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Learn More About "Iowa Great Places"!
Information forums begin May 17
By now, we hope you’ve heard about Iowa Great Places. It’s an exciting initiative announced by Governor Vilsack earlier this year. Iowa Great Places is designed to bring together the resources of state government to encourage bold thought and innovation and build capacity in communities, regions, neighborhoods or districts.
The focus of Iowa Great Places is to cultivate the unique and authentic qualities that make these areas special places to live, work and visit. Under the initiative, places will identify their strengths and their vision for the future in terms of seven dimensions: a unique sense of place; engaging experiences; rich social fabric; vital economy; pleasing environment; strong foundation and creative culture. Through a coaching and negotiating process, multiple state agencies will respond by collaboratively focusing their resources on helping to achieve a place’s vision. Iowa Great Places will begin with three pilot sites to be selected by October 2005.
The forums are free and open to the public and will be a great opportunity to explore the potential of Iowa Great Places! You can register online (and find lots more information!) at www.iowagreatplaces.gov.
forum schedule
May 17: Clear Lake, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Surf Ballroom
460 North Shore Drive
Clear Lake, IA
May 18: Spencer, 4:00-6:00 p.m..
Spencer Community Theater Playhouse
518 First Ave East
Spencer, IA 51301
712.262.7336
May 19: Council Bluffs, 4:15-6:15 p.m.
Western Historic Trails Center
3434 Richard Downing Avenue
Council Bluffs, IA
712.366.4900
May 23: Dubuque, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
350 East 3rd St.
Port of Dubuque
Dubuque, IA 52001
563.557.9545
May 24: Pella, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Pella Opera House
611 Franklin
Pella, IA
May 25: Cedar Falls, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Ouster Regent Theater
103 Main Street
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
319.277.5283
May 26: Muscatine, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Stanley Auditorium
225 Iowa Avenue
Muscatine, IA
563.264.6600
June 1: Cedar Rapids, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
CSPS
1103 Third Street SE
Cedar Rapids, IA
June 2: Des Moines, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
State Historical Building, Auditorium
600 E. Locust Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
June 9: Sioux City, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Martin Ballroom
410 Pierce Street
Sioux City, IA
