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Government

Potential conservation purchase leads to no vote from Rettig

Submitted by admin on Fri, 03/16/2018 - 4:16pm
Supervisors pass FY-19 budget with controversy

IOWA CITY– The Johnson County Board of Supervisors approved the Fiscal Year 2019 budget Thursday, March 8, in a 4-1 vote with Supervisor Janelle Rettig casting a no vote and all five supervisors reading written statements. Included in the $127,174,236 budget is authorization for the Johnson County Conservation Board to use conservation bond funds for a potential acquisition of timberland and an adjacent lot with several structures in rural Johnson County.


Green the fleet

Submitted by admin on Wed, 03/07/2018 - 4:56pm
Johnson County transitions to hybrid and electric vehicles

IOWA CITY– The bluest county in Iowa is going green.
Johnson County is taking strides to form a more eco-friendly fleet of vehicles, an initiative that’s been several years in the making.
“I drove a Prius for about 10 years,” recalled Mike Carberry, Johnson County Supervisor. A longtime environmental advocate, Carberry was convinced to invest in hybrid and electric cars on a county level after his switch to an all-electric Chevrolet Volt.


No more through-traffic for snowmobilers in Tiffin

Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/04/2017 - 3:22pm
Pit stops to The Depot, Throttle Down still allowed

TIFFIN– Despite early snow activity, Tiffin residents could be seeing fewer snowmobilers downtown this year.
Due to the widening of Highway 6 as part of the Ireland Avenue updates, no sufficient right-of-way exists for snowmobiles between Grant Street and The Depot.
“Really we’ve created this kind of bottleneck and choked them out a little bit,” said City Administrator Doug Boldt. “They can’t get through there anymore.”
Derrick Parker, secretary of the Iowa Snowdrifters, brought the group’s concerns to the Tiffin City Council members’ attention at a Dec. 6 meeting.


Tiffin council and CCA board working together

Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/15/2016 - 6:03pm
Future recreation center, crossing guards discussed at joint meeting

TIFFIN– Everyone just wants what’s best for the community.
That was the sentiment at a joint meeting Wednesday, Dec. 7, between the Tiffin City Council and Clear Creek Amana (CCA) School District Board of Directors.
At the hour-long meeting in the Springmier Community Library, the groups discussed multiple topics, including cost-shared crossing guards, upcoming Park Road construction and a future recreation center.


An Iowan for Iowans

Submitted by admin on Mon, 11/07/2016 - 1:32pm
Nielsen to stress Midwest belief system, public education if elected

NORTH LIBERTY– Amy Nielsen thinks North Liberty is the best place to live in Iowa, but she’s willing to make Des Moines “home” part of the year if voters choose her to represent Iowa House District 77 at the polls on Nov. 8.
“We have just about anything you could want or need right here,” said Nielsen. “I’m sure there are other places where people are proud of their community, but I just feel it so strongly here in North Liberty.”


Soft heart, strong faith

Submitted by admin on Mon, 11/07/2016 - 1:34pm
Phillips pushes amendment rights, economy in bid for state house

CORALVILLE– Royce Phillips didn’t always want to be a pastor.
Growing up in Forth Worth, Texas, he possessed a knack for math and science and had every intention of being a physicist at NASA.
“If I wasn’t going to be a physicist, I was going to teach math at the University of Texas system somewhere,” he said. “That was just the assumption.”


Rep. Bobby Kaufmann town hall meeting Jan. 9 at Solon library

Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/10/2016 - 6:32pm

SOLON– Representative Bobby Kaufmann will hold a town hall meeting in Solon on Saturday, Jan. 9, from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Solon Public Library. The event is free and open to the public. A special update on Lake Macbride will be provided regarding the hours of operation and proposed alcohol ban.

Fifteen years later, Neuzil is stepping out

Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/10/2016 - 6:35pm
Supervisor Terrence Neuzil leaves Iowa for Kalamazoo Co.

By Lori Lindner
Solon Economist
IOWA CITY– Last month, Johnson County bid farewell to one of the area’s most well-known citizens.
Terrence Neuzil served on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors for 15 years. He resigned his position to take a job as the County Administrator of Kalamazoo County, Mich.
Dec. 20 was Neuzil’s last day serving his hometown constituents.


Diverted funds to help pay for parking lot paving, SRNA shelter

Submitted by admin on Wed, 05/28/2014 - 7:36pm
New city hall, new spending

By Paul Deaton
Solon Economist

SOLON– The new city hall is open for business at 101 N. Iowa Ave., where the city council held its first meeting on May 21.
But it still needs a parking lot.
Diverting budgeted funds to pay for parks and recreation projects and paving the city hall parking lot were discussed, along with a report on an addition to the fire station.
The meeting began with a moment of silence in remembrance of North Liberty Mayor Tom Salm, who died suddenly on Sunday, May 18.


Rettig looks toward another county term

Submitted by admin on Thu, 03/27/2014 - 7:45pm

JOHNSON COUNTY– While Janelle Rettig already believes she lives in the best place on earth, she won’t stop trying to make it better.
Rettig has announced her intent to run for re-election to the Johnson County Board of Supervisors this November. Appointed in 2009 to fill the vacancy left by the passing of supervisor Larry Meyer, Rettig was then elected to the seat in a 2010 special election, and re-elected in November of the same year.
“Some people think I’ve already served two terms because I’ve been through two elections,” she joked.


Joni Ernst to greet voters in Coralville

Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/06/2014 - 5:18pm

CORALVILLE– U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst, a Republican, will be in Coralville on Wednesday, Jan. 8, from 8:30-9:30 a.m. at Press Coffee Company, 2201 E. Grantview Dr. in Coralville. Everyone is welcome.


Supes wrestle with with options for justice center

Submitted by admin on Tue, 10/29/2013 - 6:33pm

By Chris Umscheid
Solon Economist

IOWA CITY– It could be back to the drawing table, literally, for some area architects. While the Johnson County Board of Supervisors continues to grapple with how to move forward in addressing courthouse and jail space needs, the possibility of dividing the proposed justice center into two separate projects appears more likely.