Lori Lindner

Voters to decide on jail, courthouse revision

Submitted by admin on Tue, 04/30/2013 - 9:03pm
Special election to be May 7
By
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 County courthouse, and get it back in front of the public as soon as they thought feasible.


Tiffin sets sights on hunting within city limits

Submitted by admin on Tue, 06/18/2013 - 6:40pm
Council will likely take third and final vote June 26
By
Lori Lindner

TIFFIN– Local hunters may soon be able to expand their territories into Tiffin city limits, if the council’s reading of an ordinance amendment passes one more time.
The Tiffin City Council has passed two readings of an amendment that will allow hunting on private property inside city limits, with distance restrictions that reflect Iowa’s current law.


NL will use firm to hire police chief

Submitted by admin on Tue, 06/18/2013 - 4:08pm
By
Lori Lindner

NORTH LIBERTY– The City of North Liberty will use a professional firm to hire its next chief of police.


Washing the Blues away

Submitted by admin on Tue, 06/18/2013 - 4:07pm
NL blues festival abbreviated by rain
By
Lori Lindner

NORTH LIBERTY– Steady rains, high winds and intermittent thunderstorms postponed the North Liberty’s blues festival from its original Saturday date.
And even though Mother Nature still wasn’t smiling the next morning, plenty of people put on sunny dispositions and came out for the abbreviated event anyway.


Highway 965 funding gets another lift

Submitted by admin on Tue, 06/18/2013 - 4:00pm
By
Lori Lindner

NORTH LIBERTY– The City of North Liberty keeps chipping away at street improvements projects, and little by little, funding assistance keeps the wheels of progress turning.
At its May 29 meeting, the Urbanized Area Policy Board of the Metropolitan Planning Organization of Johnson County (MPOJC) voted to funnel another $1,948,000 to North Liberty for Highway 965. The portion of roadway approved for this round of funding, which stretches from Penn Street to Zeller Street, is considered the third of a planned seven-phase, comprehensive plan to widen and improve the thoroughfare.


Connecting people to purpose

Submitted by admin on Tue, 05/28/2013 - 4:51pm
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program
By
Lori Lindner

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