We can’t always pick our callings, our duties and obligations. Yet for some in Iowa City, the needs of the community present an undeniable call to action. Individuals who lead not because they desire fame or glory, but because the community needs it—requires it—lest we suffer as a whole. These figures are important. Not because […]
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Fate of cottages still uncertain
The Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) voted unanimously last week to recommend giving the three workers’ cottages on South Dubuque Street historic landmark status. The vote comes after the HPC reviewed a petition submitted by the Friends of the Historic Preservation, which calls for the city to rezone the block from a commercial zone […]
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Council votes against public hearing on cottages
Iowa City Council voted this morning 4-3 not to have a public hearing to discuss the historic status of three workers’ cottages, located on the 600 block of South Dubuque Street. The buildings, which had been slated for rezoning into the new Riverfront Crossings District, are on the chopping block after an engineer’s report from […]
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Letter to the Editor: Keep the historic South Dubuque cottages
When I learned of the possible destruction of the three historic cottages on the 600 block of South Dubuque Street for …
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City Council may hold public hearing on whether to designate cottages as historic landmarks
The Iowa City City Council decided Tuesday to schedule a special session that could determine the fate of three historic cottages currently facing demolition…
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South Dubuque cottages served with eviction notice, awaiting new inspection report
A group of 19th-century cottages on the 600 block of South Dubuque Street underwent a new round of inspections Monday morning…
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Iowa City Marketplace: City Council’s approval of $1.75 million in TIF aid has some crying foul
At their bimonthly meeting this past Tuesday, the Iowa City Council voted 6-1 to allocate $1.75 million in Tax Increment Financing (TIF) funds for two…
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Historic cottages on South Dubuque Street in danger
The Iowa City Planning and Zoning Commission will consider the fate of three 19th century cottages today at 7 p.m. in City Hall. The commission will review an application, submitted by Hodge Construction, that seeks to rezone the 600 block of South Dubuque Street from a commercial land zone to a mixed-use building zone. The […]
