FALL 2016 VOLUME 7, Issue 3

IN THIS ISSUE

ACDC Annual

Meeting

New Website

Highlights

3rd Annual Youth

Professionalism

Workshop

AC Fall Bucket

List

Shop AC Night

Rock Creek Wind

Project Update

Wednesday, October 5, 2016, 6:30 p.m. ● Fairfax School Cafeteria A complimentary dinner will be catered by Dairy Diner.

Please RSVP to atchdev@rpt.coop or (660) 744-6562 by Wed., September 28.

We hope you’ve had the opportunity to explore Atchison County’s most comprehensive

online resource. If you haven’t, here’s a brief summary of what you’ll find at

www.atchisoncounty.org

First and foremost: FIND A BUSINESS. While word

of mouth might be the most common search

engine in rural communities, we’ve created an

online tool that will help you find what you need in

Atchison County. You can either Search Listings

by keyword (flowers, inspection, food) on the Find

a Business page, or utilize the main search box at

the top of each page.

Atchison County at your fingertips!

Cont, p. 2

Sometimes we forget all the ways

#ACisAwesome. At ACDC, we work

hard to Change the Conversation

from one that tells our kids to find

a better future elsewhere to one

that highlights what we have and

shows them that they can build their

futures here. Our Annual Meeting

gives us the opportunity to put all

that good stuff front and center.

In addition to our celebration of this place we call

home, we are fortunate to have as our guest

speaker Becky Cleveland, Executive Director of

the Brookfield Area Growth Partnership and former

president of the Missouri Economic Development

Council. Becky is recognized statewide as champion

of rural community/economic development. Her

message of growing our rural communities through

strong local and regional partnerships is one you

won’t want to miss!

Designed by Midwest Data

ACDC’s Annual Meeting

ACDC was organized in the 1970s as a volunteer board.

Since 1995, ACDC’s board and full-time staff have

worked to improve the business climate in Atchison

County. Today, ACDC staff provides support to

community organizations and collaborates with county,

regional and state groups to better our county.

The Mission of ACDC: to

initiate, stimulate and facilitate

opportunity in Atchison County

through economic and

community development.

Page 2

About ACDC

Interpreting

ACDC’s logo...

AGRICULTURE What would we

be without this

backbone of our

economy?

BUSINESS ACDC works to

retain, grow

and attract

businesses

and jobs.

FAMILY THIS is a place

where family is

paramount and

kids are valued.

WIND With Rock Creek,

our county will

have the largest

wind farm and

the most

megawatts of

wind energy in

Missouri.

AC at your fingertips! (cont. from front page)

Two pieces are particularly important to people interested

in moving to our area: FIND A JOB and FIND A HOME.

Our job board (jobs.atchisoncounty.org/) is searchable by

keyword, job type, or location. Similarly, our real estate

site (Property for Sale, realestate.atchisoncounty.org) lets

visitors search area listings by price, size, or location.

If you are an area employer with frequent job postings

or an Atchison County real estate agent, please contact

us so we can provide you with your own login. This will

enable you to add or edit your jobs or listings.

If you have an occasional job opening or are selling your

own home, you can call or email us with details and we

will gladly post that information for you. Alternatively,

you can submit that information online via the Sell

Your Home button on the real estate site or the

Post a Job button on the job page.

DOING BUSINESS HERE covers information

sought by those who might want to establish

their industry in our county. See Your

Industry Here serves as our recruitment piece,

highlighting workforce demographics,

incentives, infrastructure and transportation,

key industries and employers, and available

sites. Start or Grow Your Business is a great

resource for business startups or existing businesses wishing to expand. It lists funding

opportunities, provides links to partners and programs,

and offers many business startup resources.

One of the most useful sections of our site is LIFE IN

ATCHISON COUNTY (atchisoncounty.org/life), where you

can find details on utilities, local schools, churches, and

more. This reference guide can be used to find anything

from which county office helps with property taxes to

where a local Kiwanis or Rotary club meets.

Anytime you’re looking for something specific and don’t

know where to start, you can use the search box at the top

of the page, and it will direct you to the right place. It is our

hope that this countywide resource is both helpful and

accurate. Let us know how we can make it better!

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Thoughts from your

ACDC Director…

In Atchison County, every

single one of us matters.

When you’re rural, every

action and interaction

has a tremendous

impact. We’re focused on

electing officials these

days, but we’re voting

every day, in big and

small ways, on the future

of our county. With every

Yes vote, we say we want

this place to be strong

and vibrant for our kids.

With each No vote, we

say that we don’t care

what this place will look

like decades from now.

Here are some No votes:

Driving past local stores

without stopping,

assuming a high price

and lack of product

Telling a high school

senior there is no

future here for her

Posting negative

commentary on

Facebook about the

school or streets or the

latest project in town

Here are some Yes votes:

Hiring a high school

freshman to teach him

the tools of your trade

Posting a good review

on a business’s

Facebook page or

telling a friend about a

great experience you

had at the store

Joining or leading a

worthwhile effort

Chances are, you voted

today for your county’s

future. Was it Yes or No?

~Monica

3rd Annual AC Youth Workshop, November 21

Leadership Northwest Missouri (LNWMO) is a program for community leaders

interested in learning more about our region. Participants representing 19

counties meet one day a month for six months throughout the region for

high-quality leadership training and excellent networking opportunities.

LNWMO will:

Provide quality training to enhance your leadership skills

Give you the opportunity for in-depth discussions of issues facing our region

Enhance your ability to look at issues in a regional context

Identify avenues for active participation at the local and regional level

Create a network of regional contacts

Provide opportunities to participate in regional class projects

Offer Grant Professional Development Hours (50) at no additional cost

Please contact Monica at ACDC (660.744.6562, acdcdirector@rpt.coop) for more

information on this outstanding program.

Completed Class of 2017 applications

must be delivered or postmarked by

December 1, 2016.

For more information or to apply, visit

www.leadershipnorthwestmissouri.org

Leadership Northwest Missouri

Hey AC Juniors, what are you doing on Mon., Nov. 21?

Coming to play with us?!

Perfect. We have you on our calendar!

Here’s the thing. We KNOW what you have to offer the

world; we’ve watched you with pride for years. We want

to help you be successful, and we want you to know as

much as possible about the careers and opportunities that are available right

here in your county. We’ll give you some tips, help you think about how you pre-

sent yourself now and in the future, and introduce you to at least one local em-

ployer from each of the six career clusters.

It will be worth your time, we promise. Thanks in advance for giving us your

thoughtful attention!

AC FALL BUCKET LIST! What will you check off this year?

□ Ride in a combine

□ Experience Friday Night Lights

□ Attend ACDC’s Annual Meeting

□ Watch for deer

□ Take a walk at Charity Lake

□ Attend an EA or RP volleyball

game

□ Go on a hayride

□ Buy something at Shop AC Night

□ Jump in a pile of leaves

□ Vote

□ Patiently follow farm equipment

down the road

Questions?

Suggestions?

Want to learn

more?

Visit our office... 405 S. Main Street

Rock Port, MO

64482

Drop us a line... P.O. Box 243

Rock Port, MO

64482

Give us a ring... (660) 744-6562

Email us... atchdev@rpt.coop

Find us online! atchisoncounty.org

or on Facebook

Tradewind Energy plans to commence construction on Missouri’s

largest wind energy facility in October. This 300 MW Rock Creek Wind

Project is located in eastern Atchison County and is expected to be in

commercial operation by November 2017.

From October 2016 through the end of the year, the following

construction activities will take place:

Upgrades to certain County roads

Construction mobilization in late September, 2016

Prepare construction laydown yards and staging areas

Begin construction of the access roads leading to planned turbine locations

Begin construction of turbine foundations

Continue construction through the winter, weather permitting

If prohibitive winter weather persists, construction will be delayed January-February

2017 but will pick back up in March.

ACDC Board &

Staff

Directors:

W.C. Farmer, Pres.

Craig Corken, V.

Pres.

Bob Alldredge,

Treas.

Lydia Hurst

Roger A. Martin

Jeff Meyer

Lori Seymour

Eryn Stepp

Scott Melvin

Staff:

Monica M. Bailey,

Executive

Director

Carol Clark,

Administrative

Assistant

FALL 2016 VOLUME 7, Issue 3

Rock Creek Wind Project: Update

ACDC will be closed in observation

of the following holidays:

Columbus Day (October 10)

Veterans Day (November 11)

Thanksgiving (November 24-25)

Oct 5: ACDC Annual Meeting (Fairfax School)

Oct 8: Family Scavenger Hunt @ CH-F (Fairfax)

Nov 5-6: Me Market & Quilt Show (Rock Port HS)

Nov 8: Election Day

Nov 17: Shop AC Night

Nov 21: Youth Professionalism Workshop

Upcoming Events

Let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom,

and let us reconsecrate ourselves to the task of promoting an enduring peace so that their efforts

shall not have been in vain. President Dwight D. Eisenhower

SHOP AC NIGHT, Thursday, November 17 Mark your calendars, Christmas shoppers!

You know how important it is to Think AC First. How many of us routinely check our local

stores before looking elsewhere for what we need on a daily basis? The more organized

among us have already started Christmas shopping...how many of us are purposely

considering what gifts we could find for our family and friends right here in AC before

heading online or to big box stores? Here is a chance to do just that!

On Thursday, Nov. 17, some of your favorites will stay open till 8 p.m.

Please take advantage of this opportunity to get into the gift-giving

spirit, re-acquaint yourself with what our county has to offer and

support our AC businesses! Stay tuned to the newspaper and our

Facebook page for more details.

Check out our new and improved events calendar at atchisoncounty.org/events!