Adel Selected for 2017 Community Visioning Program

Adel is one of 10 Iowa communities that have been selected to participate in the Iowa’s Living Roadways Community Visioning program in 2017.

The award-winning program integrates technical landscape planning and design techniques with sustainable community action to assist community leaders and volunteers in making sound and meaningful decisions about the local landscape.

The other 2017 visioning communities are Clarion, Granger, Greene, Humboldt, Lester, Massena, Morning Sun, Scranton, and Varina.

Since 1996, 235 Iowa communities have benefited from the Community Visioning program. To qualify for the program, a community must have a population of fewer than 10,000 residents, existing transportation-related issues and a committee of volunteers willing to dedicate their time and talents to the visioning process.

The Community Visioning program is sponsored by the Iowa Department of Transportation in partnership with Iowa State University Landscape Architecture Extension and Trees Forever, an Iowa-based nonprofit environmental advocacy organization. In addition, professional landscape architects offer expertise in creating conceptual design plans for the communities.

Amy Lucht committee member states “We have so many great things to offer here in Adel; from our amazing schools, charming neighborhoods, and great locally owned businesses to the Raccoon River Valley Trail, neighborhood parks, and recreational activities along the Raccoon River. The Community Visioning project provides an amazing opportunity to assist in showcasing those great attributes in a comprehensive and cohesive plan. We’re extremely honored and exited to be a part of this project! “

Contacts
Sandra Oberbroeckling, Iowa State University, 515-294-3721, soberbr@iastate.edu
Carl Barnhart, Trees Forever, 319-373-0650, ext. 114, cbarnhart@treesforever.org

Adel Partners Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 73, 301 S.
10th Street, 2nd Floor
Adel, IA 50003
Email: chamber@AdelPartners.Org
Website: www.adelpartners.org
Facebook: AdelPartnersChamberOfCommerce