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North Liberty Leader
Voters to decide on jail, courthouse revision
04/30/2013 - 9:03pm
Lori Lindner
JOHNSON COUNTY–Certain Johnson County officials hope $3.3 million in reductions to the design for a proposed justice center will be enough to swing public sentiment in their favor. In the November 2012 general election, a $46.8 million bond issue for the project was defeated, receiving only 56 percent voter approval when 60 percent was required. Proponents went back to the drawing board almost immediately to revise the plan for a combined jail and improved Johnson...
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ICCSD updates local governments on diversity and facilities plans
05/09/2013 - 7:18pm
By Chris Umscheid North Liberty Leader IOWA CITY– Johnson County Supervisor Janelle Rettig provided a little history lesson Monday, April 29, as representatives of the county, municipalities and school districts of Johnson County prepared to hear an update from the Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD). The quarterly meeting between the...
A matter of perspective
05/09/2013 - 7:16pm
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...
A matter of perspective
05/09/2013 - 7:16pm
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...
North Liberty Leader
Boston strong
05/09/2013 - 7:15pm
NORTH LIBERTY– North Liberty chiropractor and runner Dr. Sheri Giese, DC, has already made up her mind. In 2014, Giese will once again be among the nearly 30,000 people who don bib numbers and beat feet along 26.2 miles of Massachusetts roads that are part of the oldest annual marathon in the world. It’s a traditional event with an international...
Petition pushes for supervisors to be elected by district
05/09/2013 - 7:08pm
JOHNSON COUNTY– Petitioners pushing for a new way to elect county supervisors are getting closer to their goal. According to Debra Thornton, chair of the Johnson County Republicans, members of the Committee for Fair Representation– the group that organized the petition drive– are “well on their way” to gathering the 7,619 valid signatures required...