Highlights

Trash/Recycling & COVID-19

Do your part to keep Johnson County Refuse curbside collection employees safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The City urges residents to restrict items that workers must handle directly. Our wheeled trash and recycle carts are lifted by the truck without em...

Leaf Vacuuming is Coming Up

Spring leaf vacuuming will begin April 8, 2020, weather permitting.

• Do not rake leaves into the street or gutter. 
• Only leaves — no branches, sticks, or other yard waste.
• Make good-sized piles on the grassy right-of-way close to t...

COVID-19 Information and Resources

We are in unprecedented times with the COVID-19 pandemic. Emergency Management Agency Commission Vice Chair Mayor Louise From and Police Chief Troy Kelsay participate in daily phone meetings with the Johnson County Emergency Management Commission Team. Th...

University Heights Police Department (UHPD)

The UHPD has temporarily changed the way in which it conducts routine interactions, but remains at the ready. Learn more about the UHPD on the Police Department page, and find officers in the Police Department directory.

Message from Chief Troy Kelsay:

Thes...

Temporary Traffic Control (April 1-27)

Weather permitting, beginning on Wednesday, April 1, 2020, traffic lanes will be shifted on Melrose Avenue near the Olive Court intersection and access to Olive Court will be closed. Two way traffic on Melrose Avenue will be maintained.

This temporary traf...

Comprehensive Plan Update Draft

The draft of the Comprehensive Plan Update is another step forward in the process of updating the 2010 Comprehensive Plan. 

A comprehensive plan establishes a broad vision and guiding principles for a community, including goals and strategies rela...

Snow Removal

Some things to keep in mind when snow is in the forecast:

• Property owners are responsible for clearing snow and ice from the public sidewalk next to the street within 24 hours of accumulation. The entire width of the sidewalk must be cleared down to the co...

Trees and Plantings by Streets and Sidewalks

Owners of private property are responsible for the proper care and maintenance of the parking (also known as the parkway — the area between the street and the property line) adjoining their property. Trees and plantings should be trimmed to allo...

Swisher Tract

The Swisher Tract is the newest green space in University Heights.

Year 84 for University Heights

The driving force behind the creation of University Heights was Lee Koser, a realtor who worked with his brother George as the Koser Brothers. 

Lee Koser resided in two houses that he built in University Heights. He lived in the house at 100 Koser...

Urban Forest Information

Learn more about the urban forest in University Heights.