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Council approves contract with Ribbon-cutting ceremony held for restored train Hansen-Kitchell for depot; Diehls honored for preservation work rec center project By AMY HANSEN
By AMY HANSEN
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The longstanding dream of a recreation center in Osceola is slowly starting to form. During an Osceola City Council meeting Tuesday, Aug. 2, the council approved a contract between the city and Hansen-Kitchell for the rec center project. The contract is to perform the first step of creating a needs-assessment study for the future recreation center and potential city hall offices. “Going with Hansen and Kitchell is a more responsible way to be fiscally conservative with this,” said M a y o r Kedley Thomas Kedley. Hansen-Kitchell is in association with Design Alliance. The company is based out of Johnston. The contract to Hansen-Kitchell cost $29,050.
What HansenKitchell will provide In the study, Hansen-Kitchell will do the following: • Organize the stakeholders • Facilitate an initial envisioning session • Lead three additional meetings with members of staff and council to collect information, establish priorities, as well as understand current recreational venues and future goals • Consider functionality, image, flexibility and sustainability • Review Clarke County current demographic data, as well as population projections and trends
• Evaluate of project finance options and delivery methods • Provide conceptual project budgets and schedules • Present all final information to staff and council The contract states the process will take approximately four months. When the process is finished, Hansen-Kitchell aims to have helped the city with: • Confirming the size, usage and functionality of the proposed facilities • Evaluating the merits of a shared facility (pros, cons and costs) • Determining the flex and multi-function opportunities of the facility • Understanding the financing options available to construct, maintain and operate • Comprehend the timeline to completion
How to fund it When it comes to project financing, hotel-motel tax would be used because it is exclusively designated for culture and recreation usage. “We ended the year last year with a surplus of just over $60,000, so we have it on hand to use, which I know the park and rec board is certainly – that’s what they’ve been advocating,” said Ty Wheeler, city administrator/clerk. City officials are also looking into different grant options to help fund the project. “We’re trying to be as fiscally responsible as possible for the needs of all Osceola citizens,” Kedley said. Council members were adamant about park and recreation officials taking a leading role in different phases of the project, too. “I’m anxious to hear the report,” Councilman Dave Walkup said.
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The restoration of the Osceola train depot isn’t just for today’s passengers – it’s for the enjoyment of everyone in the next 100 years to come. “Coming into this, I was like, ‘Well, this will be restored and things will look new and nice,’ and (the architect) educated me that sometimes you let the building continue to tell its story and balance that,” said Ty Wheeler, city administrator/ clerk. “It was remarkable to see it all come together.” In historical preservation terms, the depot project isn’t merely coming to an end with its current renovations. It’s just beginning a second life into the building, which will someday lead to a third and fourth life.
Opening ceremony A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the train depot Monday, Aug. 1, and it drew a large crowd from the community. Former mayor Fred Diehl and his wife, Ann, were also honored at the ceremony because they have spear-headed many efforts in the restoration project. In August 2015, they were honored with the dedication of the train depot park being named the Fred and Ann Diehl Depot Plaza.
110 years As for the actual train depot building, it was built in 1907, which means it is approaching 110 years old. The idea to restore the train depot first began in 1994. In 2009, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. That means there are certain historical guidelines that must be adhered to concerning building preservation. In more recent years, the train depot has been through a multi-phase res-
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Pictured are former Osceola mayor Fred Diehl and his wife, Ann, during a ceremony for the restored Osceola train depot Monday, Aug. 1. Fred also received a plaque for his years of service to the city of Osceola.
toration effort that totaled $1.5 million. Phase two of the project started in 2011. Derrick L. James, senior manager/government affairs with Amtrak, was in attendance at the ribbon-cutting ceremony and bestowed a lot of praise on Osceola and its citizens. “Through all these comings and goings, here sits this sturdy edifice – a sentinel to the strength and power of the railroad and a marker for the permanence of family and community that is Osceola,” James said. After James said the Osceola train depot was the busiest rail-passenger station in Iowa, a loud applause erupted from the crowd. “We at Amtrak have marveled at the pluck and
“THROUGH all these comings and goings, here sits this sturdy edifice – a sentinel to the strength and power of the railroad and a marker for the permanence of family and community that is Osceola.”
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tenacity of you Osceolans, because time and changing travel habits may have taken their toll on this depot, but you wouldn’t let her go,” he said.
Official praise James also gave praise to the Diehls and their tenacity and drive to see the project come to fruition. He mentioned how the couple would join officials at faraway conferences on their own dime.
n Check out an Osceola train depot ribbon-cutting photo on page 4.
James was impressed with their passion for sharing the story of the train depot and what it means to the people of Osceola. They wanted to share their vision with everyone they could. “Your enthusiasm for Osceola and this depot DEPOT | 4
Woodburn Rescue to be issued citation, warning
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WOODBURN – Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) Bureau of Emergency and Trauma Services is proposing to issue a citation and warning to Woodburn Rescue in Clarke County. According to official IDPH documents, the citation and warning stems from when a service program has committed any of the following acts or offenses: • Failure or repeated failure to meet the requirements or standards established pursuant to Iowa Code chapter 147A
or the rules adopted to that chapter. • Failure to correct a deficiency within the time frame required by the department. Specifically, “an ambulance or nontransport service in this state that desires to provide emergency medical care, in the out-of-hospital setting, shall apply to the department for authorization to establish a program utilizing certified emergency medical care providers for delivery of care at the scene of an emergency or nonemergency,
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