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PCPB groundbreaking

PCPB groundbreaking

Check out these new pictures of the Polk City Professional Building groundbreaking ceremony.  This is the future site of  the building that will house  Dr. Ryan Hussong & Dr. George Kappos.

The Four Seasons Festival now has its very own website. 

http://www.fourseasonsfestival.com/

For an aerial view of the Big Creek Technology Campus sites please click the link below. 

Big Creek Aerial

• 32 acres of land for business development 
• $45,000 per acre
• Contact: Jeff Saddoris, Knapp Properties, 515-222-5235  

        For further information regarding the business park please click the links below. 

        Exhibit D Big Creek Tech Park    

        Big Creek Tech Campus Zoning                                                        

        Big Creek Technology Campus Plat

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The Polk City Development Corporation (PCDC) held a Ground Breaking for the Big Creek Technology Campus in Polk City on October 7th.   The campus is located at the “T” intersection of Vista Lake Drive.  The Big Creek Technology Campus is the result of a unique partnership between Polk City, Knapp Properties and the Polk City Development Corporation.   Polk City has agreed to share the infrastructure costs with Knapp Properties.  The City will pay 75% of the cost and Knapp Properties will pay 25%.  Knapp Properties will maintain ownership of the land and agrees to sell the land for $45,000 an acre.  The Polk City Development Corporation will market the development of the park.  The Technology Campus contains 32 acres of land that will be used for business development.  An additional 32 acres of land is proposed for a recreational complex.  In all the Technology Campus will open up a total of 140 acres of land for development. 
The Polk City Development Corporation was formed to promote new business and retain existing businesses in Polk City.  The mission of PCDC is “To encourage a proactive business environment that results in a diversified and balanced smart growth of Polk City’s economic base and improves the quality of life.” 

Participants in the GROUNDBREAKING included:

Senator Larry Nobel, Jeff Saddoris-Knapp Properties,John Calhoun-PCDC Director, Polk County Supervisor Tom Hockensmith, Bill Knapp II-Knapp Properties, JoAnn Brunsvold-Polk City Chamber President, Mayor Gary Heuertz, Councilman Tim Rhoades, Paul Baillon-PCDC President, and Councilman Dan Lane

Here is an ariel view of the Technology park. 

Please click on the link below to take a survey regarding the Four Seasons Festival.  Let us know what you liked and what we can do to make things better for next year.  Thank you for your time. 

Click Here to Take Survey

705 W Bridge Rd; Polk City, IA 

1.86 Acre Commercial Lot for sale

Please click on the link for more specifics about this property.

705 W Bridge Rd flyer

It’s Festival Time!  Please come celebrate with us July 24th and 25th.  You will have a blast.  Guaranteed!   Below is the festival brochure.  Please click on it to find out all the amazing things that the Polk City Festival has to offer for you and your family.

Four Seasons Festival Brochure 2009

Accidentally left off the brochure is a:  Sing Along @ the Big Creek Historical Bldg.  This is on Saturday afternoon from 3:00-4:00

There will also be a Disc Golf Tournament.  The following link is a flyer with information regarding tournament specifics: Four Seasons Festival Disc Golf.   For more information on playing disc golf please visit the following website: www.discgolfdesmoines.org.

The parade route has been finalized.  Please click here to view the staging area and parade route so you can get the best seats:  Parade Route 2009

Here is a listing of our 2009 Four Seasons Festival Sponsors.  None of this would be possible without their hard work and donations.  Thank you so much to each of them.

Platinum Sponsors
City of Polk City
Polk City Chamber of Commerce
Polk City Development Corporation
Polk County Bank
Knapp Properties
Tournament Club of Iowa

Emerald Sponsors
Luana Savings Bank
McClure Engineering
Snyder & Associates

Ruby Sponsors
PaPa’s Pizzeria
Sons of the American Legion

Sapphire Sponsors
Big Creek Pharmacy
Harrison Sports
Tender Years Daycare

Event Sponsors

Parade
Rosewood Homes

Bike Night
Dottie’s LandMark
Tim Tracy Auto Sales LLC
Van Wall Motor Sports

Boat Show
Brightwell’s Boats
Saylorville Marina

Classic Car Show
Prairie Trail

Children’s Crafts
Kiwanis Club of Polk City
Lake Country Catering
Reising Sun Café

Dog Show
John D Lindahl CPA
Polk City Veterinary Hospital

Horseshoe Tournament
American Legion

Queen Contest
Big Creek  Family Chiropractic
Edward Jones Investments

Softball Tournament
Lakeside Storage

Standing Hampton
Polk County Heating & Cooling

Tony Valdez
Cupp Ins.
Provident Consulting
Rock Valley Physical Therapy

Volleyball Tournament
All Seasons Fitness

Water fights
Polk City Fire Department Association

We look forward to seeing you at the Festival!

The Polk City Development Corporation (PCDC) has received a 2009 Polk County Betterment Grant of $5,000 from Polk County Supervisor Tom Hockensmith.  PCDC has developed a marketing strategy to assist in the recruitment and maintenance of businesses in Polk City.  With the help of the Polk County Betterment Grants, PCDC has:

1.      Developed an inter-active web site that promotes Polk City as a prime location to initiate a new business in addition to providing on-going information & assistance to existing businesses.

2.       Maintained the Location One Information System (LOIS)

3.       Developed Marketing tools for business recruitment

The 2009 Polk County Development Grant award will help initiate the next phase of the marketing plan.  The next phase is to create additional marketing tools to assist with the task of marketing Polk City and update the existing material.  This would include the printing of professionally developed brochures in addition to updating and managing the website. 

The Polk City Development Corporation was formed to promote new business and retain existing businesses in Polk City.  The mission of PCDC is “To encourage a proactive business environment that results in a diversified and balanced smart growth of Polk City’s economic base and improves the quality of life.”

The picture shows Tom Hockensmith giving the check to PCDC Director John Calhoun and Polk City Mayor Gary Heuertz.

I just wanted to let you know that the City Council approved the Development Agreement for Big Creek Technology Park at their meeting last night.  This is very exciting news for Polk City. The approval is the first step in making the business park a reality.  Big Creek Technology Park provides needed sites for business to locate.  We have prospects that have been eagerly awaiting this development.  Stay tuned for more exciting news.  Thank you for your help.

John Calhoun
Director
Polk City Development Corporation
P.O. Box 212
Polk City, Iowa 50226
E-mail: pcdc@mchsi.com
Cell Phone: 515-210-8442

We have been  informed that by the local Corp of Engineers that the funding has been secured to replace the boat ramp @ the Saylorville Marina.  The initial timeline looks like estimated construction will begin the end of May 2009 with completion estimated the end of August 2009.  This timeline is only an estimate and subject to change. 

This project has been a priority for us and the Northeast Polk County Coalition.  The Marina represents a tremendous economic impact on Polk City and this is truly good news.