🌱 What’s at stake in Coralville’s multimillion-dollar lawsuit over Iowa River Landing?

Hello Coralville! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What's at stake in Coralville's multimillion-dollar lawsuit over Iowa River Landing?
• How Coralville groups can tap this new $3 million housing fund

Also on today's calendar: Member Hour and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Rain, then a shower, with a high of 70 and low of 50 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 68, low: 46.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 68 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Coralville sues University of Iowa Health Care, alleging breach of contract (kcrg.com) — Coralville is taking the University of Iowa's Board of Regents to court, claiming a promised second University of Iowa Health Care medical office at Iowa River Landing was never built despite the city investing over $11 million in parking infrastructure. The city seeks damages for alleged breach of contract, while university leaders deny any obligation to construct the facility and say they tried for years to resolve the dispute.
   

• Housing Trust Fund of Johnson County announces round of funding for housing rehab and development (1630kcjj.com) — Coralville residents and developers can now seek a share of up to $3 million in new Johnson County Housing Trust Fund money for building or rehabbing affordable homes. The countywide program, supported in part by Coralville, targets households earning below 80% of area median income, with applications due November 2 and training resources available online.
   

📸 Around Coralville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Coralville

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• Member Hour →
  Iowa Children's Museum, 1451 Coral Ridge Ave., Coralville
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Friday October 2
• Navigating the U.S. Healthcare System →
  City of Coralville Calendar, 1401 5th St., Coralville
  10:00 am
Saturday October 3
• Member Hour →
  Iowa Children's Museum, 1451 Coral Ridge Ave., Coralville
  9:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Move it! Dig it! Do it! →
  Iowa Children's Museum, 1451 Coral Ridge Ave., Coralville
  10:00 am
• Team Leads Meeting →
  2355 Oakdale Road, Coralville
  11:30 am
• UUS Singers Rehearsal →
  Unitarian Universalist Society, 2355 Oakdale Rd, Coralville
  11:30 am
Monday October 5
• Museum Closed →
  Iowa Children's Museum, 1451 Coral Ridge Ave., Coralville
• Mayor's Clean Up Week Fall 2026 →
  Coralville IA
• Parents Prayer Meeting (Monday) →
  Hillside Christian School, 1250 Twelfth Ave, Coralville
  3:40 pm
• Radical Welcome, Diversity and Inclusion →
  2355 Oakdale Road, Coralville
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• Eat for the Arts at Barrett's Quality Eats →
  Barrett's, 3242 Crosspark Rd., Coralville
  7:00 am
• Member Hour →
  Iowa Children's Museum, 1451 Coral Ridge Ave., Coralville
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Twice a year, Coralville trash customers can dispose of eligible large trash item(s) that won't fit in the cart (such as a piece of broken furniture) for free.
  Outside of those weeks, bulky item pickup requires a fee. Collection is on your City trash day during the week of October 5-9, 2026. Before placing… (Nextdoor )
• The City of Iowa City is now hiring for Hourly Natural Areas Assistant & Hourly Arts, STEAM & Nature Education Instructor.
  Visit https://bit.ly/jobsIC for more information. (Nextdoor )

• Public Storage posted a job opening for Customer Service - Self Storage Manager in Coralville. Apply here.
• Ethan Allen Global, Inc. posted a job opening for Interior Design Sales Professional in Coralville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Coralville here.

🗞 Nearby News

North Liberty

• Kelby Telander: From Children's Hospital Patient To Iowa Football Player (sportsnaut.com)
• Eastern Iowa food bank leaders meet with lawmakers in HACAP tour (kcrg.com)
• Tiffin Fire Department creating EMS division to address growing population, recruitment challenges (kcrg.com)

Tiffin

• UI Health Care opens Tiffin clinic (dailyiowan.com)
• Tiffin, Iowa Resident Rhonda Evans, Formerly of DeWitt, Dies at 59 (theunionstar.com)

Ok Coralville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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