UI Fleet Service fuel island back in service as of June 24, call ahead for vehicle rental

To All Fleet Services Customers:

Officials with the University of Iowa Fleet Services announced that the fuel island was inspected today, Tuesday, June 24, and it is now back in service. There was no contamination found in the fuel and all of the pump electronics are operating normally.

The Fleet Services vehicle rental operation has temporarily relocated to Mossman Business Services Building on Riverside Drive on Old Highway 218 South in Iowa City. This is the same building that houses Printing, General Stores and Equipment Rental. To view a map, visit http://www.uiowa.edu/~printsvc/PDinfo/access.html.

When the parking situation works itself out, and UI staff and faculty can park their vehicles in Lot 64 (UI Fleet Services old lot), they will move this operation to the first floor of the University Services Building. UI Fleet Services staff hope that will be later this week. When the flood waters finally recede completely, they will have a trailer placed back where it was located before the flood and will move back there. They anticipate at least three to four weeks before that will be possible.

For those picking up a car or retuning a car during this time of uncertainty please call (384-0564) before trying to find UI Fleet Services to see where they are located. When people pick up the vehicle, Fleet Services staff will let them know where to leave it, and what to do with the keys and the paperwork. They will also be calling all customers the day before the scheduled pick-up to make sure everyone knows where Fleet Services are located. Parking is still available at all locations for people to park their personal vehicle.

For more information, call UI Fleet Services Manager Mike Wilson at 335-5088.

New aerial photos available

University Relations has posted new aerial photos of flooding on the University of Iowa campus. To view them, visit the University News Services Flickr site here.

Volunteers come out in droves to help sandbag campus

Hundreds of volunteers pitched in to help shore up University of Iowa buildings located near the Iowa River Saturday. To view more photos, visit the University News Services Flickr site here.

Credit: Tim Schoon, University Relations Publications Photography Unit

Officials tour campus

Don Guckert, associate vice president for facilities management at the University of Iowa, points out an area of flooding to Iowa Gov. Chet Culver, U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin and U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley during a tour of the campus Friday. UI President Sally Mason and U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack also took part in the tour.

More photos of the event, and other images of flooding on campus, may be viewed in a slideshow in the right margin or by visiting this web page.

Flooding photos

More photos of campus flooding are available online at http://www.uiowa.edu/~fyi/issues/issues2008_v45/06162008/photos/photofeature061608/index.htm