Knoxville’s downtown will be assessed this week by members of the Iowa Economic Development Authority Downtown Resource Center. Interim City Manager Heather Ussery says the assessment is an on-site study of the downtown, including a public presentation at the end of the visit and a written report that will help Knoxville administrators with planning efforts.
“We’ll start on Tuesday. There will be five downtown specialists from the Iowa Economic Development Authority. They will start with a tour of the community and downtown. After that, they’ll have consecutive interviews with focus groups Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday, May 6th, there will be a public presentation at the Grand Theater at noon. That’s where the specialists will give their report to the community.”
Electric vehicle chargers now available at the world s largest truckstop
The Iowa 80 Truckstop in Walcott now has two DC fast ChargePoint stations. Any brand of electric vehicle can reach about 80% charge in 20-30 minutes. Author: Shelby Kluver (WQAD) Updated: 11:18 AM CDT May 3, 2021
WALCOTT, Iowa The world s largest truckstop now has a new way to get drivers moving. Two DC fast ChargePoint stations have been installed in the northern portion of the Iowa 80 Truckstop, across the road from the Iowa 80 Trucking Museum.
Both stations are universal chargers that can bring any brand of electric vehicle up to 80% in 20-30 minutes. Pricing and information can be accessed on the ChargePoint app.
EPA Administrator Michael Regan visiting Des Moines Tuesday to talk about Superfund site Donnelle Eller, Des Moines Register
Des Moines will take over the long-vacant and toxic Dico site
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Michael Regan, the newly confirmed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator, will make his first trip Tuesday to Iowa, where he will talk about the future of the Dico Superfund site in downtown Des Moines.
Regan s first stop Tuesday will be to tour a central Iowa ethanol plant and host a roundtable discussion with farmers, along with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
Regan, 44, will then tour the Des Moines Metropolitan Wastewater Reclamation Authority plant before joining Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie and Kayla Lyons, director of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, for a news conference about the next steps in redeveloping the site.
Knoxville’s downtown will be assessed this week by members of the Iowa Economic Development Authority Downtown Resource Center. Interim City Manager Heather Ussery says the assessment is an on-site study of the downtown, including a public presentation at the end of the visit and a written report that will help Knoxville administrators with planning efforts.
“We’ll start on Tuesday. There will be five downtown specialists from the Iowa Economic Development Authority. They will start with a tour of the community and downtown. After that, they’ll have consecutive interviews with focus groups Tuesday and Wednesday. On Thursday, May 6th, there will be a public presentation at the Grand Theater at noon. That’s where the specialists will give their report to the community.”
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