Upper Explorerland has become recognized as an ideal vehicle for addressing
issues that require a regional perspective, obtaining over $145 million in grant
funds since its establishment in November, 1972. Centrally located in Postville,
the agency offers support to cities and counties by:
- Providing technical assistance, information resources, and administrative services for
local infrastructure projects and community facility projects to make communities a
better place to live
- Assisting with grants, providing loans, and local financing tools to develop and
preserve quality, affordable housing
- Serving as the Economic Development District for the region to stimulate economic
growth through comprehensive loan programs, assisting with business plans, and
financial packaging structured to meet the size and needs of individual businesses
- Providing an extensive on-going cooperative planning effort to improve transportation
needs of the area and assisting with regional transit planning to promote transit
programs that further the development of the state's public transportation systems
- Providing training and support assistance to low-income individuals, dislocated
workers, and youth through classroom, pre-employment and on-the-job training
programs
- Providing assistance to low income families with decent, safe, and sanitary housing
in the private rental market
- Facilitating access to employment and services for Iowa job seekers with disabilities
- Providing technical assistance on land use planning, zoning, sub-division regulations,
and local government financing
- Providing assistance in updating city ordinances and conducting requested needs
assessments to determine local housing demand
- Providing information on historic preservation, recreation planning, downtown
revitalization, and urban renewal special taxation districts.
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Upper Explorerland Regional Planning Commission
134 West Greene Street, PO Box 219
Postville, Iowa 52162-0219
Phone: 563-864-7551 Fax: 563-864-7535
uerpc.org
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