WEST UNION — West Union had problems. Roads in the community of 2,486 people — the seat of Fayette County in northeast Iowa — were deteriorating. A main one, Vine Street, flooded up to car bumpers in heavy rains. Downtown buildings were aging. And resources were limited in the town without proximity to major industry, highway or rail. But its small stature didn’t keep West Union from thinking big when searching for solutions. “We started talking about a streetscape and what needed to be done.
A Small Community's Big Dreams For The Future
B.A. Morelli, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Sat, 06/23/2018 - 1:29pm
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