Investing in your community (western IA)

[Dr.bannedman]

https://www.kcci.com/article/woodbi...R-bUUiEfyWiYcerjRLLOubT76ZQzmR0-xG1CRdol5Lm5w

 

[Frak]

Woodbine benefits greatly from people commuting to Omaha. They're about 40 minutes from downtown Omaha, so you get a ton of people that can stay in small town Iowa, but work in the city.

 

[brett108]

Anything that will help some of the small towns stay afloat is great in my book.

 

[Gunnerclone]

It’s an exurb not a small town at this point. This is basically a picture of the effect of geography and easy access to a major population center vs being in the middle of Calhoun County.

 

[JM4CY]

That’s cool. Also, kcci website is horrible on mobile.

 

[simply1]

That’s interesting, I’d love to see the funding model to build that. Not a drive I’d like to do to Omaha as it’s closer to an hour, but once or twice a week maybe.

 

[simply1]

Clean up the Facebook click tracker boomer.

 

[drmwevr08]

One of the best real estate developers in Omaha calls Woodbine home I believe. I think he's done some good work there too, but I never went to see.

 

[RLD4ISU]

Woodbine is also a Main Street community, which is part of a national organization. Woodbine has been working for quite a few years to revitalize their downtown and community.

National Main Street info: https://www.mainstreet.org/home

 

[Bigman38]

That’s interesting, I’d love to see the funding model to build that. Not a drive I’d like to do to Omaha as it’s closer to an hour, but once or twice a week maybe.

Yeah, not a commute I’d want to daily as it’s 40 mins to Omaha and then at least another 15-20 to where you work. Maybe the WFH shift is making living in these types of communities more reasonable.

 

[Rabbuk]

That’s interesting, I’d love to see the funding model to build that. Not a drive I’d like to do to Omaha as it’s closer to an hour, but once or twice a week maybe.

I couldn't tell from the story if it was a bond issue or what. The transcript was super odd.

 

[mkadl]

My administrative assistant just moved to Woodbine. Now she travels 30 minutes to get to work. Her husband drives the same distance daily.

 

[SEIOWA CLONE]

Bloomfield has a facility much like this one, it was built 15 to 20 years ago from a donation by a local farmer on his death. The facility has two BB courts, weightlifting, a walking area around the BB courts, 2 racquetball courts, a good-sized meeting room with a kitchen in it. They rent it to the general public for family gatherings, the school holds its after prom there, old peoples bb leagues and the rest of it.
The local city government runs the place, and the school gets first dibs on the facility until 5:00 during the week. They sometimes have HS volleyball and MS and elementary BB tournaments there.

Small county seat towns, next to large urban areas, need to be proactive and get the word out, you can live in our smaller town of 2500 to 5000 and drive to work 20 to 40 miles and have the best of both worlds.

 

[bozclone]

What a great story. Good for Woodbine.

 

[simply1]

Wanted to follow up on this town.

Affordable Family Homes - Harvest Hills At Woodbine

Brand new homes for $175,000 3 different home styles in a brand new neighborhood in a booming small town! All homes are 3 Bed, 2 Bath, 2 Car Garage located in Woodbine, IA -- only 50 mins from downtown Omaha! 20 of the 40 homes are currently left. Open floor plan with modern finishes including

www.harvesthillsatwoodbine.com

40 affordable homes being sold $100k under construction costs.

45,000 sq ft education center

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[SCarolinaCy]

Anything that will help some of the small towns stay afloat is great in my book.

Establish local laws that prevent corporations from owning farms.