Iowa's Quality of Life
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Daniel Hanawalt |
Today we were instructed to write about the quality of life in our hometown and how it is changing. I am from Waverly and I feel that the quality of life has always been high. Recently, there have been a few projects and proposals that I believe will greatly improve the quality of life in the community of about ten thousand people. The first thing that came to my mind when thinking about the quality of life in Waverly is the new wellness center, The W. The project was a joint effort between the city of Waverly and Wartburg College. The W includes amenities such as a sixty-five hundred foot workout facility with a climbing wall, two-hundred meter indoor track, multi-purpose recreation courts, and an aquatic center. This remarkable facility is one of the nicest in division III athletics and nearly unheard of in a town the size of Waverly. As a member myself, I can personally attest to how great the facility is and how it provides a great way for citizens of Waverly to improve their quality of life.
The citizens of Waverly put a high importance on educational quality. The high school finished a new gymnasium and auditorium addition just two years ago. Also, the community just approved a bond to build a new middle school that will house students from fifth to eighth grades. The community stepped up to pass the bond after multiple school buildings were damaged by flooding in 2008. Waverly’s high priority in education is another way that it has recently emphasized the cities quality of life and in the future I feel the quality will continue to improve. |
Oct 2, 2009 4:07 PM
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