We recently learned that our members and business partners may have received an email notifying them that the hotel block for our Annual Conference & Exhibit is open. This is NOT the League’s hotel room block. The League’s Annual Conference & Exhibit room block information will be sent AFTER you register for the conference and the link will be sent from League staff.

MIDAS Council of Governments

Website

Contact Information

Name

Stacy Lentsch

Phone

(515) 576-7183

Email

slentsch@midascog.net

Location

602 1st Avenue S
Fort Dodge, IA 50501
United States

Description

The Mid Iowa Development Association (MIDAS) Council of Governments is a regional planning agency that was formed in 1974. MIDAS serves Calhoun, Hamilton, Humboldt, Pocahontas, Webster and Wright Counties, and the cities located within those counties. MIDAS provides grant writing and grant administration; ordinance samples, preparation, and codification of ordinances; zoning ordinances; transportation planning; economic development planning; technical assistance; hazard mitigation plans; housing needs assessments; Urban Renewal and Urban Revitalization plans; Comprehensive Plans; GIS; and Revolving Loan Funds (RLF) for economic and housing development. MIDAS also owns and operates the RTA 5 transit system, and operates Fort Dodge’s DART transit system.

Primary Service

Public Planning/Grant Writing

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