Iowa City School District Adding Meetings, Extending Time for Facilities Planning: Iowa City Daily Links, May 31

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Adam Sullivan of the Iowa City Press-Citizen writes that the Iowa City School District is taking a little more time to plan on what to do with its facilities in the future.

Is this good or bad timing? The University of Iowa will be going before the Board of Regents to ask for permission to rebuild the University of Iowa Museum of Art in downtown Iowa City. The previous building was damaged in the flood of 2008.

Josh O'Leary of the Press-Citizen has a round up on the flooding situation in Johnson County. And Tara Bannow writes about the University of Iowa's preparations.

Kingsley Botchway II says he is running for the Iowa City City Council to help better represent minorities and young professionals in Iowa City. (Press-Citizen)

The City of Coralville is building a four-foot wall to protect against impending flooding in its vulnerable areas. (Press-Citizen)

A nice profile by Mitchell Schmidt of the Press-Citizen on Betty Sass, who is retiring after 60 years as Johnson County Treasurer. (Press-Citizien)

An Iowa appeals court gave a thumbs up to a Class Action lawsuit by Iowa City tenants against Iowa City landlord Tracy Barkalow, an effort that is being pursued by the plaintiffs to help rein in what they claim are landlord abuse of claiming deposits. (Press-Citizen via Associated Press)

Iowa City Regina soccer triumphed in its first game at the state tournament. (Press-Citizen)

The City of Hills looks to be safe from flooding this go around. (Press-Citizen)

Daily Links Excerpt of the Day

With more rain pounding the area and the lake continuing to rise, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers upped the dam’s outflow to 14,000 cubic feet per second and intends to increase it again to 17,000 cfs today. Projections show the water rising to the spillway’s elevation of 712 feet Tuesday, before peaking at 713.5 feet and an outflow of 22,500 cfs June 8 or June 9. The record high level at Coralville Lake was 717.02 feet, set in 2008.

“That’s a lot less than where we were in ’93 and ’08, but nonetheless, it is going over the spillway with that projection,” said Johnson County Supervisor Terrence Neuzil, who is serving as the public information officer for the county’s Emergency Management Agency.