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Weather permitting, the reconstruction of Kansas Avenue from St. Andrews Drive to Forevergreen Road will begin on Monday, May 21, 2018. This work will require closing the road to through traffic. This project, which came in $1.1 million under engineers’ estimates and will be paid for in part by a RISE grant from the state…

Weather depending, on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, the intersection of Community Drive, just east of Ranshaw Way (Highway 965) will close. The closure is necessary so crews can reconstruct the intersection. It is expected to last three weeks. All businesses will remain open and can be accessed from Penn Street.   Drivers are asked to…

52317, a podcast telling the stories of people working here, launches

Posted on: May 14, 2018

People are doing work in North Liberty, and you should know about them. To tell their stories, we’ve launched a podcast, 52317, available now. You can subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Google Play or wherever you get podcasts. Each monthly, 15-minutes-or-less episode visits someone in our community to talk about their work. North Liberty is the headquarters of…

Make your trash choice by May 21

Posted on: May 15, 2018

Since announcing the coming modernization of North Liberty’s a trash, recycling, yard waste and curbside compost system, more than 3,000 households have selected their program, with 46 percent selecting a 65-gallon collected weekly, 30 percent selecting a 35-gallon bin collected weekly and 24 percent selecting a 35-gallon bin collected biweekly. That leaves about 3,000 households let…

New water treatment plant coming on line this month

Posted on: May 15, 2018

North Liberty’s new water treatment plant, which uses reverse osmosis and nano-filtration technologies, is expected to be on line by the end of May. The new plant will increase the city’s drinking water quality and production capacity. While our water sources remain the Jordan and Silurian aquifers, the new plant, located along South Front Street,…

Furniture Factory

Posted on: May 15, 2018

 Cindy Knebel is doing work at Revisit Warehouse, a furniture shop she (re)opened this January in North Liberty. She talks about giving up on retail space, why home decor makes her happy and how she’s tackled selling furniture with online/warehouse retail hybrid. North Liberty is the headquarters of local media, regional financial and national transportation…

Good Neighbor Meeting: May 24 from 5:30 to 6:00 p.m., North Liberty City Hall, 3 Quail Creek Circle, North Liberty The City of North Liberty may soon consider a pair of rezonings, and the public is invited to an open house-style meeting being held to explain the proposals. The properties are east of Ranshaw Way (Highway 965),…

On Monday, May 14, 2018, the entrance to Liberty Plaza from Ranshaw Way (Highway 965) will be narrowed starting around 7:30 a.m. The narrowing is required so the contractor can start installing storm sewer. During this work, access will be maintained, and a flagger will be present to help with traffic. The work is expected to…

Starting around 7 a.m. on Friday, May 11, 2018, Front Street will close between Cherry and Dubuque streets and Cherry Street will be reduced to a single lane at the Front Street intersection. These closures are necessary so crews can replace manholes in Cherry Street as part of the Front Street reconstruction project. The closure…

On Monday, May 14, 2018, the Cherry Street tunnel under Ranshaw Way is scheduled to close for four days. The closure is necessary so the contractor can drill piers for the new elevated trail along Ranshaw Way. Pedestrian crossings at Zeller Street and Penn Street will remain open during this work. Drivers are asked to…