Southern Iowa Council of Governments FINAL Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Adopted March 25, 2014 Southern Iowa Council of Governments 101 East Montgomery Creston, IA 50801-0102 Phone 641.782.8491 Fax 641.782.8492 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.sicog.com Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy – Program Year 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter(1(–(Executive(Summary(of(2014(CEDS(.............................................................................(1! Chapter(2(–(Introduction(to(the(CEDS(..............................................................................................(6! Purpose!of!the!Comprehensive!Economic!Development!Strategy!......................................................................!6! The!SICOG!Organization!.........................................................................................................................................................!6! Mission!Statement!of!Southern!Iowa!Council!of!Governments!.......................................................................!6! Goals!and!Objectives!..........................................................................................................................................................!7! Southern!Iowa!Development!Group!...........................................................................................................................!7! SICOG!EDD!Service!Area!..................................................................................................................................................!8! Executive!Board!and!CEDS!Strategy!Committee!...............................................................................................................!9! Board!of!Directors!Roster!................................................................................................................................................!9! CEDS!Strategy!Committee!Roster!..............................................................................................................................!11! EDD!Board!Membership!Roster!..................................................................................................................................!12! Community!and!Private!Sector!Participation!.......................................................................................................!14! Draft!CEDS!Review!Period!............................................................................................................................................!14! SICOG!Staff!................................................................................................................................................................!15! Chapter(3(–(Overview,(Background(&(Economic(Conditions(................................................(16! Background!.....................................................................................................................................................................................!16! Brief!Early!History!............................................................................................................................................................!16! Geographic!Location!of!Southern!Iowa!Council!of!Governments!................................................................!16! Environment!and!Natural!Resources!...................................................................................................................................!18! Climate!...................................................................................................................................................................................!18! Parks,!Trails,!Forests,!and!Wildlife!Refuges!..........................................................................................................!18! Water!......................................................................................................................................................................................!20! Rivers!..........................................................................................................................................................................!20! Wetlands!and!Riparian!Areas!..........................................................................................................................!21! Floodplain!Watershed!Projects!.......................................................................................................................!22! Sole!Source!Aquifers!............................................................................................................................................!28! Coastal!Barrier!Resource!Act!...........................................................................................................................!29! Agricultural!Lands!............................................................................................................................................................!29! Air!Quality!............................................................................................................................................................................!29! Superfund!Sites!..................................................................................................................................................................!30! Threatened!or!Endangered!Species!..........................................................................................................................!30! Environmental!Justice!.....................................................................................................................................................!31! Historic!and!Archeological!Resources!.................................................................................................................................!32! Native!American!Tribes!......................................................................................................................................!35! Transportation!.........................................................................................................................................................................!35! Transportation!Planning/Economic!Development!Coordination!....................................................!36! Communications!.....................................................................................................................................................................!37! Population!........................................................................................................................................................................................!37! Rural!Region!........................................................................................................................................................................!37! Population!Changes!.........................................................................................................................................................!38! Table!1:!County!Population!Changes!1960!–!2010!.................................................................................!38! Table!2:!!County!Population!Projections!2015_2030!.............................................................................!38! Percent!Population!Change!in!Counties!from!2000!to!2010!..........................................................................!39! Table!3:!!Percent!Persons!65!Years!Old!&!Over!.......................................................................................!39! Income!...............................................................................................................................................................................................!40! Continued!Economic!Discrepancy!...................................................................................................................................!40! Per!Capita!Personal!Income!.........................................................................................................................................!40! Table!4:!!Per!Capita!Personal!Income!–!2011!...........................................................................................!40! Table!5:!!Median!Household!Income!–!2007_2011!.................................................................................!40! Unemployment!..............................................................................................................................................................................!41! Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy – Program Year 2013 Monthly!Unemployment!Rates!–2013!.....................................................................................................................!42! Table!6:!2013!Monthly!Unemployment!Rates!in!Percentages!in!SICOG!Region!........................!42! Annual!Average!Unemployment!Rates!....................................................................................................................!42! Table!7:!Unemployment!in!Region!XIV!Counties!2005_2013!............................................................!42! Job!Losses,!Economic!Downturn,!and!Recovery!..................................................................................................!43! Housing!.............................................................................................................................................................................................!45!