(third from left), Democratic Candidate for Iowa Senate in District 6,
North Iowa, and chair of the Swaledale Economic Development Team,
stands in an open field with fellow committee members where one day
soon the Swaledale Bio-Village will be built. The donation from the John K. and Luise V. Hanson Foundation will go towards funding an RV park.
by John Skipper, Mason City Globe-Gazette
SWALEDALE — The proposed
Swaledale Bio Village got some financial backing Wednesday in the form
of a $5,000 donation from the John K. and Luise V. Hanson Foundation.
John Drury, chairman of the Swaledale Economic Development Team, made
the announcement during a press conference at the site of the proposed
development on County Road B60 near the Interstate 35 overpass (exit
182).
The development will have a recreational vehicle park, a bio-fuel
center, a store with made-in-Iowa products featuring the work of local
artisans, an Iowa foods restaurant featuring locally-produced foods and
a food-processing center where area farmers can sell their produce.
Bob Cole, one of the committee members who helped plan the development, said it is hoped construction can begin within a year.
Drury said he hopes it will get consideration from those who hold the purse strings for the Iowa Values Fund.
“The bio village is a celebration of Iowa. It is a celebration of
Iowa’s agriculture base. It is a celebration of our rural way of life,”
he said.
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