Oakville to Hold Community Recovery Open House 

Release Date: October 18, 2008
Release Number: 1763-198

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OAKVILLE, Iowa -- The Oakville Community Vision Committee will host an Open House October 23, 2008, from 6 – 8 p.m. at the Oakville Community Center. Residents of Oakville, Eliot and Huron Townships, and the surrounding area will have an opportunity to review and comment on the recovery projects developed by the Oakville Vision Committee and the Oakville Recovery Task Force.

The Vision Committee and Recovery Task Force members will be on hand to answer questions and discuss the projects.

Residents are urged to attend this event. "We want input from the community, to hear what they want to do and have a say in what will happen to the town," said Task Force member Kathie Whitaker. "It is important that the entire community participates, not just a few."

Project descriptions and sketches illustrating the suggested projects will be available. The suggested projects were developed by members of the Oakville Recovery Task Force, assisted by representatives from the Rebuild Iowa Office (RIO) and members of FEMA's  Long-Term Community Recovery (LTCR) program.

"This is the next step to defining the future of the Oakville area," said Tina Potthoff, communications director for the Rebuild Iowa Office.  "It is imperative that the opinions of residents are heard so their input can be used in the project development process."

The projects are the culmination of a series of meetings by the Vision Committee and the Recovery Task Force with input from the citizens of the Oakville area. Each project addresses a recovery need identified by the community, and will become part of Oakville's Long-Term Community Recovery Plan.

The Oakville Task Force is made up of five groups, each focused on recovery issues in one of the following areas:  Community Safety and Community Affairs, Sustainable Transportation and Infrastructure, Economic Development (Business and Agriculture), Community Planning and Housing, and Oakville Alternative Futures.

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Last Modified: Monday, 20-Oct-2008 09:12:57