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Beginning on the morning of Friday, Oct. 14, Jones Boulevard in North Liberty will be closed from Zeller Street to Penn Street for the next phase of the road’s reconstruction. The City of North Liberty asks drivers to follow detour signs directing traffic along Penn Street to Highway 965 and down Zeller Street to the…

October 11, 2011 — On Friday, October 14, 2011, the North Liberty City Council and the Johnson County Board of Supervisors will host the grand opening of the Dubuque Street Trail Project. This event celebrates the official opening of the bicycle and pedestrian trail connection from Iowa City along Dubuque Street to the north city…

The Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting a candidates’ forum tonight at 6:30 in the City Council chambers at 1 Quail Creek Circle. The forum will be live on NLTV (5 on Mediacom, 268 on South Slope) and streamed online (on NLTV’s web stream at http://bit.ly/ajJpJ0 ). It will be replayed on NLTV…

Hi, and thank you for taking the time to read my candidate statement.  For those of you I haven’t met yet, my wife and I moved to North Liberty in 2002, and I have been serving as one of your five at-large councilors since 2007. The past four years have gone by very quickly, and…

Citizens of North Liberty:   First , I must thank  the citizens for the privilege and honor in allowing me to serve  this community as a City Councilor for the past 4 years. Over this period of time, we have seen a community grow into a small city of 13,000+ persons. We have seen drastic…

Candidate statement for Coleen Chipman Looking back four years ago when I first ran for city council, there were three issues that I felt were critical, making Highway 965  safe and accessible, addressing our infrastructure needs, and tabulating our housing inventory. In those four years, we have completed phase I of the master plan for…

My name is Matt Zacek and I am running for North Liberty City Council.  I am not running out of any feelings that the current council is necessarily doing a bad job. On the contrary, I think the council, Mayor, and City Manager have accomplished a lot in managing the growth of our city.  I…

On October 7, 2011, at noon, we’re kicking off the Healthiest State Initiative by walking one kilometer together as a state. Wherever you are – work, school, home, church – take about 12 minutes out of your day to go on a quick one kilometer (0.62 miles) walk with friends, family, neighbors or co-workers. Why…

The North Liberty Parks Department installed a three story playground structure in Penn Meadows park in August 2011. Being the only of its kind in Iowa, the playground features multiple slides, a bridge, hide aways, interior seating and more. Parks Director Guy Goldsmith says, “Even during construction, everyone seemed very excited for the playground. We…

September 15, 2011 — The newly installed stop light at the intersection of Penn Street and Jones Boulevard will be in flash mode today. Drivers on Penn will see a flashing yellow light, while those on Jones will see a flashing red light. North Liberty officials are urging all drivers to be cognizant of the…