Gregg HenniganI am a reporter in SourceMedia Group's Iowa City office and mostly cover local government and K-12 education, although I help out with public safety news and whatever else pops up. |
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Iowa City school district wants property annexed into Coralville
The Iowa City school district wants property it has reserved for a new elementary school to be annexed into Coralville. The school board is to vote Tuesday on a resolution seeking voluntary annexation of 12.19 acres off North Liberty Road between Coralville and North Liberty. The request does not signal an imminent move to build [...]
Construction on Iowa City flood levee to start next month
Construction will start next month on a levee along the Iowa River in southern Iowa City to try to prevent flooding in a neighborhood with mobile homes and businesses. The City Council Tuesday night unanimously approved a $4.5 million contract with Iowa Bridge & Culvert out of Washington, Iowa. The company had the low bid [...]
Johnson County supervisors pass resolution supporting same-sex marriage
The Johnson County Board of Supervisors on Thursday came down in favor of same-sex marriage – an issue before the U.S. Supreme Court this week – but the decision was not unanimous. The supervisors voted 4-1 in support of a proclamation saying they backed “marriage equality for same-sex couples and urge the Supreme Court of [...]
Iowa City school diversity plan would violate federal law, state officials say
IOWA CITY — The Iowa Department of Education says the Iowa City school district’s controversial diversity policy proposal would violate federal law. The department informed the district on Friday that how the plan would use free or reduced-price lunch information would potentially allow students in that program to be identified without permission from their parents. [...]
Iowa City school district spends more on west side
The western half of the Iowa City school district saw $66.6 million worth of school building projects in the past 10 years, double the $33.4 million spent on the other side of the district, according to a Gazette analysis. That could give ammunition to people who have argued eastern Iowa City schools have been neglected [...]
Iowa City to discuss options for animal shelter management
IOWA CITY – The city of Iowa City will discuss Monday whether it wants to continue to own and operate an animal shelter, possibly with an eye toward saving money. One option would have the city contracting with a local nonprofit organization to manage the shelter. That type of arrangement takes place in nine [...]
Iowa City prepares TIF district in area set for redevelopment
IOWA CITY — The city is taking steps toward establishing a tax increment financing district for an area of town slated for redevelopment. The proposal is related to the Riverfront Crossings District south of downtown, which the city wants to turn into a dense, walkable neighborhood with public and private projects. When officials first [...]
Sutliff Bridge construction will begin next year
IOWA CITY – The federal government has signed off on the design plans for a renovated Sutliff Bridge, and construction could start in the spring. That news was shared Thursday at the Johnson County Board of Supervisors’ informal meeting by Tim McDermott of VJ Engineering, which is handling the design and construction management for the [...]
Iowa City ready to sue over software snafu
IOWA CITY — The city is prepared to file a lawsuit to recoup nearly $200,000 from a million-dollar computer software agreement gone awry. Iowa City’s pending legal action comes a year after it ended its relationship with Innoprise Software of Broomfield, Colo., and nearly seven months after it received its first and only $10,000 [...]
How will fire change downtown Iowa City?
IOWA CITY – The fire in downtown Iowa City Saturday could, in an unfortunate way, create some of the redevelopment opportunities city officials desire, although it’s too early to know what will happen. It’s no secret, however, that city and downtown representatives want to see changes downtown, specifically the addition of more retailers, office space [...]
