Please take a few moments to complete a community transportation needs survey.  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JNHGG23.  The information collected through this survey will help our region’s Passenger Transportation Advisory Group understand your issues and needs, and work to address them through the region's Passenger Transportation Plan. The deadline to participate in this survey is Friday, Sept. 29th. 

Thank you!

If you are an agency, business or organization in Northeast Iowa that coordinates client transportation or has clients with transportation needs please take a moment to complete the 2017 Agency Transportation Needs Assessment.  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/JNJRTJV.  The information collected through this survey will help our region’s Passenger Transportation Advisory Group understand your issues and needs, and work to address them through the region's Passenger Transportation Plan. Your input will also allow for a more thorough knowledge of available resources in the area.

The deadline to participate in this survey is Friday, Sept. 29th.  Thank you!

The regional Transportation Advisory Group has worked with EARL Public Transit and Upper Explorerland to plan a regional Transportation Summit on October 18^th at NICC (Calmar).  NICC is a partner for the event and has provided the Wilder Business Center location, and funds were granted by ITC to assist with planning and implementation.  Two keynote speakers and 9 best practice speakers will shed light on transportation concerns and solutions for NE Iowa.  We invite regional stakeholders in economic development, transportation, workforce, tourism, education, non-profit/services, and recreation to attend the event to engage in a discussion of how transportation supports economic development and quality of life for area residents.  Visit the following websites to register and learn more:

Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/163179337567902/?acontext=%7B%22source%22%3A5%2C%22page_id_source%22%3A175314592497275%2C%22action_history%22%3A%5b%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22main_list%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%22%7B%5C%22page_id%5C%22%3A175314592497275%2C%5C%22tour_id%5C%22%3Anull%7D%22%7D%5d%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D

Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfAvtuJaSAC72ltMYebgAc8ihAD8h_m6VpFlYoNqQf0F3CQTw/viewform

Some of the headlines you can read about this month:

• Notice of FEMA Funds Availablility
• STEM Festival held on October 12th in Oelwein
• Small Town Sign Replacement Program
• Board Spotlight - Patrick Murray
• Gov. Reynolds announces SBA disaster assistance for 7 storm-damaged counties
• Iowa Downtown Conference
• Get your walking and riding legs ready
• UERPC offices CLOSED Monday, September 4th for Labor Day

Some of the headlines you can read about this month:

• County View Dairy Yogurt Served at the US Open
• Board Spotlight-Jeremy Jostand
• Nuisance Property and Abandoned Building Remediation Program
• UERPC Awarded Grant
• IEDA awards CDBG funds
• Iowa Walking College Update
• NEIRHTF Accepting Applications

Some of the headlines you can read about this month:

• Walk More Connect More
• Employee Spotlight-Ashley Stanbrough
• NAHRO Awards
• 2018-2022 TIP draft is open for review
• Bike Rodeo Event
• Allamakee County Economic Development and Tourism and Upper Explorerland Join Forces

Some of the headlines you can read about this month:

• Candidate Class Held
• Board Spotlight-Janell Bradley
• Northeast Iowa Food and Fitness Initiative
• Thank you RSVP Program
• Walk Northeast Iowa
• Clayton County Conservation Board Seeks Feedback
• NE Iowa Family STEM Festival
• WCDI Biz Booster/Ag-Mini Grant
• Save the Date-City Clerk Meeting

Clayton County Conservation Board is seeking input from area residents regarding their use of park and trail facilities in Clayton County.  Please take a moment to complete the survey, which can be found at the following web link:  https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2017CCCBParkUserSurvey.  The feedback provided will be used to set goals for future park, trail and open space expansion, improvement and protection.   Thank you!

UERPC is seeking car bids for a 2009 Chevy Impala, LS 3.5L V6 package, 4-speed transmission, 122,000 highway miles, white exterior, four-door, cloth interior, air bags, cruise control, power doors and window locks, very clean. Minimum bid is $5,500.  Sealed bids due on May 19, 2017 at 12:00 (noon) to Rachelle Howe, UERPC, 325 Washington Street, Decorah, IA  52101.  Do not need to be present at opening.  Will let bidders know by May 26th.

Some of the headlines you can read about this month:

• Senator Ernst Visits UERPC
• Board Spotlight-Elizabeth Jaster
• Candidate Class to be Held
• Audit Complete
• The Business Workforce Alliance Luncheon
• CDBG Water/Sewer Awards Announced
• UERPC's April Bril awarded Iowa Walking College Fellowship
• Safe Routes to School
• Clayton County Job Fair
• Great Give Day

Some of the headlines you can read about this month:

• City of Oelwein Fix and Flip Housing Loan Program
• Employee Spotlight Valerie Reinke
• Northeast Iowa Family STEM Festival
• Emerging Technology: Pollutant Removal Systems for Municipal and Industrial Wastewater
• Clayton County Job Fair
• UERPC Wellness Day
• UERPC to Update their Transportation Planning Work Program

Some of the headlines you can read about this month:

• Legislative Breakfast
• Board Spotlight - Megan Kohr
• ICOG Launches New Logo
• 2017 NE Iowa Family STEM Festival
• Community Walks
• WSB Takes Hollywood by Storm
• Iowa Walking College
• ITC Midwest partners with NIBN
• Iowa's New Way To Connect for Shared Rides

Some of the headlines you can read about this month:

• UERPC Legislative Event
• Board Spotlight-Jill Halverson
• Construction Simulator Open House
• Owner Occupied Rehabilitation Program
• UERPC Board Changes

Some of the headlines you can read about this month:

• Wellmark Foundation Awarding Grants
• Employee Spotlight-Karen Cooper
• Beat the Blues Winter Marathon Challenge
• Oelwein Housing Study Completed
• Inspired Magazine article
• Clayton County Housing Study Wrapping Up
• State Housing Trust Fund Grants to Spur Affordable Housing

Some of the headlines you can read about:

• Housing Summit Held in Calmar
• Board Member Spotlight-Randee Koenig
• Winter Travel Information
• Community Glow Walk

Some of the headlines you can read about:

• Apprenticeship Opportunities
• Board Spotlight-Patti Ruff
• Disaster Funding Available
• NEIRHTF Accepting Applications
• Daylight Savings
• Owner Occupied Rehabilitation Program

Some of the headlines you can read about this month:

• Bank of the West Donation to the NEIRHTF
• UERPC Board Spotlight-Larry Schellhammer
• Clayton County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigan Plan approved
• Candidate Class Cancelled
• SBA Offers Disaster Assistance
• NE IA Clerk's Meeting and Workshop
• Rural Business Development Grant
• Victims of Flooding
• Alliant Energy Rebates

A grant from Bank of the West’s Charitable Investments program, was awarded to Upper Explorerland’s Northeast Iowa Regional Housing Trust Fund (NEIRHTF) on behalf of Winneshiek County Development, Inc., in the amount of $4,000 to benefit the organization's housing programs throughout northeast Iowa. The NEIRHTF serves all of Allamakee, Clayton, Howard, and Winneshiek Counties. The goal of this program is to develop, redevelop, rehabilitate, and renovate single-family and/or multi-family owner-occupied and rental dwellings. These funds can be used for roof repair, furnace repair and replacement, energy efficiency updates, electrical and plumbing, handicap accessibility, homebuyer assistance, etc.
 
For more information about the program, please contact Lori Brockway or Sarah Snitker at 563-864-7551 or by visiting http://uerpc.org/housing-trust-fund.html

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Some of the headlines you can read about this month:

• Safe Routes to School
• Employee Spotlight-Ross Hadley
• NICC Offers Class "Creating a Respectful Workplace"
• NEIRHTF is accepting applications
• Walkability Workshop

Some of the headlines you can read about:

• UERPC and ECIA Partnership
• Employee Spotlight-Amy Chicos
• EDA Awards Planning Dollars
• NE IA highlighted in Walking Book

Some of the headlines you can read about:

• Summer Intern on Board-Jesse Vorwald
• Northeast Iowa Clerk's Association Meets
• Owner Occupied Rehabilitation Program
• Summertime Health Tips
• NEIRHTF is Accepting Applications
• Five Projects Awarded to Northeast Iowa Commuties

CLAYTON COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN ANNOUNCEMENT – CALL FOR PUBLIC REVIEW & INPUT

Clayton County, Iowa Multi-Jurisdictional Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) will be available on the East Central Intergovernmental (ECIA) website (http://www.ecia.org/publications/index.cfm under News Articles/Misc.) from June 13 – July 15, 2016 for public review and input. The plan covers the jurisdictions of: Cities of Clayton, Elkader, Elkport, Farmersburg, Garber, Garnavillo, Guttenberg, Luana, Marquette, McGregor, Monona, Osterdock, North Buena Vista, St. Olaf, Strawberry Point and Volga. It also includes the Unincorporated County and the Community School Districts of Central, Clayton and MFL MarMac.

Each of the cities, the county and the school districts worked diligently to identify the strategies that addressed their individual concerns and the county as a whole.  For a hard copy of the plan, or for additional information, contact Jennifer Walker, Project Coordinator at ECIA at 563-556-4166 or jwalker@ecia.org. Or contact, Sarah Moser, Emergency Management Agency Coordinator for Clayton County at 563-245-3004, ext. 1 or ema@claytoncountyia.gov.

Some of the headlines you can read about:

• Transportation Update
• Employee Spotlight-Michelle Barness
• Iowa Association of Regional Councils Announces Carl Lingen as Executive Director
• 2016 Business and Community Wellness Summit
• Nuisance Property and Abandoned Building Program

Some of headlines you can read about:

• Free Business Consulting
• Employee Spotlight-April Bril
• Bike Safety Awarded
• Audit Complete
• NE IA Clerks Association Meeting
• NE IA Family STEM Festival
• Great Give Day

Some of the headlines you can read about:
*Annual STEM Festival
*Sam Whitehead replaces Organist at FCED
*Christensen Attends Conference in Minnesota
*EDA Priorities
*Audit Complete
*Financing Options for Small Business