White House Publishes Rural Economy Report

The White House has published a new report on "Strengthening the Rural Economy".  What do you think?
View Report.

CDBG Grants Submitted

Staff members at the Regional Council are putting the finishing touches on five Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) applications, due May 1st.  These "Other Public Needs" projects are as follows:

• City of Burlington Junction, Streets and Drainage
• City of Elmo, Drainage
• Nodaway County, Courthouse ADA Elevator
• City of Tarkio, Storm Sewer
• City of Watson, Streets and Drainage

The CDBG program is funded through federal HUD dollars, and managed in state by the Missouri Department of Economic Development.  Other funding categories include Community Facilities, Water and Wastewater Infrastructure, and Demolition.

Even the Longest Journey Begins with a Single Step

Greetings!  This is the first post on the brand new Northwest Missouri Regional Council of Governments' COG BLOG!  This is our attempt to catapult into the 21st century and use "new media" to augment our message.  Most importantly, we want to use this blog to help keep our partners aware of what's happening in northwest Missouri, and make sure our member governments are aware of any new opportunities that may arise at the state or federal level.  

You'll have to bear with us these first few times, as we are just now learning the ropes of blogging.  We hope you will find this an interesting place to visit from time to time.  Please feel free to leave us a comment or drop us a line anytime!

The NWMORCOG team.