Thanks to RAGBRAI and to each and every volunteer that helped to make RAGBRAI’s visit to Muscatine such huge success!
Having RAGBRAI end in Muscatine this year was absolutely incredible! We’re so proud of every rider for their tremendous achievement and we were honored to be a part of your moment of triumph! Also, our sincere thanks to RAGBRAI Muscatine for all the hard work volunteers did to make this possible! Click the photos below […]
Muscatine has seen its fair share of floods over the years. Because our city is nestled along the banks of the Mississippi River, we are bound to see occasional high water. Many of you may remember the record floods of 1993 and 2008. Floods like those don’t happen often, but when they do, we must have a plan in place to keep our community safe and secure.
At this point in the summer, we are getting toward the end of the normal flood season for the Mississippi, but we still wanted to give you a brief overview of how the City responds to floods. The City of Muscatine has an efficient plan in place to monitor river levels and then respond at the necessary flood stages.
The following departments are directly involved in flood control: Public Works – Engineering and Street Maintenance Divisions, Water Pollution Control Plant and Sewer Maintenance Division, Parks and…
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The Mississippi Drive Corridor – A complete street addressing walkability, connectivity, aesthetics, and all modes of transportation! A new gateway project for Muscatine.
After the public engagement meetings for Mississippi Drive back in September and November of last year, you may be asking, what’s next? Well, here’s some more information about next steps for the Mississippi Drive Corridor Project.
The next public engagement meeting is scheduled for:
The meeting will serve as the introduction of preliminary plans for the project that were created by the engineering team based on community input and polling at the last two meetings.
Join us to see design plans and provide feedback as we work toward a shared vision for using Mississippi Drive to connect the Muscatine community!
For more information about the project, see the our engineering team Bolton and Menk’s Mississippi Drive website.
Enjoy Downtown this summer with the Second Saturday Events!
This summer, there will be a new event in downtown Muscatine: Second Saturday, an arts and music street fest to be held on the second Saturday of every month from June-October!
The event will take place from 5-8 p.m. on 2nd Street from Cedar Street to Pine Street on each of those Saturdays. Second Saturday will feature vendors selling handcrafted items ranging from handmade jewelry to paintings and including everything in between!
In addition to vendors, there will be multiple musicians performing acoustically during each event. We want to promote up and coming artists, so we’ll be encouraging them to sell their CDs and to busk – meaning that you’ll be able to toss dollars into hats for any acts that you like. There will be one artist or group performing on each of the four blocks, so you’ll get to hear a variety of sounds (all family friendly) as you wander the vendor…
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Are you interested in learning more about the projects happening in the City this year? Take a look at this PowerPoint Presentation: 2016 City Projects. It gives a breakdown of each project, including the impact to the community and the cost. These projects are significantly shaping the future of Muscatine!
Please be sure to connect with the City if you have any questions or comments by visiting our website, Facebook or Twitter or emailing our Communications Manager Emily Lofgren.
Back in August, the Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP) celebrated 50 years of service to the Muscatine community. As you are able to read in the tour recap blog post, the process of removing harmful organisms and other contaminates from wastewater once it gets to WPCP is a lengthy, yet crucial process. Many in the developed world take for granted the quality sanitation procedures that occur within their communities.
What exactly is sanitation?
Sanitation is “thestudyandapplication of proceduresandmeasuresdesigned to protectpublichealth, as in theprovision of cleanwaterandthedisposal of sewageandwaste,” (American Heritage Dictionary 2011). While most of us know that sanitation involves sewage and waste, something many neglect to recognize is that sanitation work is for the protection of public health. It is not just about getting rid of waste, but about making sure that wastewater and garbage are…
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Muscatine is extremely proud of its history with Mark Twain, who wrote for our local paper, The Muscatine Journal (still in existence), and spent a summer here in 1855. So proud, in fact, that 160 years later, you can find a quote from him about us written all over the place, from signs to literature to anything in between.
The quote is from Twain’s book Life on the Mississippi and reads, “And I remember Muscatine—still more pleasantly—for its summer sunsets. I have never seen any, on either side of the ocean, that equaled them.”
Twain’s appreciation for our sunsets has become a bit of a legacy for us. We revel in our sky — and why shouldn’t we? The Mississippi River runs east-to-west here which means that you can watch the sun set on it in a way that’s unique to this place and that creates a breathtaking tableau, although you don’t…
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In the continuation of an incredible friendship that’s blossomed between Muscatine and China since the visit of China’s President Xi Jinping before he was president in 1985, the China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra performed in Muscatine last night.
Their performance was outstanding, bringing the crowd of about 1,000 people to its feet four times for three encores. It was a wonderful start to the many more exciting Chinese cultural offerings that Muscatine will see in the future.
If we saw you there last night, comment below! If we didn’t, check out our photos to see what you missed!
Check out a parent’s perspective of the concert by reading contributor Kim Warren’s post on her own blog.
(To learn more about the friendship between Muscatine and China, read our blog post about it or visit our website.)
The world-renowned performing arts troupe, China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra (CBCO) recently performed in Muscatine. Thanks to Glad Cheng and Daniel Wang of China Windows Group who spearheaded the project with the vision of bringing the concert to the Muscatine community. A special thank you to Chinese Consul General Zhao for his assistance in making this amazing performance a reality.
At the Thursday, March 3, 2016 Muscatine City Council Meeting, Mayor Broderson read a Proclamation of Recognition thanking those organizations and individuals who contributed to a successful performance of the China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra (CBCO) in Muscatine. Both citizens of Muscatine and visitors were able to experience a once in a lifetime performance of a world-renowned performing arts troupe on Feb. 24.
Those thanked included Glad Cheng and Daniel Wang of China Windows Group who spearheaded the project with the vision of bringing the concert to the Muscatine community. Chinese Consul General Zhao Weiping played in integral role in assisting Cheng and Wang in their initiative. Many organizations came alongside China Windows Group to plan the concert, including the Muscatine-China Initiatives Committee, Muscatine Sister Cities and the Muscatine Symphony Orchestra.
Host families and countless other organizations provided true Muscatine hospitality to the performers as they experienced our community! Thank you to everyone involved!
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Check out tonight’s concert at 7PM! What a great opportunity for Muscatine!
Muscatine has an exciting opportunity to welcome the China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra (CBCO) to our city to perform a FREE concert! CBCO is a world-renowned performing arts troupe that has performed in more than 70 countries and regions to promote Chinese culture and art. This is a very special opportunity we have as a community! Be sure to take advantage of this high-level free performance.
More information about CBCO will be gradually dispersed on our social media outlets, so be sure to follow the City of Muscatine on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!
Gregg Mandsager 