, and so far, has been successful.
The program uses trained student ambassadors as a...
