Coralville's Bond Rating Being Propped Up By More Stable Neighbors?: Iowa City Daily News Links, June 24

Ah, nice summer rain.

On to the Links!

Adam Sullivan of the Iowa City Press-Citizen writes that Coralville's bond rating, which took a tumble last week, could have fallen further if not for it's more stable neighbors.

More Eastern Iowa cities are looking at requiring the decontamination of properties where meth is manufactured. (The Gazette)
 
Speaking of toxic substances, Twinkies should be back on shelves soon. (Des Moines Register)

Do you want to get drunk on wine and paint together in public. Of course you do, and there's going to be a new venue in both Cedar Rapids and Iowa City for just that. (Press-Citizen)

Congrats to Alli Peterson of West High School for being named Press-Citizen's Girl's Soccer Player of the year.

Local bird watching enthusiasts gathered for the third-annual Turkey Vulture Festival. Sadly very few turkey vultures showed up. (Press-Citizen)

Tips from the Des Moines Register on perfecting your posture. And on banishing mosquitoes.

Why not mention the skeleton in the Craigslist add? That'd fetch a higher price, no?

Daily Links Excerpt of the Day

In its most recent report for Coralville, Moody’s noted just two strengths for the city’s finances: increased funding liquidity and the fact that Coralville is situated adjacent to financially healthy Iowa City and the University of Iowa.

Tom Kriz, who has worked as Johnson County treasurer since 1999 in addition to experience in the banking industry, said the impact of nearby entities goes both ways: A strong-rated municipality such as Iowa City can boost its neighbors’ standings, while a weak-rated municipality such as Coralville can threaten its neighbors.

“It’s certainly a factor I would look at if I were on the other side, looking at components of a larger area. Say Coralville may be a contributing factor to the negative, but there’s all these other positive aspects about this community,” Kriz said, adding UI offers stability to finances across the region.