Recap : Zoning and Codes Public Input Meeting

Approximately 35-40 downtown property owners, interested citizens of Red Oak, and community leaders attended the third of five public input meetings at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, October 25th at the US Bank Community Room in Downtown Red Oak.  Daric O'Neal and Mike Thompson with Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture and Steve Jensen AICP, ASLA with Steven Jensen Consulting  presented concepts and ideas related to Zoning Overlay Districts, Pattern Books, Form Base Guidelines, and Smart Codes.  Those in attendance had an opportunity to ask a lot of questions and engage in dialogue related to the subjects.

If you were unable to attend, the presentation can be viewed by clicking here, or it can be found in the "Downloads" section of this web site.

November 3, 2011 Steering Committee Agenda

You can find the agenda for the next Steering Committee Meeting to be held at 6:00 pm, November 3rd, 2011 at the Montgomery County History Center by clicking here.

Recap : Fountain Square Park Public Input Meeting

Approximately 50 to 60 downtown property owners, interested citizens of Red Oak, and community leaders attended the second of five public input meetings at 7:00 pm on Monday, October 17th at the US Bank Community Room in Downtown Red Oak.  Daric O'Neal with Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture presented concepts and ideas related to Fountain Square Park, it's current and potential uses, the bandstand, war memorials, playground, site furnishings and landscape.  Those in attendance had an opportunity to ask a lot of questions and engage in dialogue related to the subjects.  There were some great ideas that came from this meeting.

If you were unable to attend, the presentation can be viewed by clicking here, or it can be found in the "Downloads" section of this web site.

Fountain Square Park Public Input Meeting

When:  Monday October 17, 7:00 pm at the US Bank Community Room.

Plan on attending this community meeting where you can provide your thoughts on the future of downtown Red Oak.  Have and opinion?  Please share it.  Got an idea?  Express it graphically.  Just curious.  Come and listen.  These meetings will be "town hall" style with a little presentation and a lot of interaction, discussion, and sketching of thoughts and ideas.  Everyone will have an opportunity to be heard.

Specific topics for the Fountain Square Park Public Input Meeting includes discussion of items specific to the park itself, including but not limited to the bandstand, park furnishings, war memorials, Red Oak "wall of fame", landscaping and park activities.

Recap : Historic District Public Input Meeting

Approximately 65 to 70 downtown property owners, interested citizens of Red Oak, and community leaders attended the first of five public input meetings at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, October 11th at the Red Oak Grand Theatre.  Daric O'Neal with Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture presented information to the public on the National Register of Historic Places and Main Street Iowa programs.  The information was well received, and people in attendance had an opportunity to ask a lot of questions and engage in dialogue related to the subjects.

If you were unable to attend, the presentation can be viewed by clicking here, or it can be found in the "Downloads" section of this web site.

October 13th, 2011 Steering Committee Agenda

You can find the agenda for the next Steering Committee Meeting to be held at 6:00 pm, October 13th, 2011 at the Montgomery County History Center by clicking here.

KCSI Radio Interview

Jan Norris and Daric O'Neal had a chance to speak with Jerry Dietz about the project and the upcoming public input meetings.  The audio from that interview can be found by clicking here.  (Please be patient, the file is large.)

Historic District Public Input Meeting

When:  Tuesday October 11, 7:00 pm at the Red Oak Grand Theatre.

Plan on attending this community meeting where you can provide your thoughts on the future of downtown Red Oak.  Have and opinion?  Please share it.  Got an idea?  Express it graphically.  Just curious.  Come and listen.  These meetings will be "town hall" style with a little presentation and a lot of interaction, discussion, and sketching of thoughts and ideas.  Everyone will have an opportunity to be heard.

Specific topics for the Historic District Public Input Meeting includes discussion of the National Register of Historic Places and Main Street Iowa Programs.

Presentation

In addition to the information available this web site, the actual presentation from the July 28th, 2011 public  meeting can be found at the link HERE.  Please keep in mind while viewing the presentation, that there was a presenter describing the information on each slide.