Public introduced to ISU Community to Community program

Members of the Waukon area community gathered in the Community Room at Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank in Waukon Thursday evening, April 25 to learn more about the Community to Community program coordinated by Iowa State University (ISU) designed to address a revitalization process for the Waukon community. The event begins a two-year process during which ISU staff will first identify the needs of the Waukon community using economic analysis and community surveys before beginning to suggest strategies to enhance economic development. Pictured above addressing community members in attendance are some of the ISU Community to Community staff members who will likely be circulating throughout the area during the program. Left to right, Mary Tuttle, ISU Community & Economic Development Program Specialist; Lisa Bates of ISU’s College of Design; Nora Ladjahasan, ISU Assistant Scientist in Design Administration; Nadia Anderson, ISU Extension Architecture Specialist; Courtney Long, ISU Dining Sustainability Coordinator; and Biswa Das, ISU Community & Regional Planning Extension Specialist. Photo and report by Bob Beach.