Clapsaddle-Garber Associates, Inc. (CGA) reminds local municipalities and counties that the U.S. Census Bureau is now conducting the Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS). Do not miss your opportunity to participate in the BAS to ensure that the Census Bureau has current and accurate boundary, legal name, and status information for counties and local governments. This…
By Steve Troskey, AICP The first thing we notice as we enter a small town is the way the corridor looks. How does it function? What does it say about the community we are about to enter? Too often in our smaller towns, we focus development along these roads in a single direction, leading to…
By Stephanie Rottinghaus and Micah Cutler As members of the Iowa League of Cities, we recently had the privilege of attending their first virtual conference. While typically the gathering brings hundreds of city officials and administrators from all over the state of Iowa together to network, things were very different this year, although the conference…
What Can You do NOW to Prepare for GIS LATER? By Micah Cutler, GISP A Geographic Information System (GIS) can assist a municipality and its leaders to more easily access information as well as make better-informed decisions and manage a wide variety of assets. By utilizing resources such as aerial photography, engineering plans, and GPS…
Stephen Troskey, AICP Iowa law is very clear about when the public must be given a chance to speak during Planning Commission items. When participation is required the meeting item is called a Public Hearing. When a public body meets to discuss regular business but the public is not mandated by law to have an…
As members of the Iowa League of Cities, we recently had the privilege of attending their annual conference in Dubuque. This gathering brings hundreds of city officials and administrators from all over the state of Iowa together to network, attend educational sessions and gather resources in order to assist their communities with the issues they…
CGA has been exhibiting at the League of Cities Conference for as long as the conference has existed (so a long time)! Each year we’ve had the privilege to meet new people as well as network with city administrators and officials we’ve had relationships with for many years. We’re excited to be exhibiting at this…
Clapsaddle-Garber Associates, Inc. (CGA) is pleased to be exhibiting at the Iowa League of Cities Conference September 25-27, 2019 at the Grand River Center, 500 Bell Street, Dubuque. Nearly 500 officials from large, medium and small cities around the state are expected this year at the largest event in Iowa geared toward municipalities. The League’s…