Connect Iowa announced that the City of Urbandale has become the eighth community in Iowa to satisfy the requirements for certification as a Connected Community. Urbandale is the third community in the Des Moines Metropolitan Area to be certified. The City and Urbandale Chamber of Commerce have been working with Connect Iowa this year to engage community stakeholders in assessing broadband access, adoption and use. Mayor Robert Andeweg noted the contribution of the Connected Community process and certification to the community’s development efforts: “The Citys investments in infrastructure reflect our commitment to building a strong foundation for economic development. This certification validates Urbandale as a great place to invest and lays out a path to offer even more value to businesses.” The City of Urbandale Broadband Committee provided critical information and insights to complete the certification process. The group of approximately twenty stakeholders represented a wide cross-section of the Urbandale community. City Manager A.J. Johnson commented: “The collaborative effort that went into achieving this designation for our city was impressive. It reflects the way Urbandale operates: public and private, business and non-profit pulling together to make the community a better place to work and live.” Urbandale’s Technology Action Plan includes projects to: 1) Improve e-government services; 2) Study telecommunications infrastructure in business development areas; and 3) Improve residential neighborhood telecommunications services.
Posted on: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 22:32:30 +0000
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