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MANNING TRAILS
City of Manning Dawn Rohe, City Administrator | 712-655-2176 | dawn@mmctsu.com With over $3.6 million of proposed trails, trail projects will span many years and will be broken down into many phases. Several phases are complete and can be found on the Completed Projects page. The segments that are in progress now are listed below. Hospital Park Connector Trail | Estimated Completion: 2017 This trail will connect the existing City Park Connector Trail to the Manning Regional Healthcare Center Property. With a cost of over $500,000, this trail will be broken into several pieces with completion of the entire trail expected in 2017. So far grants that will be used to help fund this trail include: A Resource Enhancement and Protection (commonly referred to as REAP) Grant from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, a Wellmark Foundation MATCH Grant, a State Rec Trails Grant, and the Iowa Great Places Grant. Trestle Park Trail | Estimated Completion: Fall 2017 This phase is estimated to cost approximately $335,000 and will install a trail from Third Street, along the Nishnabotna River, ending at the new Milwaukee Trestle Park. At over 3,000 feet long, the concrete trail will give pedestrian access to the river and the park. A $167,900 Great Places Grant has been awarded to the City to cover about half of the cost of the trail. The remainder is being fundraised locally. Click here to see a copy of the full trail plan To donate to the trail project click the "Donate" button below. |
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Main Street Bridge Replacement | Estimated Completion: Fall 2016
City of Manning | 712-655-2176 | dawn@mmctsu.com The bridge on South Main Street that goes over Willow Creek will be replaced in 2016. During construction, the road will be closed. The new bridge is being funded through Federal Highway Administration funding, local road use tax funds, and a bequest from Max Timmerman and Leola Timmerman. The bridge will feature a unique decorative rail and lighting. |
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Iowa Great Places Public Art Projects | Estimated Completion: 2017
City of Manning, Dawn Rohe | 712-655-2176 | dawn@mmctsu.com Geri Spies, Garden Club | 712-655-3557 | kgspies@mmctsu.com Manning was recognized as an Iowa Great Place in January 2015. Three of the projects that will receive grant funding as a result of this designation deal with public art. One project involves building four art pieces, each representing a different skyline element, to be placed along Highway 141 with landscaping to enhance their visual appeal. Another project involves installing a water feature in the City park in one of the previously over-grown flower beds. The final project will place five bronze statues throughout the community. |
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Manning Child Care Center Expansion | Fall 2016
Manning Child Care Center Michelle Starman, Director | 712-655-KIDS Manning Child Care Center, opened in 2002, completed a $200,000 expansion project in Sept. 2016 of 2,800 square-feet which allowed the Center to serve more children and families for the community. The center's capacity increased from 60 children to 84 since the expansion. Donations from the Timmerman Trust, Prairie Meadows, Lampe Trust, IA West Foundation, Barbara Renze Foundation, a $75k from a Main Street Manning Challenge grant, and the last $14k from the Manning Betterment Foundation made this expansion project possible. |
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Milwaukee Trestle Park | Estimated Completion: 2017
City of Manning Cory Arp, Parks and Recreation Director | 712-655-3861 | manningrec@mmctsu.com Planning is complete for a new park located near the historic railroad trestle at the north end of Main Street and Center Streets. Volunteer and the City will work together from 2015 to 2017 to install a large IOWA sculpture, a natural play area for children, horseshoe pits, sand volleyball, a restroom/shelter area, and other amenities. Click here to see the entire Trestle Park Plan. |
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Community Visioning | Estimated Completion: 2016
City of Manning Geri Spies, Project Coordinator | 712-655-3557 | jspies@fnbmanning.com Manning participated in Community Visioning in 2012. The resulting projects included new welcome signs, Highway 141 plantings, and trail amenities. With the plan implemented, Manning applied to participate again and was accepted. The Manning Community will work with Trees Forever, the Iowa Department of Transportation, Iowa State University, and private landscape architects to design another Visioning plan for Manning. |
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East Street and Heritage Drive (311th St) Paving Projects | Estimated Completion: Fall 2016
City of Manning | 712-655-2176 | dawn@mmctsu.com Paving crews will pave two sections of gravel in the late summer/fall of 2016. The first is on Heritage Drive (311th Street). To better serve the Hausbarn-Heritage Park and the new Boulders Inn and Suites, the gravel will be paved with concrete from East Street to the second drive of the Hausbarn Heritage Park. The second portion will be to pave one additional block of East Street going south of the school. This will help open opportunities for more residential lots. |
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Industrial Park Expansion (Commercial Street) | Estimated Completion: Fall 2017
City of Manning | 712-655-2176 | dawn@mmctsu.com Manning Betterment Foundation | Aaron Stangl | astangl@fnbmanning.com The Manning Betterment Foundation and the City of Manning are partnering to extend Commercial Street in the Industrial Park while also looping the water to provide better services for existing and potential businesses. |
