#548, Club Bulletin, March 9, 2015

Posted by Mary Wildermuth 
on Mar 09, 2015
 
 
Program for March 9, 2015: Immunizations with Susan Krueger
Invocation: Lt. Cristian Lopez
 
Happy News: Melanie Alexander was happy to share the Mississippi River brochure sharing the River Collection from the Muscatine Art Center. Tony was proud of his son Wayne who will be performing in the Kennedy Honors Orchestra on Saturday in Cedar Rapids. Cath Hahn updated us on RYLA and Interact. Students interested in RYLA need to be a Sophomore or Junior and must apply online. Cath will be meeting with Dan Ramos to get more coordination between us and the MHS Interact Club. Todd Poci is looking for some Rotary judges to taste Barb B Q at the Pearl City Picnic on May 9th. Interested see Todd!! Shane Orr provided an update on the Thursday Night meeting at First National Bank.  Lots of good food, great time to get to know one another and time for members unable to attend on Monday at noon to attend!! The next evening meeting is Tuesday evening, March 10, 2015 from 5:30-7:00 pm at Central State Bank Park Avenue!!
 
Program: Rich Dwyer introduced Andrew Fangman to share the Pearl III CAT Grant.  The plan follows the city's Comprehensive Plan which can be found online at the city's website.  The application was submitted in February and we have been asked to clarify some details and expect to hear if the grant will be funded sometime in April or May.  There are 5 projects embedded in the application including:  The Soccer Complex Addition, the Dog Park, the Wiggens/Musser Park Trail Project, Deep Lakes Park and the Muscatine Art Center HVAC update. 
 
The Soccer Complex will gain 4 new grass fields and 228 additional parking spaces. The Dog Park will be constructed for off leash use by pet owners.  A trail head will be developed at Wiggens Road/ Musser Park.  Deep Lakes Park will gain 4 new cabins for public rental.  The Muscatine Art Center will improve exhibition space and gain modern Heating and Cooling systems.  Each project has inkind or local funding sources to support the application,