Downtown Burlington may be in for a makeover.
With the help of a Des Moines-based engineering firm, downtown Burlington will see plans for revitalization after the city council reviews final plans in July.
“We want to be moving forward and continue to build on momentum,” Bethany Wilcoxon, senior advisor at McClure Engineering, told the Burlington City Council Monday night.
Last year, the city received a Creative Placemaking grant through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The $35,000 grant will be paired with a local match donated by various local groups to create a plan that will give downtown Burlington a more cohesive look. A total of $57,250 is allocated for the planning portion of the project.
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Extraordinary Eggs Return to Water Works Park
Earth Day Celebration Egg Hunt and Trash Pick Up
Des Moines, Water Works Park The Water Works Park Foundation in conjunction with the Great Outdoors Foundation and Des Moines Water Works announced today that the eggs will be back in the park on Saturday, April 24th. The event will take place between 8:00 am and 2:00 pm.
Initially introduced on Earth Day weekend in 2018, the egg hunt has become a favorite of park goers. “We add some new wrinkles each year,” stated Amy Jennings, Foundation Board President. “This year we are wrapping our activities around the theme CARE…for instance, Care about the environment. Care about your health. Care about water quality. Care about public art. Our partners are helping us underscore that message with several activities to underscore the theme.”
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A “now hiring” sign is posted on the patio of the former Louie’s Wine Dive in the Iowa River Landing in Coralville this past September. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)
At least some elements of remote work likely will continue after the pandemic, panelists said Tuesday morning as part of The Gazette’s Business Breakfast Series.
Jason Glass, who runs a human resources consulting company Glass People Solutions, said the pre-coronavirus work norms would not return immediately “even if we wave a magic wand and tomorrow there were no pandemic concerns.”
“That work environment has forever been changed,” Glass said.