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North Liberty Partners with Local Law Enforcement Agencies to Offer a Look Behind the Badge
The North Liberty and Iowa City police departments, Johnson County Sheriff’s Office and University of Iowa Department of Public Safety are teaming up to offer a four-week course: Behind the Badge. Behind the Badge is designed to give interested community members an inside look at area law enforcement agencies and how they operate. Scheduled topics…
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City Council to Meet on Jan. 25, 2022
Included in each City Council information packet is a memo from the City Administrator offering a summary and context of items appearing on the agenda. We will begin publishing these memos here in our news feed to make them more accessible. You can sign up to be notified of news items, agendas and more by email. This meeting…
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Be Safe as You Hit the Ice
North Liberty permits fishing on our public ponds, but before you hit one of our local ponds to do some ice fishing, and the North Liberty Fire Department would like to remind all of our outdoor ice enthusiasts that ice is never 100 percent and offer tips to protect yourself on the ice. Most importantly, keep…
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Best Dressed in the Midwest
It can be difficult when shopping for clothes to find comfort, style, and a full range of sizing. Faced with this challenge herself, LaShanda Wilks started LaLa Boutique first online, then due to its popularity moved into a physical space where she offers thoughtfully selected apparel with all sizes in mind. North Liberty is the…
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Make it Mondays: Popsicle Stick Snowflakes
The North Liberty Recreation Department’s Make It Monday craft for the week of Jan. 24, 2022, are popsicle stick snowflakes. Included in this week’s kit are all the materials you need to make the craft (you should provide glue, scissors and markers), coloring sheets and activity ideas. Each week, Make It Monday offers a free…
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City Slate Brings a Year of Free Fun for Everyone
There’s always something fun — and free — to do in North Liberty. In 2022, we’re adding new events, enhancing long-time favorites and making it easier to find it all. We’re calling it the City Slate, a collection our largest special events planned by city staff, with 40 events planned for 2022, there will be…
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Winter Doesn’t Have to be Dull. North Liberty Prepares to Shine with an Illuminated Winter Display and 5K-ish Glow Run.
Winter days can be dark, but North Liberty will be a bit brighter thanks to North Liberty Lights presented by GEICO Careers – an illuminated winter display that will be lit nightly beginning Jan. 29 through the end of February around Liberty Centre Pond. The exhibit will invite spectators to walk under tunnels and take pictures…
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You May Be Using Too Much Salt
You may be using too much salt on your sidewalk and driveway (and, possibly, your food, but that’s another matter). As temperatures drop, the temptation rises to try to deice hard surfaces with a lot of deicer, but this can harm your landscaping, your concrete and metal surfaces, your pets as well as wildlife and…
Read MoreCity Council to Meet Jan. 18, 2022, to Discuss FY23 Budget
From City Administrator Ryan Heiar: At Tuesday’s budget work session, I will present the proposed operating budget for FY23. The session will begin at 5:30 P.M. and our management team will be in attendance to address questions and provide additional information respective to their department’s proposed budget. A second work session is planned, in conjunction…
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Good Neighbor Meeting for Property Between Penn Street and 240th Street
Update: This meeting can be watched at the bottom of this post. Solomon Holdings, LLC. may submit and the City may soon consider a zoning map amendment (rezoning) and preliminary subdivision plat on 76.97 acres of property located on the north side of West Penn Street west of North Jones Boulevard as extended northerly from…
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