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Ogden Local Synergy ActionsMap of the Ogden, Iowa Project Area

  • Ogden gathered data that justified a goal to the local council, which approved purchasing 3 properties. Ogden demolished those buildings and now 5 adjoining lots are ready for development.
  • Process identified program for new medical clinic and retail space; connections to hardware store and other opportunities to redevelopment for neighborhood.
  • Local equity capital identified for new clinic; financing source identified as well.  
  • Ogden is raising community consciousness of local support— the local paper helped through an article that featured how the local feed and hardware store is a key anchor that can accommodate the needs of the local customers.
  • Ogden recently identified that the summer baseball club was supporting a chain grocery store out of town.  Now the club has shifted purchasing contracts to the local Ogden grocer and is developing other local buying opportunities to support the store.
  • An aggregator for supplying locally-grown vegetables is starting to contract with camps and growers, collecting from growers, cleaning, packaging and distributing to camps— this helps local growers to market to consumers.
  • Ogden held a kick off public meeting with 70 people and identified new talent, new energy, new active community leaders for the new Ogden Legacy Community Development Corporation.
  • Ogden conducted a community assets study and in one week received participation of over 300 adults and youth out of a total population of 2,000.   The community assets study helped to identify key components to revitalization and sustainability of Ogden.

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About the Project
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization offered the City of Ogden, Iowa technical support to identify reuse strategies for the Brownfields within the downtown community. USEPA, in partnership with Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), is providing redevelopment planning support to city officials as they plan to revitalize the downtown community, including three parcels in the middle of downtown and the abandoned gas station that serves as the gateway to their community and a recreational destination park. Support from USEPA is provided through staff and contractor support for Brownfields planning. IDNR is providing staff support and funding, as eligible, for assessment and cleanup work on each of the Brownfields properties.

USEPA will be supporting Ogden city officials to assess redevelopment opportunities and conduct initial redevelopment visioning with community members. In order to understand the possibilities for redevelopment, initial steps will include:

  • Improving opportunities for communications between project partners and also with the broader community;
  • Conducting a Community Asset Analysis to understand available markets and uses of the greater region around Ogden;
  • Providing training on the Brownfields process;
  • Conducting a market assessment of the greater region around Ogden to understand strengths and weaknesses of the community;
  • Distributing a community survey to understand how the community uses Ogden or would like to use Ogden in the future;
  • Developing reuse plan concepts for the Brownfield sites; and
  • Providing support for ultimate reuse and ownership options.

Through contractor support, USEPA will produce redevelopment plans, which will be grounded in market data, community needs, and site conditions. City officials will be provided with several tools that can be used to market new business opportunities and promote revitalization of the downtown corridor.

Local Synergy Ogden Webinar: Results of Planning Team Visit & Public Meeting:

 

Ogden Market Analysis - Webinar Video (presented live on October 12, 2010):

Presentation By Burt Chojnowski, Board Member of "Fairfield First," Fairfield, IA (presented live on 11/9/10)

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