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30 under 30

Grow McCook “30 under 30” 30 project priorities to complete

within 30 years

Long Range Planning

Introduction

The Challenge

Implement a long term plan to Grow McCook

2017 2027

2037 2047

- Van Korell

Kiplinger

Sample Communities

Our Challenge

“…Nebraska towns which have a VISION, a forward

looking PLAN for growth, AND PARTNER with

other community leaders will move forward.”

Grow McCook Philosophy

“Change for the sake of change is not always better.”

“Growth for the sake of growth

is not always better…


“Change for the sake of change isn’t always better.”

“Growth for the sake of growth

is not always better…

…but better is always better.”

April – November 2016

April – August

Highlights - McCook Assets

Great place to raise a family / excellent education and teachers

Well managed community: award winning regional healthcare, safe streets, parks, clean water, responsive services, libraries

Main Street, “The Bricks,” and many retail options across town

Service orientation / volunteerism is all around us

Strong historical heritage, an incredible legacy of leadership

Quality of outdoor options: hunting, boating, fishing, birding

Culture & Arts abound for a town our size, i.e. live music, Buffalo Commons story telling, architecture, festivals /the Arts

Kiplinger Arena events (i.e. Red Willow County Fair, auctions, and annual events like the Farm & Ranch Expo)

Award winning Heritage Hills Golf course /proud sports tradition

Common Theme: McCook is a place where Mayberry

“Norman Rockwell” gets a Fine Arts degree

Grow McCook

30 under 30

Long Range Planning Priorities

More is booming

in southwest Nebraska

than the Prairie Chickens

Others think so too…

McCook was recently voted,

“Towns to Watch”

Magazine


“Even if you are doing the right things, you will get run

over if you just sit there.”

- Will Rogers

Community Development

Tourism Development

Business Development

Housing Development

Grow McCook

Long Range Planning Priorities

30 under 30

“…Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, working together is success!” –Henry Ford


Bolles Canyon Skate Park

Add Lights, Street Elements & Annual Event


New McCook POOL Project

Oberlin Swimming Pool


REA Monument


MPCC Baseball Fields


Design New Town Entrances (north, south, east, west)


Develop a Town Mural Program


Children’s Museum / Discovery Center

Children’s Museum of Houston: i.e. KIDTROPOLIS


Norris Alley (Norris Institute)


Barnett Park Music Festival Stage /Canopy


MCC Fine Arts Program (MONA Extension)

Explore the possibility with owner Sharon Hueggel to develop a

partnership with MPCC Fine Arts Program


MEDC Business Park Development

Business Development Continue MEDC Facade Improvement Program


Keystone Business Center / Youth Cyber Prairie Space


Keystone Community Internship Program

YOUTH INVOLVEMENT


83 Corridor Business Development

Thank you Linda, Gerda, Greg, Dennis,

Kurt, Van, and MEDC Board members

New Business Development

Sample of Targeted Industries

AG Industry

Expanding Tech Industry

Warehouse Management and Distribution

Trucking and Transportation Industry

Aviation / Military Support Industries

Food Processing Industry


Truck Stop / Pumps / Convenience Store (north)


Truck Stop /Pumps /Food /Store (south)


New Outdoor Retail (WEST)


Establish, “The Roundhouse District”


New Retail Strip Plaza (EAST)

Grocery Restaurant Café Lofts


“Get People Here,” Expand our transport options

Air service to east hubs

Omaha and Kansas City

HOUSING

Maintain 100% occupancy Clary Village

HOUSING

Quillan Courts Housing Development

HOUSING

Complete North Pointe Subdivision

HOUSING

McCook Community Builders / Prairie Gold

HOUSING

McCook Community Builders / Prairie Gold

Currently FOR SALE

Apollo Road

HOUSING

Main Street (Lofts)

HOUSING

Middle Income “starter home” development

HOUSING

Golf Course Condominiums Project

Heritage Hills Golf Course

HOUSING

Explore MHA Homesteading Program

Tourism Development

Ben Nelson Home

Tourism Development

Optimize McCook historical artifacts /our heritage

and stories via contemporary museum displays

Tourism Development

A Second Frank Lloyd Wright House

Tourism Development

Main Street Program Revival

Tourism Development

Antique / Farmers Market “on the bricks”

Tourism Development

Trifecta Birding Excursions

Tourism Development

Vineyard / Winery / Wine Tasting Room

Tourism Development

Berggren Habitat Plan

Tourism Development

Buffalo Jones Outdoor Festival

Celebrate with us Sunday, June 11th, 2017, w/music, BBQ, raffles, and fun. We honor the legacy of Buffalo Jones AND southwest Nebraska’s great

outdoors: hunting, fishing, camping, boating, golfing, biking and boarding.

Red Dirt Country Music

Tourism Development

Buffalo Preserve and Viewing

PRESERVATION

The Buffalo Commons

Tourism Development

KIPLINGER / County Fairgrounds

Support the Kiplinger as requested with their next phase

Tourism Development

Horse Trails to Culbertson

The Buffalo Commons Heritage Trail

Tourism Development

New Convention Center

Buffalo Jones Lodge

Tourism Development

McCook Hotel Association

Planning and succeeding together

Tourism Development

Community Website

a. Landing Page b. Community Events c. Volunteering Opportunities

We asked / You Spoke / We Listened

Grow McCook

We identified over 30 meaningful projects

Grow McCook 30 under 30

30 years is a long range vision to the future

Grow McCook

Tourism Community

Business Housing

Short Term Project Priorities

Summer, 2016 through Fall, 2019

2017 = McCook 135th anniversary

2017 = Nebraska 150th anniversary

• Attract “New” Business (jobs) (MEDC)

• Keystone Center fully leased (MEDC)

• Support Current Businesses (MEDC)

• “Grow McCook” Planning (Steering Team)

• MPCC Ballpark (MPCC /Perry Case)

• Norris Alley (Mark and Linda Graff)

• Pool Project (Grant Norguard / Rhonda Graff)

• REA Monument (Cloyd Clark / Gene Morris)

• SkatePark Lights (Al Gunther /Rotary)

• Children’s Museum / Discover Center

(C. McDowell, M. Dueland)

• Ben Nelson Home (Mark Graff)

• Buffalo Jones Outdoor Fest (MEDC, Chamber

NE Game & Parks)

• Community Website (Bill Longnecker /

and Ben Dutton)

• Frank Lloyd Wright home (Carol Schlegel)

• Trifecta Birding Marketing (Carol Schlegel)

• Golf Course Condos (MEDC)

• Homesteading researched (MHA /City /MEDC)

• North Pointe lots complete (MEDC)

• Prairie Gold Homes (Dennis Berry)

• Quillan Courts complete (MEDC)

• Starter Home Subdivision (MEDC)

Project Development Phases

Grow McCook

Planning

Design Construction

Identify a Champion and Co-Champion

Enrollment of Team SME’s

(including youth)

Fundraising

Research and Funding Partners Media Partners and Community Awareness

Planning

Design Construction

Identify a Champion and Co-Champion

Enrollment of Team SME’s

(active youth involvement via student internships)

Research and Funding Partners

Media Strategy and Community Awareness

Fundraising

Success Factors

Grow McCook

McCook

MEDIA

A Community Wide / Partnering Approach

Sharing our story outside McCook

Enrolling others…

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…to support our Grow McCook priorities

These 30 Projects Create Opportunities

For Future Growth

Grow McCook

Encourages everyone to Pay it Forward

Develops and/or grows southwest Nebraska

Engages youth with our community vision and brand

Creates a community which attracts and retains people

April – August

The Challenge

Implement a long term plan to Grow McCook

2017 2027

2037 2047

Kiplinger

Grow McCook

30 under 30

The next three years for McCook will determine our next 30 years

Grow McCook Philosophy How can you support our future?

30 under 30

McCook, The Capital of the Buffalo Commons

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