Governor Culver Signs “Great Places” Memorandums Of Understanding
Greater Cedar Valley Alliance, Iowa City/Coralville/North Liberty, Marion, Tama County, Turkey River Corridor and Villages of Van Buren County
DES MOINES – Governor Chet Culver signed agreements yesterday with Iowa’s six new Great Places, creating work plans designed to make each a great place to live, work and raise a family.
Iowa Great Places is an initiative of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs that combines state resources and local assets to help communities cultivate the unique qualities that make them special. The Memorandums of Understanding signed today bring the state into partnership with each of the following communities: Greater Cedar Valley Alliance, Iowa City/Coralville/North Liberty, Marion, Tama County, Turkey River Corridor, and Villages of Van Buren County.
Contact:
Troy Price, Governor’s Office
(515) 281.0173
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Jeff Morgan, Dept. of Cultural Affairs
(515) 281.3858
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“I am proud to sign these agreements and officially welcome these communities to the Iowa Great Places program,” Governor Culver said. “These communities have proposed projects that build our cultural infrastructure, create jobs, and enhance quality of life opportunities that retain Iowa’s young people and attract new residents of all ages. I look forward to working with them to fulfill the projects to move Iowa forward.”
The program asks Iowans to develop proposals that address seven unique and authentic dimensions that make places special: engaging experiences; rich, diverse populations and cultures; a vital, creative economy; clean and accessible natural and built environments; well-designed infrastructure; a shared attitude of optimism that welcomes new ideas; and based on a diverse and inclusive cultural mosaic.