Planning

Nutrition World Outdoor Fitness Center

What I love about the Nutrition World Outdoor Fitness Center project is that it is both aspirational and inspirational.

Last winter Gene Weber came to my office with an idea. I would almost call it a crazy idea (or aspiration) for an outdoor fitness center. The project was going to require fundraising and I expressed some concerns given the other efforts underway for the library, museum and senior center. He said that he understood my concerns. I wished him luck, while secretly thinking that he was going to need some!

Administration Director Valerie Martin with New Phone

This month the CIty implemented a new Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) phone system. The VOIP project was managed by our outgoing Administration Director, Valerie Martin. Valerie is leaving us to pursue an even more noble cause, teaching business skills to high school students in Cassville. She did a fantastic job bringing in this new technology and is leaving us on a high note.

The City sells bonds to investors when we need to complete a major capital project, such as reconstructing a street. The buyers of the bonds are basically loaning money that the City pays back over a period of ten to twenty years. Like a mortgage on a house, the City’s total payment includes both principal and interest payments.

Last month I participated in a strategic planning session for the Platteville Area Industrial Development Corporation (PAIDC). PAIDC markets and manages the Platteville Industrial Park. As part of the strategic planning process, the facilitator had us divide into small groups to complete an “asset map”. We each had to answer questions related to the organizations we belonged to both personally and professionally, then share our responses with our group members.