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Serving Local Governments In Benton, Iowa, Jones, Johnson, Linn And Washington Counties For Over 40 Years

In This Issue
IEDA CDBG Award
Vanpool Funding
MedQuarter RLF
CorridorRides in the Region
Calendar
     
April 13th
Solid Waste Technical Advisory Committee Meeting
Benton County Landfill
20th Avenue
Blairstown
9:30 a.m.

April 27th
 ECICOG Board of
Directors Meeting* 
ECICOG Office
700 16th Street NE, Ste 301
Cedar Rapids
1:30 p.m. 

May 25th
 ECICOG Board of 
Directors Meeting*
ECICOG Office
700 16th Street NE, Ste 301
Cedar Rapids
1:30 p.m.

May 29th
ECICOG Office closed in observance of  Memorial Day


* The Policy Committee will meet as an item on the Board's agenda to discuss transportation items


View our full calendar at
www.ecicog.org/event-calendar
ECICOG was established in 1973 to promote regional cooperation and provide professional planning services to local governments in Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn and Washington Counties. ECICOG also provides solid waste planning services to Tama County and transportation planning services to Cedar County.

2017 Members of the ECICOG Board of Directors:
Aaron Moniza

Ed Raber
Alan  Johnson
(Chair)
John Harris
Bob Yoder
Jon Zirkelbach
Ben Rogers
Kathleen VanSteenhuyse 
Brent Hinson Kevin Heitshusen

Bob Yoder
Laurie Goodrich
Cathy Knebel
Mike Carberry
Darrin Gage
Paula Mitchell-Hinzman
Dave Fish

Todd Wiley

Don Gray
Vicki Pope
Dusty Embree
ECICOG Staff
Ext
Doug Elliott
   Executive Director
 122
Gina Peters
   Administrative Assistant
 120
Tracey Achenbach
   Housing Trust Funds
 139
Mary Rump
   Transportation & Regional
   Development Director
128
Brock Grenis, AICP
    Transit Administrator/Planner
 137
Chad Sands, AICP
    Housing & Community 
    Development Director
 127
Gary Hughes
    Grant Writer/Administrator
 129
Melanie Riley
    Community Development
 138
Mark Culver
    Housing Specialist
 124
Jennifer Ryan Fencl
    Solid Waste & Environmental 
    Services Director
 131
Alicia Presto
  Iowa Waste Exchange
 121
John Bruce
  Iowa Waste Exchange
 123
Robyn Jacobson
    Contracts Administrator		 134


East Central Iowa
Council of Governments
700 Sixteenth Street NE, Suite 301
Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
319-365-9941
Fax: 319-365-9981

IEDA CDBG Award for Anamosa Waste Water Improvement Project

The Community Development Block Grant program from the Iowa Economic Development Authority recently awarded $600,000 to assist Anamosa's Water Improvement Project. The award will help the city address the problematic needs for their water system, including safety and non-compliance issues and the replacement and/or upgrade of their equipment which is attaining life-expectancy.

For more information on the award view the IEDA press release.
CorridorRides Receives Funding for 2nd Year of Vanpool Program
 
The CorridorRides Vanpool Program has received funding for their second year from the Iowa Transportation Commission Iowa's Clean Air Attainment Program. CorridorRides will be receiving $166,240 to help provide vanpool subsidies for participants in the program, each vanpool can receive up to a $400 monthly subsidy.

"The Iowa Transportation Commission Iowa's Clean Air Attainment Program was created in 1994 for the purpose of reducing transportation-related congestion and air pollution. This funding is available to cities, counties, state agencies, and nonprofit organizations through an annual application-based program."

For more information on the award, view the  Iowa DOT press release. To learn more about CorridorRides, visit www.CorridorRides.com
ECICOG Administering
MedQuarter RLF

ECICOG is administering a new revolving loan fund (RLF), the MedQuarter RLF. The MedQuarter RLF provides loans for small businesses that are looking for creation and expansion assistance and are located or will be relocating within the MedQuarter Regional Medical District boundaries. Funds may be used in conjunction with local lenders to serve as gap financing.

For more information on the program, which started April 3rd go to our website at www.ecicog.org/medquarter-rlf
CorridorRides in the Community   
ECICOG Executive Director Doug Elliott  presents CorridorRides to a full house at  1 Million Cups Iowa City/Cedar Rapids  on March 29th. 



ECICOG staff participated in the 2017 Community Cultural Celebration and Expo at the Cedar Rapids Public Library on March 18th. There were 1,598 people in attendance at the event.