BUCK THE BRONCOS. The Iowa football team takes on the Western Michigan Broncos on Saturday. Sports. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2013 THE INDEPENDENT DAILY NEWSPAPER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 DAILYIOWAN.COM 50¢ Future in sight for arts Health plan splits supervisors Johnson County officials have concerns about a plan that would form a coalition of counties to help provide mental-health services. By DANIEL SEIDL
[email protected] With mild concerns aside, a number of Johnson County officials concluded that a state plan to regionalize Iowa mental-health services should move forward. During a Thursday morning meet- ing at the Johnson County Adminis- tration Building, 913 S. Dubuque St., the Board of Supervisors discussed further action regarding a proposal for multi-county hubs that would pro- vide core care. The actions follow a Feb. 21 meeting in which the board voted 3-1 in favor of the Resolution of Intent to Region- alize Mental-Health and Disability Services. Under the agreement, Johnson Demolition begins on the old Art Building across from Art Building West on Thursday. The 2008 flood affected both buildings. (The Daily Iowan/Alyssa Hitchcock) County would team up with eight other counties — Benton, Bremer, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa, ‘The Arts Campus is Jones, and Linn — to serve as a core for mental-health and disability ser- vices. going to be one of After several months, one supervi- sor remains dissatisfied. Reflecting her February decision, the finest facilities, Supervisor Chairwoman Janelle Ret- tig remained the only person to dis- if not in the nation, SEE BOARD, 7 anywhere in the world on a public House university campus.’ – UI spokesman Tom Moore OKs food- Demolition begins on Hancher Auditorium on Thursday.