The Daily Iowan TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2017 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 DAILY-IOWAN.COM 50¢ News To Know Supervisors work on New Century Farm The poor farm area in Johnson County will be repurposed for sustainable agriculture and possibly affordable housing. Under the radar Hawkeye quarterback Nate Stanley is quietly having a season for the ages. His second 5-touchdown performance of the season against Ohio State is just one example of how he has been key for the Hawkeye offense. Sports, 8 Q&A: Gubernatorial candidate Steve Ray Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Ray is not fazed by his opponents for the nom- ination. The Daily Iowan’s Politics Ray editor spoke with him on the 2018 election, properly taxing Iowans, and the lack of mental-health treatment in the state. News, 3 Local music available for streaming The Iowa City Public Library’s website now offers streaming for local music. Library-card holders can download music from the site, and the library compensates artists for provid- ing their music. News, 3 Frontcourt shines early The women’s basketball File Photo/The Daily Iowan team’s victory against Buildings sits on the Johnson County Poor Farm on March 20. The Board of Supervisors is waiting for contractors to start renovations as their plan reached the end of phase 2. Minnesota State-Moorhead was an example of what’s to come from Chase Coley and BY KAYLI REESE five years, Supervisor Mike Carberry said. using organic, sustainable agricultural prac- Megan Gustafson this season. [email protected] “We’ve had a couple different plans to re- tices. Coley finished the exhibition purpose the land, but nothing has come of it Carberry said he’s most excited about the game with 10 rebounds, and The Johnson County Board of Supervisors is until now,” Carberry said. idea of a farmer incubator on the land, which Gustafson had herself a night deep in the planning process to repurpose the The plan has just reached the end of Phase would give new farmers an opportunity to ac- with 22 points and 4 blocks. poor farm land near Melrose Aveue, including 2, Carberry said, and now the supervisors will cess land to begin their farming careers. Sports, 8 sustainable agriculture and possibly afford- look at the finer details of the plan, such as Affordable housing may also be on the poor able housing options. how many acres of land will be needed and farm area, Carberry said. In addition to living The process to repurpose this land, which where money will come from to make changes. areas for the farmers, he said, the supervisors included a name change to the Johnson Coun- Under the new plan, Carberry said, the su- will look into offering affordable housing to ty Historic Poor Farm, has been ongoing for a pervisors hope to farm vegetables and fruits year and a half and will continue over the next and raise some forms of protein on the land, SEE FARM, 2 City Council mulls CITY COUNCIL ELECTION Tune in on Snapchat Your voice, Find The Daily Iowan on your Snapchat Discover page, or scan this code for crazy commercial rental caps lecture stories, mid-semester horoscopes, and more. The City Council debates a rental cap and housing-code your choice: changes with strong effect on student and downtown housing. Long-term structures coming to Ped Mall The Iowa City City Council approved an ordinance to have Vote today long-term structures in the Ped Mall for commercial purposes. There will be three pop-up Five candidates are on the ballot shops that have full electrical capabilities and can be put for City Council. up and taken down easily. The Iowa City holiday market will BY MADISON PURVIS be able to use these structures [email protected] for the third annual event. News, 2 It’s time to choose your city councilors. Decisions made by the Iowa City City Council have an impact on the student and the general community. The council makes decisions affecting rent prices, zoning for downtown businesses, alcohol ordinances, Tune in for LIVE updates and much more. Campus and city news, This election day, five candidates are on weather, and Hawkeye sports the ballot for the Iowa City City Council, in- coverage every day at 8:30 a.m. cluding two incumbents and three newcom- daily-iowan.com. ers. There are openings for two at-large seats and one seat in District B. WEATHER For District B, the candidates are incum- bent Susan Mims and UI student Ryan Hall. Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan Incumbent Kingsley Botchway, Center for HIGH LOW UISG City Council liaison Benjamin Nelson addresses the council during a meeting on Oct. 2. The council unanimously Workers Justice coordinator Mazahir Salih, 41 23 passed a measure making rent abatement easier in situations in which landlords violate the housing code. and Iowa City Nighttime Mayor Angela Win- nike will vie for the two at-large seats. Partly sunny, breezy. BY NAOMI HOFFERBER the residents are a family or enact several changes to the To register to vote, you can either go to [email protected] separate members. code, including placing a your polling place or simply register online. INDEX In April, the Iowa Legis- rental cap on areas of Iowa If you don’t know where your polling place The Iowa City City Council lature adopted a law that City in which no new rental is, you can search your address on the John- CLASSIFIED 7 deferred a vote Tuesday night prohibits enforcing this oc- permits could be issued. son County auditor’s website and find out OPINIONS 4 to amend the Housing Code cupancy based on family rela- The amendment also cre- where you need to be to cast your ballot. DAILY BREAK 6 to establish a rental-permit tionships. ates a requirement for bed- To register at the site, you will need an ID cap and “to strengthen the This amendment to code room sizes and shared living and proof of residency, which can be a utility SPORTS 8 minimum requirements for would “mitigate the impact of space, requires interconnect- bill, bank statement, or any document with rental housing.” increased occupancy levels,” ed smoke alarms and dead- your name and current address on it. The city has a regulation for according to the City Council bolt locks on all dwelling To find out more about the candidates and housing that restricts occu- meeting packet. their stances on issues in Iowa City, visit pancy levels based on whether The amendment would SEE RENT, 2 daily-iowan.com 2 NEWS THE DAILY IOWAN | DAILY-IOWAN.COM | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2017 IS THIS HEAVEN? NO, IT'S SUSHI. Volume 149 The Daily Iowan Issue 87 BREAKING NEWS STAFF Phone: (319) 335-6030 Publisher. 335-5788 Email: [email protected] Jason Brummond Fax: 335-6297 Editor in Chief. 335-6030 CORRECTIONS Grace Pateras Call: 335-6030 Policy: The Daily Iowan strives for Managing Editor. 335-5855 accuracy and fairness in the Katelyn Weisbrod reporting of news. If a report is Creative Director. 335-5855 wrong or misleading, a request for Gage Miskimen a correction or a clarification may be made. 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Copy Chief Send address changes to: Beau Elliot The Daily Iowan, Web Editor RENT 100 Adler Journalism Building, Tony Phan CONTINUED FROM FRONT Iowa City, Iowa 52242-2004 BUSINESS STAFF Production Manager Heidi Owen. 335-5789 unit doors, requires rental Business Manager Advertising Manager permits for owner-occupied Debra Plath. .335-5786 Renee Manders. 335-5193 dwellings with more than Classifieds/Circulation Manager Advertising Sales one tenant, enhances rent- Juli Krause. 335-5784 Bev Mrstilk. 335-5792 al-permit-sanction windows from 12 months to 24 months, and puts in place a spacing in their lease is listed as the “I think it’s important to requirement between rental responsibility of the proper- take a step back and ask why properties. ty-management company, are wanting these rental-per- The plan was presented by not the tenants, so oftentimes mit caps,” he said. Stan Laverman, the senior these complaints aren’t to be Nelson also suggested housing inspector. The rental blamed on the tenants.” a higher rental cap that is cap was suggested at 35 per- Ben Nelson, the UI Stu- binding so landlords are en- cent of a particular district.