New Parking Lot Rules

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or at least not yet.

The owners of the house where the Bus parked sold that dump, and the new owners wanted something like double the rent. They were going to shut it down until they thought they’d found a spot off of Woodside, somewhat near the old Olive Court site (though one’s not readily accessible from the other). From what I understand, their application for a permit to run at the new site has been resisted by the typical group of local gomers who has no better thing to do than bug me.

As for new tailgating rules, the cop who threw me out of the spring game (twice, technically) went out of his way to say they were allowing drinking during game days. Take it as you may; the University has had an anti-tailgating fetish for years.

It’s kind of hard to read, but worth the time.

Hey folks, many of you are wondering what happened at the Magic Bus forum and what the city zoning committee have decided. The answer is that the middle of this week the city will decide whether to grant a permit to the Magic Bus to operate. The city has basically said we have a tough sell to the people who showed up to voice their opinion against the Magic Bus. These opponents didn’t actually come to listen or to compromise; they came to attach a negative image of the Magic Bus and stereotype the Magic Bus and its patrons as rowdy, drunken nuisances to the community. They also pointed the finger at the Magic Bus patrons as the people who wander around randomly urinating and puking on the properties down along Olive Ct. I’m fairly certain that the 1% of all tailgaters we represent isn’t the cause of these issues they refer to. It would make sense to me that a 1000 cars whose destination is Olive Ct. neighborhood and their tailgaters and friends they invite over are more likely the culprits. Yet the city seems to expect the Magic Bus bare the burden of the proof. It’s tough to get through to people or the city when this neighborhood’s parking giants have cast such an ugly shadow upon us. I ask the Magic Bus patrons again to let the papers and the city zoning know that we are not the monsters they described in this meeting, in the papers, or the commentary on these articles about the forum. The Magic Bus is full of hard working adults, Hawk fans, live music supporters, above the age of 21. That means old enough to drink and old enough to vote. Maybe it is time for the city to look at the residents opposing the bus to see if what they are doing is any different to their neighbors opposing parking and tailgating on gameday. Do your neighbors agree how you tailgate? Do you have a permit? Do you pay the proper taxes on money earned from parking cars? I don’t know the answer I guess, but if I said, "no" then I’m just making speculations like them. The one thing most people pro bus, anti-bus, or neutral agree on is that if the city denies the Magic Bus its permit it will set the stage for the city and the university to change the landscape of tailgating forever. The repercussions will be felt all over Kinnickville and the ability of the Magic Bus to ever operate again severely compromised. We got a tough sell is right. I think it would be an easier to get Hayden Fry to agree to a Cyclone tattoo.
http://www.icgov.org/default/?id=1722, www.dailyiowan.com/, http://www.press-citizen.com/article/99999999/ABOUTUS/40723005/Contact-us
There is a petition for the residents of the new magic bus location if you and anyone you know supports us please contact us or Erin Noonan on facebook. Or simply post your name and credentials on the Magic Bus Fan Page.
Jeremy Freerks Magic Bus 18 yr. vet.
Solon, Ia. Local 669 Sprinklerfitter/rugby god

That answers most of my question. The story I saw was on KCRG, and was sad to hear what the city is doing to the Magic Bus. The report I saw mentioned that University owned lots were going to have a new set of rules yet to be determined this year. I had been planning to split my time between my Aunts yard on Koser and the lot at Finkbine, but I might just stay on Koser if it’s going to be a hassle.