I attended my first City Council Meeting 2 weeks ago and enjoyed it. I’ve decided to attend more regular city council meetings, especially since I’m able to report back and represent the Sigourney Area Development Corporation (SADC) Board. Below are some brief notes. City Council Agenda Items Approval of a Consent Agenda The Consent Agenda…
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Keokuk County Business Network, Social Media Marketing
Introduction I had the opportunity to talk about social media and social networking for small businesses today, for the Keokuk County Small Business Network, a monthly event put on by the Sigourney Area Development Corporation (SADC). Sigourney and Keokuk County Attendees Attendees included Doug Glandon, Mayor of the City of Sigourney, Angela Clark, City Clerk…
Sigourney Listening Post Feb 15 2020
Introduction On Saturday, February 15 2020 I had the opportunity to participate in the Sigourney Listening Post hosted by Iowa State Rep Jarad Klein (a Republican) and Iowa State Senator Kevin Kinney (a Democrat.) Preparation In order to prepare, I used the Iowa Legislature Tracker to identify all of the bills that Kinney and Klein…
Sigourney City Council Meeting, Feb 5
I attended my first City Council Meeting on February 5, 2020. It was an interesting meeting. As I’m hoping to get more involved in the city and because I’ve recently joined the Sigourney Area Development Corporation (SADC) Board, this seems like a great way to do it. Below are some brief notes I took. Update:…
Building a Pocket Park in Sigourney Iowa
Introduction Pocket parks are parks that are under 0.2 acres in size. (National Recreation and Park Association, n.d.) They are the smallest size of park, often located in commercial areas or in between houses in residential areas. There is research support to the idea that pocket parks can raise property values (Mwende, 2018), in addition…