One can certainly say that 2018 was another progressive year for the City of Jefferson.
From hosting 25,000 bicyclists as an overnight stop on the Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) route, to passing a $21.48 million bond referendum for the Greene County School District project, and hosting west coast visitors to spark interest from the announcement that software developer Pillar Technology would be locating its first rural office in Jefferson were just some of the major highlights. Jefferson Mayor Craig Berry gives his reaction to how the academy program with Pillar puts a national spotlight on Jefferson.
“With this idea we cause an excitement through the whole technology world. I think people are looking at us to lead with this. And they’re really looking at Jefferson as being a start of these other different technology industries coming to rural communities.”
Berry hinted that on the horizon for 2019 is the possible involvement of the City with the Greene County School District project out to the site west of American Athletic Incorporated along Highway 30.
“We’re going to be running a ten-foot sidewalk or trail out to the new high school area which will go west on Central (Street) from Fareway to the water tower, and then head north and just connect up with the (school district) property out there. One of my concerns is there could be a possibility we need to put in stop lights at the Fareway corner just for safety purposes.”
To hear more from Berry, listen to today’s Community State Bank in Paton Let’s Talk Greene County program.