Iowa's Quality of Life
Skyler Wistrom
Most of today’s focus has been on quality of life in the Des Moines area. In my hometown of Stanton, IA there has been a large attempt to increase the quality of life over the past few years. One of the main projects that is currently going on is aimed at creating a large wellness facility that will also house a day care center. I am not very up to date on this project because I have not spent much time in the area, but on paper this seems like a pretty decent plan. The main issue that I have with it is the fact that I do not think that we have the population to support this type of facility. Especially since there is a YMCA within 10 minutes.
I’ve been trying to think of ways that they can improve the quality of life in Stanton, but it’s not as simple of a task as what it would seem to be in a larger city. There are several hurdles that are presented in a small town. The main hurdle is financial. It takes an incredibly large amount of financing in order to do multiple changes. When you have a business in a small town, it also becomes incredibly difficult to make a profit.
I currently am unable to come up with a “better” way to try and increase the quality of life in small towns throughout the state, but am currently unable to imagine what could be done. Hopefully in the future I will be able to find an answer to this question.
Oct 2, 2009 3:53 PM
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