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The Imagine2011 100 Ideas

1. Beautify North/South entrances to city

2. Expand, fund, and promote the Cleaniac effort

3. Revitalize homes/neighborhoods through incentives

4. Restore Tallcorn Towers

5. Friday after five events

6. Develop Riverview Park (water/recreation activities)

7. Develop Linn Creek into River walk

8. Implement downtown revitalization plan

9. College tuition assistance for every high school graduate

10. Revitalization of N.13th St. neighborhood

11. Clean-up abandoned industrial sites

12. Revitalize areas under viaducts

13. Expand and improve recreational trail system (hike/bike)

14. Downtown pedestrian mall with green spaces

15. Improve internal/external appearance of MHS

16. Continue development of Sand Lake area

17. Create program to reduce the need for public assistance

18. Affordable preschool for all 4 year olds

19. Develop Iowa Ave.

20. White water rafting

21. Revolving home loans for energy efficiency

22. Outdoor amphitheater

23. Indoor multipurpose sports complex

24. Passenger train service

25. Start-up business assistance (Incubator)

26. Develop city welcome center to better integrate our diverse population

27. Restore historic homes/neighborhoods

28. Remodel/update MHS roundhouse

29. Downtown brewery/microbrew pub

30. Downtown residential housing/lofts

31. Implement Clear Creek Lake plan

32. Reduce residential and commercial property taxes

33. Expanded hospital services with more specialists

34. Pedestrian railroad overpass at south 2nd St. to link Y to new library

35. Improve and better maintain neighborhood park system

36. Offer bilingual education for all students

37. Sidewalks throughout town (ped-friendly streets)

38. Convention and resort hotel

 

39. Tax benefits for small businesses

 

40. Free, expanded recycling center

 

41. Wind farm

     

42. Complete additional phases of the Community Y plan

 

43. Geo-thermal in all schools

   

44. Lower student-teacher ratio in schools

 

45. Annual bike path celebration/visitor attraction

 

46. Permanent band shell

   

47. Clean up outside of all schools

 

48. Revive paint -a- thon

   

49. Downtown Hotel

     

50. Annual Jazz festival

   

51. More childcare facilities

   

52. Strengthen and expand Wi-Fi (Wireless Internet Access)

 

53. Ice skate rink indoor/outdoor

 

54. Increase technology in schools

 

55. Tax incentives for buying local

 

56. Funding to staff community betterment code enforcement

57. Pedestrian bridge over 3rd Ave .at Main St.

 

58. Children's theatre

   

59. Skate park

     

60. 24 hour daycare

     

61. Require HS seniors to participate in civic projects

 

62. Incentive program (funds) for business recruitment

 

63. 4-year college in Marshalltown

 

64. Arboretum/botanical garden

 

65. Ped. bridge over Linn Creek between Y & Chamber

 

66. Earn "Well City" designation through wellness programs

 

67. Better lit streets, sidewalks, parking lots

 

68. Annual film festival

   

69. Year round farmers market (support local farmers)

 

70. Summer jobs, internships for students

 

71. Bottle our great tasting water

 

72. Expand the County fair

   

73. Expand Community College

 

74. Further develop Grimes Farm and its trails

 

75. Combine city and county services

 

76. New city auditorium/Coliseum

 

77. Mexican village/tourist attraction

 

78. Downtown artist studios

   

79. Develop virtual reality tourist attraction

 

80. Theme-based museum with interactive attractions

 

81. Bike lanes on all roadways with bike racks appropriately placed

82. Retirement housing complex with walking paths

 

83. Modernized, updated senior center

 

84. Larger, more diverse police force

 

85. Make all restaurants smoke free

 

86. Recreational railroad dining car

 

87. Create and expand organized neighborhood associations

 

88. Improve Tye Theater and grounds

 

89. Downtown Trolley

   

90. Improve mentoring program for all ages

 

91. Improve grounds of Crosby and Apgar pools.

 

92. Symphony orchestra

   

93. Renovate Miller Middle School Auditorium

 

94. Family outdoor events

   

95. Affordable public transportation county wide

 

96. Music and arts academy

   

97. Universal health care/ affordable insurance

 

98. Pooled insurance for small businesses

 

99. Develop/further develop mountain bike path

 
100. Promote Veteran's Home and museum as a visitor attraction