Chris Umscheid

A matter of perspective
05/09/2013 - 7:16pm
Chris Umscheid
IOWA CITY– Opponents of a proposed housing development on Newport Road and the Johnson County Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Department agree on one thing. “Urban sprawl is not good.” So said RJ Moore, assistant administrator of the department. The development on land owned by Sharon Dooley at 2915 Newport Road, has sparked controversy and put the spotlight on urban-style housing in rural areas. It has also brought the term “Rural Cluster” (RC) to the forefront. The...
Don’t get cross over the bridge
04/23/2013 - 6:54pm
NORTH LIBERTY– Johnson County Engineer Greg Parker has made a promise. “Once we’re done, you’ll love it.” Parker issued the vow Monday, April 15, at a public meeting held at South Slope Communications in North Liberty regarding the replacement of the aging Mehaffey Bridge. A packed crowd sat through a brief presentation, then directed over 20...
North Liberty Leader
Cool victory for Clipper boys
04/10/2013 - 6:39pm
TIFFIN– Tim Benson’s Clear Creek Amana (CCA) varsity soccer boys took to the field Monday, April 1, to face the Golden Hawks of Mid-Prairie in a season-opening girls/boys doubleheader. With temperatures in the low 30s and a persistent wind out of the west-northwest, the conditions were more appropriate for winter. The weather did not hinder the...
North Liberty Leader
We Run for a good cause
04/10/2013 - 6:25pm
NORTH LIBERTY– What better way for a store specializing in running shoes and apparel to celebrate its one-year anniversary than with a 5K run? That’s how Kris and Brian Tharp, owners of We Run, chose to mark their big day. At least 650 people registered for either a 5K run or 1 mile walk held on Saturday, March 23, just two days shy of the...
North Liberty Leader
A pig and a poke
04/02/2013 - 6:39pm
IOWA CITY– By a 4-1 vote, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors approved the third and final reading of a controversial rezoning request on Thursday, March 28. The vote cleared the way for 90.89 acres of agricultural land owned by Sharon Dooley at 2915 Newport Road to be rezoned to the county’s new RC, or Residential Cluster, designation. The...
A pig & a poke
04/02/2013 - 6:24pm
IOWA CITY– By a 4-1 vote, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors approved the third and final reading of a controversial rezoning request on Thursday, March 28. The vote cleared the way for 90.89 acres of agricultural land owned by Sharon Dooley at 2915 Newport Road to be rezoned to the county’s new RC, or Residential Cluster, designation. The...