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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 Tom 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, 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, 4-6 p.m.
Surf Ballroom, 460 North Shore Drive
May 18: Spencer, 4-6 p.m.
Spencer Community Theater Playhouse, 518 First Avenue East
May 19: Council Bluffs, 4:15-6:15 p.m.
Western Historic Trails Center, 3434 Richard Downing Avenue
May 23: Dubuque, 4-6 p.m.
National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium, 350 East 3rd Street, Port of
Dubuque
May 24: Pella, 4-6 p.m.
Pella Opera House, 611 Franklin
May 25: Cedar Falls, 4-6 p.m.
Ouster Regent Theater, 103 Main Street
May 26: Muscatine, 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Stanley Auditorium, 225 Iowa Avenue
June 1: Cedar Rapids, 4-6 p.m.
CSPS, 1103 Third Street SE
June 2: Des Moines, 4-6 p.m.
State Historical Building Auditorium, 600 E. Locust
June 9: Sioux City, 4-6 p.m.
Martin Ballroom, 410 Pierce Street
