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Iowa City School District Tables Vote on Roosevelt Sale: Daily Iowan Reader, August 22
Also inside: Hill out for football season after ACL tear, Women's Resource Center starts targeting more males, IC school district tables vote on Roosevelt sale
IC Council OKs first vote on disorderly house ordinance
The Iowa City City Council approved the first consideration of an ordinance Tuesday night that would allow city staff to issue civil citations to all tenants of disorderly houses.
The vote was unanimous continue looking into citing disorderly houses and rental properties.
“We need to solve the problem in the neighborhood — this is the community’s concern,” Iowa City police Sgt. Denise Brotherton said. “If they [students] don’t answer the door or are told to, then there’s nothing we can do about it.”
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The ordinance to make a disorderly property a civil offense could be enforced without opening the door to police. Most of these disorderly offenses come from college-student parties. With the proposed ordinance, criminal charges will not be filed against everyone at the reported location, only to the present property owner/tenant.
According to an Iowa City police report, there were 273 disorderly house citations issued in 2010, 244 in 2011.
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As it stands right now, the first offense is enforced with a $750 fine, the second offense is enforced with a $1,000 fine, and the third offense could merit a possible eviction on the person or persons being disorderly.
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Iowa City school district tables vote on Roosevelt sale
Iowa City School District officials said they will keep Roosevelt Elementary a bit longer after tabling discussion on the building’s sale Tuesday.
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Hawkeye RB Barkley Hill suffers torn ACL
Iowa freshman running back will have to redshirt the 2012 season after suffering an ACL injury in practice on Aug. 18.
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Women's Resource and Action Center to target more males
The University of Iowa Women's Resource and Action Center will hold an open house today from 4-6 p.m.
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Iowa City City Council approves first vote on payday lender ordinance
Iowa City would become the fifth city in Iowa to restrict payday lending services if the proposed ordinance passes.
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UI medical school student government eyes lower tuition
Officials with the Carver College of Medicine Student Government asked questions and expressed concerns Tuesday night about one proposal to lower tuition rates.
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Hawkeye Football Position Previews: Linebackers
James Morris was rushed into action as a freshman and played hurt for his entire a sophomore season, but now the linebacker is poised to emerge as Iowa’s defensive leader this year.
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Big Ten Football Previews: Penn State
New Penn State head coach Bill O’Brien has used hours of Patriots film and a new offense to bring new life into a team that’s been trampled by NCAA sanctions.
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Editorial: Payday zoning requirements a good idea
The recommended zoning restructuring include the ability to force new payday lenders to build in community commercial zones, require a minimum of 1,000 feet between each lender, and separation from areas that may be negatively affected, and only allowing lenders licensed by the state of Iowa to build in the city limits.
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