PRT IME IME OPENING NIGHT Check out Page 8 for full coverage of the first three summer league games. SPORTS FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 2013 THE INDEPENDENT DAILY NEWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 DAILYIOWAN.COM 50¢ IC celebrates progress County OKs deal on SEATS By QUENTIN MISIAG
[email protected] After discussing the future of a lo- cal paratransit service for a number of months, Johnson County officials and service users can now rest a little bit easier. During a Thursday morning coun- ty Board of Supervisors’ meeting, the five-member panel unanimously ap- proved a contract with the city of Iowa City for a transportation service for elderly and disabled people of some variety. The vote, and the resulting con- tract that begins July 1, now means the county will keep the more than 30-year-old SEATS paratransit pro- gram afloat for area residents. Officials in Iowa City, Coralville, and North Liberty have long mulled how much the county should pay. In fiscal 2012, Johnson County pro- vided $257,657 in funding from the general levy for paratransit services. To date, the service provides door-to- door rides to individuals with disabil- ities, senior citizens, and other people Andy Brodie talks about the upcoming art cinema to open in downtown at the Englert on Thursday. The Downtown District hopes to sponsor additional events in need of assistance accessing medical such as Taste of Iowa City in the future. (The Daily Iowan/Juan Carlos Herrera) clinics, grocery stores, and other desti- nations. The Iowa City Downtown District recaps the past year and plans for the future.