Megan Woolard

No bids were received during a sheriff’s sale for a slew of Iowa City high-rise properties — including the Chauncey — following a foreclosure ruling in April.

Also in this week’s roundup of local government notes, the Iowa City school district will replace an Iowa City High turf soccer field and football practice field with turf.

Katie Freeman will be the next member of the Coralville City Council after winning election earlier this month. The Gazette sat down with Freeman to discuss the election and what lies ahead for the city.

A study of housing needs outside Johnson County’s metro area recommends expansion of water infrastructure and removing barriers to development, and identifies the need for nearly 1,000 more housing units, according to a report presented to the Board of Supervisors on Wednesday.

Also in this week’s Government Notes, Cedar Rapids Council finalizes rezoning of former Garfield Elementary site

More than a year after he was fired from his post as executive director to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, Guillermo Morales has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit in the U.S. District Court.

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors is considering adopting a one-year moratorium on approval of rezoning applications, site plans and building permits for data centers in unincorporated Johnson County.

Every incorporated city in Johnson County will have a 1 percent local-option sales tax following the the approval of the new tax by voters in Coralville, Iowa City, North Liberty, Oxford and Shueyville.

Megan Alter, Shawn Harmsen, Bruce Teague return to office, each securing over 30 percent of votes

Newcomer Katie Freeman to join Hai Hyunh, Mike Knudson on council

Also in this week’s Government Notes, North Liberty elected officials get first pay raise in nearly 20 years.

Johnson County is continuing to explore ways to address affordable housing needs with a new proposal that would use $2 million of reserve funds to provide loans for affordable housing projects.

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors is continuing to ask for an in-person public meeting with Utah-based Havenpark Communities, owner of mobile home parks across the county, as residents push for a two-year moratorium on rent increases due to concerns over park conditions.

Also in this week’s Government Notes, the Iowa City school board on Tuesday will discuss the district’s ‘continuum of services’

Utah-based Havenpark Communities, owner of mobile home parks across Johnson County, has agreed to an in-person meeting with the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, although it has requested that the meeting be private.