It's a small miracle that facility stayed open as long as it did. Smithfield wanted to close it in the 90's but the city gave them half the vault to keep it open and was prepared this time to give the other half of the vault to move it south of town to a new facility in a city-owned development.
And make no mistake about it, if the Missourior Floyd Rivers ever flooded that area again, which wont happen becuase of the upstream dams and other flood control, the city of Sioux City would be at the front of the line trying to get someone to tear it down with FEMA money.
As other areas of Iowa are still having their unemployment rates continue to climb, my old town Sioux City in particular is now the only city in Iowa over 7%, this is great news and hopefully means a net increase for the CR area in addition to the increased workforce downtown. Job well done by all involved.
Since knowing that their Grandpa and Great Grandpa were in the military, my kids have always had a tremendous respect for soldiers. When they see a soldier / airman about town with a uniform on, they ask to shake his / her hand. We certainly will be going to the parade on Tuesday to see this young man.
US Cell is the perfect size for this tournament and has great sight lines for viewing both courts. Wells Fargo is too big and Tyson in Sioux City has horrible sight lines with its low-angle seating. If there are no construction issues, the IGHSAA should keep it here.
I don't know where other high-level members of the CR government live and don't plan on stalking anyone to find out. That being said, it's a nice change of pace to see someone at a high level actually living in the downtown area and trying to set some sort of example. I also think that the city must continue to push to get its offices back to the area. If I'm a prospective business, I'm thinking, "Why didn't the city find interim space downtown after the flood? Why am I being pushed to locate downtown when the city is still out by Twin Pines?"
I didn't live here when the flood happened or immediately after but I do think that a huge opportunity to say "Come back!" was missed by not finding something down there. When the City of Sioux City's offices were being reconstructed in the mid 90's, they relocated everything into a mostly vacant office building downtown. The MCI building that was offered to GoDaddy would seem to be a good fit with the necessary repairs to HVAC and other flood-damaged areas. Could Sioux City have located offices in a suburban office park? Yes. Are the situations different? Yes, but I don't believe it should be going on 2-1/2 years and still have City Hall located in a far corner of the city.
...So he wants all state agency heads to essentially quit and do it in writing. How much could he possibly glean from an " I resign" letter and then make a clear decision? Or am I missing something? Is he clairvoyant? Are they supposed to say: 'I resign...But here's why I should keep my job' ?'
How about just wearing a combination of school colors? It was better when just the students coordinated colors, IMO. I also feel it has taken away some of the blaze orange / yellow rain slicker / camo look of the cold weather schools...
For sure, the majority of the neighborhood is for the trail since they realize the benefits of having it run through the area. The people who are against it cannot come to grips with why their neighbors would want to be for it thus, "...you are breaking up a small little community."
I would love to be closer to a trail. I can't imaging the amount of gasoline and wear & tear on my car that would be saved if I could safely ride my bike instead of being on the street. I've been on several of the trail sections in town and have never come across any maintenance issues. Certainly there are some but I dare say that a paved trail is better than an abandoned and overgrown railroad bed. The naysayers may change their minds but they won't tell anyone. This was in the paper a few weeks ago and was also in the city's newsletter that can be had for free by anyone with a computer. There really isn't any excuse for someone pleading ignorance.
First time I had a Panera "bagel", all I could think of was, "that's not a bagel." And it's not. There's no way in h e l l that a Panera bagel has ever been boiled.
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