FEMA Flood Maps Update The City of Cedar Falls has participated in the FEMA Flood Insurance Program since February 1, 1985. As better flood data and mapping tools become available, FEMA uses the new or revised information to create new maps which are adopted by communities. The most current FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) were effective on July 18, 2011. On March 13, 2019, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and FEMA held an open house at the city’s Public Works building to present a new set of preliminary FIRMs for the City of Cedar Falls. A second meeting was held at City Hall on May 29, 2019. After the May 2019 meeting, errors in mapping for two tributaries of Dry Run Creek were brought to the attention of IDNR, and as a result, DNR hosted online meetings with the affected property owners. FEMA published a public notice on July 21 and July 28, 2021 which began a 90-day appeal process, the first step toward the new maps becoming effective. What does this mean for the community? If no new appeals are filed for the preliminary FIRM or FIS, FEMA will issue a Final Letter of Determination on February 16, 2022, and the new FIRM maps will become effective in August 2022.
ECONOMIC DIVERSITY & INCLUSION SUMMIT Friday, October 22, 2021 8 am–2 pm @ Waterloo Convention Center 200 W 4th St. Waterloo
Event Registration Link: https://members.growcedarvalley.com/events/ details/economic-diversity-inclusion-summit-499906 This annual event is hosted by the University of Northern Iowa and Grow Cedar Valley to provide a platform to discuss diversity and inclusion in the Cedar Valley. The keynote Speaker is Sailu Timbo, Vice President for Community & Diversity Relations, HY-Vee, Inc. SHRM Credit available.
Change in CFCF Leadership In August, the CFCF Board of Director bid farewell to CFCF Executive Director, Cynthia Sweet. Cyndi served as the Executive Director from 2013–2021, leading the Foundation to national accreditation and standardization of processes and procedures. She leaves to accept full-time employment with the Iowa Museum Association, providing professional development, advocacy, and a communication network for hundreds of Iowa museums and historical societies and those who work and volunteer in them. Welcome Sally! The CFCF Board of Directors welcomes Sally Kleiss Timmer as the incoming Executive Director. Sally comes to the Foundation from the Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley, where she has served as the RSVP Coordinator, recruiting, training, and matching volunteers to community needs based on their skills and interests. 2021 Melendy Spirit Award Recipients The 2021 Community Builder Celebration was held virtually in August. During the Celebration, the Melendy Spirit Award was presented to Rosemary Beach, and a posthumous Melendy Spirit Award was presented to Erasmus Adams, co-founder of Cedar Falls. Accepting on his behalf was his great-great grandson, Paul Adams. More information is available at www.cf-communityfoundation. org/Awards & Recognition/Melendy Spirit Award/Previous Award Recipients. Community Builder Celebration—Grants Awarded The Cedar Falls Community Foundation Board of Directors recently approved grants to six area nonprofits totaling $77,227. Applications were accepted April through June, 2021, to the Rownd Trust, the Diamond Arts & History Fund, and the Cedar Falls Enhancement Fund through the Community Foundation’s online application portal at www.cf-communityfoundation.org. Projects receiving funding serve the residents and community of Cedar Falls. The new Cedar Falls High School Indoor Natatorium project was awarded $32,500 from the Rownd Trust. The Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center Renovation and Expansion project was awarded $32,500 from the Rownd Trust. The Cedar Falls Veterans Park project to establish a Gold Star Family Memorial monument in Veterans Park was awarded $5,000. The Cedar Falls Historical Society Ice House Museum Interactive Learning project was awarded $3,100 from the Diamond Art & History Fund. The UNI Foundation was awarded $3,307 to support the project, “Eddie Bowles’s Cedar Falls.” The Cedar Falls Historic Preservation Commission was awarded $820 to repair the Sessions gravestone monument in Fairview Cemetery. More information is available on these projects at www.cf-communityfoundation.org/About Us/News. The Community Builder Celebration is available on the Cedar Falls Community Foundation’s YouTube Channel and Facebook page. 515 Main Street (Farmers State Bank bldg.—By appt.) PO Box 546, Cedar Falls, IA • 319-243-9170 cf-communityfoundation.org Email: cfcf@cfu.net Facebook: CedarFallsCommunityFoundation Fall 2021
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