Free Community Meal at the Coralville Recreation Center on December 8

Enjoy a free meal and fun activities for all ages at the Coralville Recreation Center

‘Tis the season to gather with neighbors for a free Community Meal at the Coralville Recreation Center on Friday, December 8, 2023, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm.

This fr...

1st Ave & I-80 Interchange Project: Traffic Control Change Starts on December 4

Drivers on 1st Avenue at I-80 will have new traffic control patterns starting on December 4, 2023

See information below regarding a change in traffic control on 1st Avenue at I-80 starting on December 4, 2023, and continuing until mid-April 2024.

• On the nor...

Coralville Accepting Applications for Boards & Commissions

The City Council of the City of Coralville is accepting applications for appointments to the following Boards and Commissions:

Citizen’s Community Policing Advisory Board: (4) openingsThe Citizen’s Community Policing Advisory Board's duties are to review c...

Yard Waste Pickup Season Extended to Week of December 4 in Coralville

Yard waste collection season in Coralville typically lasts until late November, weather permitting. As the weather allows, the City of Coralville curbside yard waste collection will be extended for one final week. If you have leaves, pumpkins, or other fa...

Guide to Snow Removal in Coralville

Johnson County Hazard Mitigation Plan Kick-Off Meeting

Updated the information in bold below on December 5, 2023, with new date and Zoom meeting access information

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November 29, 2023For immediate release from Johnson County Emergency Management:

The Johnson County Emergency Management Agency,...

Where to Recycle Holiday Lights

Do you have broken, burned out, or tangled strings of holiday lights to get rid of? Seasonal holiday light recycling is available at drop-off sites throughout the Coralville and Iowa City area.  The holiday light recycling program is a free, envi...

Applications Being Accepted for Home Rehabilitation or Emergency Repair Grants

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors recently allocated American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding for home rehabilitation and repair projects. Applications are now being accepted from homeowners/mobile homeowners who are interested in participating. Home...

Mortgage Help for Iowa Homeowners

The Iowa Homeowner Assistance Fund (IHAF) program assists eligible homeowners with mortgage payments and related property expenses, including property taxes and homeowner's insurance. All program payments are made directly to mortgage servicers or other p...

Coralville RAGBRAI Raises $56,800

From Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau – Coralville RAGBRAI 2023 Committee

While RAGBRAI blew through Coralville, both figuratively and literally, on July 28, 2023, the event did leave more than just a good impression on ...

1st Ave & I-80 Interchange Project: Traffic Control Change Starts November 14

Drivers on 1st Avenue at I-80 will have new traffic control patterns starting November 14, 2023

See information below from the Iowa DOT regarding a change in traffic control on 1st Avenue at I-80 starting November 14, 2023, and continuing until mid-Decembe...

1st Avenue Trail at I-80: New Trail Alignment

Starting Friday afternoon, November 10, the bicyclist and pedestrian route along 1st Avenue over I-80 will use a new trail alignment.

Starting Friday afternoon, November 10, 2023, the bicyclist and pedestrian route along 1st Avenue over I-80 will shift fro...

Be Green After Halloween: Put Pumpkins in Yard Waste or Compost

After Halloween celebrations and fall festivities are over, dispose of your pumpkins and gourds properly: put them in your yard waste, and not the trash. 

1. First, remove non-organic decorations like candles. 
2. Then, place pumpkins and gourds...

Guide to Fall Leaf Collection

Mow and mulch leaves to feed your lawn or garden; or, dispose of leaves using Coralville yard waste bags or a bin with a yard waste sticker

What to Do with Fall LeavesYard waste, including fall leaves, is picked curbside on your regular garbage day until l...

Results of the 2023 Coralville City Election

On November 7, 2023, Meghann Foster was re-elected to the office of Mayor; Royce Peterson and Rich Vogelzang, who both ran unopposed, were newly elected to the City Council.  

Peterson and Vogelzang will serve on the city council with Laurie Goodr...

Artists Invited to Submit Designs for Herky on Parade

Local and regional artists are invited to submit designs for Herky on Parade statues. Apply to transform Herky into something wonderful! 

Herky on Parade—the wildly popular public art project from 2004 and 2014—returns in 2024 with a new pose and ...

Coralville Accepting Applications for Boards & Commissions

The City Council of the City of Coralville is accepting applications for appointments to the following Boards and Commissions:

Citizen’s Community Policing Advisory Board: (3) openingsThe Citizen’s Community Policing Advisory Board's duties are to review c...

Candidate Filing Information for Coralville City Election

The Office of Mayor and two City Council positions will be on the ballot for the 2023 Coralville City election on November 7.  Coralville has five City Council members who serve overlapping four-year terms. The Mayor serves a two-year term.&n...

Traffic Control Change on 1st Avenue at I-80

See information below from the Iowa DOT regarding a change in traffic control on 1st Avenue at I-80 starting the evening of Tuesday, August 29, and continuing through fall 2023.

• Northbound traffic on 1st Avenue wanting to head eastbound on I-80 will enter ...

Transportation to the Iowa DOT Driver’s License Station (DMV) in Coralville

The local Iowa DOT Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) driver’s license station moved on July 31, 2023, from the east side of Iowa City to 2303 Jones Boulevard in Coralville. It is no longer located at 1700 S. 1st Avenue (Eastdale Plaza) in Iowa ...

Coralville 150th Anniversary Art Project

Larger-than-life historical Coralville photos will be wheat-pasted onto buildings in June. Student volunteers are needed in May and June.

Rich HistoryThe Coralville Public Library is overseeing a public art project this summer in honor of the City of Coral...

New Coralville Drive-In Recycling Center Is Open

New recycling center center offers convenient, indoor location

The Coralville Drive-In Recycling Center is moving to a convenient, new location with indoor space for sorting materials. Beginning Monday, April 10, Coralville residents can drop off ...

Fiber-To-Home Internet Service Coming to Coralville

In 2021, two telecommunications companies notified the City of Coralville of their plans to extend fiber-to-the-home internet service to Coralville residents. ImOn Communications, based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and MetroNet, based in Evansville, Indiana, ar...

SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Iowa Businesses & Residents Affected by the Severe Storms

Loans Are AvailableLow-interest federal disaster loans are available to Iowa businesses and residents affected by the severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes that occurred on March 31, 2023, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the...

Melissa Christianson Hired as Director of Finance

Melissa Christianson, Ph.D., CPA, has been hired as the Director of Finance for the City of Coralville.  The Director of Finance is responsible for the direction, planning, and management of all financial operations of the City.   Christ...

1st Ave & I-80 Interchange Project: Demolition of Existing Northbound 1st Ave Bridge over I-80

See information below from the Iowa DOT regarding demolition of the existing northbound 1st Avenue bridge over I-80 and related detours for I-80 traffic. This work needs to occur overnight when I-80 traffic volume is low because I-80 traffic will be detou...

1st Avenue & I-80 Interchange (Exit 242) Construction

Major construction for the 1st Avenue and I-80 interchange begins March 20, 2023

Beginning Monday, March 20, 2023, major construction gets underway to reconstruct the 1st Avenue and I-80 interchange (Exit 242) into a diverging diamond interchange. Northbou...

City of Coralville Audit Report Is Available

BerganKDV, Ltd. released an audit report on the City of Coralville in Coralville, Iowa.

Financial HighlightsThe City’s governmental fund revenue totaled $59.8 million for the year ended June 30, 2022, a 4% increase from the prior year. General Fund revenue...

Utility Resilience Public Information

The City of Coralville is applying for federal and state grant funding to relocate existing overhead power and communications lines to underground in the MidAmerican Energy service area.  The project area includes the MidAmerican Energy service a...

City Council Approves Change to Parking Fines

At the Coralville City Council meeting on Tuesday, January 10, 2023, the City Council approved an ordinance to increase parking ticket fees. The change will increase the fine for parking illegally from $10 to $25, effective January 15, 2023. By state law,...

New Federal Tax Credits for Qualifying Energy Efficient Home Upgrades

Have you recently completed or are considering home energy efficiency improvements or renewable energy? The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) includes new federal tax credits for qualifying energy-efficient home upgrades made in 2022, and a separate set of cr...

Coralville Drop-Off Recycling Center Now Offers Glass Recycling

Glass recycling drop-off bins have been added to three area locations, for a total of six glass drop-off locations in Coralville and Iowa City

Coralville residents can now recycle glass at the Drive-In Recycling Center at 212 1st Street. Coralville&apo...

Battery Recycling in Coralville

If you have household batteries to get rid of, don’t throw them away – they can be recycled.  There are a number of battery drop-off locations throughout the Coralville, Iowa City, and North Liberty area, including a battery drop-off at the Coral...

Help Your Neighbors Keep Their Water On

The City of Coralville, in partnership with the United Way of Johnson and Washington Counties, has a utility assistance fund, Neighbors Helping Neighbors. Your donation can help Coralville residents with utility bill payments. The City of Coralville will ...

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Comes to Coralville

A new early literacy program mails a free book each month to Coralville children from birth to age five. The Coralville Public Library, Coralville Public Library Foundation, and Friends of the Coralville Public Library have partnered with Dolly Parton&...

Guide to Snow Removal in Coralville

Get the guidelines for street plowing, sidewalk shoveling, and parking this winter

Coralville reminds residents of the rules and guidelines for winter snow removal and parking. Additional information about snow removal, including a snow plow priority map, ...