Officials from the City of Ottumwa will officially kick off their partnership with the University of Iowa on Friday at the City Hall Council Chambers.
Students and faculty from the Iowa Initiative for Sustainable Communities will tour Ottumwa site projects that include an airport area master plan, a community health fair, and a downtown master plan. Travis Kraus, IISC director and professor in the University of Iowa School of Planning and Public Affairs, will be available for interviews, along with officials from the City of Ottumwa.
A complete itinerary of Friday’s event is listed below. More information is available online: https://grad.uiowa.edu/ui-
8:10 a.m. | University of Iowa students and faculty depart from Jessup Hall
10:00 a.m. | Convene in Ottumwa, City Hall Council Chambers (105 3rd St. E.)
10:15 – 10:45 a.m. | Introductions and Welcome from Mayor Benjamin Foote; Phil Rath, City Administrator; and Amal Eltahir, Community Development Director
10:45 – 11:30 a.m. | University of Alumni Community Panel
Panelists: Holly Berg, Breanne Garrett, and Samantha Hopkins
11:30 – 11:45 a.m. | Drive to Bridge View Center (102 Church Street)
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Lunch, Bridge View Center Theater Lobby
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. | Community Tour
1:30 p.m. | Site visits with project leads
Airport Area Development Plan with Amal Eltahir
Downtown Master Plan with Kris Patrick
Rapid Response Strategies with Marc Roe
3:00 p.m. | Depart Ottumwa when individual site visits finish
