University of Iowa and Public Space One Working on Compromise: Iowa City Daily News Links, March 7

Let the thaw begin!

On to the Links!

Alesha Crews of the Iowa City Press-Citizen writes that Public Space One are working on a compromise after the University wanted PS1 shut down for security concerns.

Gregg Hennigan of the Gazette writes that the City of Iowa City has approved its budget with a lower property tax rate. However, you'll still pay a bit more in taxes anyway due to the state's residential rollback percentage going up. 

Lee Hermiston of the Press-Citizen reports that Johnson County may take a systematic look at the racial inbalance of its jail population.

Josh O'Leary of the Press-Citizen writes that Coralville debt (and TIF) oppnents have vowed to keep fighting.

An ABC News story mentions Iowa City and the University of Iowa in a study about how tornado survivors get cocky in the face of future storms.

A nice Des Moines Register article on Iowa CSAs.

Jim Musser of the Press-Citizen has his weekly shows to see. And the Press-Citizen other events to catch this weekend. 

Yale Cohn has a good review of an Iowa based memoir: "By the Iowa Sea."

Johnson and Linn County Womens League of Voters are planning on hosting a forum on mental health reform and regionalization.

An Iowa House committee has given the go ahead to shielding gun permit information.

Congrats to the winner of the Northwest Spelling Bee. (Press-Citizen)

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The $217 million budget sets the tax rate at $16.81 per $1,000 of taxable valuation for the year that starts July 1, down from $17.27 cents this year.

Homeowners will pay more in city taxes, however, because the state-set rollback, which is the percentage of a residential property’s assessed value that is taxed, will increase 2 percentage points next year.

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