Text you Blue Zones Support!

Text Your Pledge and Help Make Muscatine a Blue Zone Community!

Muscatine's full application to become a Blue Zone Community will be submitted on January 4th. In the next few weeks we'll find out if Muscatine is one of the finalists which will have a site visit. It's not too late to pledge for Muscatine!  

The path to becoming a Blue Zone Community is a journey that will reap rewards of healthier and more vibrant families, closely connected communities, and an effective and productive workforce. Muscatine is ready.

To pledge via text follow these simple instructions:

1.Text "BZP" to 772937.

2.You will receive a message asking for your email address.  Respond and hit send.

3.You will receive a second message asking for your first and last name.  Respond and hit send.

4.You will receive a third message asking for your zip code.  Respond and hit send.

5.You will receive a final message confirming your response.

More information is available at bluezonesproject.com!

Thank you!  We are now one step closer to becoming a Blue Zone Community.

Blue Zones: Support Muscatine!

We are asking for your support to pledge for Muscatine to become a Blue Zones Community, a place where people live longer and happier lives!

 

Pledges can be completed by signing up at http://www.bluezonesproject.com/citizens/signup or by texting "BZP" to 772937.

 

After kicking off the Healthiest State Initiative on October 7th with the Start Somewhere Walk and submitting a Blue Zones Statement of Interest, the Muscatine community was selected to complete the full application to become a Blue Zones Community.

 

Blue Zones Communities will be selected based, in part, on the number of people that sign up on the website.  If you are a Muscatine area resident and/or wish to help the Muscatine area qualify as a Blue Zones Community, please visit the above website and make your voluntary pledge for our community.

 

Pledge today to endorse Muscatine as a Blue Zones Community!

Council Adopts Goals for 2012

The City Council adopted annual goals for 2012 at its October 20th, 2011, City Council meeting.
The following link will take you to a copy of the goals as adopted:

http://www.muscatineiowa.gov/index.aspx?NID=595

These goals will be used in the development of the budget for next fiscal year.  I hope you have the opportunity to review this years goals and as always, your feedback is appreciated! 

Gregg Mandsager,

City Administrator

Weed Park to Wild Cat Den Trail Ribbon Cutting!

A photo from today's ribbon cutting for the Weed Park to Wild Cat Den Trail!  What a great addition to the Muscatine trail system.  Thanks to all those that contributed to the success of this project!

Mississippi Drive Corridor Project

Please check out the project fly through for the Mississippi Drive Corridor Project:

http://www.muscatineiowa.gov/index.aspx?NID=589

Additional resources will be available soon under the Community Development webpage.

Question: City Administrator Coffee Hour?

Please let me know what you think of having the City Administrator host a quarterly coffee hour at City Hall or around town.  This would be an opportunity for folks to learn more about the City - what is it that the City does, how does the budget process work, etc.  There would be opportunities for short presentations on specific topics, opportunities to ask questions about the City or to get into serious discussions about the levels of service the City provides.  I see the opportunity for this to take a number of different tracks.  So if you would, please let me know if you think this is a good idea and if so, what topics you would be interested in learning more about.

Employee of the Week...We'd like to introduce you to Fran!

Fran started work with the City of Muscatine in 1984 as the Finance Secretary/City Clerk Aid.  In 1986 Fran left to return to school, but returned to the same position in 1989.  

Fran has been in her current position of Administrative Secretary since April 1996.  In her position, Fran assists in the day-to-day operations of the City Administrator’s office and also serves as the Mayor’s secretary.  Fran is responsible for preparing and distributing the City Council agenda as well as attending the City Council meetings and transcribing the minutes.  Fran maintains the public documents stemming from the City Council meetings and other City business.  Fran also maintains the displays at City Hall containing the gifts the city has received from its various Sister Cities. 

Another key duty for Fran is assisting in the maintenance or upkeep of the city’s website which includes posting the City Council agenda and all necessary documents.  Fran has recently been contributing to the City's Facebook page as well.  The web site and its many features have been a great success and in large part that is due to Fran's efforts!

Fran has been a pleasure to work with this past (nearly) 2 years!  She is a great asset to the City (and me) and responsible for keeping things running so smoothly!

Stop by and say hello to Fran when you are at City Hall or say hello online and check out our Facebook page!