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The
Iowa Northland Regional Council of Governments is a voluntary
association of local governments established by state law
serving the member jurisdictions in Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan,
Butler, Chickasaw and Grundy counties. As a service and planning
organization, it is responsible for coordinating, assisting
and facilitating programs in Community and Economic Development
that will benefit all governmental bodies in the INRCOG region.
Emphasis is placed on intergovernmental communication and
cooperation, accessing of funds, and the need for continuing,
comprehensive planning.
***NEWS
AND UPDATES***
Draft
Transportation Improvement Programs Available
The
Draft FY 2013-2016 Transportation Improvement Programs for the
Black Hawk County Metropolitan Area Transportation Policy Board
(MPO) and Iowa Northland Regional Transportation Authority (RTA)
are now available for review. These documents list transportation
projects programmed for federal aid in the next four federal
fiscal years. The MPO includes the Waterloo-Cedar Falls metropolitan
area, and the RTA includes Black Hawk (outside the metropolitan
area), Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw, and Grundy Counties.
Draft MPO
FY2013-2016 TIP
Draft RTA
FY2013-2016 TIP
There
will be two public open houses in May to give the public the
opportunity to view and comment on the programs. Transportation
staff from INRCOG will be available to discuss the draft TIPs.
There will not be a formal presentation - citizens are welcome
to stop by at any time during the open houses. The open houses
will be held:
Tuesday,
May 22, 2012
4:30-6:00 p.m.
St. Paul's United Methodist Church
207 W. Louise St., Waterloo
Thursday,
May 24, 2012
4:30-6:00 p.m.
Cedar Falls Community Center
524 Main St., Cedar Falls
Following
the open houses, the MPO and RTA will each hold a Public Hearing
at their June meeting to review public input and consider
approval of their Draft TIP. The MPO Public Hearing will be
on June 14, 2012, at 10:00 a.m., and the RTA Public Hearing
will be on June 20, 2012, at 1:30 p.m. Both hearings will
be at the INRCOG Center, 229 E. Park Ave., Waterloo. The public
is welcome to attend.
If
you have questions about the TIPs or would like to provide
comments on the programs or projects, please contact Andrea
White.
Highway 58 Corridor Study 5/1/12
RFP
Responses
Traffic
Incident Management Plan for I-380 Reconstruction 3/5/12
In
preparation for the I-380 reconstruction project, the Iowa DOT
and Alfred Benesch & Co. have been leading the I-380 Traffic
Incident Management planning process. Documents and maps related
to this project will be updated here for agencies involved in
the planning process.
Traffic
Incident Management Guidelines for Incidents During the Interstate
380 Reconstruction Projects-draft
Traffic
Incident Management (TIM) Response Guidelines
I-380
Reconstruction
Visit the Iowa DOT's
I-380 Reconstruction Project website
and Facebook
page for up-to-date information related to reconstruction of
6.49 miles of southbound Interstate 380 from the U.S. 20 interchange
to west of River Forest Road in Waterloo!
INRCOG
Accepting Housing Rehabilitation Applications 1/31/12
INRCOG
is now accepting Owner-Occupied Housing Rehabilitation Program
applications from homeowners in Beaman, Independence and Tripoli.
For more information, visit our Housing
webpage.
Single
Family New Construction (SFNC 4) Program
1/26/12
The State of Iowa recently announced a 4th round of the
Single Family New Construction Program (SFNC 4). The objective
of this program is to stimulate affordable new housing construction
in communities by offering 25 percent down-payment assistance
to income and credit qualified families who purchase a new
home that is built as a direct result of this program. All
homes to be built under this program must be under construction
by March 15, 2013. All homebuyers must be at or below 80
percent of the County Median Income and all homes must have
an all-inclusive purchase price of below $150,000.
The
Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) is requiring that
INRCOG submit an individual development plan for each community
that is interested in participating in the Single Family New
Construction activity. INRCOG will put together the development
plans from information provided by each participating community
and collectively forward them to the State under one cover
application. The Development Plan is due to the State by February
29, 2012. Consequently, we are requesting that communities
who want to participate submit the necessary information to
the INRCOG Housing Department no later than February 13, 2012,
so we have time to format all of the material by the February
29th deadline. For more information, contact Jim
Rodemeyer.
Notice
of Funds Availability-Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
5/6/11
The State of Iowa will receive FEMA disaster
funding under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) as
part of Presidential disaster declarations DR-1977-IA (May
5, 2011) as a result of severe storms, tornadoes and straight-line
winds that occurred in our State this spring. For more information
click
here.
University
Avenue Corridor
-The Iowa DOT and its consultants
have started the NEPA Environmental Study for this corridor.
A
kickoff meeting was held December 13, 2011.
-The University Avenue 2008-2010 Corridor Study final
report is
available. Questions or comments about the report should be
directed to Andrea White.
Iowa
Floodplain & Stormwater Management Association
IFMSA
RFP documents
IFSMA
Proposal to IDNR
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