where-the-rubber-hits-the-roadIt’s time for the rubber to hit the road, and wow! our people have really stepped up!  ‘The Big Meeting,’ our first step in the implementation of Deuel’s Design:SD design concepts, was a great success.  At least 50 were in attendance at the Deuel County 4H Center last night, and many attendees were fresh faces to this effort, energized and excited about improving their community.  Meeting participants chose their main area of interest among the 5 major design board categories including: branding/connecting the communities, main street beautification, housing, Clear Lake redevelopment, and Gary redevelopment.  Each group then chose at least one short-term project and one long-term project to start work on immediately.  Clear Lake’s 125th and Gary 4th of July celebrations this summer served as a great deadline to get some of the initial short-term work kicked into high gear.

Below is a listing for each current short-term and long-term projects within the 5 major design categories.  This is an open invitation as always, so if any of these projects sound interesting to you, you are encouraged to contact the group leader and get involved!   You can also contact Briana Hoffman on Briana.hoffman@rurallearningcenter.org or 605-881-2036 with any questions.

 

1.       Clear Lake Redevelopment

Short-term project: Lake Ulven Clean-up date set for Sunday, May 17th at 1pm, potluck dinner to follow.

Long-term project: Walking path, Phase 1: Athletic fields loop, Phase 2: Path to Ulven Park / around Clear Lake.

Contact: Scottie Hagen at sjhagen@itctel.com and/or Pam Schmahl at pschmahl@tekord.com.

 

2.       Main Street Beautification

Short-term project: A meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 6 at 5:15pm for Main Street property owners to discuss the kick-off of short-term beautification projects (i.e. fresh paint, window repairs, clean up, and affordable landscaping) of main street buildings and properties in preparation for Clear Lake’s 125th Celebration. 

Long-term project: Permanent rehabilitation of main street historic & other buildings.

Contact: Sue Dejong at gsdejong@itctel.com home 874-2201 or work 874-2440.

 

3.       Housing

Short-term project: Create a map of open lots for sale and development areas in Clear Lake.  This map will assist anyone looking for a location to build a home in Clear Lake, and will be linked to the Clear Lake and Gary websites.

Long-term project: New 20-acre housing development in Clear Lake near the watertower, land is currently owned by East Central Development Corporation.

Contact: Anna Baumiller at prealty@itctel.com or 605-690-3907.

 

4.       Gary Redevelopment

Short-term project: Landscaping (a line of trees on both sides of the street) to guide visitors to main attractions and business areas in town.  Outdoor seating and landscaping along main street. 

Long-term project: Development of downtown living options.

Contact: Heidi Nelson at heidi.nelson@dakwind.com or 272-2021.

 

5.       Branding & Connecting the Communities

Short-term project: Development of a county-wide calendar to coordinate and inform citizens and visitors all area events and activities.

Long-term project: Unified signage at gateways into Deuel County and all major community entrance points.

Contact: Kathy Nevins at knevins@itctel.com or 874-5216.

Thanks to everyone involved, you’re doing great!

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