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Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. Low 68F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph..
Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. Low 68F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph.
Dawn Meyer, the City Clerk and Treasurer for the Main Street Board, giving a tour of downtown Manning for visiting community and business leaders from Carroll on Thursday, Aug. 18. Since joining in 2009, the city of Manning has operated as one of Iowa's active Main Street nationally-certified communities.
Dawn Meyer speaking to the visiting group on Thursday, Aug. 18. During their visit, Meyer highlighted the recent changes in downtown Manning, both internally and externally.
Dawn Meyer, the City Clerk and Treasurer for the Main Street Board, giving a tour of downtown Manning for visiting community and business leaders from Carroll on Thursday, Aug. 18. Since joining in 2009, the city of Manning has operated as one of Iowa's active Main Street nationally-certified communities.
Dawn Meyer speaking to the visiting group on Thursday, Aug. 18. During their visit, Meyer highlighted the recent changes in downtown Manning, both internally and externally.
After their trip to Coon Rapids, community and business leaders from Carroll made their next stop in Manning to learn about their Main Street program.
Since joining in 2009, the city of Manning has operated as one of Iowa’s active Main Street nationally certified communities. Over 30 business leaders of Carroll were involved, with the trip being organized by Carroll Area Development Corporation.
Dawn Meyer, the city clerk and treasurer for the Main Street Board, provided the tour for the group, as well as giving them background on Main Street Manning.
According to their website, Main Street Manning’s mission statement is to “preserve and revitalize our historic downtown and to stimulate business, residential and recreational growth through the coordinated efforts of volunteers, private business, and local government for the benefit of present and future generations.”
Meyer said Main Street Manning focuses strongly on historic preservation when it comes to restoring their buildings, with their reason being they have no other alternative.
“It really comes down to if that building goes away, we will never ever have another building there, ever,” Meyer said. “Nobody will ever build anything there ever again.”
Back in the late ’70s and early ’80s, Meyer said, there was urban renewal money available for the city. In order to qualify, the city needed a plan for downtown, with Manning’s plan being German-themed.
Today, the city has a mix of fully embraced German buildings alongside the more modern buildings. Because Manning is a Main Street program, Meyer said, they have access to architecture services from the State of Iowa for their buildings.
With historic preservation being a core part of Main Street Iowa’s belief, Meyer said, they’d never tell a business owner to do something inappropriate for the building’s design.
Similar to other Main Street communities, Main Street Manning has a four-point approach to downtown revitalization, consisting of a design committee, organization committee, promotion committee and a business improvement committee.
For building revamping, the organization has the design committee and the city’s Historic Preservation Committee work together, where they help make the building more visually appealing while also staying in touch with its roots.
“We’re going to make sure that you don’t make something less historic, so if there is historic fabric, they’re not going to rip out the historic fabric unless it’s beyond its useful life,” Meyer said.
While touring through downtown Manning, Meyer highlighted some of the updates going on with the different businesses. BrickHaus Brews, a bar and grill in downtown Manning, recently had new bricks placed on the east exterior wall of its building.
New glass windows were also installed since the original lead glass windows were damaged by a storm last summer. Meyer also highlighted ownership changes in Manning businesses, including Accura HealthCare of Manning, which used to be owned by the hospital.
With the nursing home’s location, Meyer said, it helps residents become more engaged with the community, whether they’re watching the parade or watching the high school band play for them.
“It’s one of the only two of their properties that they’ve seen on a national scale where it’s downtown, which is kind of fun,” Meyer said.
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